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Summary: A real godsend, this book instills new life into prayer
Review: My own journey into the Catholic Church involved an exponential increase in praying the Lord's Prayer, from once a week to multiple times every day: the Divine Office, the Rosary, and Mass. But I must admit that too often the busy-ness and distractions of my life have made my recitation of this precious prayer seem almost like "vain repetition". For this reason, Scott Hahn's book is a godsend. His reflections (biblical, theological and spiritual) proceed petition by petition. As a result, readers rediscover this intimate family prayer of the Body of Christ. This book instills new life into our prayer. What an awesome privilege it is now to pray these words as an adopted son of God.
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Summary: A real godsend, this book instills new life into prayer
Review: My own journey into the Catholic Church involved an exponential increase in praying the Lord's Prayer, from once a week to multiple times every day: the Divine Office, the Rosary, and Mass. But I must admit that too often the busy-ness and distractions of my life have made my recitation of this precious prayer seem almost like "vain repetition". For this reason, Scott Hahn's book is a godsend. His reflections (biblical, theological and spiritual) proceed petition by petition. As a result, readers rediscover this intimate family prayer of the Body of Christ. This book instills new life into our prayer. What an awesome privilege it is now to pray these words as an adopted son of God.
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Summary: Perfect book to deepen prayer for individuals and groups
Review: Scott Hahn has helped so many of us grow in our appreciation of Scripture in Catholic life. He has done so again in a very practical way. His book on the Our Father will assist people not only in their personal spiritual life, but also in their praying together. I hope that this book will become part of a prayer movement in the Church to lead us to reform and renewal.
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Summary: Perfect book to deepen prayer for individuals and groups
Review: Scott Hahn has helped so many of us grow in our appreciation of Scripture in Catholic life. He has done so again in a very practical way. His book on the Our Father will assist people not only in their personal spiritual life, but also in their praying together. I hope that this book will become part of a prayer movement in the Church to lead us to reform and renewal.
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Summary: Hahn has done it again!
Review: Scott Hahn's "Understanding 'Our Father'" has arrived just as John Paul II has given the world another set of mysteries for the rosary, the Luminous Mysteries. The timing could not be better for a deeper understanding of the prayer of all prayers, the "Our Father," the prayer given to us by Our Lord, and the prayer which initiates each mystery of the rosary.Why is Hahn's book so important? Don't we know the "Our Father" all too well? As Hahn quickly shows, there is nothing more unfamiliar as the all-too-familiar. Rather than rattling the "Our Father" off like the Pledge of Allegiance, Hahn has the reader go through it, line by line, and delve into its deep mysteries and alarming truths. By the end of the book, we realize why the "Our Father" is an ever-vibrant, fathomless source of theological reflection, and even more important, the prayer of all prayers. If that weren't enough, Dr. Hahn appends some of the deepest theological reflections of the early fathers upon this great prayer--St. Cyprian, St. Cyril, St. John Chrysostom, and of course, St. Augustine. In sum, just the book to fire up Catholics and Protestants alike, with the prayer which binds us all.
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Summary: Hahn has done it again!
Review: Scott Hahn's "Understanding 'Our Father'" has arrived just as John Paul II has given the world another set of mysteries for the rosary, the Luminous Mysteries. The timing could not be better for a deeper understanding of the prayer of all prayers, the "Our Father," the prayer given to us by Our Lord, and the prayer which initiates each mystery of the rosary. Why is Hahn's book so important? Don't we know the "Our Father" all too well? As Hahn quickly shows, there is nothing more unfamiliar as the all-too-familiar. Rather than rattling the "Our Father" off like the Pledge of Allegiance, Hahn has the reader go through it, line by line, and delve into its deep mysteries and alarming truths. By the end of the book, we realize why the "Our Father" is an ever-vibrant, fathomless source of theological reflection, and even more important, the prayer of all prayers. If that weren't enough, Dr. Hahn appends some of the deepest theological reflections of the early fathers upon this great prayer--St. Cyprian, St. Cyril, St. John Chrysostom, and of course, St. Augustine. In sum, just the book to fire up Catholics and Protestants alike, with the prayer which binds us all.
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Summary: Hahn has done it again!
Review: Scott Hahn's "Understanding 'Our Father'" has arrived just as John Paul II has given the world another set of mysteries for the rosary, the Luminous Mysteries. The timing could not be better for a deeper understanding of the prayer of all prayers, the "Our Father," the prayer given to us by Our Lord, and the prayer which initiates each mystery of the rosary. Why is Hahn's book so important? Don't we know the "Our Father" all too well? As Hahn quickly shows, there is nothing more unfamiliar as the all-too-familiar. Rather than rattling the "Our Father" off like the Pledge of Allegiance, Hahn has the reader go through it, line by line, and delve into its deep mysteries and alarming truths. By the end of the book, we realize why the "Our Father" is an ever-vibrant, fathomless source of theological reflection, and even more important, the prayer of all prayers. If that weren't enough, Dr. Hahn appends some of the deepest theological reflections of the early fathers upon this great prayer--St. Cyprian, St. Cyril, St. John Chrysostom, and of course, St. Augustine. In sum, just the book to fire up Catholics and Protestants alike, with the prayer which binds us all.
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Summary: Not that great...
Review: This is a great book for all Catholics, but it is an essential book for Catholic fathers, like me. At the center of the modern crisis in family life is a crisis of genuine fatherhood. The essence of restoring fatherhood is turning the hearts of fathers back to God the Father. The renewal of family life will proceed from the renewal of our life with the Father. Read this important slowly and prayerfully. It will deepen your faith and transform your family life
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Summary: A book that deepens your faith & transforms your family life
Review: This is a great book for all Catholics, but it is an essential book for Catholic fathers, like me. At the center of the modern crisis in family life is a crisis of genuine fatherhood. The essence of restoring fatherhood is turning the hearts of fathers back to God the Father. The renewal of family life will proceed from the renewal of our life with the Father. Read this important slowly and prayerfully. It will deepen your faith and transform your family life
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