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Richard Rohr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;\"\u003ePerennial Tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e. 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Richard's teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy—practices of contemplation and lived\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ekenosis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(self-emptying), expressing itself in radical compassion, particularly for the socially marginalized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 115%; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003eFr. Richard is the author of numerous books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eEverything Belongs, Adam’s Return,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Naked Now,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBreathing Under Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eFalling Upward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eImmortal Diamond,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eEager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eHe serves as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e academic Dean of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eLiving School for Action and Contemplation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e. Drawing upon Christianity's place within the Perennial Tradition, the mission of the Living School is to produce compassionate and powerfully learned individuals who will work for positive change in the world based on awareness of our common union with God and all beings. 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In these images of Mary we are reminded of what matters most, of what endures when all else seems lost, of what grace may yet be available when we meet fear with love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Hart McNichols\u003c\/strong\u003e, a priest and icon painter, lives in Taos, New Mexico. Described by Time as being \"among the most famous creators of Christian iconic images in the world,\" his work has been featured in several books, including \"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/you-will-be-my-witnesses.html\"\u003eYou Will Be My Witnesses\u003c\/a\u003e,\" and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.orbisbooks.com\/christ-all-merciful.html\"\u003eChrist, All Merciful\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMirabai Starr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ewho also lives in Taos, speaks and leads retreats on the connections between teachings of the mystics, contemplative practice, and social action. She has translated and written introductions for works by St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila, and has edited writings of St. Francis and Hildegard of Bingen. Her most recent book is The Showings of Julian of Norwich: A New Translation (Hampton Roads).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23987389628480,"sku":"978-1-62698-187-4","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626981874.jpg?v=1747248687"},{"product_id":"act-justly-love-tenderly","title":"Act Justly, Love Tenderly","description":"\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #13501a; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD WINNER! – SPIRITUALITY (Softcover)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #13501a; font-size: 13px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eNAUTILUS AWARD: SILVER (RELIGION\/SPIRITUALITY OF WESTERN THOUGHT)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #13501a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eINDEPENDENT PUBLISHER ILLUMINATION AWARD BRONZE MEDAL WINNER \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e(CHRISTIAN LIVING)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #75a4d7;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003e\"A gem of a book.... A gift to the soul.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eSharon Daloz Parks, author, \u003cem\u003eCommon Fire: Leading Lives of Commitment in a Complex World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eIn his previous book, \u003cem\u003eA Sacred Voice is Calling\u003c\/em\u003e, John Neafsey outlined the connections between vocation and social conscience. But vocation, as he shows here, is about more than what we do for a living; it is also about the kind of people we are meant to be, and how we are meant to live. It is not something reserved for particular moments of decision; it is an unfolding process over the whole of life—from childhood to adulthood and old age. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eDrawing both on the stories of exemplary individuals as well as his own experiences in parenting, work, and care for aging parents, Neafsey outlines how our fundamental human vocation—a call to justice, love, and humility—is realized in all the stages of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eJohn Neafsey \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eis a staff psychologist at the Heartland Alliance Marjorie Kovler Center, a treatment program for survivors of torture, in Chicago. 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With his keen eye for excellent spiritual writing, explicitly religious or not, Doyle offers an array of choices that may, in his words, 'open the most stunning doors.' \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e -- \u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eAn anthology of 37 astonishing personal stories and essays from some of America's best writers that first appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003ePortland Magazine,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e “the best university magazine in America” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e) and “the best spiritual magazine in the country\" (Annie Dillard).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eContributors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-indent: .5in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; 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[Cunningham's] words are sensitive, validating, and encouraging as he describes the challenges and blessings encountered at each stage. This is not a work of psychology or philosophy but a loving affirmation of life nearing its completion.... Recommended for parish libraries and personal enrichment.\" --\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Leonard Berg,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e in \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCatholic Library World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0d4787;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA book for all seasons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e.\" -- Parker J. Palmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c92f1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFrom a writer, editor, and publisher in his eighth decade\u003cem\u003e, Vesper Time \u003c\/em\u003eaddresses the yearning among elders for continued growth, expansiveness of heart, improvement of mind, and a meaningful understanding of our lives in our later years. As with Christianity’s age-old practice of Vespers, an hour of prayer observed at the lighting of the lamps just before darkness descends, Frank Cunningham views this time as one when the colors begin to deepen and our experience of growing older becomes our spiritual practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith both wisdom and humor, Cunningham explores the five facets of this integral spirituality—memory, intimacy, diminishment, gratitude, and acceptance. With a new Introduction and Discussion\/Reflection Guide, \u003cem\u003eVesper Time \u003c\/em\u003eprovides expert guidance and gentle encouragement for those on this stage of their journey of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"35cdd534-5f92-4220-aa28-9bfcc656c35b\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"534\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrank J. 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Horan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #246ea1;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"A master class in the Gospel of Matthew by a master teacher. Pope Francis brings a lifetime of learning and experience to help readers understand more fully the Jesus we encounter in Matthew's Gospel, from the beginning of his life in a small-town Jewish family, through his ministry of preaching and healing in Judea and Galilee, through his Passion and Death in Jerusalem, to his Resurrection as the savior of all humankind. 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We make a difference to what the world becomes and this book helps shape that difference.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIlia Delio, OSF,\u003c\/span\u003e Josephine Connelly Endowed Chair, Villanova University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother masterful work by this renowned and popular author, \u003cem\u003eWholeness and Holiness\u003c\/em\u003e guides the reader through grace into the possibilities of a deeper spirituality and relationship with oneself, the world, and God. With his lifetime experience in psychology and spirituality, David Richo takes us on a three-step journey to become psychologically healthy, spiritually aware and active, and sometimes saintly. All three are possible!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Richo, PhD, \u003c\/strong\u003eis a psychotherapist, author, and workshop leader, who combines psychological and spiritual perspectives in his work. He teaches at a variety of places, including Esalen and Spirit Rock Buddhist Center. Among his many books are \u003cem\u003eHow to Be an Adult \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eEverything Ablaze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e He lives in California. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.davericho.com\"\u003ewww.davericho.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xs5gawSSY78\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\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\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\/Richo_-_TOC.pdf?v=1648742494\" 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\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Richo_-_Intro.pdf?v=1648742494\" title=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31863991074858,"sku":"978-1-62698-353-3","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Richo-WholenessandHoliness-finalcover.jpg?v=1747248879"}],"url":"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/collections\/inspirational.oembed?page=5","provider":"Orbis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}