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Author : Vilma Seelaus
Publisher : St Pauls Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780818909856
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Distractions in Prayer: Blessing Or Curse? written by Vilma Seelaus and published by St Pauls Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity
Publisher : Christus Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 193685502X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (368 download)
Download or read book A Lenten Journey with Jesus Christ and Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity written by Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity and published by Christus Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside you will find a short biography of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, a brief history of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Blessed Elizabeth on prayer and the Indwelling Trinity, and readings and prayers for every day of Lent. Each day’s readings and prayers includes a Gospel Reading Reflection Selection from the Writings of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity Prayer. May Jesus Christ and the spiritual wisdom of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity enrich your Lenten Journey, and lead you to God’s Holy Easter of Peace, Love, and Joy.
Author : Kevin Culligan, OCD
Publisher : ICS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1939272610
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (392 download)
Download or read book A Better Wine: Essays Celebrating Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD written by Kevin Culligan, OCD and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2017-09-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten members of the Institute of Carmelite Studies contribute to this volume honoring their Carmelite brother and colleague, Father Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD on his fifty years as a Catholic priest. The ten essays and their respective authors are as follows: Jesus Christ, Friend and Liberator: The Christology of St. Teresa of Avila by Daniel Chowning, OCDFair is Foul and Foul is Fair: An Interpretation of Chapter Fourteen of Book One of The Dark Night of St. John of the Cross by Marc Foley, OCDJerome Gratian's Constituciones del Cerro: An Example of Teresian Humor by Michael DoddThe Holy Spirit, Mary, and Thérèse of Lisieux by Emmanuel Sullivan, OCDBlind Hope in Divine Mercy, by Charles Niqueux translated by Salvatore Sciurba, OCD"Something Surprising:" Reflections on the Proclamation of St. Thérèse as "Doctor of the Universal Church" by Steven Payne, OCDTwo Concentration Camp Carmelites: St. Edith Stein and Père Jacques Bunel by John Sullivan, OCDLearning How to Meditate: Fifty Years in Carmel by Kevin Culligan, OCDThe Contemporary Influence of the Carmelite Mystical School by Denis Read, OCDAfterword: The Third Millennium: St. John of the Cross and Interreligious Dialogue in Asia by William Johnston, SJThe Bibliography of Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD Compiled by Regis Jordan, OCD Through his translations of the works of Saints Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross and his other writings and ministries, Kieran Kavanaugh has been a a major proponent of the Carmelite heritage in the English-speaking world. In his honor, his brothers offer spiritually enriching essays on Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Thérèse of Lisieux, Edith Stein and Père Jacques Bunel. In his afterword, William Johnston, SJ, an internationally recognized authority on mysticism, stresses the importance of Saint John of the Cross for the future of interfaith dialogue in Asia. Readers of this volume of this tenth volume of Carmelite Studies will find nourishment for their souls and a deeper appreciation of the Carmelite tradition.
Author : Carole Garibaldi Rogers
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199831718
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Habits of Change written by Carole Garibaldi Rogers and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of extraordinary oral histories of American nuns, Habits of Change captures the experiences of women whose lives over the past fifty years have been marked by dramatic transformation. Bringing together women from more than forty different religious communities, most of whom entered religious life before Vatican II, the book shows how their lives were suddenly turned around in the 1960s--perhaps more so than any other group of contemporary women. Here these women speak of their active engagement in the events that disrupted their church and society and of the lives they lead today, offering their unique perspective on issues such as peace activism, global equality for women, and the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The interviewees include a Maryknoll missionary who spent decades in Africa, most recently in the Congo; an inner-city art teacher whose own paintings reflect the vibrancy of Haiti; a recovering alcoholic who at age 71 has embarked on her fourth ministry; a life-long nurse, educator, and hospital administrator; and an outspoken advocate for the gay and lesbian community. Told with simplicity, honesty, and passion, their stories deserve to be heard.
Author : Mary Frohlich, RSCJ
Publisher : ICS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1939272637
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (392 download)
Download or read book Carmelite Wisdom and Prophetic Hope Treasures Both New and Old (Carmelite Studies 11) written by Mary Frohlich, RSCJ and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newest volume of Carmelite Studies reflects the remarkable resurgence in Carmelite scholarship, especially throughout the English-speaking world, in recent decades. Several authors in the present volume are among the pioneers who made the latest in Carmelite scholarship available to an ever wider audience. Their voices are joined by those of other recognized scholars and theologians who continue to mine the rich heritage of this ancient tradition. These twelve essays particularly focus on wisdom, hope, and prophecy, especially as understood and practiced in the Carmelite tradition. Weaving rich insights from the theme throughout these essays, the authors show the honored place of wisdom and prophetic hope and action from the Order’s origins on Mount Carmel and the Rule in the 12th century, to the teachings of the saints and Doctors of the Church Teresa of Ávila and John of Cross in the 16th, to the 21st century where Carmelite wisdom speaks prophetically and challenges Carmelites and all women and men of prayer in ever new ways. This volume, tracing the contribution of Carmel’s richness from the hermit life at the prophet Elijah’s wadi to the challenges and invitations of the contemporary world, is an excellent resource for personal study as well as an invaluable tool for Carmelite formation, study groups, and anyone wanting to explore the intersection of Carmelite spirituality, biblical Wisdom, contemplation and prophetic action. Includes a helpful introduction outlining each essay’s focus, notes for each essay, biographical sketches of the contributors, and a comprehensive index. MORE INFORMATION: A strength of Carmel is its extensive literary tradition, providing rich material for study, reflection, prayer, and apostolic action. From 1983 to 2013, a group of Carmelite and Discalced Carmelite men and women gathered to study their shared tradition. This Carmelite Forum sponsored annual summer seminars in Carmelite spirituality at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. The seminars’ talks and workshops utilized past and present scholarship on the tradition. The title of this newest Carmelite Studies volume is based on the theme of the 2009 Carmelite spirituality seminar, “Carmel’s Search for Wisdom: Prayer and Contemplation.” The study of Wisdom, identified by Christians with the Son of God, confirms Carmel’s perennial commitment to the following of Jesus Christ and demonstrates the centrality of the humanity of Jesus in Carmelite spirituality. Carmelite Wisdom and Prophetic Hope also shows how in recent decades Carmel has become more aware of its prophetic inheritance. The figure of the prophet Elijah, for example, has emerged as a balance to Carmel’s interiority and to an individualized spirituality. Following the church’s own clearer expression of justice as integral to the Gospel, Carmel has become more available and responsive to our contemporary world’s hunger for community, justice, and depth of meaning. Carmelite wisdom recognizes that contemplation is never for its own sake, but should be the deepest source of compassion for our world. The contributors and their respective essays are: PART I: Orientations to Wisdom and Prophetic Hope, Ancient and New * Mary Frohlich, RSCJ, “Contemplative Wisdom for An Axial Age: The Carmelite Tradition” * Keith J. Egan, T.OCarm., “Wisdom: A Many-Splendored Tradition” * Constance Fitzgerald, OCD, “From Impasse to Prophetic Hope: Crisis of Memory” * Kees Waaijman, OCarm, “The Wisdom of Work in the Carmelite Rule” PART II: Wisdom and Prophetic Hope in John of the Cross * Daniel Chowning, OCD, “John of the Cross: A Spirituality of Wisdom” * Vilma Seelaus, OCD, “Carmelite Mysticism as Theology: John of the Cross’s Theology of the Human Person” * Kevin Culligan, OCD, “The Wisdom of Emptiness” * Edward Howells, “O Guiding Night! The Psychology of Hope in John of the Cross’s Dark Night” Part III: Prophetic Intimations from Teresa of Ávila * Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, “The Jesus Mysticism of Teresa of Avila: Its Importance for Theology and Contemporary Spirituality” * Mary Frohlich, RSCJ, “How Love Transforms: Teresa and the Impact of Sanctity” * Tara Soughers, “Seeking Wisdom in Common Vocal Prayers: Teresa of Ávila’s Response to the Banning of Vernacular Books on Prayer” *Gillian T. W. Ahlgren, “The Prophetic Charism of the Mystical Life: The Model of Teresa of Jesus”
Author : Mark O'Keefe, OSB
Publisher : ICS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1939272440
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (392 download)
Download or read book The Way of Transformation written by Mark O'Keefe, OSB and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Way of Transformation is a play on the title of St. Teresa’s classic The Way of Perfection. Written for her Discalced Carmelite nuns, it is nonetheless considered Teresa’s “operations manual” for anyone genuinely committed to the spiritual life. But by “perfection” she doesn’t intend the futile pursuit of idealized flawlessness, as some might think. Rather, Teresa means achieving an authentic human fulfillment—a true becoming of that person we are meant to be. Offering a fresh perspective on St. Teresa’s thought, Father Mark O’Keefe draws our attention to the central fact that she considers the virtues—especially love of neighbor, detachment, and humility—as the essential and ever-relevant foundation for her spirituality of prayer. This very human Doctor of the Church teaches that—whether in the 16th century or the 21st—prayer is intimately and necessarily linked with personal transformation. Authentic prayer is never divorced from our daily living: God, Teresa reminds us, “walks among the pots and pans.” With attention-catching quotations, helpful questions for personal reflection or group discussion, and its comprehensive index, The Way of Transformation is an excellent resource for any serious student of St. Teresa of Jesus and a must-read for everyone looking to explore Christian spirituality and prayer more deeply and authentically.
Author : Catherine Skinner Powell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532684045
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)
Download or read book Make Your Home in My Love written by Catherine Skinner Powell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you living as God’s burning bush, without being consumed? Or might you be headed toward burnout? We will rediscover the blessing of this mutual love relationship with God, overflowing to others, as God’s sheer gift. Could it be that the first and greatest commandment is for our greatest joy, and not some mysterious burden to fulfill? One metaphor is the vine and the branches from John 15:1–11. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; apart from the vine the branch can do nothing. God wants to be our supply, our source, in an intimate encounter of the finite with the infinite. God was the source for these heroes of faith: Augustine of Hippo, Bernard of Clairvaux, Catherine of Siena, Ignatius of Loyola, John Calvin, and Teresa of Avila. Using a descriptive process called the Classic Three Ways, including the purgative (letting go), illuminative (seeing with the heart), and unitive (intimacy), dating back to around 500 CE, we now add a fourth way, the unitive/active (the dance). From that dance of mutual love, ministry overflows. We do it together; it is participatory, humankind following God’s lead. It’s not a formula. It’s our living God!
Author : Arthur Holder
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135285403
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Christian Spirituality written by Arthur Holder and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Spirituality: The Classics is a unique and comprehensive guide to thirty key Christian spirituality texts. Ranging from Origen and Augustine to Jonathan Edwards, Thérèse of Lisieux and Thomas Merton, it offers a view of the texts which is founded in scholarship, but which also presents them as living documents that invite- even compel -contemplative reflection and existential response. Each chapter briefly describes the classic text’s author and audience, gives a synopsis of its contents, suggests some of its influence in history, and then explores aspects of the text’s meaning for readers today. Key themes include: What is the meaning of life? How can human beings find truth? How can they discover who they really are? How can they live together in peace? How can they live more fully in God’s presence in this world and be united with God in the world to come? The scholars who have written these chapters are all experts on their respective topics, but they wear their learning lightly. Anyone wishing to discover the riches of Christian spirituality will find this the ideal introduction and should be able to progress to a deeper understanding of the texts themselves.
Author : Bernie Owens SJ
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666727199
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)
Download or read book Realizing Our Deepest Desires written by Bernie Owens SJ and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his Jesuit background, Bernie Owens has written a twenty-first-century version of Teresa of Avila's sixteenth-century classic, The Interior Castle. He writes in an experiential, easy-to-read style with numerous contemporary stories taken from North American and African cultures to illustrate the seven stages of spiritual growth Teresa describes. His book is a map for those seeking guidance on how to grow into praying and living contemplatively and dispose themselves for entering the deeper stages of the spiritual journey. Finally, he names issues that frequently emerge during the spiritual journey, describes the way for becoming a Beloved Disciple of Jesus as a proven path for living intimately with Christ and the Triune God, and, lastly, presents the kind of God Teresa knew and fiercely loved.
Author : Joseph F. Schmidt, FSC
Publisher : The Word Among Us Press
ISBN 13 : 1593254180
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Everything is Grace written by Joseph F. Schmidt, FSC and published by The Word Among Us Press. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thérèse of Lisieux has been called the greatest saint of modern times, but some view her spirituality as sentimental and syrupy. Joseph F. Schmidt, FSC, dispels that notion by contending that Thérèse’s “little way” is really the gospel message—a message that can best be understood in the context of her life. Schmidt does a masterful job of weaving together biographical details with Thérèse’s profound insights on God’s love and mercy. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants an introduction to Thérèse’s spirituality as well as for those who desire a deeper appreciation of her “little way”—a way that continues to speak to Catholics today. Includes photographs of Thérèse as a young girl and throughout her life.
Author : Brother Joseph Schmidt
Publisher : The Word Among Us Press
ISBN 13 : 1593254393
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Walking the Little Way of Therese of Lisieux written by Brother Joseph Schmidt and published by The Word Among Us Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From her early years, Thérèse of Lisieux desired to be a saint, so the primary focus of her life was to walk the path of love—what she called “the science of love.” But she often asked herself if her love was pure and authentic. With sensitivity and insight, author Joseph Schmidt shows us how Thérèse discovered certain qualities of the heart that told her that she was indeed walking the path of authentic love. These qualities—inner freedom, creativity, compassion, willingness, self-surrender or abandonment, and gratefulness—“opened her heart to a new depth of God’s life in and through her.” Eventually, they played a very practical role in Thérèse’s ordinary day-to-day life relationships—and they can in our own as well. As he did in his earlier book on Thérèse, Everything Is Grace, Joseph Schmidt breaks new ground in his latest book and offers tremendous food for thought and reflection on the spirituality of this great saint.
Author : Kieran C.R. Fox
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190464763
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (94 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Spontaneous Thought written by Kieran C.R. Fox and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do spontaneous thoughts come from? It may be surprising that the seemingly straightforward answers "from the mind" or "from the brain" are in fact an incredibly recent understanding of the origins of spontaneous thought. For nearly all of human history, our thoughts - especially the most sudden, insightful, and important - were almost universally ascribed to divine or other external sources. Only in the past few centuries have we truly taken responsibility for their own mental content, and finally localized thought to the central nervous system - laying the foundations for a protoscience of spontaneous thought. But enormous questions still loom: what, exactly, is spontaneous thought? Why does our brain engage in spontaneous forms of thinking, and when is this most likely to occur? And perhaps the question most interesting and accessible from a scientific perspective: how does the brain generate and evaluate its own spontaneous creations? Spontaneous thought includes our daytime fantasies and mind-wandering; the flashes of insight and inspiration familiar to the artist, scientist, and inventor; and the nighttime visions we call dreams. This Handbook brings together views from neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, phenomenology, history, education, contemplative traditions, and clinical practice to begin to address the ubiquitous but poorly understood mental phenomena that we collectively call 'spontaneous thought.' In studying such an abstruse and seemingly impractical subject, we should remember that our capacity for spontaneity, originality, and creativity defines us as a species - and as individuals. Spontaneous forms of thought enable us to transcend not only the here and now of perceptual experience, but also the bonds of our deliberately-controlled and goal-directed cognition; they allow the space for us to be other than who we are, and for our minds to think beyond the limitations of our current viewpoints and beliefs.
Author : Jerome Kodell OSB
Publisher : The Word Among Us Press
ISBN 13 : 1593254008
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Life Lessons from the Monastery written by Jerome Kodell OSB and published by The Word Among Us Press. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In thirty short reflections, Abbot Jerome Kodell of Subiaco Abbey provides a lifetime of wisdom on living the Christian life. Drawing on Scripture, the Rule of St. Benedict, and other spiritual writings, Kodell helps us to realize that our common human desires and struggles make life in the monastery not so very different from life in the world. His encouragement and reassurance gives us hope that we can pray, experience God’s loving presence, and stay faithful to the commitments we’ve made. Among the many themes he addresses are holiness, freedom, service, money, hospitality, and silence. Appropriate for anyone still searching for God, as well as for those trying to live as Christians in the world today. Insightful and beautifully written. Makes a thoughtful gift.
Author : Richard STEELE (M.A.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (23 download)
Download or read book An Antidote against Distractions ... The second edition corrected and amended written by Richard STEELE (M.A.) and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Derrick Moore
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1467095273
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)
Download or read book The Power to Curse or Bless Others written by William Derrick Moore and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-02-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Power to Curse or Bless Others" is the second book in a continuing series on Christian conduct by William Derrick Moore. This book provides insight into the very nature of evil, demonic beings, and our own contributions to what we have come to know as evil. It also takes a look at arealm of evil that many Christians fail to see or acknowledge. Once an understanding is reached on all the sources that can influence what we percceive as demonic activity or evil, we have an opportunity to change our role in the process of being a curse or a blessing to others. An important variable in understanding the problem of evil is the rejection of one of God's greatest commandments, love. In rejecting this commandment, it changes the potential and capacity to extrodinarily bless someone into the potential and capacity to extrodinarily curse someone. A central theme in this book is God's gift of free will and volition to his creations both human and angelic. God has given us all the power to bless or curse others. Misusing this gift and power from God constitutes evil. "The Power to Curse or Bless Others" takes a deeper look into the major causes of evil and it also provides insight and understanding of God's true role in allowing evil to continue in the world.
Author : Andrew F Carter
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493442503
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)
Download or read book The Privilege of Prayer written by Andrew F Carter and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the Connection and Vibrance You've Been Longing For If there's truly power in prayer, why do we only offer up quick pleas for help or lists of requests? It's because we've lost the biblical vision of what prayer really is: an exciting, risky, faith-filled journey that pushes the limitations of our imaginations--made possible through unrivaled intimacy with the Creator of the universe. With his trademark blend of honesty and encouragement, pastor Andrew F Carter shatters your preconceived notions of prayer, empowering you to · connect with God in ways you never thought possible · engage in open, honest, and transparent prayer · experience emotional healing · overcome common hindrances to a vibrant life of prayer · cultivate an expectant, consistent prayer life · discern answers to your prayers Fulfillment, transformation, and eternal impact await you--and it starts when you talk freely with the One who can do exceedingly more than your wildest dreams.
Author : A Soul
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1387091980
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Primer Three: The Warning - Words from Our Heavenly Father: A Loving Invitation for All Mankind to Become a Beloved Child of God written by A Soul and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of several heavenly messages from Our Heavenly Father that can be found on the author's blog. It also contains the complete text of the small book, "The Secret of the Rosary," by Saint Louis de Montfort. This book is the third volume in the series, "Mary Protectress of the Faith." This book is a "Primer" as it is meant to be a simple introduction to the Christian faith and the spirituality of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. It is meant to be an "Invitation" from God and Our Lady to you, dearest reader, to enter into the Divine Heart and Divine Will of Our Heavenly Father. Although the chosen messengers as sources of these heavenly messages are Catholic Christians, the intended audience is for all peoples of all faiths and non-believers. Series: Mary Protectress of the Faith, Volume 3
