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In this highly readable exploration of John of the Cross, Eileen Lyddon expresses beautifully that the heart of Johns mysticism is love the focus of the spiritual life for all contemporary Christians, whatever their vocations.

Therese of Lisieux, who lived and died in anonymity, is one of the best known and beloved saints of our age. Her spiritual autobiography, Story of a Soul, translated into nearly sixty languages, has nourished countless people with a message that is accessible to everyone. St. Pius X called her the greatest saint of modern times and Pope John Paul II named her co-patroness of France and the missions and declared her a Doctor of the Universal Ch...

This series tells the story of priests and brothers who have worked to improve others spiritual and material welfare for almost four centuries. This work has brought them into contact with the abject poor and the highest royalty and with the peoples and customs of widely disparate countries (in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, including China, North and South America, Africa, and Australia). For the first time, modern readers will have a thoroug...

Pope John Paul II referred to Mary as the Mother to all and Mother forever. The faithful know they can count on the heavenly Mothers concern: Mary will never abandon them. By taking her into our own home as a supreme gift from the heart of the crucified Christ, we are assured a uniquely effective presence in the task of showing the world in every circumstance the fruitfulness of love and the authentic meaning of life. May the meditations offer...

Celebrating the 800th Anniversary of the Franciscan Order. Many contemporary readers may be familiar with Franciss life but not his spiritual vision. In 15 Days of Prayer with Saint Francis, Thaddee Matura selects key texts and provides a commentary that introduces the Poverellos gospel-based message. This volume provides a spiritual itinerary: the grandeur and misery of the human condition, the love of neighbor, especially the poor and the ma...

The Trinity is the first of the mysteries of faith. Tragically, however, it is also the mystery that speaks least to many believers. This is the issue addressed in this volume. The address is on two fronts. First, the text proposes a recovery of the true form of the faith of the Apostles here understanding or theology is central. Secondly, the text proposes a way of living by that recovered sense of the Trinity, a method in fact of translating...

Well-known author Robert F. Morneau helps readers to focus on their relationships to others and thereby build up a better society. He offers a month worth of daily reflections on simplicity, gentleness, humility and friendship. Each week opens with a song or hymn, followed by passages for meditation from a variety of poets, novelists, philosophers and theologians. Each days entry concludes with a question and short prayer. In the words of Rais...

Contains three of Augustine's works that show him responding to a large variety of questions posed by different persons. This title includes works such as: "The Miscellany of Eighty-Three Questions", "The Miscellany of Questions in Response to Simplician", and, "Eight Questions of Dulcitius".

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lutheran pastor, theologian, opponent of Hitler and martyr, stands as one of the boldest examples of twentieth century Christian witness. By the time that the Gestapo hanged him in Flossenberg Concentration Camp for involvement in a plot to assassinate Hitler, Bonhoeffer had marked out not only a firm Christian defense of the rights of Gods Ancient People the Jews but had sketched out an undogmatic Christianity for "a worl...

Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) had her first vision of Christ at age 6 and dedicated her life to his service as a Dominican. She produced an extraordinary series of nearly 400 letters on spiritual education and the public affairs of the Church and served as an advisor to Pope Gregory XI and his successor, Urban VI. Catherine is also the author of the Dialogue and a Doctor of the Church. Saint Catherine issues an invitation and challenge: chang...

Invites readers, in a deeply personal way, to go deeper and deeper toward the Centre where the Word of God speaks, where the experience of God's healing love and real prayer take place. This title affirms that beyond the shallow 'values' of the everyday world lies true meaning which makes life fulfilling, ecstatic, and liberating.

Presents Mother Teresa's spiritual way, through an appealing collection of her own writings and a commentary by the editor. To all who knew her, personally or through the media, Mother Teresa of Calcutta embodied Jesus promise, Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me (Mt 25:40). The works of mercy were her daily bread. This woman, who her contemporaries recognized as a sa...

Those who turn to spiritual classics for guidance and inspiration often find their style daunting. The original texts still have much to offer but their diction and idiom chosen for another era and audience pose an obstacle to many contemporary readers. Teresa of Avila's Way of Perfection for Ev ryone is the first in a series that aims to make some of the greatest Christian teachers accessible to all.The Way of Perfection was written in the si...

The history of spirituality has never seen a way to God like this one. Till now all forms of spiritual growth have focused on the individuals discovery of the God who fascinates the human heart. But the spirituality that Chiara Lubich and her companions have discovered is a new w...

Why should we fast? Can fasting deepen our relationship with God? Can it make us more open to others? These are questions to which this book offers a response. Fasting shows how this ancient tradition remains a powerful tool in today, s world. Through careful historical research and analysis, Dag Tessore leads readers to discover the roots of fasting and abstinence in the Christian tradition and to meditate on the value of this time-tested dis...

Those who turn to spiritual classics for guidance and inspiration often find their style daunting. The original texts still have much to offer but their diction and idiom, chosen for another era and audience, pose an obstacle to many contemporary readers. The Cloud of Unknowing for Everyone is the latest in a series that aims to make some of the greatest Christian teachers accessible to all. The Cloud of Unknowing, written by an unknown fourte...

Saint Augustines ten homilies on the First Epistle of John are among his greatest and most influential works. John and Augustine both develop the same central theme love --and in these homilies Augustine uses Johns epistle as a point of departure for exploring the meaning and implications of love with his customary profundity, passion and analytic rigor. As with John, a context of dissension and conflict within the Christian community (the Don...

Everyone wants to be happy, and everyone can be. The key lies not outside ourselves, in what we have or dont have, but within. If we choose to be happy, we keep our attitudes positive and we think outside ourselves. We give our time away, we offer to be present to others in need, we like the person we see in the mirror, we respect and accept what each moment holds for us. These 99 sayings come from the author herself as well as from a diverse ...

Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) is considered one of the greatest spiritual masters of the modern age. Born, educated and ordained in Holland, he came to America as a professor of pastoral theology. Invited by Jean Vanier to join his mission to help the handicapped, Nouwen left academia behind to become pastor of LArche Daybreak, a home for the disabled in Toronto. There, among God's wounded, he found a home and his greatest happiness. A heart attack...

Features a pilgrim who shares his attempt to grasp the "Gospel of Luke", based on his own journeys through the lectionary as a writer, teacher and disciple. This work follows the pericopes of both the Roman Catholic lectionary and the common lectionary used by many Protestant churches.