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by Sharon Ely Pearson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
• Builds upon the success of The Episcopal Handbook • Taps into and expands on the most accessed pages of the Building Faith website and its online resource room • Perfect gift for teachers, seminarians and the newly ordained This field guide is essential reading for all those who have anything...
by John H. Westerhoff III
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Westerhoff challenges Christians to move beyond the quest for material possessions by embarking on a life of simplicity that begins with an inward journey. An exploration of how to fulfill the baptismal covenant by giving generously from the heart to achieve a deeper relationship with God.
Holy Companions
Spiritual Practices from the Celtic Saints
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
The Celtic tradition continues to captivate readers. Centuries old, it seems to speak to the modern world with a fresh voice. In Holy Companions, readers are invited to get to know and journey with eighteen Celtic saints. The authors have provided a theme inspired by each saint, along with a brief...
A Holy Island Prayer Book
Prayers and Readings from Lindesfarne
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
A Holy Island Prayer Book, with prayers for morning, midday, and night, follows the rhythms and seasons of the natural and Christian year as observed on Holy Island.
Listen My Son
St. Benedict for Fathers
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2000
“Perhaps the greatest need in the human heart is the need for life to have meaning….Meaning flows from relationships and the vocation of the Christian parent is to develop first one’s relationship to God, and then the loving relationships within the family. In the face of extraordinary pressures,...
by Donna H. Barthle
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2003
The complete guidebook for individual acolytes. Written for acolytes of varying ages, this handbook includes information about the history of the ministry of acolytes, the duties of various acolyte positions, the vestments acolytes wear, and the equipment they use. Includes space for acolytes to record...
This Must Be the Place
Reflections on Home
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
• Connects the metaphor of home that runs through the stories of our faith – the Prodigal Son, the Son of Man has nowhere to call home, heaven as home – with the deep desire to belong and to feel wanted • Author of Keeping the Feast turns discussions about food and faith into what it means...
Falling into Grace
Exploring Our Inner Life with God
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
• A focus on the Christian spiritual life from the perspective of grace, not works • Popular new and emerging author • Study guide included for personal or small group reflection Jesus was quite clear that we must lose our life before we find it. This book gives a hopeful and realistic look...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
“God created us to be lovers,” writes Nick Wagner in his introduction to Spiritual Direction in Context. “When we love, we are in right relationship. We are acting for justice. The ministry of every spiritual director, in any context, is to serve as a guide into the depths of that love relationship.”...
by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
• Topic of popular interest addressed by a popular author Playing off the last chapter of her previous book, The Courage to Grow Old, well-beloved author Barbara Crafton looks at the world around us: What do we know about creation? What gift is there for us in the "alsolife" of stars and...
Echo of the Soul
The Sacredness of the Human Body
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
An enlightening meditation on our physical selves and how they enrich our experience of spirituality.
Throughout the years, many spiritual seekers have considered the human body to be a hindrance to Divine illumination, an enemy to be suppressed. Yet the most ancient texts actually challenge...
Downtown Monks
A Benedictine Journey in the City
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Downtown Monks, originally published in 2000, was the first book by Albert Holtz and tells the story of the challenges facing a community of Benedictine monks in their ministry of running a boys’ school amid the gritty realities of inner-city life in Newark, New Jersey. Father Holtz’s story remains...
Light on the Path
Guiding Symbols for Insight and Discernment: Meeting God through Dreams, Sacraments, Stories, Meditation, and Spiritual Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
• Easy-to-understand model of spiritual discernment for individuals and groups • Introduces an array of spiritual practices • Connects powerful spiritual practices with psychological understanding and social insight • Study guide included Dan Prechtel contends that the Holy One wants to—and...
Tending the Holy
Spiritual Direction Across Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2003
"God is mystery," writes Norvene Vest in the Introduction to Tending the Holy, "and every form of religion is an effort to respond faithfully to the mystery of God by whatever name. The Divine breaks through into human experience in many ways, and humans respond variously to the awesome...