Charity Alive
Charity Alive

Author: Mary Olga McKenna

Publisher: University Press of America

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9780761809869

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Charity Alive: Sisters of Charity, Halifax, 1950-1980 is the sequel to Sister Maura Power's chronicle of the first one hundred years of the congregation's history (Ryerson, 1956). Based on congregational records and interviews with members of the order, the book traces, describes, and assesses the events which moved the Sisters from the traditional patterns of religious life over the first century into the 1980's. It shows the Sisters' response to the documents of Vatican II and the economic, cultural, and religious challenges during three decades of adaptation, renovation, and renewal. Charity Alive also presents the transformation effected within the congregation which liberated the Sisters and empowered them to reach beyond their traditional ministries of education, health and social services to embrace new forms of ministry such as serving the less visible needs of the economically poor on the fringes of society.

Wisdom from the Christian Mystics: How to Pray the Christian Way
Wisdom from the Christian Mystics: How to Pray the Christian Way

Author: David Torkington

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2018-01-26

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1785357751

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When Quietism was condemned in 1687 it resulted in an antipathy, if not an open hostility to authentic mystical theology. This situation has lasted down to the present day and has been aggravated by many forms of counterfeit mysticism that are self-centred, not God-centred. The consequences have been disastrous. To restore the balance lost to Christian spirituality, the author returns to the profound mystical teaching that Jesus himself lived and handed on to the early Church through his disciples. His research has resulted in a book that details a practical daily spirituality for all, that mirrors that which was lived by our earliest Christian forebears. It emphasises the original balance between personal and communal prayer in such a way that our whole lives become the place where we continually offer our lives through Christ to the Father.

Christ Is Alive!
Christ Is Alive!

Author: Michel Quoist

Publisher: Galilee Trade

Published: 1972-01-04

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0385094841

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Michel Quoist's method, he says, is to live and to observe how others live, and then to reflect on what is seen and learned. "I wish to write nothing but what has been lived." Today's Christian cannot live as the Christian lived yesterday. He must find a new form of life. His spirituality cannot be that which was formed for monks, but must come out of his living in the world, where he encounters God in his everyday life. Father Quoist makes frequent reference to the laity as important in the development of this new life.

Saints Alive!: The Gospel Witnessed
Saints Alive!: The Gospel Witnessed

Author: Mary Lea

Publisher: Pauline Books and Media

Published: 2019-03-25

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 0819872911

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Combining the art of dramatic storytelling with biography, Church history, and Catholic teaching and belief, this collection shows how real people lived the Gospel, revealing the richness of the Christian life and offering inspirational models of the faith.

Keeping Hope Alive
Keeping Hope Alive

Author: Lewis Smedes

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2000-02-09

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1418585106

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In this fearful and cynical age, when doom-and-gloomers forecast catastrophe and fearmongers try to get us to hedge our bets on the future with insurance policies and safety nets, we need to rediscover real hope. Lewis Smedes says, "Hope is as native to our spirits as thinking is to our brain. Keep hoping, and you keep living. Stop hoping, and you start dying." He shows how hope powers every good thing we accomplish and helps us overcome every bad thing we encounter. He talks about how to keep hope alive in difficult times, discern false hope from true hope, and move beyond worry to trust in God.

Narrow Escape
Narrow Escape

Author: Camy Tang

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1460301293

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Arissa Tiong and her three-year-old niece are snatched off the street by members of a notorious drug gang. Having lost her police officer brother to a drug bust gone bad, Arissa knows the danger she's in. But she has no idea why they want her. Desperate to protect the little girl, Arissa escapes and runs straight to Nathan Fischer. She knows the handsome, weary former narcotics cop hasn't told her everything about the night that ended her brother's life and Nathan's career. But he's all that stands between her and dangerous thugs who are after something she doesn't even know she has.