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Sr. Mary Clare Vincent became a Catholic under the influence of Fr. Leonard Feeney and stood by him during his period of excommunication from the Catholic Church. This is her story and the story of Saint Benedict Center, the Catholic student center at Harvard University.
A simple primer on prayer that gently focuses on the need of prayer in everyone's life and offers some simple suggestions on getting to God
Mother Mary Clare weaves the incidents of Sharbel's life with the age-old wisdom of the great mystics and saints, bringing his life and spirit into meaningful focus for today's Christian and illuminating the church's tradition of asceticism, prayer and sanctity.
This little book is about beginnings and sequels. It's the story of the birth, thirteen years ago, of two monasteries, fraternal twins, and their history to date. It is the story of St. Scholastica Priory and St. Mary's Monastery, written by a friend who shares the hopes and joys of all involved in the building up of the Benedictine community, at Petersham, Massachusetts.
Saint John of the Cross is the Christopher Columbus of the mystical world for he discovered regions in it which had hitherto remained unknown. He struck out on paths in those regions hitherto untrodden by anyone else and so he may be called a true discoverer and a true explorer, but adiscoverer and explorer in a region of being with which few on earth will ever become deeply familiar. Most people will even be afraid of this world and do all they can to avoid entering into its sublime depths.In the writings of St. John of the Cross, there is described the most sublime and intimate union man will in the life ever be able to have with God, and though there have been many in the past, especially...
'La oraci—n es una relaci—n de amor con Dios' He aqu' un amplio y profundo an‡lisis de la pr‡ctica de la oraci—n. Richard Foster explora sus muchas facetas, desde los aspectos m‡s comunes hasta los m‡s extraordinarios, y describe la oraci—n como una jornada de transformaciones interiores, como senda que nos conduce a Dios y al ministerio. Al hacerlo, echa mano a las riquezas de los grandes clasicos de la oraci—n a travŽs de la historia y de su propia experiencia fuertemente arraigada en la Biblia. Nadie leer‡ LA ORACIîN sin experimentar un cambio en su vida. Todos encontraremos aliento en sus p‡ginas. El minsterio de la oraci—n se convertir‡ en una fuente de poder. La posibilidad de una profunda experiencia con la oraci—n quedar‡ a nuestro alcance.
Drawing on the wisdom of teacher from the world's great religious traditions, including Robert Thurman, Sharon Salzberg, Ram Dass, Mother Mary Clare Vincent, Joan Halifax, and Rabbi Jonathan Omer-Man, Gifts of the Spirit deepens our appreciation of such everyday routines as waking up, eating, and working, as well as the abundant rewards of enjoying music, gardening, walking, and being with others. Vivid descriptions of rituals from around the world help us find new spiritual meaning in life's key passages. Discover everyday spiritual riches through: Zen arts of cooking and eating Jewwish and Native American coming-of-age rituals Bedouin rules of hospitality and friendship Mindful approached to pregnancy and birth Ancient Christian practices that nurture the dying Shaker philosophies of daily work and craft The Buddhist way to a peaceful night's sleep
Provides guidance for the spiritual care of all patients with varying ailments.