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Rolheiser points readers to the proximity of God in the seeming insignificance of life. He sheds new light on issues such as marriage and family life and the presence of God, loneliness and sexuality, language and prayer, and most of all, the all-encompassing, unconditional love of God.

With a voice at once prophetic, poetic, and scholarly, Johnson shows how the traditional understanding of God as male can make room for the feminine God, and how the experience of women everywhere enriches our view of God and our spiritual lives.

This book about America, and its strengths and vulnerabilities, is quite properly a meditation on freedom. No other value is more closely associated with what it means to be American than this. From the quest of the Puritans for religious freedom to the American Revolution, from the Civil War to the War against Terrorism, it is freedom that has been at stake.

When Nouwen was asked by a secular Jewish friend to explain his faith in simple language, he responded with "Life of the Beloved, " which shows that all people, believers and nonbelievers, are beloved by God unconditionally.

Offering an accessible translation of the classic Ignatian text "The Spiritual Exercises," this reference provides step-by-step commentary that explains its meaning and relevance to the modern spiritual life.

In three short years, Fr. Timothy Gallagher's blend of commonsense insight and historical wisdom has made him the most sought-after expert on Ignatian spirituality. In lectures, retreats, CD programs, and TV broadcasts, he helps people of all faiths apply Ignatian truths to their own lives. In this new guide, Fr. Tim offers 40 practical, directed meditations for learning the Ignatian way to pray.

The painful pieces of Mary's life help us to get through our own rough-edged moments. We see how she too questioned what was confusing and unclear, how she needed others was confusing and unclear, how she needed others to be with her in her pain, how she reflected on her experiences in order to find meaning.

Africa is a deeply spiritual continent and yet has relatively few canonized saints. This book shares the wonderful and often heroic stories of people of faith from the continent of Africa.

Text in Spanish. This Spanish edition of the bestselling title The Discernment of Spir-its is part of a widely used and recognised program of guides (including books, audio and video courses) to understanding and practicing Ignatian spirituality. St Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, is one of the most influential spiritual leaders of all tim

In this autobiographical meditation, a world-renowned physicist examines the hidden links between science and spirituality. Reflecting on his own quest to find greater meaning in life by synthesizing his scientific training and his developing faith, Bhaumik offers a blueprint for anyone seeking to reconcile science and religion in his or her own life.

Each meditation in this volume reflects what the author calls "the spiritual work of our time"--cultivating grateful living, the key to joy. The selections explore the broad range of issues that have been at the core of a lifetime of meditation and teaching.

Digging deep into J.R.R. Tolkien's spiritual biography - his religious scholarship and his love of both Christian and pagan myth - Stratford Caldecott offers a critical study of how the acclaimed author effectively created a vivid Middle Earth using the familiar rites and ceremonies of human history.

Previous edition published as: Adventures in orthodoxy. Manchester, N.H.: Sophia Institute Press, c2003.

Female voices of the Bible have been silenced throughout much of history. What would it be like to get to know the women of the Bible as real, living figures whose lives can challenge our own? What can we learn from their faith journeys? What would it be like to pray alongside them? Two lively spiritual directors take us into the world of the women

"A natural eloquence marks these real letters of a young mother to her child--her child in her womb . . . and her child dead. She is never sentimental but touchingly sincere in her joy and in her sadness--and both under God"--Sheldon Vanauken, author of "A Severe Mercy."

Common wisdom portrays sex and church to be at odds, yet studies show that Catholics have better sex, and more often. This witty, frank, and refreshingly orthodox book draws from the beautiful truths of Catholic teaching to show people of all faiths about rich and satisfying sexuality.

A charming collection of stories, images and reflections on the worldwide devotion to the Holy Infant Jesus by renowned Catholic writer Ann Ball.

This book, designed for bedside devotion, offers the best of Richard Rohr's "Radical Grace" newsletter.

Join others today who are finding God's healing, forgiveness, and love through Visio Divina. In Visio Divina, meditative and healing prayer is used with particular image that God reveals for the discovery of hidden wounds and desires.

Designed for personal and group reflection, this book includes profound observations about our call as Christians as well as practical suggestions for living out the mission of a compassionate faith.

This personal and reflective bookis an exploration of Vincent Van Gogh as spiritual guide, specifically as the most important spiritual guide for great teachers such as Henri Nouwen.

Due to a tragedy at birth, Oliver de Vinck was born severely handicapped--blind, mute, crippled, helpless. Despite the doctors' bleak prognosis, his loving parents took him home, where they and their children cared for him. He lived for thirty-three years.

From the stark beginning of Ash Wednesday to the joyous climax of Easter Sunday, these meditations will feed your faith, renew your hope, and bless abundantly your journey of love.

In a series of three small books, Pierre-Marie Emonet brings the riches of philosophy within reach of all, not just those with the time and inclination to work through erudite philosophical teatises. Fr. Emonet completes his "metaphysical trilogy" with its pivotal compenent: the present study of the being of things and of God.

A serious effort to faithfully investigate the history and canonical viability of the female diaconate. Based on thorough research, as well as sound historical and theological analysis and reflection, this book makes a significant contribution to the discussion and development of women's roles in the modern church.

Using the mythological investigations of Joseph Campbell and Robert Moore, Richard Rohr brings alive the ancient legends of knights and the search for King Arthur's grail, and shows how they can serve as models for a journey of the psyche and spirit.

In this popular presentation, Royal guides us through The Divine Comedy. In the course of exploring the human pilgrimage on Earth, Dante charts a vivid path through the canticles of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven in his legendary poem. Robert Royal presents a careful but reader-friendly approach to the poetry of the texts themselves and a biographical sketch of Dante.

A presentation of the traditional teachings of mysticism presented in a fresh way so that each of us can open ourselves to an experience of the presence of God - here and now.