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The Eucharist, writes Timothy Radcliffe, is a three part drama, forming us in faith, hope and love. In this book he examines what it means to "celebrate" the Eucharist. Other people experience it as boring and pointless. Listening to the readings, the homily and the creed all take us through the crises and challenges of faith. From the offertory through to the end of the Eucharistic prayer we are caught up in the hope that was Christ's, faced with Good Friday. From the Our Father until we are sent on our way, especially in receiving communion, we are formed as people who are capable of love.

Timothy Radcliffe considers the strength of the Christian imagination in its ability inspire others. How can Christianity touch the imagination of our contemporaries when ever fewer people in the West identify as religious? Timothy Radcliffe argues we must show how everything we believe is an invitation to live fully. God says: "I put before you life and death: choose life." Anyone who understands the beauty and messiness of human life--novelists, poets, filmmakers and so on--can be our allies, whether they believe or not. The challenge is not today's secularism but its banality. We accompany the disciples as they struggle to understand this strange man who heals, casts out demons and offers endless forgiveness. In the face of death, he teaches them what it means to be alive in God. Then he embraces all that afflicts and crushes humanity. Finally, Radcliffe explores what it means for us to be alive spiritually, physically, sacramentally, justly and prayerfully. The result is a compelling new understanding of the words of Jesus: "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly."

Many today may see the relationship between God and humanity as one of passive submission and thus unquestioning. Two outstanding Dominicans, Timothy Radcliffe and Lukasz Popko. suggest otherwise.Questioning God explores Biblical conversations with God and there is no genuine conversation without true questions. Our God question us, from the first conversation of God and humanity in the Bible, where God asks Adam, 'Where are you?', to the Risen Lord's questioning Peter on the 'Do you love me more than these others?' But humanity questions God too, as in the audacious questioning of Jesus by the Samaritan woman at the well. In this process of mutual questioning, humanity is drawn ever deeper into the life of God, the eternal conversation of the Trinity. Insights into these transformative conversations are helpful as the Church questions how to be faithful to God in this uncertain time.Fr Popko offers a fresh translation and insights of Biblical scholarship, and Fr Radcliffe extends his rich experience as a preacher, theologian, and an inspiring commentator.

Timothy Radcliffe is in demand the world over with Bishops, priests, lay people and above all young people. This new book is his response.

Timothy Radcliffe's collection of conference talks, delivered during the pivotal October 2023 General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality, offers profound insights into the themes of dialogue, community, and faith. Appointed by Pope Francis as the retreat master, Radcliffe emphasizes the importance of listening and collaboration within the Church. His reflections aim to inspire a deeper understanding of synodality and its implications for contemporary Catholic life.

Je to muž, který, jak se říká, jde s dobou. Má účast na jejích „radostech a nadějích, smutcích a úzkostech“, abych citoval úvodní slova koncilní konstituce Gaudium et spes.

Křesťanská víra je pozváním k plnosti života v přátelství s Bohem a lidmi. Jak toto pozvání tlumočit lidem dnešního světa? Jak novým způsobem uchopit a předávat „starou“ dobrou zprávu, udržet vše podstatné a zároveň odstranit nepravdivé, zkreslující nánosy a předsudky? Autor zve čtenáře na vzrušující cestu, aby spolu s nimi objevoval, co to znamená být živí v Bohu. Ukazuje, jak nás pravdivě prožívaná víra vyvádí z vězení na čerstvý vzduch, od černobílého vidění k barevnému, jak nás osvobozuje, léčí, povolává k obzoru bez střechy. Jak osvěcuje všechno, co děláme a čím jsme.

Kniha Prečo chodiť do kostola? je fantastická v tom, že ukáže človeku, aký je to pocit byť súčasťou komunity. Človek chce odjakživa niekam patriť. V detstve je to partia rovesníkov, neskôr pár skvelých priateľov, ktorí s vami všeličo prežili. A nie je Cirkev jedna veľká rodina? Všetci pokrstení tvoríme to najväčšie spoločenstvo na Zemi! Spoločenstvo Krista. Stretnutie s Kristom vo svätej omši je to najkrajšie, čo nám mohol Boh dať. Prijatie Ježiša do svojho vnútra. Nezabúdajme, že svätá omša je ten najlepší spôsob ako ukázať, že niekam patríme. Sme Kráľovské deti. Patríme Jemu.

Naší víře se bude dobře dařit jedině tehdy, když znovu objevíme hlubokou krásu křtu, tohoto prostého obřadu. Křest se dotýká nejhlubších dramat lidského života od narození ke smrti. Kdybychom křest zkoumali náležitě, osvětlil by se tím každý aspekt našeho lidství, naše nejhlubší naděje a touhy... Autor jedinečně propojuje hluboké znalosti teologie a literatury, zkušenosti z cest po celém světě i vnímavost pro palčivé problémy dneška. Kniha volně navazuje na předchozí titul Proč být křesťan?