FREE FAR FROM ROME, NEAR TO GOD: THE TESTIMONIES OF FIFTY CONVERTED ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS PDF Richard Bennett,Martin Buckingham | 346 pages | 01 Jan 2009 | BANNER OF TRUTH | 9781848710207 | English | Edinburgh, United Kingdom Resources | Berean Beacon Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. This book contains the moving testimonies of fifty priests who found their way, by the grace of God, out of the labyrinth of Roman Catholic theologyand practice into the light of the gospel of Christ. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published January 1st by Banner of Truth first published October 31st More Details Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Far from Rome, Near to Godplease sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Far from Rome, Near to God. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 17, Nathan Ormond rated it liked it. Certainly incredibly biased in its views -- not so much a discussion of the distinguishing features of theology between the two sects but more people just saying "I really felt like it was true". Nevertheless contains many moving testimonies and an interesting historical piece too as you get a glimpse into the lives of many over the past two hundred years or so and into how their lives as priests was, more than likely, radically different from your own! Jun 08, Ruth rated it really liked it Shelves: read Didn't know an awful lot about the dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church. Was shocked to read many priests were not allowed to read the Bible at seminary, yet it was through reading the Bible that they got peace and assurance of their salvation. The RC church couldn't give them that, only Jesus could. Very interesting read. View 1 comment. May 26, Margaret Roberts rated it really liked it. An immense and powerful book of testimony. It was encouraging to read of so many different men, from all different situations, who hungered for truth and eventually followed their convictions to come out of the Catholic system and into the Truth. A good amount of information is given about the Catholic church-much of which many may not know. And many of Far from Rome former priests would argue how there is a good amount of 'brain-washing' Far from Rome those growing up in it. One statement that shows the truth of t An immense and powerful book of testimony. One statement that shows the truth of the Catholic religion is that it is built upon 'pagan philosophies. 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Fifty Years in the Church of Rome, by Father Chiniquy To ensure the speed and security of your experience on our website, we use the latest technology supported by the most up-to-date web browsers Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge. Bennett, Richard. This book contains the moving testimonies of fifty priests who found their way, by the grace of God, out of the labyrinth of Roman Catholic theology and practice into the light of the Near to God: The Testimonies of Fifty Converted Roman Catholic Priests of Christ. But this is not a narrowly polemical work, nor is its relevance limited to the ongoing controversy between Rome and the churches of the Reformation. The love and concern felt by the former priests for those they left behind, and their fervent desire that they too should experience they joy and peace of salvation in Christ are seen throughout. The wider relevance of the experiences described will also be felt in many contexts remote from Roman Catholicism where human pride and presumption have erected rival sources of authority between people and the Word of God, so obscuring the way of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, and in Christ alone. His early years were spent in Belvedere Jesuit School. Eight years of theological instruction for the priesthood followed under the instruction of the Dominican Order with his formal education culminating in at the Angelicum University of Rome. As a young priest, Richard Peter was assigned to the West Far from Rome. He spent the next twenty-one years in Trinidad, mostly serving as a parish priest applying Roman Catholic teaching to everyday life. After a Far from Rome accident in which he nearly lost his life, he began to seriously study the Scriptures. These readings are available to download for free. We pray they will be a comfort to you. Click Here to Download. Please use a different, updated web browser to use wtsbooks. Related Resources Are We Together? Add to Wishlist. Please Wait Add To Lists. Includes a Foreword by Iain H. Product Description. About The Author. Product Details. See previous deals. Genre By Age Catechisms Curriculum. Shopping Cart. Your wishlist is empty. Priesthood a greater love Jesuits work in education, researchand cultural pursuits. Jesuits also give retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes, sponsor direct social ministries, and promote ecumenical dialogue. The Society of Jesus as a congregation had some militaristic tendencies. This was so because St. Ignatius who was its leading founder Far from Rome a nobleman who had a military background. An example of these military tendencies is that members of the society were expected to accept orders to go anywhere in the world, where they might be required to live in extreme conditions. Accordingly, the opening lines of the founding document declared that the society was founded for "whoever desires to serve as a soldier of God [a] to strive especially for the defence and propagation of the faith and for the progress of souls in Christian life and Far from Rome. Saint Ignatius of Loyolaa Navarre nobleman from the Pyrenees area of northern Spain, founded the society after discerning his spiritual vocation while recovering from a wound sustained in the Battle of Pamplona. He composed the Spiritual Exercises to help others follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. InIgnatius and six other young men, including Francis Xavier and Peter Fabergathered and professed vows of poverty, chastity, and later obedienceincluding a special vow of obedience to the Pope in matters of mission direction and assignment. The Spanish "company" would be translated into Latin as societas like in sociusa partner or comrade. From this came "Society of Jesus" SJ by which they would be known more widely. Ignatius of Loyola and his followers appropriated the name of Jesus for their new order, provoking resentment by other orders who considered it presumptuous. Both on the Continent and in England, it was denounced as blasphemous; petitions were sent to kings and to civil and ecclesiastical tribunals to have it changed; and even Pope Sixtus V had signed Near to God: The Testimonies of Fifty Converted Roman Catholic Priests Brief to do away with it. Inthe seven travelled to Italy to seek papal approval for their order. Pope Paul III gave them a commendation, and permitted them to be ordained priests. These initial steps led to the official founding in They were ordained in Venice by the bishop of Arbe 24 June. They devoted themselves to preaching and charitable work in Italy. Again inthey presented the project to Paul III. After months of dispute, a congregation of cardinals reported favourably upon the Constitution presented, and Paul III confirmed the order through the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae "To the Government of the Church Militant"on 27 September This is the founding document of the Society of Jesus as an official Catholic religious order.