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OverviewOur Catholic churches are filled with an abundance of signs and symbols, some of which you may have never noticed or understood. The sacred art, architecture, and artifacts of a church building proclaim the Real Presence of Christ, God dwelling among us in the Blessed Sacrament. The saints portrayed within a church are witnesses to Eucharistic living, and we can identify them through various symbols that tell us about their lives, their works, and their witness to the living presence of God. In Entering Heaven on Earth, Fr. Lawrence Lew, OP, shows you how to decode the signs and symbols found in our churches and to identify the saints depicted in them. This richly illustrated book filled with photographs the author has taken in churches from around the world will help you to see the churches you worship in or visit from a fresh perspective and to remember the true purpose of a church building. A church is a visible expression of heaven come down to earth in the person of Jesus Christ. It is always, first of all, a place for the Christian people to assemble for the sacred liturgy and celebrate the Eucharist. The beauty of nature, the creativity and craft of mankind, the good works of the virtuous and the just are all brought together in a church building to remind us of the graced activity of God, who is present to make us holy and draw us into a deeper union with him. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fr Lawrence Lew, OpPublisher: Our Sunday Visitor Imprint: Our Sunday Visitor Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781639660858ISBN 10: 1639660852 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 30 September 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationFr. Lawrence Lew, OP, was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A convert to the Catholic Faith as a teenager, he earned a degree in English civil law before joining the English Dominicans. He was ordained in 2011 and is currently based at the Dominican priory in Oxford, England, where he serves the international Dominican order as its global Promoter General of the Holy Rosary. He gives talks, retreats, and parish missions worldwide on Our Lady, the Rosary, and sacred art and beauty as instruments of evangelization. His photos are updated daily at flickr.com/photos/paullew. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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