Product Description: Apparitions looks far beyond the appearance of heavenly or hellish beings to human sight. Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D., author of the best-selling Why Do Catholics Do That? and Rosary: Mysteries, Meditations, and the Telling of the Beads, gives clear, reliable answers to a whole spectrum of questions about the most intriguing paranormal religious phenomena, including the aura of radiant light, bilocation, incombustibility of living bodies and incorruptibility of the dead, compenetration of bodies, ecstasy, flames of love, images found on the heart during autopsy, levitation, living without food, drink, or sleep, miraculous cures, regeneration of missing tissue, the odor of sanctity, stigmata, supernatural strength, sweating blood, traversing space and time instantaneously, awareness of the presence of god, discernment of spirits, mystic marriage, the gift of tears, the wound of love diabolic obsession (poltergeists), demonic possession, visionary fraud, and much more...read more

Product Description: A comprehensive manual on the skills of Christian meditative prayer, including the history of the Rosary, the history of the devotion, the theology behind it, and its many connections to art, architecture, liturgy, and other forms of prayer...read more

A study of the sightings of religious figures in the past and present investigates phenomena such as levitation, aureoles, and stigmata in order to explain why they occur, how they are studied, and how they change our lives. 15,000 first printing.

Product Description: In Why Do Catholics Do That? renowned scholar and religion columnist Kevin Orlin Johnson answers the most frequently asked questions on Catholic faith, worship, culture, and customs, including:* How the Church Makes Laws * The Hard-Fought Genesis of the New Testament * The Cycle of Redemption * A Short Guide to the Meaning and Structure of the Mass * Decoding Symbols of Scripture and the Sacraments * The Calendar as the Image of Christ's Life * The Rosary * The Stations of the Cross * Monks, Nuns, and the Rules That Guide Them * The Pope * The Laity in the Modern World * Saints * Fatima, Lourdes, and the Story of Apparitions * The Vatican: A Holy City * The Sign of the Cross, Christianity's Best-Known Symbol * Candles in Prayer and Liturgy * The Meaning of the Nativity SceneBlending religious history, a deep appreciation for art and culture, and an enlightened reverence for the traditions of the Church, Why Do Catholics Do That? is the definitive resource for any one who wants to learn more about the rituals, symbols, and traditions that can strengthen our faith every day...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Providing definitive explanations of common practices and beliefs, an authoritative guide to Catholic doctrine discusses such topics as the history of the papacy, miracles, sainthood, holy relics, rituals, and other symbols and traditions.