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Food for All Seasons: Sinsinawa Mound Cookbook
Over 400 recipes included by both Sisters and Sinsinawa Mound employees-many of them Mound favorites from one of the most influential cooks in the tri-state area, Sister Flannan McGuane, OP, who worked...
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Samuel Mazzuchelli: American Dominican
by Mary Nona McGreal, OP
Journeyman, Preacher, Pastor, Teacher "This story traces Mazzuchelli's journey from birth to death, setting each stage of the way in its historical and geographical context...allowing... |
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Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP
by Sister Mary Nona McGreal, OP
This book is a kaleidoscope of scenes from Mazzuchelli's life. Samuel Mazzuchelli was a priest of the Order of Preachers in 19th century America. |
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Always on Call: Samuel Mazzuchelli of the Order of Preachers
At age 17, Samuel Mazzuchelli, a gifted Italian youth from Milan made the decision of his life. In 1823, he entered the Order of Preachers, the Dominicans. Five years later, he sailed to the United States,...
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The Memoirs of Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP
Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, founder of the Sinsinawa Dominicans and pioneer priest of the tri-state area, gives an account of his work in the 1800s.
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Dominicans at Home in a Young Nation: 1786-1865
This book is Volume I of The Order of Preachers in the United States: A Family History. It is the work of a collection of Dominican scholars that begins with the prophetic challenges of Spanish friars...
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Book: Medicine for Wildcat: A Story of the Friendship between a Menominee Indian and Frontier Priest Samuel Mazzuchelli
A book for middle-school-aged children about friendship and religion. Learn about Father Samuel Mazzuchelli and the first four years of his ministry in Michigan and Wisconsin in the mid-1800s.
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Awakening to Prayer: A Woman's Perspective
by Clare Wagner, OP
The word "prayer" is almost as generic as "food" or "book", says Clare Wagner in her book, and the varieties of prayer forms are countless. In this best and worst of times,... |
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Catherine of Siena: Spiritual Development in her Life and Teaching
by Thomas McDermott, OP
In his ground-breaking, systematic presentation of Catherine of Siena's teachings, Thomas McDermott draws on Catherine's writings to explain her principal teachings in... |
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Catherine of Siena: Passion for the Truth, Compassion for Humanity
Mary O'Driscoll, editor
Selected spiritual writings "This is the best introduction to the prayer and ministry of St. Catherine that I have read! The texts are beautifully translated." Benedict... |
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Catherine of Siena: A Passionate Life
by Don Brophy
Like Francis of Assisi and Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena is known around the world as a great mystic and saint, reformer and teacher. She lived during the second half of... |
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A Journey Into Love: Meditating with Piers Plowman
by Mary Clemente Davlin, O.P.
Piers Plowman, a fourteenth-century English poem, is recognized as a masterpiece of literature, but is almost unknown as a spiritual treasure and guide. "A Journey... |
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Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored
by Marcus J. Borg
Modern Christians are steeped in a language so distorted that it has become a stumbling block to the religion, says internationally renowned Bible scholar Marcus J. Borg. Borg... |
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The Friendship of Women: The Hidden Tradition of the Bible
by Joan Chittister, OSB
Chittister explores friendship. Friendship colors the very air we breathe; it is everywhere around us. It binds past and present and makes bearable the uncertainty of... |
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The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully
by Joan Chittister
"The Gift of Years is an amazing compendium of wisdom not only for people facing aging or providing support, but for everyone who wants to live a spiritually centered and balanced... |
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God's Tender Mercy: Reflections on Forgiveness
by Joan Chittister, OSB
Sister Joan Chittister is a bestselling author for a very good reason. She takes difficult and even mysterious concepts and "breaks them open" for their readers. Here... |
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Happiness
by Joan Chittister, OSB
Everyone wants to be happy. Many, however, wrongly believe that happiness comes from having enough money, fame, personal comfort, worldly success, or even dumb luck.... |
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Illuminated Life: Monastic Wisdom for Seekers of Light
by Joan Chittister, OSB
Chittister takes the reader from abandonment to zeal. This alphabet of monastic values will help you experience peace and love in the midst of life's pressures and problems.... |
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In My Own Words
by Joan Chittister
Joan Chittister is one of the Church's key visionary voices and spiritual leaders in the post-Vatican II period, crisscrossing the globe to speak on behalf of women, peace,... |
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In the Heart of the Temple: My Spiritual Vision for Today's World
by Joan Chittister
Joan Chittister has been one of America's key visionary spiritual voices for more than thirty years. "In the Heart of the Temple" brings together for the first time her most... |
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The Ten Commandments: Laws of the Heart
By Joan Chittister
Are the Ten Commandments a set of rules, or a way of life? How does each one call us to reflect and to act? What does it mean to love God and neighbor in a world of violence... |
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Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia For All That Is
by Joan Chittister and Rowan Williams
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams often says that, no matter what, the proper stance of the Christian in the world is one of gratitude. In this book,... |
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The Way We Were: A Story of Conversion and Renewal
Author Joan Chittister, OSB, studies the way change happens and gives examples of it. It is an inspiring story, addressed to the wider church, about how to redefine the essentials of faith in a time when...
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Welcome to the Wisdom of the World and Its Meaning for You
by Joan Chittister
Although each person is unique and lives in a different time and culture from those of his or her predecessors and successors, Chittister insists that all humans have something... |
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Can Religious Life be Prophetic?
by Michael H. Crosby, OFMCap.
Michael Crosby, a Franciscan priest and authoritative voice in Catholic renewal, helps us rediscover the treasures of Christianity. By making the great prophetic... |
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The Circle of Life: The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons
by Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr
Two of the most popular authors writing on spirituality today, turn to the seasons of the earth to connect with life's sacred center. Using reflections,... |
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Dear Heart Come Home: The Path of Midlife Spirituality
by Joyce Rupp
In invitation--and a treasure map--to discover the spiritual riches that are uniquely yours. Joyce Rupp shares her own midlife journey--its ups and downs--with such honesty... |
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Fragments Of Your Ancient Name: 365 Glimpes of the Divine of Daily Meditation
by Joyce Rupp
Bestselling author Joyce Rupp once again proves herself a wise and gentle spiritual midwife, drawing forth 365 names of God from the world's spiritual treasury. "Fragments of Your... |
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God's Enduring Presence: Strength for the spiritual journey
by Joyce Rupp
Who among us hasn't longed for a deeper experience of God, especially during times of suffering, doubt, pain, and weariness? Here bestselling author Joyce Rupp offers us the spiritual... |
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May I Walk You Home?: Courage and Comfort for Caregivers of the Very Ill
Stories by Joyce Hutchison
Prayers by Joyce Rupp Reissued on its tenth anniversary, "May I Walk You Home?" remains an invaluable resource for caregivers and loved ones assisting those on... |
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Now That You've Gone Home: Courage and Comfort for Times of Grief
by Joyce Hutchison and Joyce Rupp
Building on the success of May I Walk You Home?, this collection of twenty-five stories of loss picks up where the first book left off, helping readers to navigate... |
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Open the Door
by Joyce Rupp
Beloved author and spiritual guide Joyce Rupp explores the rich image of the door as an invitation to growth and awareness. Discovering the many ways that doors are a potent symbol... |
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Prayer
by Joyce Rupp
A bestselling author inspires us not only to talk to God but to listen to the "still, small voice of God" within us. |
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Rest Your Dreams on a Little Twig
by Joyce Rupp
Ever-popular author Joyce Rupp shares her highly personal search for growth, inner freedom, and peace in her first collection of poetry. Rupp helps us grow in spirit by encouraging... |
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Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino
by Joyce Rupp
At age 60 Joyce Rupp didn't know what she was getting into when she began a 37-day pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain. Joined by her walking friend Tom,... |
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Walking Home: From Eden to Emmaus
by Margaret Guenther
This book is a series of meditations on the "walking stories" of the Holy Scripture, beginning with the expulsion from Eden. Except for his triumphal entry into Jerusalem,... |
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When the Trees Say Nothing
Writings on nature by Thomas Merton. Merton is now revealed as a man whose spirituality is rooted in nature, an environmentalist ahead of his time. His nature writings serve as a primer on ecospirituality,...
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Holiness & the Feminine Spirit: the art of Janet McKenzie
Edited by Susan Perry
Contemporary American artist Janet McKenzie has committed her life and art to celebrating women's lives and gifts. Best-known for her "Jesus of the People," the controversial... |
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Witness to Integrity: The Crisis of the Immaculate Heart Community of California
by Anita M. Caspary
"Witness to Integrity" details the dispute in the 1960s of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters (IHM) with James Francis McIntyre, the Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles.... |
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Sustaining Heart in the Heartland
edited by Miriam Brown, OP
"Sustaining Heart in the Heartland was written so that people of the heartland in all their variety and richness would find themselves in it, rejoice in their call,... |
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Susan S. Frackelton, Woman of Fire
The Sinsinawa Collection of Painted Porcelain and Art Pottery
This publication introduces an amazing woman artist through a major, private collection of porcelains and art pottery, housed at... |
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Christ Our Light: Praying with Rembrandt's Etchings
by Anne Margot Boyd, editor, writer, and Dominican Associate
The author has selected fifteen etchings illustrating key moments in the life of Jesus Christ. She presents the relevant Gospel passage... |
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Adult Faith: Growing in Wisdom and Understanding
by Diarmuid O'Murchu
"Wisdom is the principal thing. Therefore get wisdom, and with all thy getting, get understanding." --Proverbs 4:7 Celebrated writer and teacher Diarmuid O'Murchu... |
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Ancestral Grace : Meeting God in our Human Story
by Diarmuid O'Murchu
This fascinating account of humankind, from our beginnings in Africa seven million years ago to the present, blends history, anthropology, and spirituality to demonstrate... |
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Catching Up with Jesus: A Gospel Story for Our Time
by Diarmuid O'Murchu
No story has ever had the life-changing power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. But too often, this story is weighted down with outdated theology and metaphysics. For those... |
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Consecrated Religious Life: The Changing Paradigms
by Diarmuid O'Murchu
A seminal thinker on religious life suggests a new vision at an historical turning point. "A passionate exploration of the future not only of religious life, but... |
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The Transformation of Desire: How desire became corrupted--and how we can reclaim it
by Diarmuid O'Murchu
What is most basic, most fundamental, to our existence? What makes us human? Desire. "Desire--so alluring and confusing? This book, a great read and source of... |
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The Healing Labyrinth: Finding Your Path to Inner Peace
by Helen Raphael Sands
*Explore the history of the labyrinth and its related traditions as they have affected people over the centuries *Follow the path of the labyrinth and tune in to your... |
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Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God
by Elizabeth A. Johnson
"Since the middle of the twentieth century," writes Elizabeth Johnson, "there has been a renaissance of new insights into God in the Christian tradition. On different... |
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Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of Saints
by Elizabeth A. Johnson
"Truly Our Sister is an inspiring book: poetically written and enlightening, it calls on all Elizabeth Johnson's learning and insight to present us with a view of Mary... |
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Forgotten Among the Lilies: Learning to Love Beyond Our Fears
by Ronald Rolheiser
The author of "The Holy Longing" explores the debilitating obsessions that often dominate our lives and offers down-to-earth guidance for learning to leave our fears, anxieties,... |
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The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality
by Ronald Rolheiser
Ronald Rolheiser make sense of what is frequently a misunderstood word: spirituality. In posing the question "What is spirituality?" Father Rolheiser gets quickly to the heart... |
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Longing for the Holy: Spirituality for Everyday Life
Based on selected insights of Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I.
"Longing for the Holy" is for those who want to enrich their sense of the presence of God and develop a deeper spirituality. It concerns the... |
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Longing for the Holy: Spirituality for Everyday Life Audiobook
Audiobook based on selected insights of Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I.
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Songs for Longing for the Holy: Spirituality for Everyday Life
DVD
1. Gathered in the Love of Christ 2. Everyday God 3. Anthem (We Are Called, We Are Chosen) 4. Weave One Heart (E Haku i Ka Pu'u Wai) 5. I Am for You 6. Join in the Dance 7.... |
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Our One Great Act of Fidelity: Waiting for Christ in the Eucharist
by Ronald Rolheiser
"More so than anything else, the Eucharist is what anchors many people's lives, prayers, and ultimately the way they look upon the world around them. In this deeply personal... |
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Secularity and the Gospel: Being Missionaries to Our Children
by Ronald Rolheiser
Rolheiser introduces leading voices in Catholic thought to show how Christian faith can thrive in a secular world. In the recent past, "missionary work" often meant bringing... |
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Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science
By Mani Bhaumik
"Code Name God" chronicles the amazing life of a man who is from both the East and the West, from his impoverished birth in his native India to the stint on "The Lifestyles of... |
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Child's Guide to First Holy Communion
By Elizabeth Ficocelli
Illustrations by Anne Catharine Blake Child's Guide to First Holy Communion presents the sacrament in an entertaining yet informative way. This colorful picture book... |
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Passion for Peace: Reflections on War and Nonviolence
by Thomas Merton
In times of violence, we seek resources for peace. This essential book presents the core of author Thomas Merton's insights into the nature of violence, war, and terrorism, and... |
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Fire of Love: Encountering the Holy Spirit
by Donald Goergen, OP
Goergen invites us to recognize the power and ever-expanding presence of the Spirit in our own lives, in the life of the church, in the religious traditions of the world, in... |
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The Songs of Taize
This book-and-CD includes the songs of Taize that are known and sung by young people all across the world. This selection, taken from different recordings made at Taize, gives a sense of how singing can...
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Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Practice
by Lauren Artress
Revised and Updated Walking the labyrinth has reemerged today as a metaphor for the spiritual journey and as a powerful tool for transformation. |
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Praying the Chartres Labyrinth: A Pilgrim's Guidebook
by Jill Kimberly Hartwell Geoffrion
This book includes over 120 meditations and is complemented with poems, images, beautiful photographs, pilgrimage suggestions, and journaling space. |
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Just One Year: A Global Treasury of Prayer and Worship
Edited by Timothy Radcliffe
An indispensable resource for individuals, groups, and parishes who wish to include poor communities throughout the world in their prayer and worship. The book... |
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New Wine of Dominican Spirituality: A Drink Called Happiness
This lively and compelling book by Paul Murray, OP, names and celebrates aspects of the Dominican tradition which are at the very core of its spirituality. The lives of the Dominicans whose voices we...
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What Is the Point of Being a Christian?
by Timothy Radcliffe, OP
Radcliffe explores this question. Writing with a prophetic edge, Radcliffe's argument for Christian belief is profoundly Catholic and profoundly human. |
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Mandate to Difference: An Invitation to the Contemporary Church
by Walter Brueggemann
In this his newest work, renowned Walter Brueggemann sets forth a new vision of the Christian church in today's world. Based on recent speaking engagements surrounding his critical... |
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The Seeking Heart: A Journey with Henri Nouwen
By Charles R. Ringma
This reflective book invites you to the very core of the Christian tradition, where solitude, meditation, prayer, faith, and hope are essential for discerning God's will and finding... |
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Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith
By Henri Nouwen
With Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird Henri Nouwen, beloved author, priest, and world-famous spiritual counselor and guide, served as spiritual director to many men... |
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Turning the Wheel: Henri Nouwen and Our Search for God
Jonathan Bengtson and Gabrielle Earnshaw, editors
Reflections on the life and legacy of the bestselling spiritual writer The essays gathered here were presented at a conference in Toronto... |
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Exploring Christian Spirituality: Essays in Honor of Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM
Edited by Bruce H. Lescher and Elizabeth Liebert, SNJM
Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, commands respect as one of the most significant and influential figures in the emergence of the study of Christian... |
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Teilhard de Chardin: The Divine Milieu Explained
by Louis M. Savary
During the twentieth-century, Jesuit priest-scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin developed a truly innovative spirituality. By integrating both a comprehensive evolutionary perspective... |
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People's Companion to the Breviary: Volumes I and II
Revised and expanded edition of the new companion to the breviary with seasonal supplement. The Liturgy of the Hours with inclusive language.
Includes readings from: Thomas Merton, Teresa... |
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Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light
The private writings of the "Saint of Calcutta" edited and with commentary by Brian Kolodiejchuk, MC.
This historic work reveals the inner spiritual life of one of the most beloved and important... |
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What Mother Teresa Taught Me
By Maryanne Raphael
"Spending time with Mother Teresa and her missionaries of Charity enriched my life, and I want to share Mother's warm spirit, wisdom, and unconditional love." |
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Journey into Love: From Fear to Freedom
by Nan C. Merrill
In this book of deep and considerable spirit and power, Nan Merrill explores the idea of "LoveConsciousness" in the liberating journeys each of us takes toward personal enlightenment. |
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The Rights of Catholics in the Church
by James A. Coriden
"The mission of the church is advanced when its inner life is regulated by respect and love. The aim of a book that insists on rights is not to foster individualism, for... |
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Becoming God's Beloved in the Company of Friends: A Spirituality of the Fourth Gospel
by Mary Margaret Pazdan, OP
This book offers a fresh perspective and invites persons to develop a personal and communal Christian spirituality. It offers a way to deepen commitment to live as a disciple... |
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Moment by Moment: A Retreat in Everyday Life
by Carol Ann Smith, SHCJ, and Eugene F. Merz, SJ
Drawing on the classic retreat model, "The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius", "Moment by Moment" offers a new and inviting way to find God... |
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Finding God in Each Moment: The Practice of Discernment in Everyday Life
by Carol Ann Smith, SHCJ, and Eugene F. Merz, SJ
The authors invite you to become more attentive to the way the spirit leads you and to perceive more clearly God's presence and action in the... |
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The Jesus Way: A conversation on the ways that Jesus is the way
by Eugene H. Peterson
A way of sacrifice. A way of failure. A way on the margins. A way of holiness. All of these ways prepared the "way of the Lord" that became incarnate and complete in... |
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The Courage the Heart Desires: Spiritual Strength in Diffiicult Times
by Kathleen Fischer
What would it be like to live without fear? Without anxiety and fear, you could sleep peacefully through the night, free from relentless worries about money or health. You... |
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Choosing to Love the World : On Contemplation
by Thomas Merton
Amid the noise and distractions of everyday life--is it really possible to choose to love the world? In these times of great uncertainty and anxiety, how can we find God?... |
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Field of Compassion: How the New Cosmology is Transforming Spiritual LIfe
by Judy Cannato
From the best-selling author of Radical Amazement comes this transforming vision of spirituality that examines the intricate connectedness of the physical and spiritual worlds, a phenomenon... |
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Have a Little Faith: A True Story
by Mitch Albom
What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together? In "Have a Little Faith," Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year... |
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The Christian Future and the Fate of Earth
by Thomas Berry
In this volume, celebrated author and "geologian" Thomas Berry reflects on Christianity and the environmental crisis of our times. In powerful and poetic language, he presents... |
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Jesus Freak: Feeding--Healing--Raising the Dead
by Sara Miles
"I came late to Christianity," writes Sara Miles, "knocked upside down by a mid-life conversion centered around eating a literal chunk of bread. I hadn't decided to profess an... |
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The Reluctant Donor
by Suzanne F Ruff
A hereditary disease has devastated Suzanne's family for generations. The only sibling with healthy kidneys, Suzanne is ambivalent about donating a kidney to a sister she's... |
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Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith
by Henri Nouwen
When beloved author Henri Nouwen set out to record this daybook of totally new reflections, he suddenly found himself on "a true spiritual adventure." For in these 366 original,... |
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Illegal: NAFTA refugees forced to flee
by Peter A. Geniesse
Why have millions of Mexicans and other Latinos fled their homelands and risked their lives to come to the U.S. in search of a job? Why are they living in the shadows, ever... |
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Twelve Steps To A Compassionate Life
by Karen Armstrong
One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world--author of such acclaimed books as "A History of God, Islam, and Buddah"--now gives us an impassioned... |
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Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom
by Mary Catherine Bateson
From the author of "Composing a Life"(first published in 1991 and still in print), an inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, "Adulthood II", and created... |
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Prayer From A to Z: For Catechists and Those They Teach
by Janet Schaeffler, OP
Here Sr. Janet addresses the awesome task of catechists to share prayer with those they teach. She not only offers pertinent reflections for catechists themselves but... |
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The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind - a New Perspective on Christ and His Message
by Cynthia Bourgeault
If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospel as though for the first time, something remarkable happens: Jesus emerges as a teacher of the... |
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The Hand of God: Thoughts and Images Reflecting the Spirit of the Universe
by Sharon Begley and Michael Reagan
"The majesty of the heavens and their regularity - the cycling of the seasons, the rhythm of day and night - inspire a suspicion that we simply cannot be looking... |
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In Good Company: The Fast Track from the Corporate World to Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience
by James Martin, S.J.
The New York Times has described James Martin as maybe "the only Jesuit priest with a degree from the Wharton School," and the story of his remarkable journey from General... |
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Praying with the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace
by John Philip Newell
"May the deep blessings of earth be with us. May the fathomless soundings of seas surge in our soul. May boundless stretches of the universe echo in our depths to open... |
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The Lord As Their Portion: The Story of the Religious Orders and How They Shaped Our World
by Elizabeth Rapley
From St. Francis to Mother Teresa, from the caves of the Egyptian wilderness to Europe's majestic cloisters and beyond, the church has long been blessed and built up by those... |
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Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
by Richard Rohr
We are all addicted in some way. When we learn to identify our addiction, embrace our brokenness, and surrender to God, we begin to bring healing to ourselves and our... |
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On the Threshold of Transformation : Daily Meditations for Men
by Richard Rohr
For men, pain is very real. So is the power to transform it. In one of the opening meditations of this book male spirituality expert Richard Rohr writes, "We need... |
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A Lever and a Place to Stand: The Contemplative Stance, the Active Prayer
by Richard Rohr
This book, by a well-respected spiritual master, offers a critique of religious attitudes that create an alternative pious world for their believers without really challenging... |
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Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
by Richard Rohr
In the first half of life, we are naturally and rightly preoccupied with establishing our identity--climbing, achieving, and performing. But those concerns will not serve us... |
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Stepping Out With The Sacred: Human Attempts to Engage the Divine
by Val Webb
Today, our doctor may be Muslim, our lawyer Jewish and our best friend Buddhist, a plurality multiplied by global travel and politics. In her last book Like Catching Water in a... |
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Speaking Christian
Modern Christians are steeped in a language so distorted that it has become a stumbling block to the religion,says internationally renowned Bible scholar Marcus J. Borg. Borg argues that Christianity's...
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