Paraclete Press: 276 books
This is My Beloved Son
The Transfiguration of Christ
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
This misunderstood moment—is essential to what it means to be Christian The Transfiguration of Christ is one of the most impressive and mysterious miracles of Christ, and yet one of the least known and understood biblical events. Yet, it spawned a long tradition of spiritual ascent and contemplative...
Saying Yes
Discovering and Responding to God's Will in Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
What is God asking of me? How do I know if this is really of God and not simply my imagination? Should I follow my head or my heart? Discerning God's will is an ongoing process – not a static, one-time decision. Albert Haase, OFM, scholar of Christian spirituality and spiritual mentor to hundreds of...
Midrash
Reading the Bible with Question Marks
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Rabbi Sasso explores how Midrash originated, how it is still used today, and offers new translations and interpretations of more than twenty essential Midrash texts.
Hungry Spring and Ordinary Song
Collected Poems (an autobiography of sorts)
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
"I think that Phyllis was a poet first and foremost, before anything else. Here she has attentively gathered all of the poems she wished to preserve from the last half century. A handful of them were written in the last few years. This book should surprise a lot of people. Its honesty leaves...
Keeping Company with Saint Ignatius
Walking the Camino of Santiago de Compostela
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
“Luke Larson’s book reveals The Way as I experienced it, and in ways that I wish everyone could.” Martin Sheen Keeping Company invites you to step off the treadmill and “go for a walk”—wherever you are. There are ways that you, too, may experience God more intimately. For a spiritual pilgrim,...
Ancient Paths
Discover Christian Formation the Benedictine Way
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Ancient Paths offers personal and practical insights into "The Rule of St. Benedict", an ancient guidebook for Christian formation in community. Drawing upon centuries of Benedictine spirituality and monastic spiritual practices, Ancient Paths presents a five-fold approach to spiritual formation...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
In this 500th anniversary year of the Reformation, this volume collects the writing of well-known reformers Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, Thomas Cranmer, Lancelot Andrewes, as well as lesser-known leaders of their time. Rather than look at the theological arguments and apologetics of these...
by Anonymous Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Foreword by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove In the fourth century, thousands of men and women fled into the Egyptian desert seeking to recapture the passion of the earliest Christians through lives of prayer and solitude. As records of the wisdom and purity of these "Desert Fathers and Mothers"...
Vulnerable Faith
Missional Living in the Radical Way of St. Patrick
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Drawing from Scripture, church history, and the author's own ministry experiences among those who live on the margins, Vulnerable Faith bridges the often enormous gap between the conceptual ideal of faithfulness we talk about in church and a genuine, practical, radical obedience to Jesus. "This...
The Illumined Heart: Capturing the Vibrant Faith of Ancient Christians
Capturing the Vibrant Faith of Ancient Christians
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
Why are modern Christians so indistinguishable from everyone else? How come Christians who lived in times of bloody persecution were so heroic, while we who live in safety are not? How could the first Christians fast valiantly, but we feel deprived without dessert? How did New Testament believers...
A Little Daily Wisdom
Christian Women Mystics
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
"Remember kind actions - more than anything else - cause the soul to shine with brilliance." —Gertrude the Great Discover the strength, wisdom, and joyful faith of Christianity's legendary women - the medieval mystics. Their honesty and deep love for God will encourage and empower you...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Too often, the noises and pressures of the world drown out the still, small voice of our heavenly Father. This little book will help Catholic families take advantage of quiet moments — in the mornings, at mealtimes, throughout the day, and at night—to join together for times of thanksgiving, intercession,...
Mercy
Life in the Season of Dying
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
In this Tuesdays with Morrie-type book, a pastor reveals lessons for living he's learned from the dying. What would you do with your life, if you knew it was going to end soon? Mercy is a pastor's recording of the life lessons he's discovered as a result of sitting at the bedsides of courageous people...
Lenten Survival Guide for Kids
I am supposed to do what?!
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Written for 7-11 year olds, this playful guide appeals to kids who want to know more about what adults are telling them is a serious time. Without talking down to them, and challenging them to learn and do more, the following topics are explored in detail: What Lent Is, What Lent Definitely Is Not,...