Veritas Books

Veritas is a leading religious publisher and retailer in Ireland, dedicated to promoting the Catholic faith through their publications and stores. They publish more than twenty books annually, covering a range of topics including theology, scripture, prayer, spirituality, parenting, counselling, children's issues, social commentary, and liturgical resources. The Beehive Books imprint features a selection of non-fiction and children's titles. Veritas is also a trusted publisher of religious education texts for primary and post-primary schools, which are widely used throughout Ireland. Veritas’ origins lie with the Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, which was founded in 1899 to publish and distribute a range of religious material to the Irish people. Veritas Publications came into existence in 1969, its first title being Patrick in His Own Words by Bishop Joseph Duffy.

A Fragile Kingdom

Reflections on Sunday Readings

Format: Paperback

Pages: 176

ISBN: 9781853909252

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2005

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

Based on sermons from a selection of Sunday readings, Gary Wade s A Fragile Kingdom encourages us as Christians to appreciate the presence of God revealed in the secular. Drawing on an eclectic range of literature, from Scripture through to modern poetry and prose, A Fragile Kingdom tackles many topical issues from sectarianism and terrorism to personal issues of family loss and rebirth. As Christians we experience life on a precarious threshold between hope and despair, happiness and sadness; but by putting our trust in God and appreciating His work in the beauty of the world around us, we learn to live in the in-between world of the kingdom present and the kingdom still to come.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 148

ISBN: 9781853908729

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2005

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

This book aims to help readers to reflect on their experiences of teaching and leading in Catholic schools in the context of gospel values

Children, Catholicism and Religious Education Cover

Format: Paperback

Pages: 394

ISBN: 9781853908521

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2005

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

Gives an overview and critical analysis of some major aspects of a Catholic approach to religious education at the primary level. Themes and topics examined in the book include: the spirituality of the child; the language of religious education; the history of primary religious education in Ireland; the challenge of teaching in a religiously diverse context; the purposes and processes of Christian religious education; a Catholic vision of education; and gender and religious education.The book provides a valuable resource for students at undergraduate or postgraduate level as well as those with a general interest in the area of religious education.

Critical Issues in Religious Education

Format: Paperback

Pages: 124

ISBN: 9781853906527

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2005

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

This book explores the meaning and identity of religious education within the cultural context of today.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 96

ISBN: 9781853908620

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2005

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

In times of sickness many people find that they cannot pray. They desperately want to, but they are so tired, worried, or fearful that prayer just wont work for them. Do You Want To Be Well Again?

Christianity: Origins and Contemporary Expressions Cover

Format: Paperback

Pages: 206

ISBN: 9781853907968

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Series: Into the Classroom

Description:

Into the Classroom is a series of eleven new books designed for second-level teachers beginning the new Leaving Certificate Religious Education syllabus. Each of the books covers all the content in the relevant syllabus section. With their accessible and engaging commentary, they will also be of great interest to third-level students, educators and a general readership.

Global Aspirations and the Reality of Change Cover

Format: Paperback

Pages: 132

ISBN: 9781853907425

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Series: Ceifin Conference Papers

Description:

Global Aspirations and the Reality of Change is a collection of papers from the 6th Ceifin Conference, which is held annually in Ennis, Co. Clare. The theme of this latest volume is societal change and how people can put more emphasis on action and begin to translate analysis into reality.

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Format: Paperback

Pages: 208

ISBN: 9781853907722

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

Is religious education a thing of the past, or is it something whose time has not yet arrived? In New Directions in Religious Education Finola Cunnane details her conviction that religious education is one of the most important issues facing our world today and argues that there is a need for a language that honors both the educational and the religious in life. New Directions in Religious Education aims to provide food for thought, to suggest a new imagining of religious education, and to unveil the truest meaning of this endeavor.

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Format: Paperback

Pages: 262

ISBN: 9781853907784

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

Aimed at primary school teachers of religious education as they set about responding to the challenges of religious education in the twenty-first century. The collection begins by focusing on children's existential concerns and on the response of home, school and parish. Consideration is then given to contemporary issues affecting religious education such as intercultural education and outreach to children from a variety of disadvantaged situations and circumstances.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 110

ISBN: 9781853908859

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Format: Hardback

Pages: 178

ISBN: 9781853907036

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

In an imperfect world, our consciousness of creation is not always as clear as it might be. One of the purposes of prayer is to enable us to become more aware of God, ourselves and our world. In a state of perfect awareness everything would be understood.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 254

ISBN: 9781853905797

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

Pleads passionately for peace, for fair conditions of world trade and for a more equitable sharing the world's resources.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 106

ISBN: 9781853908774

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

Anne Alcock has compiled a selection of twenty-four well-loved Old Testament passages that touch upon many of the issues that concern us as we enter middle age.

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Format: Paperback

Pages: 64

ISBN: 9781853908255

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

Peace I bequeath of you, my own peace I give you, a peace the word cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. (John 14:27)The role of a hospice is to assist the patient to carry his or her burden.

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Format: Paperback

Pages: 104

ISBN: 9781853907906

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2003

Imprint: Veritas Books

Description:

More Liturgies for Post-Primary Schools

Format: Paperback

Pages: 118

ISBN: 9781853906589

Pub Date: 31 Dec 2003

Imprint: Veritas Books

Series: Ceifin Conference Papers

Description:

What are the values that we choose to prioritise and live by? What price are we prepared to pay for ethics? Is it enough to rely on the law as the minimum standard of acceptable behaviour? Ultimately, can one person make a difference? These and other far-reaching questions are addressed in Values and Ethics, the fifth collection of papers from the Ceifin conference which is held annually in Ennis, Co. Clare. Contributors include sociologist Dr. Tony Fahey, Bishop Willie Walsh and Dr. Lorna Gold from the University of York. There is a belief in Ireland that we have not adjusted to our new-found prosperity. In a society that measures almost everything in monetary terms, values and ethics are increasingly sidelined. We now face the challenge of taking our social growth as seriously as we take our economic growth. This book gives hope that real change can begin with committed individuals who believe passionately that shared values can become a social reality. ABOUT THE EDITORS Fr. Harry Bohan, Chairman of the Ceifin Centre, qualified as Sociologist in the University of Wales and is currently Director of Pastoral Planning in Diocese of Killaloe and Parish Priest in Sixmilebridge, Co Clare. Believing in family and community as the two vital systems in fostering human relationships he founded the Rural Resource Organisation. This organisation was responsible for encouraging communities across Ireland to participate in determining their own future and resulted in the building of 2,500 houses in 120 villages, in 13 counties. In 1998 he founded the Ceifin Centre for Values-Led Change to carry on the conversation on the direction Ireland is taking. The purpose of Ceifin is to reflect, debate and direct values-led change in Irish society. He was appointed to the Task Force on Active Citizenship by an Taoiseach in 2006. Recognised as one of the leading social commentators in Ireland today Fr Bohan has written extensively on the subjects of christianity, spirituality and economic development, the importance of the local responding to the global and on understanding change. His books published include Roots in a changing Society and Community and the Soul of Ireland and he is editor and contributor to all 10 previous books of published papers from Ceifin Conferences. He has broadcast widely on national radio and television. Fr Harry is also well known for his involvement in sport and Clare Hurling in particular. Gerard Kennedy is the co-editor of this book.