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Christian Spirituality
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| The Rule of St. Benedict Anthony C. Meisel and M. L. Mastro, Trans. Brilliant and practical considerations for the monastic or spiritual life, written around 600 AD this is one of the kernels of Western civilization. Softcover/177pp #C1027 $6.95 |
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The Practice of
the Presence of God Critical Edition Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection; Salvatore Sciurba, O.C.D, Trans. A cherished classic work by the 17th century kitchen worker monk. A simple formula for living in constant remembrance of, and with attentiveness to, the presence of God. Softcover/194pp #C1777 $9.95 |
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The Way of
a Pilgrim & The Pilgrim Continues His Way Anonymous; R. M. French, Trans. The often wry pilgrimage tales of an anonymous monk who prayed the Jesus Prayer without ceasing across the length and breadth of Old Russia. A Christian classic. Softcover/211pp #C1051 $9.95 |
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Philokalia
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A compilation of the writings by great saints and spiritual
masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition from the 4th to the 15th
centuries. Prominently referred to in The Way of a Pilgrim, it is considered
a recipe book for the realization of God. 4 Volumes.
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The Philokalia, Vol. 1 |
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The Philokalia,
Vol. 2 Maximus the Confessor and other writings of the 7th century. Softcover/414pp #C1081 $19.95 |
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Vol. 3 Peter of Damascus and other works from the 11th and 12th centuries. Softcover/379pp #C1082 $16.95 |
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| The Pilokalia,
Vol. 4 St. Gregory of Sinai on the practice of the Jesus Prayer and others. Softcover/458pp #C1083 $17.95 |
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| St. Teresa of Avila | |
| The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume I Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez, Trans. St. Teresa was one of the outstanding luminaries of Christian mysticism. This book contains her first major work, the autobiographical The Book of Her Life, and two shorter pieces, Spiritual Testimonies and Soliloquies. This translation is both contemporary and clear. Softcover/517pp #C1000 $10.95 |
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| The Collected
Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume II Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez, Trans. This volume contains two of St. Teresa's most popular works, The Interior Castle, and The Way of Perfection, as well as a smaller piece, Meditations on the Song of Songs, giving instructions on prayer and contemplation. With vivid descriptions of her relationship with God, she invites the reader to that selfsame relationship. Softcover/554pp #C1001 $11.95 |
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| The Collected
Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume III Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez, Trans. This book contains The Book of Her Foundations, St. Teresa's story of the establishment of her monasteries against the resistance of large segments of the church hierarchy. Included are writings on prayer, love, virtuous living and dying, as well as a map of Teresa's journeys. Softcover/483pp #C1002 $11.95 |
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| The Making
of a Mystic Seasons in the Life of Teresa
of Avila Francis L. Gross, Jr. with Toni Perior Gross A superior psychohistory. Teresa of Avila sees advancement in prayer as going continually deeper and deeper within herself, using the image of the dwelling places, each within each other. The ultimate dwelling place is at one time the deepest within ones self and the closest to God. Softcover/285pp #C1015 $19.95 |
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Teresa: A
Woman A Biography of St. Teresa of Avila Victoria Lincoln For many years this has been a standard biography of the first woman to become a Doctor of the Church. Softcover/444pp #C1038 $21.95 |
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| Living Flame of
Love St. John of the Cross Among the most sublime Western mystics, St. John lived in Spain in the 1500s. This treatise on the mystical poem Stanzas of the Soul is considered the saints most spiritually mature work. Softcover/216pp #C1172 $9.95 |
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| The Prayers
of St. John of the Cross Alphonse Ruiz, Ed. Invaluable instruction on how to pray in a continual and heartfelt way. Softcover/128pp #C1170 $8.95 |
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| St. Therese of Lisieux | |
| Story of
a Soul The Autobiography of St. Therese
of Lisieux John Clarke, Trans. St. Therese came from an ordinary French family, entered a convent as a teenager, died in her twenties and from this seemingly uneventful life came what some consider the most transformative influence on the Church of the 19th century. In this compelling account of her life, St. Therese teaches how to live in the way of trust and absolute surrender. Softcover/299pp #C1003 $11.95 To See Excerpt |
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| Therese of
Lisieux A Discovery of Love Edited and Introduced by Terence Carey, O.C.D. Another good introduction to the life and work of St. Therese. Softcover/139pp #C1007 $9.95 |
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| Letters of
St. Therese of Lisieux, Volume I (1877-1890) John Clarke, O.C.D., Trans. Letters from the early life of this much beloved Catholic saint. Remember, my darling, that the desperate hours are Gods hours. Softcover/687pp #C1005 $16.95 |
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| Letters of
St. Therese of Lisieux, Volume II (1890-1897) John Clarke, O.C.D., Trans. These letters show the spiritual growth of Therese, revealing the heart of one of the great Christian mystics. Softcover/1,365pp #C1006 $16.95 |
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| Prayers & Meditations
of Therese of Lisieux Cindy Cavnar, Ed. A good introduction to Therese's spirituality of humility and sacrifice. Surprisingly practical! Softcover/188pp #C1009 $9.99 |
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St. Francis
of Assisi A Biography Omer Englebert The saint virtually everyone knows of, but whom few know. If one were to read only one book on this saint, I would recommend this one. Judith Tydings Softcover/282pp #C1029 $7.99 |
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of Saint Francis of Assisi With Franciscan
Meditations E. E. Reynolds Meditations compiled by Brother Reginald, S.S.F. He was charming in his manners, of gentle disposition, easy in his talk; most apt in exhortation... Thomas of Celano Softcover/282pp #C1030 $6.95 |
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| Tales of
St. FrancisAncient Stories for Contemporary
Living Murray Bodo, O.F.M. Beautifully told stories that will touch and inspire you. Softcover/187pp #C1031 $8.95 |
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The Prayers of St. Francis Ignatius Brady A lovely collection. Excellent prayers from the well-known saint. Softcover/108pp #C1032 $7.95 |
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| St. Catherine of Siena | |
| Catherine
of Siena A Biography Anne B. Baldwin Maid, nurse, teacher, revolutionary, ambassador, and visionary, this 14th century Italian saints life reads like a novel. Softcover/192pp #C1036 $8.95 |
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of Siena Passion for the Truth, Compassion
for Humanity Mary O' Driscoll, O.P. St. Catherine was a prodigious letter-writer. A great selection of her letters, prayers, spiritual prose and verse were compiled in this powerful collection. Can serve as a primer to anyone interested in prayer and the spiritual life. Softcover/144pp #C1037 $8.95 |
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| Quaker | |
| Journal of George
Fox George Fox Written in the 1600s by the founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers), the work relates the story of Fox's childhood, youth and his quest for spiritual realization as a homeless wanderer in England, finding the Light on Pendle Hill, and the period of trial and persecutions during the founding of the Quaker faith. A heroic tale by a simple and humble man, whose work blesses the Earth to this day. Of great spiritual depth, it is a favorite of one of the founders of Blue Dove Press. Softcover #C1056 $17.00 |
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Quaker Spirituality Selected Writings Oh, the rage and scorn, the heat and fury that arose! Oh, the blows, punchings, beatings, and imprisonments that we underwent for not putting off our hats to men! George Fox There are, of course, too many Quakers who have
neither simplicity nor spaciousness, but where the former quality is
attained the latter is apt to be present. Rufus M. Jones Softcover/334pp |
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| Elizabeth of the Trinity | |
| Elizabeth
of the Trinity General Introduction, Major
Spiritual Writings, Vol. 1 Sister Aletheia Kane, O.C.D., Trans. Letters from a woman who wrote I have found God. Elizabeth Catez was a renowned Catholic mystic who died at the age of twenty-six, just five years after taking vows as a Carmelite nun. She writes of the divine indwelling silence and solitude, living by love, and becoming a praise of glory by sharing in the dying and rising of Jesus Christ. I have found my heaven on earth, since heaven is God, and God is in my soul. Softcover/191pp #C1013 $10.95 |
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of the Trinity Letters from Carmel, Vol.
2 Anne Englund Nash, Trans. This is the second volume of the collected works. I said to myself: In all that, surely she will speak to me a little about her soul, for you know I love it so much when you allow me to enter your Heaven that the Holy Spirit creates within you. Softcover/381pp #C1014 $12.95 |
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| Padre Pio | |
| Padre Pio
The True Story (Revised and Expanded) C. Bernard Ruffin A 20th century Christian saint who manifested the amazing powers usually attributed to Himalayan yogis. A full-fledged biography of the second St. Francis. Softcover/415pp #C1169 $13.95 |
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A Padre Pio Profile John A. Schug, O.F.M., Cap. Reminiscences of the famed Capuchin Franciscan priest and stigmatist. Id say that Padre Pio's holiness consisted precisely in his humility. Padre Aurelio, Capuchin Softcover/161pp #C1168 $9.95 |
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The Story of Father Solanus, O.F.M., Cap. Catherine M. Odell Like Padre Pio, many miracles and yogic powers were attributed to Father Solanus. This fascinating story is about an American saint who grew up on a farm in the Midwest and who lived in Detroit during this century. Softcover/228pp #C1049 $9.95 |
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| Father Bede Griffiths | |
| Return to the Center Bede Griffiths Bede Griffiths is an English Catholic priest who lived in India for 25 years where he established a simple ashram. He is well known to Catholic monastics of the interior traditions. An inspired look at the spiritual life by one who deeply studied the Buddhist and Hindu paths. Softcover/154pp #C1060 $11.95 NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME |
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| A New Vision
of Reality Western Science, Eastern Mysticism
and Christian Faith Bede Griffiths Father Bede Griffiths invites us to look afresh at Christianity in the context of modern physics on the one hand and Eastern mysticism on the other. Softcover/304pp #C1061 $14.95 |
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| The Cosmic
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Hindu Way to God Bede Griffiths A popular introduction to the Vedic tradition by a Catholic mystic. Softcover/136pp #C1062 $10.95 |
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| The Space
in the Heart of the Lotus A Benedictine
in India Bede Griffiths Ordained in 1940 as a Benedictine monk, Bede Griffiths arrived in India in 1955. When the French Catholic priest Abhishiktananda (see next item description) left for a solitary life in the Himalayas, he invited Bede Griffiths to take over the Ashram he started, Shantivanam. Through the decades, Father Bede lived a life of prayer and meditation, blending the contemplative practices of both Christianity and Hinduism. VHS/83 min. #V111 $29.95 |
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Abhishiktananda
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| Thomas Merton | |
| What is Contemplation Thomas Merton The only way to find out anything about the joys of contemplation is by experience....We must taste and see that the Lord is Sweet....[When you begin a life of contemplation] you have left the beaten path and are traveling by paths that cannot be charted and measured. From the book Softcover/79pp #C1070 $9.95 |
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The Way of Chuang
Tzu Thomas Merton Working from existing translations, Father Merton composed a series of personal versions from his favorite among the classic sayings of Chuang Tzu, the ancient Chinese mystic. Softcover/159pp #C1071 $8.95 |
| Thomas Merton, Monk: A Monastic Tribute New Enlarged Edition Brother Patrick Hart, Ed. The great thing is prayer. Prayer itself. If you want a life of prayer, the way to get it is by praying. Touches upon all aspects of Mertons monastic life. Softcover/206pp #C1044 $10.95 |
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Thoughts in Solitude
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the Cloud of Unknowing William Johnston, S.J.; Foreword by Thomas Merton We can be grateful to William Johnston for presenting the first extended and coherent theological treatment of all the works by the author of The Cloud, seen in the light of a conscious comparison with Oriental ways of contemplation...this book is a most welcome and valuable contribution to mystical theology. Thomas Merton Softcover/285pp #C1179 $12.00 |
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Self-Portrait in Letters (1916-1942), Collected
Works, Vol. 5 Josephine Koepp, O.C.D., Trans. Edith Stein comes alive through these warm, attentive letters. Joining a deeply sensitive heart with a keen intelligence, she showed herself to be a wise mentor and a caring friend to anyone who approached her. Edith Steins correspondence is of particular interest because it documents her spiritual evolution as she joins the Carmelite sisters and becomes Blessed Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Her contemplative example can aid each of us in our own spiritual life. This is the fifth volume of her collected works. Softcover/357pp #C1011 $12.95 |
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Life in a Jewish Family (1891-1916), Collected
Works, Vol. 1 Josephine Koepp, O.C.D., Trans. This initial volume offers, for the first time in English, Edith Steins unabridged autobiography including her childhood and young adulthood. The text ends abruptly because the Gestapo arrested her and then deported her to Auschwitz in 1942. (Her later life as a profound contemplative is not covered here.) Softcover/548pp #C1012 $13.95 |
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| Mother Teresa | |
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Joy The Transforming Power of Self-Giving Mother Teresa An authentic little book. Riches, both material and spiritual, can choke you if you do not use them fairly. Let us remain as empty as possible so that God can fill us up. For not even God can put anything in a heart that is already full. God does not impose himself on us. Softcover/149pp #C1182 $6.99 |
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Loving Jesus Mother Teresa We are here to be witnesses of love and to celebrate life, because life has been created in the image of God. Softcover/165pp #C1183 $6.99 |
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Jesus the
Word to be Spoken Prayer and Meditations
for Every Day of the Year Mother Teresa A pocket guide to daily prayer and meditation. Softcover/157pp #C1181 $6.99 |
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Words to
Love By... Mother Teresa Prayers, verses, meditations and narratives. Softcover/88pp #C1188 $7.95 |
| The Best Gift is
Love Mother Teresa The title says it all. Softcover/121pp #C1190 $8.99 |
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| Mother Teresa
A Woman in Love Edward Le Joly, S. J. The author has known and worked with Mother Teresa from the beginning and shares with us his understanding of Mother and her work. Softcover/pp190 #C1180 $7.95 |
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| Desert Mystics of the Early Church | |
| The Lives
of the Desert Fathers The Historia Monachorum
in Aegypto Norman Russell, Trans.; Introduction by Benedicta Ward, S.L.G. Fascinating account of desert monastics of 4th century Egypt. Softcover/181pp #C1024 $10.95 |
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Besa, Trans. Armand Veilleux, Intro. A venerated saint of the Coptic tradition, this desert father lived around 400 AD. A translation of an ancient work by Besa, one of his disciples, this somewhat scholarly text is of great historical interest. Softcover/122pp #C1025 $12.95 |
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the Desert A Study of Repentance in Early
Monastic Sources Benedicta Ward, S.L.G. An interesting look at some very early Christian women monastics and saints. Softcover/113pp #C1026 $12.95 |
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The Lives of the Simeon Stylites |
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| Julian of
Norwich Showings Edmund Colledge, O.S.A., & James Walsh, S.J., Trans.; Preface by Jean Le Clercq, O.S.B. The premiere volume of The Classics of Western Spirituality series. Our Lord showed two kinds of mystery. One is this great mystery, with all the individual mysteries pertaining to it, and these he wishes us to know as hidden until the time that he wishes to reveal them to us plainly. Softcover/369pp #C1052 $17.95 |
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| The Revelation of Divine Love in Sixteen
Showings Dame Julian of Norwich; M. L. del Mastro, Trans. A nice introduction to the English anchoress and mystic. Softcover/214pp #C1175 $10.95 |
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| The Life of Beatrice
of Nazareth Roger DeGanck, Trans., Annotation The life of St. Beatrice and the 13th century nuns from the Low Countries. Their greatest and most burning desire was to love God by experiencing Him and to come to an experiential knowledge of Him. Text in Latin and English. Softcover/366pp #C1040 $14.95 |
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| Hildegard
of Bingen Mystic, Healer, Companion of
Angels Ingeborg Ulrich Sample chapters: Ashes of the Vines; Hide Me in the Shadow of Your Wings; Wolves Cannot Swallow the Sun. Written in the third person but with considerable psychological insight. Translated from German. Softcover/255pp #C1034 $14.95 NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME |
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Henry Suso The Exemplar, with Two German Sermons |
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Mystic of the Wilderness Margaret R. Bunson; Foreword by Msgr. Paul A. Lenz Kateria Tekakwitha (1658-1680) was known as the Lilly of the Mohawks. This inspiring life of the Native American mystic, provides a fascinating glimpse into both the missionary impact on Mohawk culture and the universal nature of mysticism. Softcover/127pp #C1047 $6.95 |
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| Francis de
Sales Finding God Wherever You Are Selected
Spiritual Writings Joseph F. Power, O.S.F.S. Ed., Intro. ...I dont want a devotion that is bizarre, confused, neurotic, strained, and sad, but rather, a gentle, attractive, peaceful piety... From the book Softcover/158pp #C1041 $8.95 |
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| The Confessions
of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick D. R. Howlett, Trans. A work of great spiritual depth, written fifteenth centuries ago by the man who brought Christianity to Ireland. Softcover #C1055 $9.95 |
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| Henry Alline
Selected Writings George A. Rawlyk, Ed. The life and work of the charismatic 18th century preacher, hymn-writer, and pietist who became known as The Awakener of Nova Scotia. Hardcover/343pp #C1145 $19.95 |
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The Herald
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| Saint Sharbel Mary Clare Vincent, O.S.B. This 19th century Lebanese saint teaches how to prepare for and accept death in a peaceful way. Softcover/67pp #C1042 $9.95 |
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| Saint Hugh
of Lincoln David Hugh Farmer Ideal for history buffs: a Carthusian monk from the Alps who became the bishop of an English diocese, was the confidante of kings, and who saved the lives of Jews during race riots. A remarkable window into the 1100s. Softcover/118pp #C1048 $9.95 |
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| Saint John
Fisher E. E.Reynolds The definitive biography of the only English bishop to oppose Henry VIII's establishment of the Church of England. Softcover/329pp #C1043 $12.95 |
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| Marie of
the Incarnation Selected Writings Irene Mahoney, O.S.U.,Ed. As a 17th century French missionary to Quebec, this Ursuline Sister brought the gospel to both the native inhabitants and the French colonists. Her devotion to humanity as expressed in her mystical revelation shines through. Hardcover/286pp #C1147 $29.95 |
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| God Within
The Mystical Tradition of Northern Europe Oliver Davies A very fine historical survey and analysis of 14th century Wesenmystik, the most universal form of European mysticism. ...a sustained examination of the strengths and weaknesses of ...the mystic of being. Rowan Williams, from the foreword. Places Meister Eckart and his contemporaries in historical context. Softcover/224pp #C1022 $9.95 |
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| Journey into the Light Spirituality as We Mature Ann Finch, Ed. Poems and trenchant musings from those who have gone the distance. Softcover/144pp #C1176 $8.95 |
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| They Bore
the Wounds of Christ The Mystery of the
Sacred Stigmata Michael Freze, S.F.O. The remarkable stories of twenty-five stigmatists. A true study in the power of faith. Softcover/350pp #C1204 $14.95 To See Excerpt |
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| Those Who
Saw Her Apparitions of Mary Catherine M. Odell John Joseph Cardinal Carberry, Intro. A brief historical survey. This wonderful book serves as an excellent introduction to the phenomena of apparitions. Reflections Softcover/180pp #C1185 $11.95 To See Excerpt |
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| Prayers of
the Women Mystics Ronda De Sola Chervin Includes several of the lesser-known female mystics such as St. Rosa of Lima and Raissa Maritain. Softcover/255pp #C1186 $8.99 |
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| Quotable
Saints Ronda De Sola Chervin, Compiler Marvelous and profound. We may always rejoice, if we will only keep our head a little raised above human things. St. John Chrysostom Softcover/227pp #C1028 $10.99 |
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Saints of
the Roman Calendar Including Feasts Proper
to the English-speaking World Enzo Lodi; Jordan Aumann, O.P., Trans. & Adapt. Feast days, historic-liturgical notes, plus brief essays on the message and relevance of each calendrical saint. Tis the Wests sacred time. Softcover/419pp #C1016 $9.95 |
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A New Dictionary
of Saints Donald Attwater, Comp.; John Cumming, Ed. Straightforward biographical sketches. Softcover/332pp #C1017 $14.95 |
| Wisdom of
the Celtic Saints Edward Sellner ...the word the early Celtic Christians used to describe their own tradition of spiritual mentors was anamchara, Gaelic for friend of the soul or simply soul friend. From the book Softcover/207pp #C1018 $12.95 To See Excerpt |
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| The Spirituality
of the Christian East A Systematic Handbook Tom Pidlk, S.J. Centuries before the Reformation, the great schism in Christianity was that between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox, Rome and Istanbul, Latin and Greek. Softcover/473pp #C1023 $19.95 |
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An Eagles Flight (Currently, the author is the abbot of a monastery in a desert community in Eastern San Diego county. Though all the monks and nuns are Western, they are from the tradition of Saint Thomas, a Christian community that has existed in India for almost two thousand years, and now connected with the Eastern Orthodox Church. We are always delighted when they come and visit us at Blue Dove.) |
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