Fr. Thomas Dubay, a renowned teacher and writer on prayer and the spiritual life, presents a simple, profound and practical book on the most important of all human activities, communion with God.
Prayer Primer is written for intelligent adults (and teenagers) who want God and a serious prayer life, but it does not presuppose that they need or have a theological background. It does take up many questions rarely answered adequately in the classroom or from the pulpit, often not mentioned at all: Why pray? (be ready for some surprises) ? Why vocal prayer is important and yet should be limited ? What contemplation is and is not ? Praying with Scripture ? Family prayer - even how to introduce children to group meditation ? Prayer in a busy life ? Pitfalls and problems - together with solutions ? Buddhism? New Age? Centering prayer? ? What should you do when dry and empty and not at all inclined to pray? How do you even get started? ? Where and how to begin? ? Assessing progress ? Growing in depth. All of these subjects, and more, are clearly and concisely explained for citizens of this 21st century. Quantity
The human need for friendship is raised to the supernatural level in Robert Hugh Benson's timeless illustration of the greatest friendship anyone could ever possess. In The Friendship of Christ, first published in 1912, the Catholic convert son of an Archbishop of Canterbury shows how anyone can achieve a deeper relationship with God the Son. The book shows how Christ works in the soul of those who seek him, in his public life, and in the historical examples given in the Gospels. "There is one supreme friendship to which all human friendship points," writes Benson, "one ideal friend in whom we find, perfect and complete, that for which we look in the faces of our human lovers. Scepter publishers, Paperback, 156 pages. Quantity
Robinson has retained Scupoli’s appeal to the Catholic reader through a conversational style, short chapters, familiar examples from everyday life, and the pastoral bent which has marked his own outstanding career. Covering the basic difficulties of daily prayer and of obstacles to living the virtues, Scupoli and Robinson test the mettle of real Catholics by calling us to live an interior life for and with God. Softcover, 305 pages, Ignatius Press Spring 2003 Quantity
Rev. Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. shows how God's Providence works in the Gospel, and he explains how Providence relates to prayer, to the duty of the present moment, to faithfulness in little things, to charity toward our neighbor, to the grace of a happy death, etc. TAN Books & Publishers. Quantity
Our times cry out for saints! But how can we grow holy? In these pages, the wise Jesuit priest Raoul Plus teaches us two ways to do so.
First, he explains how we must come to see ourselves as nothing, so we can practice a life of generosity — a life in which all we have and all we do is for God . . . without reservation.
Then he shows how, through recollection and complete devotion to prayer, we can achieve intimate union with God, even in the midst of troubles and distractions.
Does it take strong souls to attain such holy ends?
Certainly. But if you were not strong — and called by God already — you never would have begun reading these lines about a book that promises to teach you how to make “progress in divine union.” Clearly, union with God is something you desire. For souls like you these pages were written. 144 pages paperback Sophia Institute Press, Fall 2004.
Holiness can change your life.
This intensely readable, profoundly reflective book is for individuals, parish groups, clergy—anyone who is drawn to seek and understand holiness. First published in 1981, incorporating the spirituality of many religions and cultures, Donald Nicholl’s modern classic is now available in this stunningly beautiful new edition.
“Donald Nicholl’s Holiness is for everyone: those inside our churches, and those outside, beginners and proficients alike. This profound work of disarming simplicity introduces us to what’s deep inside the wells of our ancient spiritual traditions, and to what’s deep inside our own hearts. Certain spiritual secrets are worth knowing. Holiness will surprise you with some you thought you knew—but didn’t.” — RONALD ROLHEISER, FROM THE FOREWORD Paperback, 272 pages, Pauline Books & Media Spring 2005.
"Experiencing visible results from the earth is immensely gratifying in the fragmentation of today's world…. This retreat, Your Spiritual Garden: Tending to the Presence of God, is designed to allow you, the retreatant, to discover the life-giving work that can go into daily living for six months or six years when you grow into a deeper relationship with the Master Gardener, God."—from the Introduction
The Old and New Testaments are rich with garden imagery—it is present in creation, the passion, the resurrection and many parts in between. In our daily lives gardens offer us beauty and respite in the hectic and chaotic world around us. Pegge Bernecker's Your Spiritual Garden: Tending to the Presence of God is a six-week retreat designed to release the inner gardener in all of us. Using Scripture, prayers, meditation, physical and communal activity, as well as participation in the Eucharist, Bernecker teaches us to tend our spiritual garden and ultimately cultivate our relationship with our "Master Gardener." Spring 2006 Quantity
If you could ask Fr. Groeschel one question, what would it be?
*Should we have an established routine of daily prayer? *How can we judge whether we are growing in the spiritual life? *Are there danger signs to indicate we are moving in the wrong direction? *What is the dark night of the soul? *Can we be spiritual without being religious, without going to church? *How has psychology influenced the modern view of the spiritual life?
Discover the path God has intended for you with the guidance and support of Fr. Groeschel himself. Our Sunday Visitor 2007, 128 pages, Paperback.
