{"title":"Biographies - Inspiring Lives, Shaping Futures","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"peter-maurin","title":"Peter Maurin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1380f9;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Dorothy Day, is a modern Catholic saint in the tradition of St. Francis. Her book is an absorbingly well-written series of pictures of her work and that of those she has gathered around her connection with the Catholic Worker, its hospitality house and its community farm. I rejoice with the new hope for mankind because of the kind of work that she and her associates are doing.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eNorman Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDorothy Day's life among the poor and her witness for peace are widely known. Those familiar with that story know the crucial role she assigned to Peter Maurin (1877-1949) the French peasant who inspired her to found the Catholic Worker. Yet Maurin's life and thinking have remained in the shadows. To convey a fuller sense of his story Day began this biography of Maurin in the 1940s but it remained unpublished--until now. Day provides the most complete and intimate portrait of the man she called \"an Apostle to the world.\" in her account Maurin emerges as a true saint and prophet who offers an instructive and healing challenge for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Day\u003c\/strong\u003e (1897-1980) was co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. Recently the Vatican named her \"Servant of God,\" the first step in the process of canonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis J. 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Drawing on her own devastating experience, she has brought hope to the suffering and a vision of justice to the rest of us.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--William Schultz, Executive Director, Amnesty International\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis riveting and detailed story of courage, betrayal, and resurrection chronicles the personal journey of Dianna Ortiz, an Ursuline nun, who was abducted and tortured by the Guatemalan government. Her harrowing experience of the torture itself is almost overshadowed by the tribulations she endured with the U.S. and Guatemalan governments in the aftermath. The story she tells about human rights violations and the complicity of the United States government in the repressive Guatemalan political system is both shocking and enlightening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrtiz's narrative reveals her very personal struggle to recover from an ordeal that shook her faith in God. It also helps fulfill her promise to speak for those who have no voice, the thousands of \u003cem\u003edisperdicios,\u003c\/em\u003e or the disappeared, who were victims of the the Guatemalan death squads. Her quest for the truth and her mission to speak out on behalf of others tortured all around the world is proof that at the core of the human spirit there is a force stronger than violence and fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSister Dianna Ortiz,\u003c\/strong\u003e an Ursuline nun, is Director of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASCC) in Washington, D.C. She has received numerous honors and awards, including an Ashoka Fellowship, the Pax Christi National Peacemaker Award, and the 2003 U.S. Catholic Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and human rights activist who lives in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23984731488320,"sku":"978-1-57075-563-7","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheBlindfoldsEyes.jpg?v=1747248317"},{"product_id":"romero-a-life","title":"Romero: A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Let my death, if it is accepted by God, be for my people's liberation and as a witness of hope in the future...A bishop will die, but God's church, which is the people, will never perish.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eOscar Romero\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than forty years have passed since Oscar Romero, the prophetic archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated while celebrating Mass. In death he joined tens of thousands of his fellow Salvadorans, killed in the conflict that engulfed his small Central American nation. Since then, his reputation and significance have only grown: today the very name Romero invokes the church's costly option for the poor, the gospel challenge to confront injustice, the Christian call to discipleship in a world of conflict, and a new face of holiness for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1989, James Brockman's biography remains the definitive portrait of the modern hero and martyr who became \"a voice of the voiceless.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames R. 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In this lavishly illustrated biography, Jim Forest provides a compelling portrait of her heroic efforts to live out the radical message of the Gospel for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA journalist and social reformer in her youth, Day surprised her friends with the decision in 1927 to enter the Roman Catholic Church. In the Catholic Worker, which she launched in 1933, she found a way to combine her faith with her compelling commitment to the poor and social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDay and those who joined her devoted themselves to the Works of Mercy while struggling to create a new society \"\"where it is easier to be good.\"\" An ardent pacifist, Day was frequently arrested for her protests in the cause of peace and for the rights of workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Days recently published diaries and letters, Forest chronicles her extraordinary journey, with special stress on the unique spiritual vision that underlay her dramatic witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Forest\u003c\/strong\u003e,  A lifelong peacemaker, was the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003ePraying with Icons\u003c\/em\u003e (Orbis, 2008), \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Emmaus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life\u003c\/em\u003e (Orbis, 2007), and \u003cem\u003eLiving with 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Collection_shows_Dorothy_Day_s_unique_vision_of_holiness_1_480x480_f09c88cd-902f-4a32-8bac-22aca8bab0af_480x480.webp?v=1692714456\" width=\"282\" height=\"161\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Collection_shows_Dorothy_Day_s_unique_vision_of_holiness_1_480x480_f09c88cd-902f-4a32-8bac-22aca8bab0af_480x480.webp?v=1692714456\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2023\/06\/29\/all-saints-robert-ellsberg-245549\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/MonochromeTextureNewspaperInstagramPost_3_480x480_286614d3-370f-444d-84f1-66124a0e0986_480x480.webp?v=1692714555\" width=\"282\" height=\"161\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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a personal labor of love, completing five chapters before her death in 1989. National Catholic Reporter editor Jones completed the book with Orbis editor Ellsberg. Through quotes from letters, diaries, and personal interviews, a powerful narrative of faith and courage emerges, ranging from the first American Catholic women missionaries to go abroad to today's members. The sisters learned, loved, healed, taught but especially shared the lot, even to death, of those they served. From the carefully edited fragments of personal accounts of work in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the United States, there emerges a realistic picture of a community ceaselessly challenging itself, ever in transition, ever opting to help the poor. Recommended for collections in religion and social justice.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eAnna Donnelly, \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2049c9;\"\u003e\"A marvelous book that tells a tremendously inspiring story.\u003cem\u003e\"-- \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Anthony Messenger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her final book, acclaimed journalist Penny Lernoux takes up the inspiring story of the Maryknoll Sisters. In a popular, fast-moving style, she recounts the history of an extraordinary community of women religious and their efforts - over 75 years - to remain faithful both to the gospel and to the signs of the times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHearts on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e offers a moving and exciting window on a critical century in the history of the American Catholic church. Through the voices of the Sisters themselves, Lernoux draws an inspiring and moving portrait of a community in constant transition and shows how - in their process of growth and conversion - they left their indelible mark on the church and the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Maryknoll Sisters were the first congregation of American Catholic women to serve abroad as missioners. Beginning with the founding of the Congregation in 1912, Lernoux offers a moving portrait of the early pioneers and of their founding leader, Mollie Rogers, who, as Mother Mary Joseph, instilled in her Sisters a spirit of individuality, heroic charity, and \"the saving grace of a sense of humor.\" From their origins as \"secretaries\" to the Maryknoll Fathers, the Sisters finally won permission to go overseas in mission. In China, they defied the conventional image of nuns; instead of simply operating hospitals and orphanages, they also went out two-by-two in the countryside to spread the gospel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFacing floods, pirates, and civil wars, the Sisters spread their work throughout Asia and other parts of the world. They survived the harrowing ordeal of imprisonment in Japanese prison camps during World War II, only to face further persecution in China after the Communist Revolution. By the 1950's, as a result of these sufferings, the Maryknoll Sisters were revered symbols of the American way of life, their Mother General featured on the cover of Time Magazine. Many Sisters accepted the anticommunist politics of the time, with little thought of questioning the impact of American policies overseas. This was to change dramatically in the years to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe early Maryknollers saw their task as converting \"heathens\" in \"pagan lands.\" But with Vatican II and their own experience among the poor, the Sisters' understanding of mission steadily evolved. External changes, like giving up the religious habit, reflected deeper changes in consciousness. 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Prompted by the Detroit riots and the death of King, Cone, a young theology professor, was impelled to write his first book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Theology and Black Power,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003efollowed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Black Theology of Liberation.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eWith these works he established himself as one of the most prophetic and challenging voices of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful and passionate memoir—his final work—Cone describes the obstacles he overcame to find his voice, to respond to the signs of the times, and to offer a voice for those—like the parents who raised him in Bearden, Arkansas in the era of lynching and Jim Crow—who had no voice. Recounting lessons learned both from critics and students, and the ongoing challenge of his models King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin, he describes his efforts to use theology as a tool in the struggle against oppression and for a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Cone\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1938-2018) was the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill and Judith Moyers Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary. His books include \u003cem\u003eBlack Theology of Liberation, Martin \u0026amp; Malcolm \u0026amp; America: A Dream or a Nightmare, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Cross and the Lynching Tree, \u003c\/em\u003ewinner of the 2018 Grawemeyer Award in Religion. This year he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cone_-_Said_I_-_TOC.pdf?v=1648741253\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37567707971779,"sku":"978-1-62698-377-9","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/said-I-wasn_t-gonna-tell-nobody-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248923"},{"product_id":"the-color-of-the-skin-doesnt-matter-a-missioner-s-tale-of-faith-and-politics-in-africa","title":"\"The Color of the Skin Doesn't Matter\": A Missioner’s Tale of Faith and Politics in Africa","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Catholic Media Association - Honorable Mention   \/  Memoir*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"594\" data-start=\"378\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 82, 142);\"\u003e“A gripping and courageous memoir. Sister Janice McLaughlin offers a vivid account of her years in Africa—a story shaped by faith, solidarity, and an unwavering commitment to justice.”— \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"594\" data-start=\"571\"\u003eCatholic News Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"810\" data-start=\"596\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 82, 142);\"\u003e“McLaughlin’s voice is one of moral clarity, born of experience and deep compassion. Her testimony illuminates Zimbabwe’s struggle for liberation with honesty and rare insight.”— \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"810\" data-start=\"782\"\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"1043\" data-start=\"812\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 82, 142);\"\u003e“More than a memoir—it is the witness of someone who chose to stand with an oppressed people, whatever the cost. Her story continues to inspire movements for justice across southern Africa.”— \u003cstrong\u003eJustice \u0026amp; Peace Advocacy Network\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 82, 142);\"\u003e“Sister Janice McLaughlin was dropped into a moment in history, took it, and ran with it.  Her autobiography reveals a woman who looked at, listened to, and opened herself fully to the multi-variant voices of her historical time and place, as a Maryknoll Sister, and as a participant in the Zimbabwean struggle for justice and independence. Hers was a life courageously lived according to her favorite Shona word for God—Chipindikure: ‘The One who turns things upside down.’  Read her story with awe and joy.”—\u003cb\u003eJudith Mayotte, PhD, author, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisposable People? The Plight of Refugees\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3f8c9c;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg height=\"45\" width=\"450\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_32_33c0d0d1-5d85-41c0-ada9-0e121dd37c23.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I felt part of something bigger than myself. I was suffering for a cause, and the pain and fear no longer mattered. I was not alone. I was with the oppressed people, and God was there with us in our prison cells.” \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis memoir by Maryknoll Sister Janice McLaughlin tells the extraordinary story of a life spent in service and solidarity with the people of Africa, and how this experience shaped her faith and her understanding of what it means to be human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe dramatic turning point of her story came in 1977 when she was arrested in then-Rhodesia, where a white minority government was waging a brutal war against the African liberation movement. Sr. Janice, who was working for the Peace and Justice Commission in Harare, was charged as a terrorist sympathizer and held in solitary confinement for 18 days before being expelled from the country. She was later welcomed back to independent Zimbabwe to work on rebuilding the education system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThat was only the beginning of a remarkable life, including work with orphans, those suffering with AIDS, and victims of trafficking, revealing how inextricably her faith was bound with service to the most marginalized and dedication to the cause of justice and human rights.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMcLaughlin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewho died in March 2021, served in Kenya and  Mozambique, as well as Zimbabwe where she is considered a national heroine for her many contributions to education and independence. A former President of the Maryknoll Sisters, she authored a previous Orbis title,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOstriches, Dung Beetles, and Other Spiritual Masters: Wisdom from the Wild.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/McLaughlin_Color_of_the_Skin_Doesn_t_Matter_TOC.pdf?v=1648577537\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/McLaughlin_Color_of_the_Skin_Doesn_t_Matter_Preface-Intro.pdf?v=1648577537\" title=\"preface\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Preface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41036312903875,"sku":"978-1-62698-446-2","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984462.jpg?v=1635350706"},{"product_id":"martin-luther-king-and-the-trumpet-of-conscience-today","title":"Martin Luther King and The Trumpet of Conscience Today","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__wrapper clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__img-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-block__img cm-reload-1259\" id=\"product_images_1259_update\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-img cm-preview-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2059\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2083\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“A stirring and incisive call to moral courage. Jean-Charles brings King’s message into sharp focus for our present moment.”— \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2251\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“An urgent and eloquent work that recovers King’s voice for a new generation and challenges readers to confront the demands of conscience today.”— \u003cstrong\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2405\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“A brilliant engagement with one of King’s most underappreciated texts—timely, revealing, and inspiring.\u003cstrong data-start=\"2253\" data-end=\"2362\"\u003e”\u003c\/strong\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eBoston College Forum on Racial Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“Régine Jean-Charles has written a glorious book that offers a deeply moral vision of how to recover a society sick with racism, sexual violence, and mass incarceration. Jean-Charles weaves together a moving conversation with Martin Luther King that provides a blueprint for how we can deepen our commitment to justice and create a better world.”—\u003cstrong\u003eSoyica Diggs Colbert, PhD, Interim Dean of Georgetown College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“In this captivating work, Régine Michelle Jean-Charles takes the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘out of the box’ and reads justly his trenchant later writings. A feminist, social justice warrior, Jean-Charles has her Isaiah moment here, asking unhesitatingly hard questions about racism, sexual assault, mass incarceration, and the lifetime commitment for justice. An uncompromising work.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJames F. Keenan, SJ, Canisius Professor, Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e“Dr. Jean-Charles has breathed new, magnificent, divine feminine ruah into the ministry of one of the Christian faith’s most examined and celebrated men. With the eye of an academic and the heart of a believer, she invites a fresh and holistic approach to Dr. King, so that the reader can receive his gifts anew while worshiping God, not Dr. King. She walks us down a fine line and brings us to the other side, ready to listen afresh to this prophet in our time. What a gift!\"—\u003cstrong\u003eKaji Dousa, Senior Pastor, Park Avenue Christian Church, NYC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"47\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 69, 143);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Through interrogating current manifestations of racism, sexual violence, and mass incarceration in our soul-sick society, Jean-Charles’s critique . . . re-symbolizes and reinvigorates the book’s enduring purpose––to expose suffering and to urge humanity to answer the sound of conscience.”\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by M. Shawn Copeland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eExplores Martin Luther King’s series of speeches, “The Trumpet of Con­science,” on the intertwined issues of racism, militarism, and materialism, in light of today’s urgent social movements, including the movement for Black lives, #MeToo, and prison abolition, each of which benefits from a faith-based, justice-centered response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ty-product-img cm-preview-wrapper\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cm-tabs-content ty-tabs__content clearfix\" id=\"tabs_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRégine Michelle Jean-Charles\u003c\/b\u003e, a Black feminist scholar and activist, is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConflict Bodies: The Politics of Rape Representation in the Francophone Imaginary\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the Dean’s Professor of Culture and Social Justice and Director of Africana Studies at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. She holds a masters and doctorate from Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1o8TRKwA_g\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Jean-Charles_MLK_Trumpet_of_Conscience_Today_Intro.pdf?v=1648578334\" title=\"intro\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Jean-Charles_MLK_Trumpet_of_Conscience_Today_TOC.pdf?v=1648578334\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/huntnewsnu.com\/70390\/campus\/annual-bell-hooks-symposium-explores-black-feminism-black-freedom\/#\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Annualbellhookssymposiumexplores_BlackFeminism_BlackFreedom_JesicaBakDr.MeredithClarkmoderatesadiscussionbetweenDr.KevinQuashieandDr.SalamishahTilletduringthefinalpanelofthesympo_480x480.png?v=1676471130\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2025\/12\/15\/bell-hooks-diversity-equity-inclusion-feminist-black-african-american-studies-colleges-universities-dei-trump\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"274\" width=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_Business_Card_US_0071456c-d164-4a4e-9f8d-68326599277e.png?v=1768487139\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41040824991939,"sku":"978-1-62698-443-1","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Martin-Luther-King-and-The-Trumpet-of-Conscience-Today-653x1000.jpg?v=1747248945"},{"product_id":"thoughts-and-dreams-of-an-old-theologian","title":"Thoughts and Dreams of an Old Theologian","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated by Francis McDonagh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1978ae;\"\u003e\"Boff's latest book is another masterpiece. He summarizes his key contributions to theology as he reflects on his long journey as theologian. Boff again demonstrates his talent as teacher, and the incisive originality of thought that has earned him the respect of theologians across the world.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOrlando O. Espín, professor emeritus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eof Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Diego\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1978ae;\"\u003e\"For a lifetime of dedication and purpose, Leonardo Boff has gifted his community and the world with courageous insight and substance, applying the liberating teachings of Jesus the prophet to current issues of justice, injustice, hope, and promise. Here, in a sort of Last Testament, he looks back on his work with wisdom and grace--and forward to what Mother Earth is demanding of us today: A dedication to her plight and peril, an affirmation of the feminine, a call of deep ecumenism where East, West, and Indigenous spiritualties link hearts and hands. His invitation is powerful--are we listening?\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMatthew Fox, author, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Spirituality Named Compassion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1978ae;\"\u003e“He makes his readers think, ask questions and seek truthful answers that will enable them to face life’s challenges and live their Catholic faith with passion today.” - \u003cstrong\u003ePeter B. Lobo, OP, Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLeonardo Boff, a Brazilian theologian and public intellectual, was one of the foundational voices of Latin American liberation theology. Since those early years he went on to enlarge his perspective by integrating an option for the poor with an “option for the earth,” as well as drawing on insights from world religions, indigenous spirituality, the new cosmology, and feminist thought. In this book, written from the perspective of his 80\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebirthday, he overviews the principles themes of his work beginning with the role of dreams—the capacity to imagine alternatives—before returning to reflection on God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Church, ecotheology, a “universal ethic for the common good,” and spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeonardo Boff\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of 25 Orbis titles, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJesus Christ Liberator, Ecclesiogenesis, Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eto his more recent titles,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristianity in a Nutshell, Come Holy Spirit,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Following of Jesus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Boff_Thoughts_and_Dreams_of_an_Old_Theologian_TOC.pdf?v=1648490180\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Boff_Thoughts_and_Dreams_of_an_Old_Theologian_Chapter.pdf?v=1648490198\" title=\"chapter 1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeonardoBoff\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leonardo.boff.oficial\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_480x480.png?v=1661971731\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/newslite.tv\/do-we-still-deserve-to-continue-on-earth-by-leonardo-boff\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/GreenandBlackDarkProfessionalStaticQuoteGeneralNewsFacebookPost_2_480x480.png?v=1674831727\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056431112387,"sku":"978-1-62698-454-7","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984547.jpg?v=1747248966"},{"product_id":"to-love-this-earthly-life-pathways-through-ecclesiastes","title":"To Love This Earthly Life: Pathways through Ecclesiastes","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e \"Casey reflects on Qoheleth’s reflections on life through the lens of the well-known expression carpe diem, which he renders ‘make haste to pick the fruit now, tomorrow is uncertain.’ The yield produced here is rich indeed.”\u003cem\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eDiane Bergant, Catholic Theological Union\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e\"Few of us have more than a superficial acquaintance with the book of Ecclesiastes. Mistakenly, we think we know enough of its message: “vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” But if we stop there, we have much to lose. In his skillful exploration of the realities of life as perceived by Qoheleth, Michael Casey offers us a compass for new perspectives on our own life experiences. Following the pathways he forges, we discover a wisdom that enables us to fully live—and love—each day of our earthly life in all its “mixity”. It is a wisdom that will enrich our lives.\"\u003cem\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eSister Anne Elizabeth Sweet, OCSO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e“What a wise and experienced travelling companion we have in Michael Casey on a journey through Ecclesiastes! Here he offers ‘pathways’ to explore the rugged and sometimes bewildering terrain of the text and of our inner lives. Among many tips for the trek, Casey encourages us to slow down, be fully present to the moment, be content where you are in all its ‘mixity;’ and to trust in God’s providence—that it is leading you to an abundant life.”—\u003cstrong\u003eKate Olson, former correspondent for “Religion \u0026amp; Ethics Newsweekly”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e\"To Love This Earthly Life, leads us through Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth). The title may seem strange because of the many negative viewpoints that dot the book. But in fact, however, Ecclesiastes is a positive book that asks its readers to make the most of life: “because it is the only one you will ever have; don’t waste your energies on what does not matter....be mindful of the present moment and its potential” (p. xx). “Carpe diem...Make haste to seize the day and pick the fruit now because tomorrow is uncertain” (p. 128). We need to be present to the present while it is still present. To live fully each moment with undivided attention and mindfulness is the challenge; tomorrow may never come because everything is fleeting. Casey in six short chapters of this book steers us along the pathway he traces for us in lectio divina to negotiate the turns and twists in the text of Ecclesiastes and in our lives, so as to seize the blessings of the present moment (Chap. 7) and make the most of our lives. \"\u003cstrong\u003e-- Peter B. Lobo, OP., Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Love this Earthly Life, \u003c\/em\u003ereflections on the book of Ecclesiastes, is the latest work by Trappist monk Michael Casey, whose biblical studies bridge the divide between scholarly analysis and prayerful reflection. The title may surprise readers, who regard the author Qoheleth as a gloomy fellow. But as Fr. Casey notes, “His central point is, quite simply: Make the most of your life as it is, because it is the only one you will ever have. . . . If we cannot love the reality we see, any love we profess toward what is unseen must be considered delusional. . . . So, let’s get on with it.” Examining such themes as vanity, God, wisdom, time, and \u003cem\u003ecarpe diem, \u003c\/em\u003eFr. Casey shows how they all build to a constant message of hope by living in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Casey, OCSO,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been a Cistercian monk of Tarrawarra Abbey, Australia, since 1960. After ordination he received degrees in Scripture from Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven and completed his doctorate with Melbourne College of Divinity in 1980. Since then he has conducted formation programs, retreats and workshops in every continent, except Antarctica. His writings have been published in twelve languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Casey_To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_TOC.pdf?v=1648229365\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Casey_To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_Intro.pdf?v=1648229353\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Related Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/29240\/to-love-this-earthly-life\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_Pathways_through_Ecclesiastes_By_Michael_Casey_Orbis_Books_0622_ISBN_9781626984561_24.00_Paperback_Book_Review_by_Jon_M._Sweeney_480x480.png?v=1660145569\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056461521091,"sku":"978-1-62698-456-1","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984561.jpg?v=1747248967"},{"product_id":"dearest-sister-wendy-a-surprising-story-of-faith-and-friendship","title":"Dearest Sister Wendy . . . 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The depth of genuine communication and connection between Sister Wendy and Robert Ellsberg is rare and exhilarating to behold. Yet, we are not simply left on the sidelines as admiring spectators. The Spirit animating the intimacy and scope of sharing between the two and bringing about challenge, healing, and enlightenment in the process also enfolds us into its transformative ambit. Page after page, I found myself moved and enriched in depths that I didn’t even know existed. I am roundly convinced that it is impossible to overstate the blessedness and wonder of this remarkable book!” –\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Jones, editor, \u003cem\u003eRuth Burrows: Essential Writings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“In their fascinating emails these two brilliant souls reflect one another, challenge one another, share dreams, disappointments, and hopes. Both Robert Ellsberg and Sister Wendy Beckett are brilliantly verbal so their reflections on almost any topic are provocative, touching, incisive, and frequently hilarious. But the chief delight of this wonderful book comes when all that brilliant conversation becomes something quite different, something far more fitting for a contemplative religious and a chronicler of saints. \u003cem\u003eDearest Sister Wendy…\u003c\/em\u003e is—finally—a love story. We are privileged to watch in silent wonder as that love grows, ripens, and reaches its perfection as Sister Wendy’s breath finally runs out. ‘We have heaven already, we just can’t see it,’ she writes.  Thanks to Robert Ellsberg and Sister Wendy we see it very clearly.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBill Cain, SJ, playwright, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Jesus Christ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“This book blew open the gates of my heart. What a quietly magnificent example of spiritual friendship! A blossoming mystic disguised as an American publisher of progressive Christian texts and a passionate art critic disguised as an English contemplative nun, recognize each other, draw each other out, and lift each other up. The outcome is a powerful transformation for both.  It was a privilege to bear witness to the unfolding of this holy companionship through these carefully distilled letters. By the end, I felt I knew and loved Sister Wendy almost as deeply as Robert did, and I wept when she died.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMirabai Starr, author, \u003cem\u003eGod of Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWild Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“Sit back and prepare yourselves for a magical, mystery tour! This living encounter between great hearts and minds will inspire you to reflect more deeply on your own path and calling.”—\u003cstrong\u003eSister Helen Prejean, author, \u003cem\u003eRiver of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“A \u003cem\u003etour de force\u003c\/em\u003e which never loses momentum, \u003cem\u003eDearest Sister Wendy…\u003c\/em\u003e is a riv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003eeting exchange between two correspondents of extraordinary intelligence and depth. If, at first, you feel you’re eavesdropping on a private conversation between a nun and a publisher, you soon realize you’re actually being drawn into a series of profound meditations on the spiritual life. Brimming with theological insights, humanity, and humor, this volume provides much material for prayer and reflection.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Ford, author and former BBC religion producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e “For the last three years of her life, Sister Wendy Beckett corresponded on almost a daily basis with her friend Robert Ellsberg, a publisher best known for his writings on Dorothy Day and other saints. What followed is a rare treasure in the annals of spiritual literature—a moving, humorous, profound exchange about themes that mattered to them both: holiness, suffering, love, joy, and the things that make us human. This is a beautiful and profound book.” –\u003cstrong\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, \u003cem\u003eLearning to Pray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e “This book surprises at every page. Beginning in wonderment as we witness the birth of an unlikely friendship, we grow to appreciate how necessary this friendship was for us all. An intimate look at the power of grace as it becomes real in the midst of our wounds, these letters of love will leave readers feeling grateful and awake. What a wondrous gift indeed.”—\u003cstrong\u003eCecilia González-Andrieu, PhD, Professor of Theology and Theological Aesthetics, Loyola Marymount University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“Thomas Merton once referred to his lifelong, prolific and wide-ranging correspondence as ‘an apostolate of friendship.’ This collection reflects precisely the kind of ministry of friendship Merton described, one marked by the mutually uplifting experience of deep relationship between two friends, while also providing a pastoral and spiritual resource for readers drawn into the collective story this personal correspondence conveys. This book is deeply captivating, not only because you come to learn more about the lives of two interesting people, but also and especially because it is in the particularity of their friendship that you come to learn more about yourself, God, and the world. Once you pick up this book, you won’t be able to put it down!”—\u003cstrong\u003e Daniel P. Horan, OFM, Professor of Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Theology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“In this spiritual gem we are given privileged access into an extraordinary conversation between two remarkable pilgrims on the Christian journey. The one, a famous art historian and hermit who lived most of her life sheltered from the ordinary world of human engagement, and the other a writer and publisher who had the good fortune to engage some of the most distinguished figures in modern American Catholicism. In their remarkably frank and intimate exchanges, we are privileged interlopers in a conversation that both provokes and edifies.”—\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Gaillardetz, Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology at Boston College. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“Reading these letters is like walking through the Louvre. Portal after portal into rich spiritual reflection is offered by the exchange between these friends long-devoted to the spiritual path.  Relevant, penetrating, grounded, and rife with character, this spiritual exchange promises to intrigue, challenge, and, like any good art exhibit, to draw the depth-hungry viewer (reader) back again and again.  It is a much-needed spiritual conversation for our time. I expect my copy will swiftly become a tattered dog-eared well-loved tome.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Goetz, artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“This utterly captivating conversation in letters is a generous gift from two surprising friends and ever-curious spiritual pilgrims. Reading this book is like sharing a bottle of extraordinary wine. It will age well in the classics of Christian literature.”—\u003cstrong\u003eCarolyn Whitney Brown, co-author (with Henri Nouwen) of \u003cem\u003eFlying, Falling, Catching: An Unlikely Story of Finding Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“‘Perhaps all along we had been writing a book unawares,’ Robert Ellsberg writes of the email conversation he shared with the late contemplative art critic Sister Wendy Beckett over a few short years before her death. At once mutually admiring, spiritually honest and grounded, \u003cem\u003eDearest Sister Wendy…\u003c\/em\u003e invites us to imagine what waiting for heaven looks like.” –\u003cstrong\u003eRose Pacatte, FSP, DMin, award-winning film critic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e\"Balancing contemplation and social activism is challenging for many Christians. Wendy and Robert speak to us through their vulnerability in the language of our time but in conversation with our wider faith story. I am very grateful to have “met” them both.\"\u003cstrong\u003e     -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJenny Dawson. Tui Motu InterIslands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis book is based on several hundred letters, exchanged on an almost daily basis, during the last three years of Sister Wendy’s life. Initially they dealt with lives of saints, the meaning of holiness, and the spiritual life, but they soon expanded into a deep and intimate exchange that encompassed our whole lives, the subject of love, suffering, joy, and the presence of grace in everyday life. For Sister Wendy—by calling and temperament, a hermit—this involved an expansion of her spiritual and emotional horizons that prepared her for her final days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                            \u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSister Wendy\u003c\/strong\u003e, who died in Dec 2018, was a consecrated hermit who lived on the grounds of a Carmelite monastery in England. For some years she achieved highly unlikely fame when she was discovered by the BBC and given her own TV series to common on art. From this there followed many books on art and spirituality. But eventually she reverted to her solitary life. Many had urged Sister Wendy to write more about her interior life—but she always refused. That is what changed in the course of our correspondence, to the point that she observed that the book I had been seeking was to be found in our correspondence.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Ellsberg\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis the publisher and editor-in-chief Orbis Books. He is the author of many books about saints and holiness, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll Saints, Blessed Among All Women, The Saints Guide to Happiness,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Living Gospel: Reading God’s Story in Holy Lives.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eStrongly influenced in his youth by his work with Dorothy Day, he has edited five volumes of her writings, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelected Writings, The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, All the Way to Heaven: Selected Letters of Dorothy Day,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand most recently,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn Pilgrimage: The Seventies.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Beckett_Ellsberg_Dearest_Sister_Wendy_Intro.pdf?v=1652114832\" href=\"Intro\"\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Beckett_Ellsberg_Dearest_Sister_Wendy_TOC.pdf?v=1652114843\" href=\"TOC\"\u003eClick Here For The Table of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertEllsberg\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/manhattanbookreview.com\/product\/dearest-sister-wendy-a-suprising-story-of-faith-and-friendship\/\"\u003e\u003cimg 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ISBN-13978-1608339921_5_480x480.png?v=1676994323\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ISBN-13978-1608339921_5_480x480.png?v=1676994323\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cbfblog.com\/2023\/03\/14\/robert-ellsberg-dearest-sister-wendy\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/RobertEllsberg_DearestSisterWendyPostedonMarch14_2023byDANIELPOTTER_1_480x480.png?v=1678887580\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/RobertEllsberg_DearestSisterWendyPostedonMarch14_2023byDANIELPOTTER_1_480x480.png?v=1678887580\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2023\/06\/29\/all-saints-robert-ellsberg-245549\"\u003e\u003cimg 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them reflect on basic human questions more deeply and draw helpful lessons from them.”  -\u003cstrong\u003ePeter B. Lobo, OP, Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #296dde;\"\u003e \"Charles de Foucauld, the ‘Universal Brother,’ led a hidden life in the open desert. This volume of reflections, four of them by women, helps to make this ‘hidden treasure’ known.” —\u003cstrong\u003eCardinal Michael Fitzgerald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #296dde;\"\u003e“Without St. Charles de Foucauld, the Catholic Church’s current positive stance toward Muslims would likely not have materialized. [This volume] helps us understand this holy man and his important legacy, and inspire us to live alongside Muslims as spiritual siblings.” —\u003cstrong\u003eJordan Denari Duffner, author, \u003cem\u003eIslamophobia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #296dde;\"\u003e“A compelling exploration of the fascinating, complex, and, in truth, perplexing dimensions of this newly canonized saint and his life of complete abandonment of all to God . . . . He embodied a humble spirituality by offering a simple, affable, and kind presence among Muslim tribespeople, accompanying them in their cultural ways, enduring the hardships of desert life, and recording and preserving their language as a legacy for all.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Borelli, Georgetown University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) has taken his place among the great saints and spiritual explorers of modern times. Inspired by the “hidden life” of Jesus in the years he lived as a carpenter among his neighbors in Nazareth, de Foucauld’s mission led him to a hermitage in North Africa where he lived among his poor Muslim neighbors in a spirit of friendship and solidarity, proclaiming the gospel “not with words” but with his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, leading theologians and spiritual writers explore the significance of Saint Charles’ witness, with particular attention to the urgent cause of Christian-Muslim dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  With his recent canonization, Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916) takes his place among the great saints and spiritual explorers of modern times. His spirituality was inspired by the “hidden life” of Jesus in the years he lived as a carpenter among his neighbors in Nazareth. Charles’s mission led him to a hermitage in North Africa, where he lived among his poor Muslim neighbors in a spirit of friendship and solidarity, proclaiming the gospel “not with words” but with his life. The essays in this volume, by leading theologians and spiritual writers, explore the significance of his witness, with particular attention to the cause of Christian-Muslim dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Victor Edwin, SJ,\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director of the Vidyajyoti Institute of Islamic Studies in New Delhi, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Edwin_Brother_to_All_Intro.pdf?v=1650475603\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Edwin_Brother_to_All_TOC.pdf?v=1650475612\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catholicbooksreview.org\/2023\/Edwin.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCATHOLICBOOKSREVIEW_480x480.png?v=1684772085\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41457639194819,"sku":"978-1-62698-484-4","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984844.jpg?v=1747249000"},{"product_id":"awake-and-alive-thomas-merton-according-to-his-novices","title":"Awake and Alive : Thomas Merton According to His Novices - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3a6c94;\"\u003e\"Awake and Alive offers a distinct reminder that beyond the image of the celebrated author, readers need to remember the humanity of Thomas Merton — a man of humor, joy, monastic fraternity and simplicity.\"- \u003cstrong\u003eThomas K. Malewitz, Merton Seasonal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3a6c94;\"\u003e“This is a treasure of a little book. Thankfully, before the living memory fades, Sweeney has captured intimate and unadorned recollections from Merton’s Gethsemani novices to render an impressionistic montage, a verbal collage, a communal sketch of life under the tutelage of the spiritual giant of the twentieth century.”-\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathleen Noone Deignan, CND\u003c\/i\u003e, Director, Institute for Earth and Spirit at Iona College; editor, \u003ci\u003eA Book of Hours\u003c\/i\u003e by Thomas Merton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3a6c94;\"\u003e “This collection of memories from Merton’s former students provides a valuable opportunity to go beyond the Merton we encounter from his books and private journals to see him as his students and fellow monks saw him—as a teacher, spiritual director, and friend.”-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory K. Hillis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor of Theology \u0026amp; Religious Studies, Bellarmine University; author, \u003ci\u003eMan of Dialogue: Thomas Merton’s Catholic Vision\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3a6c94;\"\u003e“This little book which contains the candid impressions and assessment of one who was their novice master (later fellow monks and even abbots) and a world-renowned modern-day spiritual writer and lecturer is a gem.”  -\u003cstrong\u003ePeter B. Lobo, OP, Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollecting anecdotes from several of Thomas Merton’s former novices, this book offers readers an opportunity to meet the famous monk and writer as a monastic brother, confessor, spiritual director, and friend. The title, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAwake and Alive\u003c\/em\u003e, reflects a way of being in the world, familiar to millions of readers of Merton’s books. It was Merton who first made the treasures of monastic life and monastic spirituality accessible to people outside the cloister. In many respects, what he did for his students at the Abbey of Gethsemani, he did for those who read him still, hear his recorded lectures, and continue today to follow his path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJon M. Sweeney\u003c\/strong\u003e is Editor at Large at Orbis Books and the author of more than forty books including \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Pope Who Quit\u003c\/em\u003e, which was optioned by HBO, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Complete Francis of Assisi\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e (coauthored with Mark S. Burrows), and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life, Teachings, and Practices\u003c\/em\u003e, published by St. Martin’s Press and Penguin Random House Audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Sweeney_Awake_and_Alive_Intro.pdf?v=1652805892\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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James Finley inhabits the sacred territory he maps for us in these luminous pages--a landscape drenched in love, rooted in the sacred ordinary, where our most devastating wounds become portals to the divine encounter. Jim’s story is riveting, his insight transcendent, his invitation truly life-changing.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMirabai Starr, Author of \u003cem\u003eWild Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCaravan of No Despair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2982ca;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2982ca;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2982ca;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2982ca;\"\u003e\"James Finley has pursued the contemplative life seriously—inside and outside of the monastery—and part of that through the healing of his own wounds. That combination allows him to bring a whole, wonderful balancing act to theology and spirituality. James Finley is a healer. I believe his poetic words will help many people on their healing journey.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Rohr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a contemplative reflection on the spirituality of healing, the fruit of the author’s lifetime in conducting spiritual direction and psychotherapy, drawing on his lessons from Thomas Merton and study of the mystical path. It is largely written in the form of a memoir of his own recovery from the traumatic wounds of his early life (abusive father, abuse by his confessor in the monastery, a dysfunctional marriage, and his road to healing and wholeness. But it is not just about his story—it is an invitation to the reader to reflect and resonate with the lessons that apply to their own stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Finley,\u003c\/strong\u003e a clinical psychologist and spiritual director, is one of the core faculty members of the Center for Contemplation and Action (with Richard Rohr). A former novice under Thomas Merton at the Abbey of Gethesmani, he is the author of a classic book on Merton, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMerton’s Palace of Nowhere: A Search for God through Awareness of the True Self. \u003c\/em\u003eHe is host of the CAC’s podcast, “Turning to the Mystics.” Other books, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God \u003c\/em\u003e(HarperOne, 2004); \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Contemplative Heart (1999). \u003c\/em\u003eFor decades he has led workshops and retreats around the country; he is a leading figure in the integration of psychology and spiritual direction, drawing in particular from insights from the Christian mystics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\" alt=\"\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; 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an auxiliary bishop with a global flock.  Tom Gumbleton's openness to God's Spirit allowed him to be formed not only by family, friends, and seminary, but by hostages, women, victims of abuse, migrant workers, residents of the inner city, LGBTQ persons, the tortured, the destitute and homeless, and so many other fellow pilgrims on his journey whose impact is rarely felt by the church's hierarchy.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington; Bishop-President, Pax Christi USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6bab;\"\u003e“Thomas Gumbleton is not just, hands down, the greatest bishop in U.S. history but one of the great saints and prophets of our time. He walks clearly in the footsteps of the nonviolent Jesus, and lives and proclaims the Gospel whether it’s accepted or not.”—\u003cstrong\u003eFr. John Dear, director, Beatitudescenter.org; author, \u003cem\u003eThe Nonviolent Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6bab;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e “No Guilty Bystander \u003c\/em\u003ecaptures beautifully Bishop Gumbleton’s depth of holiness, reach of courage, and commitment to Gospel nonviolence. His inspiring story is an important reminder that true servant leadership is still possible in our broken world.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMarie Dennis, co-president, Pax Christi International \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6bab;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“This book is a celebration of what authentic discipleship looks like, and, for anyone who wonders what it means to speak truth to power from a place of deep and abiding faith, reflecting on the life of Tom Gumbleton is the perfect place to start.”—\u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Zokovitch, Executive Director, Pax Christi USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c6bab;\"\u003e \"[Bishop Gumbleton's] motto was: \"Be doers of the Word.\" As the title of this excellent biography by Frank Fromherz and Suzanne Sattler amply testifies, he lived out his motto to the full. . . . [His] life was indeed 'extraordinary'.\" —\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFr Rob Esdaile, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent Catholic News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(28, 107, 171);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e“This book is both a testimony to one remarkable life and a vivid chronicle of a very human church living through a century of growth and change. An exemplary case study for all these trends, it can certainly serve as secondary reading for undergraduate courses on Catholic peace- and justice-making. Fromherz and Sattler deserve our thanks and congratulations.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eRonald G. Musto, American Catholic Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1865a4;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/anJ4BgyEXig?si=zgrS_Aq0X1WqZarT\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Gumbleton, retired Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, has long served as an outstanding voice and witness for peace and justice in the Catholic Church. From his early opposition to the Vietnam war, his work on the Bishops’ historic pastoral on nuclear weapons, to his peacemaking missions and solidarity with marginalized communities around the globe, and his promotion of reform and renewal in the church, he has offered a prophetic model of faithful discipleship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoyalties on sales of \u003cem\u003eNo Guilty Bystander\u003c\/em\u003e will go to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kaylasantehaiti.org\/our-story\/\"\u003eKay Lasante Health Clinic\u003c\/a\u003e in  Haiti. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank Fromherz, PhD,\u003c\/strong\u003e taught for many years at Portland State University. He directed the Office of Justice and Peace\/Catholic Campaign for Human Development for the Archdiocese of Portland from 1990 to 2003. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Disarming Spirit: The Life of Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzanne Sattler, IHM\u003c\/strong\u003e, a resident of Detroit since 1968, ministered as a teacher and then as an attorney in the public policy areas of health care, aging, and environ-mental sustainability. She served in solidarity with the people of El Salvador for over 35 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Fromherz_Sattler_No_Guilty_Bystander_TOC.pdf?v=1679665690\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Fromherz_Sattler_No_Guilty_Bystander_Preface_Intro.pdf?v=1679665690\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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It is highly recommended for academic and seminary libraries. “ - \u003cstrong\u003eRachelle Linner, Catholic Library World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(41, 82, 121);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"54\" width=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_7_16ad1c18-aa53-4633-89ad-99620643145c.png?v=1714578006\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003eFew people know that in the face of his execution, the notorious Rudolf Höss, the Commandant for Auschwitz, met with a Polish Jesuit priest, Fr. Wladyslaw Lohn. Höss made a confession to Fr. Lohn for approximately four hours, and from Fr. Lohn he received communion.  This compelling account of a secret and sacramental meeting not only tells what happened but seventeen Christian and Jewish scholars offer a critical challenge to, or celebration of Christian notions of forgiveness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003eWe have access to Höss’s confession by way of selections from his published memoirs. Fr. Lohn said almost nothing about his encounter and certainly nothing about the confession itself. In addition to writing a thorough introduction to this encounter, in order to contemplate the priest’s thoughts, James Bernauer has composed a work of imagination, a diary of how this Jesuit might have scrutinized this meeting. Bernauer’s hope is that, in addition to giving a sense of a historical encounter, the reader will perform their own imaginative reflection on the issues. Throughout the work, the limitations on religious absolution of sin are heightened by recall of alternative Christian practices (historical and contemporary), as well as Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s warnings about “cheap grace.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003eJames Bernauer, SJ,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003e is Emeritus Kraft Family Professor at Boston College where he was in the Philosophy Department. He was also director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning. His fields of interest include Holocaust Studies, German Jewry, and the philosophies of Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt. He has published many essays for many volumes including “A Catholic Conversation with Hannah Arendt” in \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eFriends on the Way: Jesuits Encounter Contemporary Judaism\u003c\/em\u003e and “Philosophizing after the Holocaust” for \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eJesuit Postmodern: Scholarship, Vocation, and Identity in the 21st Century\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e               \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(39, 110, 46);\" data-mce-style=\"color: rgb(39, 110, 46);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-style=\"color: #0b4e9b;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0b4e9b;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #0b4e9b;\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0e4f9b;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #0e4f9b;\"\u003eMaisie Ward, who knew Caryll Houselander and published many of her books,  called her a “Divine Eccentric.”  Houselander suffered much in her short life.   She was singular, awkward, and odd, and also the most popular and prolific writer for Catholics in postwar England.   She focused on  the passion of Christ and how personal suffering might be linked to it.   Based on deep research, grounded  in the historical and religious context, and written in accessible prose, Mary Francis Coady’s biography of Caryll Houselander  adds to understanding this  “Divine Eccentric.” \"-\u003cstrong\u003e Dana Greene, is Dean Emerita  of Oxford College of Emory University an author of “The Living of Maisie Ward” and four other biographies. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0e4f9b;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #0e4f9b;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\"This book is a watershed publication for the study of \u003cspan data-ogsb=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogac=\"\" class=\"markarqrelqgk\" data-markjs=\"true\"\u003eHouselander\u003c\/span\u003e: the first biography based on extensive archival research that presents her life and thought in all their complexity within their historical context in twentieth-century England. This study fills many of the gaps in knowledge of \u003cspan data-ogsb=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogac=\"\" class=\"markarqrelqgk\" data-markjs=\"true\"\u003eHouselander\u003c\/span\u003e’s life left by Maisie Ward’s earlier biography, providing new information about \u003cspan data-ogsb=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogac=\"\" class=\"markarqrelqgk\" data-markjs=\"true\"\u003eHouselander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e’s family and social networks, and even never-before-seen photographs. A fascinating read and essential for those interested in the writer Ward called “that divine eccentric.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e -Kelley Spoerl, Professor of Theology, Saint Anselm College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"color: rgb(14, 79, 155);\"\u003e\"My early years of spirituality were greatly influenced by \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"markxwumk1nyr\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eCaryll\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"marka1nrrfvrv\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eHouselander\u003c\/span\u003e’s approach of finding divinity in everyone amid the ordinariness of daily life. What a joy to visit her life and writings and learn much more about her.  Whether the reader is new to \u003cspan data-markjs=\"true\" class=\"marka1nrrfvrv\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"\u003eHouselander\u003c\/span\u003e’s work or has long-known her spiritual teachings, this intriguing biography offers a treasure chest of insight and inspiration.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eJoyce Rupp, author, spiritual director, consultant for the\u003ci class=\"\"\u003e Boundless Compassion\u003c\/i\u003e program\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis biography tells the life of the elusive twentieth-century English writer, Caryll Houselander, who saved no personal letters and left only her books, which included a short autobiography, a few classics of Catholic spirituality including \u003cem\u003eThe Reed of God\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Flowering Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, and various unpublished personal scratchings. She never had robust health, and mentally had the tendency to live in her own world. Her one aim in life, discovered from adolescence onward, was to see the suffering Christ in humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1901, Houselander was of the generation that lived through two world wars. In between the two were days of wandering: art school, bohemianism, a love affair, and self-torture as she desperately sought to find herself in her search for God. Living in London during World War II, she found herself at the heart of catastrophe in the form of the Blitz, and came to understand human suffering firsthand. She also developed a wicked sense of humor and a quality for seeing into things that many around her termed a “sixth sense.” Houselander’s life was cut short by cancer, but not before earning a reputation as a Catholic eccentric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Frances Coady\u003c\/strong\u003e’s books include \u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Merton-Waugh-Crusty-Storey-Mountain\/dp\/1640602062\/ref=sr_1_1?Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=0\u0026amp;Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=0\u0026amp;qid=1668642632\u0026amp;refinements=p_28%3AMerton+and+Waugh\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;unfiltered=1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Merton-Waugh-Crusty-Storey-Mountain\/dp\/1640602062\/ref=sr_1_1?Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.x=0\u0026amp;Adv-Srch-Books-Submit.y=0\u0026amp;qid=1668642632\u0026amp;refinements=p_28%3AMerton+and+Waugh\u0026amp;s=books\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;unfiltered=1\"\u003eMerton and Waugh: A Monk, a Crusty Old Man, and The Seven Storey Mountain.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Her work on \u003cem\u003eCaryll Houselander\u003c\/em\u003e was supported by a grant from the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame. She lives in Toronto.\u003cem\u003e    \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Coady_Caryll_Houselander_TOC.pdf?v=1686592337\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Coady_Caryll_Houselander_TOC.pdf?v=1686592337\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Coady_Caryll_Houselander_Chapter.pdf?v=1686592337\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Coady_Caryll_Houselander_Chapter.pdf?v=1686592337\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/make.headliner.app\/download\/8091e8e4-5bf4-41d5-8dc2-162b150d3b2e\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/make.headliner.app\/download\/8091e8e4-5bf4-41d5-8dc2-162b150d3b2e\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheKatieMcGradyShowEveryMondayAT08.00AM_4_480x480_c3ecdc88-fca9-4648-b5a1-0f2c0985a017.webp?v=1717166934\" alt=\"\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheKatieMcGradyShowEveryMondayAT08.00AM_4_480x480_c3ecdc88-fca9-4648-b5a1-0f2c0985a017.webp?v=1717166934\"\u003e  \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicpublishers.org\/Excellence-in-Publishing-Awards\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicpublishers.org\/Excellence-in-Publishing-Awards\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Best_of_the_Best_Award_Nomination_Animated_Facebook_Post_Business_Card_Landscap_24b75081-35d1-413f-8f2b-ee64d99faee0.jpg?v=1717424529\" width=\"483\" height=\"276\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Copy_of_Best_of_the_Best_Award_Nomination_Animated_Facebook_Post_Business_Card_Landscap_24b75081-35d1-413f-8f2b-ee64d99faee0.jpg?v=1717424529\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44436515553581,"sku":"978-1-62698-530-8","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Coady_Caryll_Houselander.jpg?v=1747249080"},{"product_id":"9781608339969","title":"The Gospel according to James Baldwin: What America’s Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d4e91;\"\u003e         \u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d4e91;\"\u003eIn this concise volume, Greg Garrett has given us an immense gift: a beautifully written and accessible window into the wisdom of James Baldwin. Garrett powerfully presents Baldwin as a compassionate witness, an unyielding prophet, and even a saint in the deepest meaning of that word. Garrett lets Baldwin’s incandescent writing shine through, illuminating a path forward and allowing us to see that we can do and be better than we are.\"-\u003cstrong\u003eRobert P. Jones, president and founder of PRRI, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d4e91;\"\u003e\"James Baldwin has often been seen as one of the progenitors for the development of Black theology given his relationship to both MLK and Malcolm X in the 1960s. In this remarkable book, Greg Garrett has brought James Baldwin from the supporting cast to an upfront starring role as an immense religious thinker in his own right committed to social justice and humanitarian living. This book is a literal 'must read'. \" -\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony G. Reddie is the Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture in Regent's Park College, the University of Oxford. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d4e91;\"\u003e“Greg Garrett is correct, “it takes an artist, a saint and a prophet” to articulate the challenge that is presented to us regarding race and racial healing. But it also takes courage to hear the voice of the artist, saint and prophet and Garrett brings that courage to his work in The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America’s Great Prophet Can Teach Us About Life, Love and Identity. The courage to hear Baldwin and to speak about what is heard is depicted throughout this work and will help to heal all who are willing to hear.” - \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Meeks, Ph.D, Author, \u003cem\u003eThe Night is Long, But Light Comes in the Morning Meditations on Racial Healing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(31, 73, 120);\"\u003e“Though Baldwin died almost fifty years ago, Garrett’s book reminds us that his prophetic voice and vision are still alive and still prescient, still challenging us to become the people we claim to be, still pointing the way to an America we might yet become: a land where cruelty and selfishness are abhorred, and compassion and community, even curiosity and kindness are valued. A land where we listen with love, encourage with hope and make room for all, because all are welcome. This book is highly recommended for seminary and parish libraries.” - \u003cstrong\u003eHerman Sutter, Catholic Library World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d4e91;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oEYdZmBooYo\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #204e8c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofSamiraHadid_480x480.png?v=1692371773\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaldwin’s writing offers critiques of religion, culture, and discrimination, and in the witness of his life he holds up hope and the primacy of love despite all the difficulties of the present moment. In this passionate introduction, Garrett presents the life and work of Baldwin in all his writing genres, on themes of equity, justice, and reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGarrett followed in Baldwin’s footsteps—from New York City to the American South, from the cafes of St.-Germain in Paris to the mountains of Switzerland, where Baldwin did some of his most important thinking and writing. Garrett consulted critical and cultural studies, as well as archival materials from the recently-inaugurated Baldwin Collection at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem. Out of this close study of Baldwin’s words and legacy, Garrett invites new readers and longtime lovers of the great Black writer into a thoughtful exploration of his continued relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreg Garrett\u003c\/strong\u003e is, according to BBC Radio, one of America’s essential voices on religion and culture. His work has been featured in media ranging from National Public Radio and \u003cem\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e to FOX News and \u003cem\u003eThe National Review\u003c\/em\u003e, from \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMen’s Health\u003c\/em\u003e. Greg is co-founder and co-curator of the Long Long Way Film Festival at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, exploring racism and reconciliation through the lens of Hollywood film, and of Scene and Unseen, a similar program on race and film at Trinity Church, Wall Street. Professor of English at Baylor University, Greg has been a visiting fellow at Oxford University’s Centre for Religion and Culture and serves each summer as Theologian in Residence at American Cathedral in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Garrett_The_Gospel_according_to_James_Baldwin_TOC.pdf?v=1683729827\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca 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align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 113, 17);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonorable Mention  - Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"251\" width=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Award_6.png?v=1719329253\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #244b83;\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“Osberger has written a spellbinding tale. The torture the DINA inflicted, the terror of hiding, and the psychological torment of wondering whom to trust are countered with the desire to help others regardless of their station in life, faith in God, and the joy of finding like-minded people. Life can be terrifying and painful, but trusting in God provides great comfort, as Osberger found. “ \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e- Shirley J. Martyn, Catholic Library World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\"Underneath the breakneck plot is a foundation of deep wisdom built on five decades of reflection on the traumatic events of that November. As she tells her story, Osberger, who later became a social worker and psychotherapist, outlines the United States’ involvement in Chilean politics in the 1970s, testifies to the self-giving faith of the sisters who helped one another escape, and offers a glimpse into the surprisingly solid trust in God that sometimes emerges when all seems lost.\"- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“A riveting account of terrors executed by the Pinochet regime upon the Chilean people and Catholic religious communities living among them. Osberger's narrative is heart-stopping. Her memoir witnesses to the suffering and resilience of the Chilean people, to heroic lives of her companions, and most movingly, of her own encounter with the divine in the midst of life-threatening perils.” —\u003cb\u003eKathleen M. O’Connor, Columbia Theological Seminary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e“This book had me quickly and completely riveted to the telling of the author’s experience, sparking a reliving of my own! Beautifully written, giving graphic and prophetic witness to the reality of Chile’s dictatorship.” \u003cb\u003e—Pat Farrell, OSF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e “Two years into Pinochet’s reign of terror a 22-year-old enters his house of terrors.  We meet nuns and teachers whose ingenuity outsmarts Pinochet’s intelligence police and CIA accomplices. Riveting and inspiring, Osberger places the reader there and you cannot look away.” \u003cb\u003e—Renny Golden, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Music of Her Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e “An important chapter not only in Chile, but in the Catholic church and in the modern human rights movement.”  \u003cb\u003e—Phillip Berryman, author, \u003ci\u003eLatin America at 200: A New Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #2e75b6; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\"The story is riveting, the writing is excellent, the relevance to today's world is frightening.\" - \u003cb\u003eSr. Terri Mackenzie, SHCJ, Society of the Holy Child Jesus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"69\" width=\"414\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn September 1973 a CIA-assisted coup overthrew the democratically-elected president of Chile, ushering in the Pinochet dictatorship. In 1975, Kathleen Osberger, a recent graduate and lay volunteer from Notre Dame, left for Santiago to teach in a Catholic grade school. Upon arrival, she was told a secret: the religious women she would live with sheltered dissidents in the cross-hairs of Pinochet’s secret police. Given the ever-tightening vise over the citizenry, brave and prophetic people reached out to protect the dissidents’ lives in a world without due process and where detention, torture, disappearance, and death reigned. Soon, Osberger is handed a blindfold, a warrant, and must go on the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Surrender\u003c\/em\u003e depicts the solidarity of the Chilean people and the transformational role of nuns and priests dedicated to serving the poor, while highlighting the changing and challenged Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathleen Osberger\u003c\/strong\u003e earned her B.A. at the University of Notre Dame, an M.A. from Maryknoll School of Theology, and an A.M. from the University of Chicago–School of Social Work Administration. Her life was shaped by volunteer experiences when she lived in San Miguelito, Panamá; Santiago, Chile; Chimbote, Perú and the South Bronx. In 1987 she began a seventeen-year relationship with the Maryknoll Lay Missioners as an instructor in their orientation to mission program. In 1993 she joined the University of Chicago Hospitals—Department of Psychiatry. Her work as a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist has centered on the issues of trauma and torture. She currently lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_480x480.jpg?v=1684772385\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Osberger_I_Surrender_TOC.pdf?v=1689942911\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Osberger_I_Surrender_Chapter.pdf?v=1721059160\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: 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#1f631c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssociation of Catholic Publishers - 1st Place \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f631c;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"187\" width=\"328\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/BlackWhiteElegantPhotoMinimalistBeautyBusinessEstheticianBusinessCard_2_480x480.png?v=1707420629\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"I’ve admired Dawn Eden Goldstein’s work for over a quarter century. From her music journalism to this fascinating account, her writing has always been marvelous: intrepidly perceptive and impeccably researched, with an unfailing eye for precise detail. You don’t have to be a “friend of Bill” to appreciate this passionate account, which touches on some of the most important developments of 20th century history and spirituality.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e66464;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Glenn Kenny, film critic and author, “Made Men: The Story of ‘Goodfellas’”\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"The long-awaited and much-needed biography of one of the most influential, yet most unknown, spiritual figures of modern times.  Anyone who has benefited from the insights of Alcoholics Anonymous, a program that led to millions of freer lives, owes a debt of gratitude to Dawn Eden Goldstein for her carefully researched and lovingly told story of Father Ed.  Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e05d5d;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— James Martin, SJ, author, \u003cem\u003eLearning to Pray\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"An important and long overdue work that fills a gap in the history of the 12-step movement, Dawn Eden Goldstein’s study of Father Ed Dowling’s life and work is a delight to read and very moving. A major new source in the evolution of the 12-step movement, her insightful biography brings to life the personality of Fr. Dowling, of whom Bill W. wrote, “He was the greatest and most gentle soul to walk this planet. I was closer to him than to any other human being on earth.” Dawn Eden Goldstein traces the origins of Fr. Dowling’s insights that were so valuable to Bill W.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e05757;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Father Emmerich Vogt, OP, author, “The Freedom to Love: Recovery and the Seven Deadly Sins” and publisher,  The 12-Step Review newsletter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“From the time I could recognize Father Dowling as the man who pointed out the gravesite of Dred Scott for my family, I have always admired that he cared about that and did something about it. His sense of rightness about race relations and lack of fear to engage his culture when it was not as popular to do so, speaks volumes about his moral compass. We could use a lot more Father Dowlings in the world today. . . . an excellent treatment of his life and one long overdue.” \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e35353;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Lynne Jackson, Great-Great-Granddaughter of Dred Scott, President and Founder of The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e“Father Ed\u003c\/em\u003e tells the riveting personal history of a humble, deep-thinking priest who relentlessly cared for the suffering, including alcoholics and others falling on hard times. Readers will be delighted by Goldstein’s fascinating storytelling and perspective on the miraculous growth of Alcoholics Anonymous through the lens of Father Ed Dowling.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e85353;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Scott Weeman, founder, Catholic in Recovery, and author, \u003cem\u003eThe Twelve Steps and the Sacraments\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Dr Goldstein’s book is a must read for all who are interested in the history of AA. Her research Is original and sheds light on a relatively neglected guiding light of AA. She shows that Father Ed believed in the divine inspiration behind AA and how it touches its sober followers: “the fellowship’s members, whether they realized it or not, were traveling the road to perfection mapped out four hundred years prior by St. Ignatius Loyola. Once they made it through the first six steps, they had in effect completed the Exercises’ First Week.” Similarly, working the 12 steps can be viewed as a Jungian Individuation process leading alcoholics in recovery toward a Spiritual life beyond their wildest dreams! This book deserves the widest possible readership in several interrelated disciplines.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee5454;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Dr. Ian Mc Cabe, clinical director, Jung Institute for Free Analysis for Children, and author, \u003cem\u003eCarl Jung and Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ee5454;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“My late husband, Ernie Kurtz, [author of \u003cem\u003eNot-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/em\u003e] would be overjoyed to see and read this wonderful biography by Dawn Eden Goldstein.\u003cem\u003e Father Ed: The Story of Bill W’s Spiritual Sponsor \u003c\/em\u003etells the life of Father Ed from his 1898 birth in St. Louis, MO, to his death in 1960. Goldstein’s study of one of Bill W’s closest friends and advisors, truly a sponsor of his, would have been a book that Ernie wished for. Her careful examination of Father Ed’s childhood and development into the man who was loved by hundreds if not thousands of people reveals the path that the Jesuit took to arrive at the place he held in history.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ec5151;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Linda Farris Kurtz, professor emerita, Eastern Michigan University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \"Dawn Goldstein's chronicle of Father Dowling is nothing short of tremendous. Through her meticulous research, she has brought to light never before known details of Father Dowling's life and works. This is a book I shall not only read, but treasure and pass on to my friends.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ec4e4e;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— \u003cem\u003eCarl B., archivist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“What a wonderful biography this is!  Dawn has captured my uncle and made him come to life. . . . I have heard the story of Bill Wilson’s first meeting before but never in such rich detail. For anyone who has suffered from chronic addiction and has found recovery through the  twelve steps, this is a pivotal moment in the history of the recovery movement. She has truly done it justice.  I loved reading this book and I know Uncle would have loved the book as well. He would have said, 'Dawn, you hit this one out of \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ethe ballpark!'“ \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f64b4b;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eMary Dowling, certified addiction counselor and niece of Father Ed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Ideal for readers wanting to get a bigger picture of the AA movement and its beginnings, whether they are interested in AA on a historical or a personal level. It also provides a fascinating mid-20th-century snapshot of the Jesuit order in America for those interested. But it is on the whole commendable for ordinary readers wanting to be inspired by the story of a larger-than-life priest whose fatherly care helped many people find God in the midst of their brokenness.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ec4949;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Sarah Negri, Acton Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ec4949;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eFather Ed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eis an edifying experience. Those dealing with addictions and anyone wanting to move toward a fuller spiritual life will find this a helpful and stimulating resource.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Catholic Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"83\" width=\"433\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFather Ed\u003c\/em\u003e is the first biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ (1898–1960), whose guidance transformed Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson’s life and deepened the spirituality of the twelve-step movement. Trained as a journalist, Dowling was always drawn to those who were suffering—a sympathy enhanced by his own crippling infirmities—which led him to embrace the A.A. approach to healing in community. \u003cem\u003eFather Ed\u003c\/em\u003e is a portrait of the kind of priest Pope Francis has extolled as a “shepherd with the smell of the sheep.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDawn Eden Goldstein \u003c\/strong\u003eis the award-winning author of several books, including \u003cem\u003eMy Peace I Give You\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Thrill of the Chaste\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRemembering God's Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, which received First Place in the Inspirational category of the Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing Awards. She began her working life as a rock-and-roll historian and went on to editorial positions at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eDaily News\u003c\/em\u003e before publishing her first book in 2006. In 2016, she became the first woman to earn a doctorate in sacred theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake and in 2023, she received a licentiate in canon law from the Catholic University of America.. She has taught at universities and seminaries in the United States, England, and India. She currently lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2d2d2d;\"\u003eCover photo: Father Ed Dowling, SJ, ca. 1957, in the chapel at The Queen's Work, St. Louis, MO. 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Math';\"\u003e⋅⋆\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Amasis MT Pro Black',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e                \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/divider_1_c877508a-b1fa-4a12-b5f6-d58337196e03.png?v=1782225389\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"18\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(30, 69, 91);\"\u003eForeword by Emmanuel Katongole \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(30, 69, 91);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e“In a time of national political division, Maggy Barankitse challenges us to live a faith anchored in love built on justice. Do we have the courage to embody faith that acts with such love and commitment? Maggy can show us the way with singing and dancing and a deep resolve. Let us all become \u003ci\u003einventors\u003c\/i\u003e in Maggy’s Spirit-driven style.”\u003cb\u003e—Simone Campbell, SSS, author;\u003ci\u003e Hunger for Hope, \u003c\/i\u003erecipient, 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e“Saints are made by ordinary people doing brave and humble things in extraordinary circumstances. Maggie Barankitse is one of those saints. David Toole tells a magnificent and human story from the Great Lakes region of Africa. An inspiration!”\u003cb\u003e—Rose Marie Berger, senior editor, \u003ci\u003eSojourners\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e“Maggy Barankitse’s defiance of genocide and embrace of love continue to redeem a landscape of suffering and war. David Toole’s book opened a world to me.”\u003cb\u003e—Richard Lischer, Duke Divinity School; author, \u003ci\u003eOur Hearts Are Restless: The Art of Spiritual Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e“An exceptional book about an extraordinary woman. Few people in the world exemplify, as Maggy does, such a powerful story of inspiration, innovation. You will be inspired, encouraged, and changed . . . for the better.”\u003cb\u003e—L. Gregory Jones, President of Belmont University;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor, \u003ci\u003eChristian Social Innovation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\"David Toole has finally made Maggy's full story available in this narrative, the fruit of a long friendship between a perceptive writer and a saint. This is one of the most hopeful books I have ever read.\" \u003cb\u003e—William T. Cavanaugh, professor, DePaul University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1112372979?h=535e04b217\u0026amp;badge=0\u0026amp;autopause=0\u0026amp;player_id=0\u0026amp;app_id=58479\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"CFN Live - David Toole\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(33, 101, 149);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nOn October 25, 1993, Maggy Barankitse buried seventy-two bodies in a mass grave on the grounds of the bishop’s house in Burundi, a day after she was made to watch as they were murdered in a fit of ethnic violence. What happened next would save tens of thousands of children from death and despair during a protracted civil war\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLove Made Me an Inventor is how Marguerite (Maggy) Barankitse describes how she has been able to accomplish her life-saving work. In this first-ever authorized biography in English, readers will encounter her extraordinary journey from survivor to founder of Maison Shalom and the name “Angel of Burundi.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eFor twenty-two years Maison Shalom provided care for mothers and children devastated by war and ethnic violence in Burundi. Then, after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt in 2015, Maggy’s work shifted to helping Burundian refugees in Rwanda through education, healthcare, and community services.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Toole\u003c\/b\u003e is Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, where he holds a joint appointment as associate professor of the practice of theology, ethics, and global health in the Duke Global Health Institute and Duke Divinity School. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Godot in Sarajevo\u003c\/i\u003e and founder of Love’s Inventions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a non-profit dedicated to spreading Maggy’s message to the world and supporting her ongoing work in Africa. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Durham, NC.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Christian Ferney\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003ePhoto credit: Getty Images\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 0, 255); background: white; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; 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