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The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century
Written by Joan Chittister

Spirituality, Religion & Theology | 192 pages |Paperback $16.99 Pub Date: August 2010

This new edition of a classic religious text combines the timeless wisdom of Benedict of Nursia’s Rule with the perceptive commentary of a renowned Benedictine mystic and scholar. In her new introduction to the Rule, the author boldly claims that Benedict’s sixth-century text is the only one of great traditions that directly touches the contemporary issues facing the human community —stewardship, conversion, communication, reflection, contemplation, humility, and equality. Read more...

 


The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister
Written by Joan Chittister

Spirituality, Self-Help | 240 pages | Cloth, $19.99 | Pub Date: May 2008

Not only accepting but also celebrating getting old, this inspirational and illuminating work looks at the many facets of the aging process, from purposes and challenges to struggles and surprises. Central throughout is a call to cherish the blessing of aging as a natural part of life that is active, productive, and deeply rewarding. Perhaps the most important dimension revealed lies in the awareness that there is a purpose to aging and intention built into every stage of life. Read more...

 



The Dream Manager
Written by Matthew Kelly

August 2007 | $19.99 | Hardcover

A business parable about how companies can achieve remarkable results by helping their employees fulfill their dreams

Managing people is difficult. With disengagement and turnover on the rise, many managers are scratching their heads wondering what to do. It’s not that we don’t dream of being great managers, it’s just that we haven’t found a practical and efficient way to do it. Until now . . . Read more...

 


Rediscovering Catholicism
Written by Matthew Kelly

September 2007 | $22.99 | Hardcover

At a time when many Catholics are disillusioned, questioning their faith, and filled with doubts about the relevance of Catholicism in the modern world, the voice of one young man cries out with a clarity and inspiration to the world’s largest faith community.

Beginning with our common yearning for happiness, Rediscovering Catholicism, takes us on an adventure of life-changing proportions by addressing some of the most important questions we face today both as individuals and as a Church. Read more...

 


Home Tonight
Written by Henri Nouwen

160 PAGES | Paperback | Pub. Date: 2009             
$15.99

Home Tonight follows the path of Henri Nouwen’s spiritual homecoming. More than three years prior to writing his great classic, The Return of the Prodigal Son, Nouwen suffered a personal breakdown followed by a time of healing solitude when he encountered Rembrandt’s famous painting. Within his solitude he reflected on and identified with the parable’s characters and experienced profound and inspiring life lessons. Read more...

 



The Return of the Prodigal Son
Written by Henri Nouwen                   

160 PAGES | Paperback | Pub. Date: 1994
$16.99

The beloved spiritual writer meditates on the parable of the prodigal son's return -- a powerful drama of fatherhood, filial duty, rivalry, and anger between brothers -- and its enduring lessons for Christianity. Read more...

 


The Future Church
Written by John L. Allen                  

480 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2009                  
$28.99
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One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed—and what the changes will mean for all of us.

What will Caththeolic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and the rest of the world go bankrupt from years of scandal? Read more...


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The Holy Longing
Written by Ron Rolheiser, OMI                  

272 PAGES | Pub. Date: 1999                  
$22.99
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Ronald Rolheiser makes sense of what is frequently a misunderstood word: spirituality. In posing the question "What is spirituality?" Father Rolheiser gets quickly to the heart of common difficulties with the subject, and shows through compelling anecdotes and personal examples how to channel that restlessness, that deep desire, into a healthy spirituality. Read more...

 

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The Restless Heart
Written by Ron Rolheiser, OMI                  

208 PAGES | Paperback | Pub. Date: 2006                  
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A thoughtful exploration of loneliness, in the tradition of Henri Nouwen's classic Reaching Out. Loneliness may be more pervasive now than at any other time in human history. Cell phones and "instant messaging" not withstanding, our longing for meaningful connections seems to increase in direct proportion to our accessibility.

In The Restless Heart, Ronald Rolheiser identifies different types of loneliness and discusses the dangers and opportunities they represent in our lives. Using contemporary parables from literature, film, and his own life, Read more...
 


Forgotten Among the Lilies
Written by Ron Rolheiser, OMI                  

336 PAGES | Paperback | Pub. Date: 2007                  
$14.99

The author of The Holy Longing explores the debilitating obsessions that often dominate our lives and offers down-to-earth guidance for learning to leave our fears, anxieties, and guilt, “…forgotten among the lilies.”“Rarely do we taste the food we eat or the coffee we drink. Instead we go through our days too preoccupied, too compulsive, and too dissatisfied to really be able to be present for and celebrate our own lives,” Ronald Rolheiser writes in the introduction to this powerful collection of essays. Read more...

 


The Shattered Lantern: Rediscovering A Felt Presence of God
Written by Ron Rolheiser, OMI                  

192 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2005                  
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Celebrated Catholic Press Award-winner, Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, OMI tells how to make faith real and tangible for the contemporary reader. The Shattered Lantern invites us to rediscover that while not all seems well, or just, faith truly can make sense of it all. Read more...

 


Against an Infinite Horizon
Written by Ron Rolheiser, OMI                  

240 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2002                  
$16.99
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Filled with personal anecdotes, healing wisdom, and fresh reflections on scripture, Against an Infinite Horizon, one of Fr. Ronald Rolheiser’s most beloved books, leads us to a deeper experience of the beauty and poetry of Christian spirituality. Read more...

 


Secularity and the Gospel: Being Missionaries to Our Children
Written by Ron Rolheiser, OMI                  

240 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2004                  
$19.99
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In the recent past, "missionary work" often meant bringing our familiar Gospel to faraway places and other peoples. In secular America today, however, even our own children know little about the Gospel. Read more...



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The Difference God Makes: A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture
Written by Francis Cardinal George, OMI                  

368 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2009                  
$26.99
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Penned by the leading intellectual in the American Catholic hierarchy, this debut brings together some of the most influential writings on the Catholic vision—not just the Church itself but of the relation and unity of all people. Weaving together intellectual insight and personal wisdom, this investigation offers a luminous Catholic vision of communion. Read more...

 

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A New Set of Eyes: Encountering the Hidden God-Second Edition
Written by Paula D'Arcy                 

144 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2009                  
$14.99
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A trusted voice shares her literary reflections on how we can find God's presence in everyday challenges and experiences. Catching fresh and original glimpses of God and sharing them through a series of highly intuitive meditations, this text encourages readers to see beyond ordinary reality and uncover the truth of God’s presence in life's fleeting moments. Read more...

 


When People Grieve: The Power of Love in the Midst of Pain
Written by Paula D'Arcy                 

144 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2005                  
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When People Grieve offers guidance for some of the hardest moments of our lives. Caring for those facing the death of a loved one can be a challenging labor of love. This helpful book offers guidance that every counselor or friend of the bereaved should have. An internationally renowned expert on grief counseling, D’Arcy draws on her own experience of the loss of her husband and daughter. Read more...

 


Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
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Written by Richard Rohr               

192 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2003                  
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This popular and best-selling book of the renowned Franciscan challenges us to move beyond the comfort of a settled life toward an understanding of ourselves that is rooted in our connection to God. Only when we rest in God can we find the certainty and the freedom to become all that we can be. Contemplation has its place at the heart of Christianity, a place that allows us to experience that, well, "everything belongs." Read more...

 


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Simplicity: The Freedom of Letting Go
Written by Richard Rohr               

192 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2004                  
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One of Fr. Rohr’s best-selling books, this revised and updated edition explores St. Francis’s ancient call to the simple life, where joy, not dry theology helps us build relationships and find peace in ourselves. Read more...

 


The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
Written by Richard Rohr               

192 PAGES | Pub. Date: 2009                  
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For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods for letting go of division and living in the present. Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this examination reveals how many of the hidden truths of Christianity have been misunderstood or lost and how to read them with the eyes of the mystics rather than interpreting them through rational thought. Read more...

 



15 Days of Prayer with St. Eugene De Mazenod
Written by Bernard Dullier, OMI

147 Pages | Paperback | Pub. Date: 2009                       
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“Eugene de Mazenod, the founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, is not very widely known, despite be canonized as saint in 1995. More unfortunate still is the fact that his rich spirituality, which takes Christ’s preferential option for the poor as its centerpiece, suffers that same anonymity…. In this book, Bernard Dullier selects for us the major transformative moments from the life of Eugene de Mazenod and key texts from his writings to invite us into a deeper vision of discipleship and service. Read more...

 

Show Me the Way
Written by Henri Nouwen 

194 PAGES | Paperback | Pub. Date: 1994             
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Nouwen invites readers to join him on a 40-day Lenten path as fellow pilgrims, from the solemn beginning of Ash Wednesday to the joyous climax of Easter. This inspirational "search for the way" speaks directly to the heart during this time of reflection and prayer. Read more...

 


 

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