Saint German from Alaska
Saint German from Alaska

Author: Yeremi Beconell

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-11-12

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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Index Introduction Prologue Recommendation Twenty days in prayer Introduction The mission of this book is that you have a spiritual tool, to praise the Most High through our brother in faith St. German of Alaska, it is a daily invitation to give comfort to your heart and begin to cleanse it of all affliction, sadness or doubt of faith for some reason of any circumstance that you are going through on this earthly plane, we invite you to pray tirelessly as it is the key that leads us to the eternal father and helps us to re-establish and strengthen our spiritual life. Prologue Whenever you feel calm and anxiety in your heart, when you do not receive some divine answer, turn up in secret and start a prayer, since every being created by the divine when praying cries out, and every cry if it is deserved gets an answer, in this book we give you some simple prayers that you can implement before praying with your own thoughts, so that you find concentration before your clamor for greater effectiveness.

Saint Herman of Alaska
Saint Herman of Alaska

Author: Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9781887904186

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Saint Herman of Alaska, America's first canonized saint, was an Orthodox Christian monk of holy life who lived in Valaam Monastery in Russia. In 1794, along with nine other monastics he was sent to Alaska to evangelize the natives there. In time St. Herman would become the sole survivor of the original missionaries. Throughout his long life he cared for the natives of the Kodiak area, nursing them in their illnesses, education them, and defending them from the abuse of the Russian fur-traders By his meekness and firm faith her won the love and respect of all who came to know him, and inspired many to follow Christ. Eventually settling on nearby Spruce Island, he lived a mostly eremitic life, while also establishing an orphanage for the children of parents who had die during epidemics-- Cover p. 4.

Herman: a Wilderness Saint
Herman: a Wilderness Saint

Author: Sergei Korsun

Publisher: Printshop of St Job of Pochaev

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780884651925

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Since his canonization in 1970, St. Herman has been remembered for his just treatment of native peoples and his respect of the environment. Explaining how it came to be that this simple Russian Orthodox monk eventually settled in Kodiak, Alaska, this account brings to light many primary sources that illuminate the story of St. Herman and the wider context of the little-known history of Russian colonization in the Pacific Northwest. Providing a considerable amount of new information about his life, this book also reveals his fascinating connection to St. Seraphim of Sarov, the most universally recognized saint of the Russian Orthodox Church today.

Father Herman
Father Herman

Author: Frank Alfred Golder

Publisher: St. Xenia Skete Press

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 9781887904032

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Grand Central Winter
Grand Central Winter

Author: Lee Stringer

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 160980225X

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A New York Times Notable Book Whether Lee Stringer is describing "God's corner" as he calls 42nd Street, or his friend Suzy, a hooker and "past due tourist" whose infant child he sometimes babysits, whether he is recounting his experiences at Street News, where he began hawking the newspaper for a living wage, then wrote articles, and served for a time as muckraking senior editor, whether it is his adventures in New York's infamous Tombs jail, or performing community service, or sleeping in the tunnels below Grand Central Station by night and collecting cans by day, this is a book rich with small acts of kindness, humor and even heroism alongside the expected violence and desperation of life on the street. There is always room, Stringer writes, "amid the costume" jewel glitter...for one more diamond in the rough." Two events rise over Grand Central Winter like sentinels: Stringer's discovery of crack cocaine and his catching the writing bug. Between these two very different yet oddly similar activities, Lee's life unwound itself, during the 1980s, and took the shape of an odyssey, an epic struggle to find meaning and happiness in arid times. He eventually beat the first addiction with help from a treatment program. The second addiction, writing, has hold of him still. Among the many accomplishments of this book is that Stringer is able to convey something of the vitality and complexity of a down—and—out life. The reader walks away from it humming its melody, one that is more wise than despairing, less about the shame we feel when confronted with a picture of those less fortunate, and more about the joy we feel when we experience our shared humanity.

A Kindly Providence
A Kindly Providence

Author: Louis Renner

Publisher: Ignatius Press

Published: 2010-08-31

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 1681490110

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This comprehensive and illustrated volume is both a rich history of the Catholic Church in Alaska, and the autobiography of Fr. Louis Renner, S.J., who was a dedicated missionary in Alaska for 40 years. He tells here a compelling story of a full and fascinating life in service of the people and the Church of Alaska amid the incredible natural beauties, challenging elements and vast regions of the Great Land. Beautifully interweaving the history of the people and Church in Alaska, Fr. Renner tells his story of a dedicated missionary priest who loved the people he served. A scholar, a teacher, and always a Jesuit priest, he taught German and Latin at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, edited the Catholic newsletter The Alaskan Shepherd, and ran missions at two different Indian villages on the Yukon River. This pastoral priest became a friend to people in all sectors of Alaskan society. Tony Knows, the governor of Alaska, even presented him with the "Governor's Award for Friend of the Humanities". The outline of Fr. Renner's life is fleshed-out richly in A Kindly Providence. One reviewer writes that "all is there, a clear picture of his life. Renner is a very good writer- technically competent and very interesting. He kept this reader's interest throughout the 500-plus page book. I really wanted to see how it ended." Another writes: "Once I started to read it, I couldn't put it down. I had to finish it." Rich in detail, this book is a wonderful testimony to a model life of a happy priest in the twentieth century. The book is based, not only on Fr. Renner's remarkable memory, but also on his personal diaries and correspondence, on official documents, and on accounts written by him of his unusual adventures during over forty years in Alaska. Substantial quotes from diaries, letters, and official documents give readers a feeling of being actually present at those events in far-off places. The many photographs illustrating the narrative lend an air of immediacy and give us a vicarious experience of the author's personal life.