{"title":"Meaningful Gifts for friends, family and seekers","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dialogue-of-life","title":"Dialogue of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is the inspiring testament of Maryknoll Father Bob McCahill, a priest and missioner who for twenty years has pursued an unusual witness among the Muslim poor of Bangladesh. Rather than traditional pastoral work, McCahill simply tries to live as a friend and brother to his Muslim neighbors, offering a positive witness to the gospel ideals of service and love. In a series of small towns he has lived a life of utter simplicity, serving the sick, showing respect for Muslim piety, and explaining to all those who inquire the reasons for his way of life and good works.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn simple yet vivid prose, Father McCahill describes his life, the rhythms of his days and those of his poor but faith-filled neighbors, the occasions for \"interreligious dialogue\" that emerge out of this living encounter, and his challenging reflections on the implications of this experience for Christian life and mission in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEnhanced by McCahills own prizewinning photographs, \u003cem\u003eDialogue of Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving example of spirituality in action, and witness to \"God who is larger than our hearts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob McCahill\u003c\/strong\u003e, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, grew up in Goshen, Indiana, and became a Maryknoll priest in 1964. From his original assignment in the Philippines, he was transferred to Bangladesh in 1975. 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This edition includes a preface in which Nouwen reflects on the meaning and challenge of the Latin American church both for himself and for North American Christians. As he writes,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I fervently hope and pray that those who read this journal will find in these pages new hope, new confidence and new courage to keep faithful to the task God has given them.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenri Nouwen\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewho died in 1996, was a Dutch priest and pastor of the L'Arche Daybreak Community in Toronto, Canada. He remains one of the most popular and honored spiritual writers of our time. His many books include \u003cem\u003eJesus: A Gospel, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGracias! 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With the attire and features of an Indian maiden and addressing Juan Diego in his native tongue she instructed him to tell the bishop to build a shrine on that spot. As a sign she left her image on his cloak - the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on a lifetime of reflection Father Virgil Elizondo has written Guadalupe, an account of the story and meaning of one of the most powerful religious symbols of our day. For centuries Guadalupe has served as one of the sustaining symbols of Mexican, Latin American, and U.S. Hispanic identity and spirituality. But more than that, in this lyrical and inspiring work Elizondo shows that Our Lady of Guadalupe has an even wider significance and relevance to the church universal at the dawn of a new millennium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"\u003eVirgil Elizondo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"\u003e (1935-2016) was a theologian and pastor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"\u003ewho played a critical role \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"\u003ein the development of Hispanic theology. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"\u003eHe founded the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio, Texas, where he also served as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"\u003erector of San Fernando Cathedral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;\"\u003e. 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Richard Rohr explores the meaning of the Incarnation, the “holiness of sexuality,” the challenge of community, and the future of religious life. He spells out the daily challenges of faith, hope, and charity. Ultimately, he unmasks the demons that frustrate our spiritual quest, and reveals the presence of grace in our everyday human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eFr. 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. He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of 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;\"\u003eCenter for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;\"\u003eAction and Contemplation (CAC)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;\"\u003ein Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. 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. 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The Gospel of Mathew recounts the feeding of the crowd of five thousand, “not counting women and children.” McKenna muses that there could have been as many as five or six women and children for every man – an enormous number to go uncounted! Who were they? And what of the leftovers – who gathered them? who brought the twelve baskets that were filled? Who took them home? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eAs \u003cem\u003eNot Counting Women and Children \u003c\/em\u003eshows, when ordinary people studying the bible begin to discuss questions such as these, the results can be stunning and heart-changing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eDr. Megan McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e is an internationally known author, lecturer, and retreat leader. She received her doctorate from Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, and has taught at colleges and universities in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eChicago, Dublin, Dayton, and San Antonio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e. Her many books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eAnd Morning Came: Scriptures of the Resurrection, Prophets: Words of Fire,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eParables: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThe Arrows of God\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eRites of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eLeave Her Alone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem 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;\"\u003eOn Your Mark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eNot Counting Women and Children\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\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_97069250-39fa-430d-bfc2-059faf5f3344_480x480.webp?v=1660153812\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/meganmckenna.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_0a1a99ca-b197-47b1-9565-f76ae070b7b7_480x480.png?v=1662575645\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23982624997440,"sku":"978-0-88344-946-2","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/NotCountingWomenandChildren.jpg?v=1747248039"},{"product_id":"parables","title":"Parables","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eParables\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e a noted author and retreat leader brings home to us that the stories Jesus used to teach are practical, down-to-earth stories told for and to ordinary people – people like ourselves, with worries about food and shelter, work, and family life. But the parables never let their listeners off the hook. If our lives belong to the Kingdom of God, much is given, but much is also asked of us. If our lives belong to the Kingdom, they belong also, in God, to others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eContents: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e1. The First Arrow: John the Baptist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e2. Seeking the Treasure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e3. The Sower and the Seed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e4. The First and the Last\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e5. The Sheep and Their Shepherd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e6. The Widow and the Unjust Judge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e7. The Talents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e8. The Lost Son\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e9. The Compassionate One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e10. Jesus, The Last Arrow and the Archer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eDr. Megan McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e is an internationally known author, lecturer, and retreat leader. She received her doctorate from Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, and has taught at colleges and universities in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eChicago, Dublin, Dayton, and San Antonio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e. Her many books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eAnd Morning Came: Scriptures of the Resurrection, Prophets: Words of Fire,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eParables: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThe Arrows of God\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eRites of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eLeave Her Alone, Christ All Mercif\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eul,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eN\u003c\/span\u003eot Counting Women and Children\u003c\/em\u003e. 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She combines a deep study of scripture and of church teaching with the exegesis of story-telling as she discusses each of our rites of initiation: Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, and Holy Orders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRites of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e explores each sacrament fully, including its origins in scripture, its practice today, its ethical teaching, and what this means for the way we live our lives. Throughout there is constant reference to the Rite for Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), including an extended ritual written by McKenna intended for use with the majority of Christians, baptized as infants, who never received formal initiation as adults into the rituals of the church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eEvery Catholic will find here new treasure and insight into our sacred heritage and practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eDr. Megan McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e is an internationally known author, lecturer, and retreat leader. 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Sobrino draws from Gutierrez to offer \"reflective description\" of what has happened in Latin America during the 1970s. While this will be useful to academicians, lay people wishing to explore the issues raised would do better with Robert McAfee Brown's recent work by the same title.\"-- \u003cstrong\u003eLibrary Journal ( LJ 3\/1\/88). EC \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow is it possible to live a spiritual life? What should the kernel of this spirituality be, in this world of crises, challenges, and change? From his immersion in the violent and struggle-filled reality of Central America, Jon Sobrino articulates a way to imbue the practice of liberation with spirituality – a dimension that critics often charge is lacking in liberation theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithout spirit, practice degenerates. 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They are sermons in the original sense of the word, informal chats with historical, personal, and homely examples and comparisons. They are certain to offer comfort, knowledge, and inspiration to Christians seeking sources for meditation on the words of Jesus. For most collections strong in Christian spirituality.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-- Library Journal,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #206abc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on stories from the lives of the saints, scripture, and everyday life, Jim Forest opens up the mysteries of the beatitudes. These ancient blessings, with which Christ began his Sermon on the Mount, are all aspects of communion with God. As Forest shows, they are like rungs on a ladder, each one leading to the next. 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The Prophet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e2. Moses: Prophet-Liberator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e3. Elijah and Elisha: The Prophet and His Disciple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e4. Amos and Hosea: The Northern Prophets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e5. Jeremiah and Zephaniah: The Long March to Jerusalem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e6. Micah and Isaiah: The Southern Prophets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e7. Lamentations and Ezekiel: The Pain and Hope of Exile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e8. Second Isaiah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e9. Third Isaih, Haggai, Zecharizh, Malachi: Prophets of Return\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e10. 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Their stories call us to witness God's compassionate love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eJ\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eohn Dear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e is a priest, activist, lecturer, and author of thirty books including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThomas Merton Peacemaker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e; You Will Be My Witnesses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e (with art by William Hart McNichols), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eMohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e; \u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eDaniel Berrigan: Essential Writings \u003c\/em\u003eand an autobiography, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eA Persistent Peace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e (Doubleday\/Image) and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He lives in New Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #0088cc; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fatherjohndear.org\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e www.fatherjohndear.org\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 6px 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Hart McNichols\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a priest and iconographer who has been described by \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine as \"among the most famous creators of Christian iconic images in the world.\" His work is also featured in \u003cem\u003eChrist All Merciful \u003c\/em\u003e(with text by Megan McKenna) and \u003cem\u003eMother of God, Similar to Fire \u003c\/em\u003e(with text by Mirabai Starr). 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And, for her, the crux of the matter is what this Gospel says to us today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003eIn the authors words, \"We must walk with the companions of Jesus, with Peter, James, John and the others, men and women like us, and listen to the Word of God in Jesus. We must let the Gospel convict us, convert us, confirm us and call us to repentance.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eDr. Megan McKenna\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e is an internationally known author, lecturer, and retreat leader. 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Responding to the suggestion that he teach writing, McCarthy said, \"I'd rather teach peace,\" and that's what he's been doing ever since in every kind of school all over the country. He teaches his students about the famous (Gandhi and King) and about those who should be famous (Dorothy Day and Jeanette Rankin). He tells them startling things (since the end of World War II, there has never been a democratically elected government as a result of U.S. military presence in a foreign country), and he encourages them to talk about what they're learning. Here he offers a kind of how-to manual, explaining how he gets kids to explore issues relating to peace and how he motivates them to think creatively. Instead of theory, he gives us practice --and a sense of the pleasure he takes from introducing his students to the joy of exploration. The book should be required reading for every educator in America. \"\u003cstrong\u003e--David Pitt, Booklist, American Library Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen acclaimed \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e columnist Colman McCarthy was invited to teach a course on writing at an impoverished public school in Washington, D.C., he responded, \"I'd rather teach peace.\" Thus began the work he has passionately pursued for the past three decades: teaching courses on nonviolence, conflict management, and peace studies in high schools, colleges, and prisons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ed Rather Teach Peace\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles one semester in six of these schools, as students find themselves challenged and inspired by an unconventional course and by a man who believes that if we don't teach our children peace, someone else will teach them violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:118b2b15-71b7-482d-9f11-d7bd484456a4-1\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"92e9419f-e665-498c-9e6a-f4c490ab642d\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\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-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"481\" data-start=\"143\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColman McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e was a columnist for \u003cem data-end=\"200\" data-start=\"179\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e for 28 years and the founder of the Center for Teaching Peace, part of the Washington Peace Center, a nonprofit organization that helps schools establish peace studies programs. 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