In this powerul two-tape audiocassette program, Christians are told they must learn to breathe underwater to survive the tidal wave of compulsive behavior and addiction.

Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps

Politics & Social Sciences

Rohr, Richard

Philosophy

Saint Anthony Messenger Press

People of the Book: The Story Behind the Old Testament

Gilles, Anthony E.

Your directors for this retreat, Following Our Pilgrim Hearts, are Francis and Clare of Assisi, contemporaries who were determined to follow the Christ who spoke to them from the cross of San Damiano and to rebuild the Church by living the gospel of Jesus. You will walk in the footsteps of Francis and Clare through Assisi and the Umbrian countryside, focusing on pilgrimage and retreat, the going forth and the going within of the soul's journey.

A Retreat with Francis & Clare of Assisi: Following Our Pilgrim Hearts

Murray Bodo

Susan Saint Sing

Religion & Spirituality

Your director for this retreat, Loving Our Way Into Holiness, is Therese of Lisieux, who has been called the greatest saint of modern times. She discovered--rediscovered--a way open to anyone who wants sanctity. The way is simple: the path of complete trust, a child's trust in a loving Parent. She called her path the "little way" and anchored it in the word of God. Simple but not easy, the "little way" challenges our notions of sanctity as personal achievement, as strength of character, as undeviating fulfillment of laws and rules. It roots us in the sanctity of reality--the here and now, in ordinary life, lived under the providence of God.

Therese of Lisieux : Loving Our Way into Holiness

Obbard, Elizabeth Ruth

Book by Vincenzina Krymow, M. Jean Frisk

Mary's Flowers: Gardens, Legends & Meditations (Living Legends of Our Lady)

Vincenzina Krymow

M. Jean Frisk

Worship & Devotion

I found the story of Francis life to be extremely interesting. He inflamed my imagination. Writing about him, in truth, was a way for me to get to know him better. I didn't realize it, but it was also a way for me to get to know God better.... Francis became my guide, showing me the way. (from a Pilgrimage Diary) The Sun and Moon Over Assisi reveals how the lives of the two medieval saints from Assisi--Francis and Clare--helped to transform the life of a thoroughly modern cynic from Los Angeles, California. The major events of the lives of the two saints are unfolded here in a series of vivid and engaging stories. Alongside the history of Francis and Clare, another story unfolds: the story of the spiritual transformation of the author, Hollywood filmmaker and television producer Gerard Straub, illustrating how Francis and Clare still speak to the present-day, secularized person. The author takes the reader with him, in a series of pilgrimage diaries and reflections, to the beautiful Italian sites important to the two saints. With Straub, we traverse the charming Umbrian hill towns, including Assisi, tour its churches and examine the art of Giotto found there. The Sun and Moon Over Assisi tells of an interior pilgrimage that will inspire the modern reader.

The Sun and Moon over Assisi: A Personal Encounter With Francis and Clare

Gerard Thomas Straub

Come and See : A Lectionary Based Christian Initiation Process Using Catholic Updates

With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life

One of the most popular of contemporary spiritual writers offers a profound and beautiful reflection on the meaning of the Eucharist for ourselves and our communities. The word "eucharist, " Nouwen tells us, originally comes from the Greek for "thanksgiving." And while the ancient source provides one dimension of the Christian experience, Nouwen finds that the wisdom of prior insights no longer suffices in a world changing as rapidly as ours. What we need is to realize the intimate connection between celebrating the Eucharist, and living a "eucharistic life." With Burning Hearts seeks a fuller understanding of Eucharist through the story of the disciples on their way to Emmaus from Jerusalem after the crucifixion (Luke 24: 13-35). They did not know they travelled with the risen Christ until they recognized him suddenly in the breaking of the bread. Marveling, they asked one another, "Did our hearts not burn within us while he was talking to us. . .?" Their story models the order of the eucharistic celebration: the coming together in our brokenness before God, the hearing of the Word, the profession of faith, the offering of the meal, and the going forth as Jesus bid them, to renew the face of the Earth. Henri Nouwen shows us how the eucharistic event is intensely human, revealing the deepest of human experience; sadness and loss, attentiveness and invitation, intimacy and engagement. Just as the disciples on the road to Emmaus passed through all these stages so our participation in the Eucharist mirrors each one. Along this five-step journey, the disciples travel, grow, and learn. Their hearts at first are laden with failure and loss, then come to burn with recognition, and finally toburst open with gratitude and new life. This is the "eucharistic" moment: the goal of thanksgiving, of giving thanks to the One who has made us whole. From mourning to discernment, from invitation to intimacy, and finally from community to the charge to go forth and witness: With B

Self-Help

Nouwen, Henri J.M.

Stress Management

Forgotten Among the Lilies: Learning to Love Beyond Our Fears

"I abandoned and forgot myself…leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies."—St. John of the Cross, The Dark Night of the Soul "This book is for those who struggle to make this life, such as it is, enough. It is for those who ache to be outside themselves, with their headaches and heartaches forgotten among the lilies. It is dedicated to those who struggle with restlessness, guilt and obsessions, who struggle to taste their own coffee and who struggle to feel the consolation of God," Ronald Rolheiser writes in the preface to this inspiring collection of reflections. Forgotten Among the Lilies shows us the way to contentment and joy in our lives: trusting in God's grace and loving care. 7 compact discs/8.5 hours (approx.)

RONALD ROLHEISER

Daily Reflections for Lent 2010

Daniel J. Harrington

History

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