The life and spiritual teachings of the Catholic Church's greatest classical theologian as seen through the eyes of a contemporary theologian. Robert Barron examines the life and work of Catholicism's premier scholar and discovers a saintly deep in love with Jesus Christ.
A modern Saint Francis, Sundar Singh (1889-1929) left the wealth of his home at sixteen to live as a sadhu, or wandering holy man. His beggar-like existence, his intense devotion, his mystical encounters with Jesus, and his simple yet profound parables became the stuff of legends. No one who met him - including the thousands who flocked to hear him during his visits to Europe, the Far East, and the United States - remained unaffected. Known in his lifetime as India's most famous convert to Chri...
Reflecting Josemaría Escrivá’s belief that God can be found in professional and everyday settings, The Way blends passages from sacred Scripture with anecdotes drawn from Escrivá’s life and work, snatches of conversation, and selections from his personal letters. The direct, conversational writing style and its deeply felt humanity are among the book’s main attractions and beautifully convey the belief that the human is not foreign to the divine and that the fully Christian spiritual attitude ca...
This beautiful collection of readings celebrates the thought of the women of the Church from the early Christian centuries to the present. The editor has carefully selected and made eminently readable excerpted passages from Church Mothers both famous and obscure, women religious of all ages, cultures, and centuries, whose wisdom has been heralded or heretofore neglected-among many: --Catherine of Sienna; Theresa of Avila; Julian of Norwich; Mechthild of Magdeburg; Dhouda; Aemiliana; Proba; Sync...
"The very best guide I know for teaching the art of spiritual direction for children."--M. Scott Peck
A map for the masculine journey.Becoming the man God designed you to be, the man you long to be, and even dream of being, does not happen overnight. You know that. The path to manhood is a journey of discovery and experience, trial and adventure. In The Way of the Wild Heart Manual, John Eldredge and Craig McConnell come alongside those men who long to have a guide to lead them through this rite of passage, this masculine initiation.Filled with personal stories, illustrations from popular movies...
