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University of Mary Press
The University of Mary Press seeks to publish significant, relevant, 以及创新的头衔,突出了大学的核心使命:为宗教服务, academic, and cultural needs of the people in this region and beyond. Our titles align with the university’s Benedictine values of community, hospitality, moderation, prayer, respect for persons, and service. In addition, 我们的书经常成为学生作业的一部分,鼓励仆人式领导的理想, spiritual development, and Catholic education.
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From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age
Every human society possesses a moral and spiritual imaginative vision, a set of assumptions, and ways of looking at things according to which life proceeds. 这篇文章试图提供有效的策略,使我们的时代和文化再次与耶稣基督的福音联系起来,并为一个疲惫的世界唤醒天主教富有想象力的视野.
The Religion of the Day
Sequel to From Christendom to Apostolic Mission
We are living in a highly religious age. Secular gospels and dogmatic faiths promising salvation are all around us. So what is the belief system, the religious vision, that is displacing Christianity as the assumed narrative by which our post-Christian, modern societies live? And what is the religion that we ourselves need to be converted out of, if we are to be fully converted to the Christian faith?
The Vocation of the Catholic University Professor
一所天主教大学应该邀请学生进入一个深刻的思想转变的社区. 它的气氛充满了圣奥古斯丁(Saint Augustine)在真理中的喜悦(gaudium de veritate). Just there, in a classroom or laboratory at the end of the hallway, is to be found the “stupor” or astonishment of mind of Dante’s Convivio. There are many ways for this conversion to happen, but it simply will not happen without the teaching faculty. They are the lifeblood.
De la cristiandad a la mision apostolica
Toda sociedad humana posee una vision imaginativa moral y espirutal, 联合国通过各种形式提出的建议,包括:《立博中文版官网》、《立博中文版官网》、《立博中文版官网》、《立博中文版官网》和《立博中文版官网》. Este ensayo es el resultado de unesfuerzo穷人贡献了有效的战略和折衷方案,并提供了一种新的文化,即新时代的文化,即耶稣福音的文化- enun mundo abatido -绝望的愿景,即富有想象力的天主教.
The Dignity of Grace
Larry Woiwode recounts the remarkable life of Sister Thomas Welder, 报喜修道院本笃会修女,立博中文版第五任校长. A towering figure to North Dakotans, Sister Thomas was first Diane, 从一开始,她对未来的影响就很明显——她在苦难中的忍耐能力, her ease of affection and attention, her trademark magnanimity joined to her humility.
A Legacy of Passion: A Scheel Family Story
任何蓬勃发展的企业的核心都是那些相信想象力力量的创新者永不停歇的活力, the call of the unseen, and the enduring value of principled self-sacrifice. In A Legacy of Passion: A Scheel Family Story, Larry Woiwode unveils the drive, determination, 和戏剧性的个性造就了全国顶级体育用品零售商之一:SCHEELS, a five-generation family business that boasts over two dozen franchises in 15 states. Outlining the distinct imprint of each generation’s vision, Woiwode记录了推动SCHEELS通过排名的关键事件,并描绘了一个丰富的家庭肖像,他们的大胆决心为公司的持久成功做好准备.
Open Secrets of Success: The Gary Tharaldson Story
“This is a phenomenal story of Gary Tharaldson’s incredible accomplishment. Starting with nothing, he built over 400 hotels by himself, no partners—more than any single individual worldwide. What an inspiration to young people across the country!” — Rudy Ruettiger, motivational speaker and subject of the 1993 film “Rudy,” ranked among the top inspirational movies by the American Film Institute. “Gary is so down-to-earth, he’s actually subterranean. 我是幸运者之一,因为加里与我们分享了一切:他的建筑成本和运营数据, which were tops in the industry, and how he produced them.” — Bruce White, Chairman, Founder and CEO of White Lodging.
Frank’s Extra Mile: A Gentleman’s Story
Frank’s Extra Mile tells the story of Frank Larson, a noble, down-to-earth North Dakotan, whom customers, competitors, staff, friends, and family describe as a true gentleman. With his wife Jo Andrea, Frank bought the Larson family’s first bank 50 years ago on January 1, 1969, in the farming community of Oakes, ND. Today, Starion has 12 locations in North Dakota and three in Wisconsin. Starion是一家业绩优异的金融机构,在过去的5年里,资产增长率达到了22%,并获得了Baurer financial的五星评级.
Learning to Lead
Learning to Lead 讲述了大学从一个小型女子学院到一个蓬勃发展的学习者社区的旅程. Period commentaries, photographs, firsthand accounts, and recollections of alumni, administrators, 和朋友们讲述了美国领导力大学从创立之初开始发展的迷人故事. 修士对学习的热爱和对上帝的渴望以及其先驱创始人的榜样是如何在立博中文版的基督教中表达出来的, Catholic, 本笃会的身份和她通过服务领导的独特承诺是对过去的致敬和对未来的承诺.
Invitation to Encounter: Occursus Domini Eucharistic Chapel
Invitation to Encounter guides visitors through Occursus Domini Chapel, 将人们的注意力吸引到建筑和艺术品的细节上,旨在促进与上帝的亲密接触. It also includes a personal retreat given by Monsignor James Shea based on five specific encounters depicted in the space: the Annunciation; the Presentation; Jesus and the woman at the well; Jesus and the Magdalen on Easter morning; and Benedict and Scholastica in the storm.
Christ, the Wisdom of God – Retreat Conferences for the Faculty of the University of Mary
教师受到最伟大的老师的启发是最好的指导. 基督在地上的事工体现了智慧,可以提高任何教员的教学质量, particularly those teaching at parochial schools at all levels. Learn Christ’s lessons in teaching with joy, humility, integrity, and fortitude. Christ, the Wisdom of God, is impeccably researched with scripture as a foundation. The text was developed from a series of talks by Dr. Christopher Blum on retreat with the faculty at the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND.
Justified in Jesus Christ
In 2017, the National Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue in the United States, sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the University of Mary, completed its four-year round of discussions on the doctrine of justification. At each of these annual meetings, 成员们提出了背景文件,这些文件构成了会议讨论的基础,并成为编写共同声明的起点. These common statements and background papers comprise this book. Quite unexpectedly, 对话的成员在称义问题上发现了许多共同点.
North Dakota Voices of the Great War
这出戏是立博中文版历史系和戏剧系合作演出的. 历史系学生在北达科他州档案馆研究了第一次世界大战的剪贴簿. Building on these letters, we created an original theatrical production, 加入一战时期的音乐和诗歌,并根据真实信件即兴创作场景. We believe they created a show with a very personal meaning for North Dakota. Daniel Bielinski & Dr. Joseph Stuart.
My Russian Way: A Spiritual Autobiography
Alexandre Havard, a Frenchman of Russian ancestry, chronicles his moral, intellectual, and spiritual development growing up in post-1968 France. He rejects the radical secular values of his contemporaries and embraces Christianity. At the same time, 哈佛追溯他的根到俄罗斯,并跟随苏联最后几年的文化和政治发展. 他祈祷有一天他能够为他心爱的祖籍的精神复兴做出贡献. In the end, his prayer is granted in dramatic ways.
Valerian Paczek: Priest, Soldier, Quiet Hero
Fr. Valerian Paczek’s tombstone is simple, without any words of praise. 他在《立博中文版官网》上的讣告只简短地提到了他的从军经历. “He served in the Polish Army from 1935 to 1945, and in the English Army from 1945 to 1950 as a Senior Chaplain.” That’s all there is in print: no mention of prisoner camps, battles, rank or medals. Yet it is the way he would have wanted it. With hindsight, we can say it summarizes his life: A priest, a soldier, and a quiet hero.