{"product_id":"our-faithful-departed-where-they-are-and-why-it-matters-paperback","title":"Our Faithful Departed: Where They Are and Why It Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeonard J. Delorenzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMcGrath Institute for Church Life\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Cavadini\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAwarded third place in theology by the Association of Catholic Publishers and third place in grief and bereavement by the Catholic Media Association.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen someone we love dies, it's difficult to look beyond our grief to understand that they are still with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet we hear in the funeral liturgy that \"life is changed not ended.\" In \u003ci\u003eOur Faithful Departed\u003c\/i\u003e, University of Notre Dame theologian Leonard J. DeLorenzo shows us what this means and how we are called to remain faithful in our relationships with the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Those whom we have known and loved in this life we have only known and loved partially, imperfectly,\" DeLorenzo writes. \"In heaven, what has been partial shall be made complete, and what has been imperfect shall be perfected.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe explains that the Catholic Church teaches that heaven is not so much a place as it is a perfect communion in Christ where the living and the dead are forever united.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, you will learn that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Teresa of Calcutta thought of her own life as a practice for heaven;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Eucharist is a prayer for the dead, an offering brought to the altar;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDía de los Muertos\u003c\/i\u003e is an understanding that death is not the opposite of life, but part of it;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrist wants us to broaden and deepen our notions of the body;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewe can practice communion with the dead by praying for them, remembering them by name during the Mass, sharing memories of them, and celebrating them in devotional practices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeLorenzo relates his own story of the loss of his grandparents and shares heartwarming experiences from other Catholics--including Laura Kelly Fanucci, Stephanie DePrez, and John Cavadini--who have felt the connection with their lost friends and loved ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeLorenzo said that the Church must encourage communion with the dead through public acts such as Eucharistic processions, prayer, monthly adoration with prayers for the souls in purgatory, and by accompanying the grieving with tenderness and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard J. DeLorenzo\u003c\/b\u003e has worked at the McGrath Institute for Church Life since 2003 and teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is an award-winning author who has written or edited eleven books, including \u003ci\u003eWitness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Matters Most\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the McGrath Institute, DeLorenzo is developing the Sullivan Family Saints Initiative, devoted to fostering scholarship on, and devotion to, the saints. He also launched, produces, and hosts \u003ci\u003eChurch Life Today\u003c\/i\u003e--a popular radio show and podcast. In addition to writing books, articles, and essays, he speaks regularly in academic and pastoral settings on the saints, biblical catechesis, vocation and discernment, and the theological imagination, among other topics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeLorenzo and his wife, Lisa, live in South Bend, Indiana, with their children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWebsite: leonardjdelorenzo.com\u003cbr\u003eNewsletter: bit.ly\/lifesweetnesshope\u003cbr\u003eTwitter: @leodelo2\u003cbr\u003eLinkedIn: https: \/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/leonardjdelorenzo\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eMcGrath Institute for Church Life\u003c\/b\u003e was founded as the Center for Pastoral and Social Ministry by the late Notre Dame President Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., in 1976. The McGrath Institute partners with Catholic dioceses, parishes, and schools to provide theological education and formation to address pressing pastoral problems. The Institute connects the Catholic intellectual life to the life of the Church to form faithful Catholic leaders for service to the Church and the world. The McGrathInstitute strives to be the preeminent source of creative Catholic content and programming for the new evangelization.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53097333555424,"sku":"9781646801671","price":16.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/vjbWZLSh49781646801671.webp?v=1781685642","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/our-faithful-departed-where-they-are-and-why-it-matters-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}