The author has been preaching on these seven Words of Christ from the cross for more than 50 years, on Good Fridays, in various Churches, including the Holy Trinity English Church (CSI), at Tuticorin Town, where he is ministering as a pastor. His book on the ‘Seven Words of Christ,’ in Tamil, written in 2007, has been well received by the Tamil speaking Christians, all over the world. To share the benefit with more children of God, he desired to publish the book in English. This book, however, is not a translation of the Tamil book. Rather, he has written afresh in English, in a simple language, so that any person with a basic knowledge of English could understand. The Message of the book: About two thousand years ago, the Heavenly Virtue (The Holy One) came to the world, in human form, in the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ; the religious men of His time, instead of prostrating at His feet in worship, they had Him nailed to the Cross. But our Lord in His death, saved humankind from (1) the bondage of sin, (2) the slavery of Satan, (3) the fear of death, and (4) the Great Judgment of God. By His death upon the cross, Christ revealed His eternal opposition of God to sin. In God’s redemptive Plan of the Ages, the salvation of man necessitated the vicarious suffering-cum-death of God, the Creator. Jesus’ life shows us how one should live the human life in this God-hating world. In Him, the ‘Perfect Goodness’ is expressed in a human character. He, the Son of God, came to the world and lived a ‘Perfect Life’ which is unique from any other life that was ever lived or has ever since been lived.

At the lowest point of my life, I accidentally discovered that my girlfriend was sleeping in the same bed as my opponent.

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In Your Eyes I See My Words, Volume 2 contains Pope Francis’s homilies and speeches spanning from 2005 to 2008. Continuing what began in the first volume of this three-volume publication, Volume 2 shows Archbishop Bergoglio’s growth as a pastor and a theologian/scholar in the midst of his people. At the same time, it shows him emerging as an international voice calling for changes in the way the Church carries out its ministry and its educational task on behalf of children, youth, adults, and church ministers. In his homilies from Christmas, Easter, and especially in his response to the tragic fire and deaths of 194 people at the nightclub Republica Cromañon, we see Bergoglio speak passionately to his parishioners, challenging them with equal portions of tenderness and righteous anger. Perhaps uniquely, we also watch as his audiences, prominence, and influence grow globally, foreshadowing who he will become in 2013 when he is elected Pope. On the larger national and international scale, Bergoglio addresses various conferences, such as the Argentina Press Association and the Episcopal Conference of Argentina of which he was elected President in 2005 and served the maximum possible term of six years. We see and read as his work takes him outside his country to Rome (2007) at the Pontifical Commission for Latin America; to Brasil (2007), where his presentation on the Crisis of Civilization and Culture at the Fifth CELAM Conference ends up shaping much of the Aparecida Conclusions; and finally, to Quebec (2008) as he speaks at the Forty-Ninth International Eucharistic Congress. All told, In Your Eyes I See My Words, Volume 2 is a glimpse into a period of time in which Archbishop Bergoglio grows immensely in thought, reflection, and action, laying the groundwork for the mature, thoughtful, and beloved Pope Francis he has come to be known as around the world.

It is said that words are like people: One can encounter them daily yet never come to know their true selves. This volume examines what words are—how they exist—in religious phenomena. Going beyond the common idea that language merely describes states of mind, beliefs, and intentions, the book looks at words in their performative and material specificity. The contributions in the volume develop the insight that our implicit assumptions about what language does guide the way we understand and experience religious phenomena. They also explore the possibility that insights about the particular status of religious utterances may in turn influence the way we think about words in our language.

In Our Own Words takes the unique approach of using student writing as a resource for writing instruction and idea development. The Teacher's Manual clearly articulates the guiding principles on which the Student's Book is based. The book also provides helpful teaching suggestions and tips. Answers for select activities in the Student's Book are given.