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This book is one such resource. It shows Pope Francis as a master contemporary interpreter of the Gospel of Mark.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by Ronald D. Witherup, PSS\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\u003cimg height=\"46\" width=\"461\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Gospel of Mark is a pastoral commentary on the Gospel by Pope Francis, drawn from his homilies, writings, and speeches since he was elected pope. Like the earlier volume, \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel of Matthew\u003c\/em\u003e, the purpose of this collection is to make the heart burn again as readers meet Jesus and discover that hidden treasure in the individual lines or words of the Gospel. These pages are intended not simply for study or preaching, but for letting ourselves be guided by Francis, a master of prayerful silence, so that we may embrace a simple and living intimacy with Jesus, the Word made flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePope Francis,\u003c\/strong\u003e born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\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 title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_Gospel_of_Mark_TOC.pdf?v=1648739899\"\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\u003ca title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_Gospel_of_Mark_Chapter.pdf?v=1648739899\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31881716695082,"sku":"978-162698-390-8","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Francis_theGospelofMARK.jpg?v=1747248899"},{"product_id":"the-way-of-peace","title":"The Way of Peace: Readings For A Harmonious Life","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 87, 123);\"\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"338\" data-start=\"207\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 87, 123);\"\u003e“A rich and wide-ranging anthology that draws wisdom from multiple religious traditions in service of peace.” — \u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"479\" data-start=\"340\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 87, 123);\"\u003e“A thoughtful and accessible collection for readers interested in spirituality, harmony, and interfaith understanding.” — \u003cstrong\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-end=\"479\" data-start=\"340\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(24, 87, 123);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"39\" width=\"390\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Peace in the world cannot be made without peace in the heart.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Henri Nouwen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind anthology of stories, essays, prayers, and poems is designed to inspire, encourage, and motivate readers of all generations to cultivate peace. The book is divided into three parts: Peace of Heart, Peace on Earth, and Prayers for Peace. They all lead one into another and support each other. The reader will discover an inner peace that seeds peace in the family, the community, the nation, and the world. The book's roster of writers includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle Obama         Martin Sheen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Shriver              John Dear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePope Francis                Pema Chodron\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Lewis                  Thomas Merton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaya Angelou            Dorothy Day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWendell Berry            and many others\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Leach \u003c\/strong\u003eis publisher emeritus of Orbis Books, and the author and editor of many books including \u003cem\u003eSoul Seeing\u003c\/em\u003e based on an award-winning series for the \u003cem\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoris Goodnough \u003c\/strong\u003eis rights and permissions coordinator for Orbis and the co-editor of previous volumes in the Way series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Angelini\u003c\/strong\u003e is managing editor of Orbis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Leach_et_al._Way_of_Peace_TOC.pdf?v=1648654409\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Leach_et_al._Way_of_Peace_Intro.pdf?v=1648654409\" title=\"2\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introducti\u003c\/a\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37567753814211,"sku":"978-1-62698-416-5","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/The-Way-of-Piece.jpg?v=1747248925"},{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-luke","title":"The Gospel of Luke: A Spiritual and Pastoral Reading","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"tygh-content clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"ty-product-block ty-product-detail\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"cm-tabs-content ty-tabs__content clearfix\" id=\"tabs_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"content_description\" class=\"ty-wysiwyg-content content-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #245912;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Pope Francis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #658ebc;\"\u003e“What Francis highlights so powerfully in his preaching on this Gospel is the theme, so dear to Luke, of God’s mercy, God’s indefatigable quest for the lost, God’s unmerited and even rejected welcome of the strayed and the stubborn, and, above all, God’s endless tenderness in embracing the broken, the wounded, the rebellious, the ignorant, the resistant.”  \u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Foreword by Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #658ebc;\"\u003e “It is no surprise to find Pope Francis a truly authentic interpreter of Luke’s Gospel. From the first moments of his pontificate the Pope has always made first for the poor, the marginalized, the burdened—exactly the direction in which Jesus points us in this Gospel. Every page in this collection displays Francis’s outstanding ability to find a fresh image, coin a new metaphor to bring the ancient message alive for today.”\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrendan Byrne, SJ, author, The Hospitality of God: A Reading of Luke’s Gospel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #658ebc;\"\u003e “Pope Francis proclaims the message of Jesus, as it has been transmitted to us through the Gospel of Luke. Jesus reaches out to those in need, and even in sin. The words and actions of Pope Francis continue that message. The Jesus of Luke’s Gospel is not only gentle but forgiving. Pope Francis’s reflections rightly keep asking: ‘Am I on the slippery path from sin to corruption from which there is no return?’ He challenges us with the gospel message of responsible loving. It does not come cheaply.”\u003cspan style=\"color: #6d80b1;\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis J. Moloney, SDB, Catholic Theological College, Melbourne, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Luke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pastoral commentary on the Gospel by Pope Francis, drawn from his homilies, writings, and speeches since he was elected pope. Like the earlier volumes,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Matthew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gospel of Mark\u003c\/i\u003e, the purpose of this collection is to invite the reader into the world of Jesus and discover the hidden treasures through the words of the Gospel. These pages are intended not simply for study or preaching, but simply for letting ourselves be guided by Francis, a master of prayerful silence, so that we may be open to conversion through living more closely with Jesus, the Word made flesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e The collection was developed in fragments, taken from various sources—written and oral—and from various occasions. They have been selected and arranged according to the chapters of the Gospel of Luke. Together they form a spiritual and pastoral reading with different tones, in which the Word shines on our own life and invites us to follow the Lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePope Francis,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eborn Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, is the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, having been elected Bishop of Rome and absolute Sovereign of Vatican City. Throughout his life, both as an individual and as a religious leader, Pope Francis has been noted for his humility, his concern for the poor, and his commitment to dialogue as a way to build bridges between people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and faiths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_Gospel_of_Luke_TOC.pdf?v=1648579663\"\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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product-details\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"tygh-footer clearfix\" id=\"tygh_footer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"container  ty-footer-grid__full-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span16 footer-menu ty-footer-grid__full-width ty-footer-menu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"span3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41043614466243,"sku":"978-1-62698-432-5","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheGospelofLuke.jpg?v=1747248954"},{"product_id":"the-way-of-love-readings-for-a-meaningful-life","title":"The Way of Love: Readings for a Meaningful Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #247ec7;\"\u003e\"The roster here is a greatest hits of American writers, not all of whom are regular travelers in the religious or spiritual domain. 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Lobo, OP, Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA collection of inspiring stories, poems, and essays that show the way to love—with God, one one’s self, with one’s neighbors.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/h2\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Leach_et_al._Way_of_Love_TOC.pdf?v=1648230371\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\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=\"text-decoration: underline; 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color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/29227\/the-way-of-love\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"239\" width=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/The_Way_of_Love_Readings_for_a_Meaningful_Life_Orbis_Books_0622_ISBN_9781626984653_19.99_Paperback_Book_Review_by_Jon_M._Sweeney_480x480.png?v=1659989550\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/The_Way_of_Love_Readings_for_a_Meaningful_Life_Orbis_Books_0622_ISBN_9781626984653_19.99_Paperback_Book_Review_by_Jon_M._Sweeney_480x480.png?v=1659989550\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/books\/features\/view\/28996\/the-best-spiritual-books-of-2022\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ISBN-13978-1608339921_4_480x480.png?v=1676993506\" width=\"419\" height=\"324\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ISBN-13978-1608339921_4_480x480.png?v=1676993506\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003e   \u003c\/strong\u003e   \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #439e50;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*Catholic Media Association Award Winner\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #439e50;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #439e50;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNautilus Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #439e50;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIllumination Award Winner - \u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBiography\/Memoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #439e50;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #439e50;\"\u003eAssociation of Catholic Publishers Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1c57a0;\"\u003e“To read \u003cem\u003eDearest Sister Wendy… \u003c\/em\u003eis to be touched by a living flame of grace. 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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His plans changed when he learned of the death of his friend Adam Arnett, a profoundly handicapped young man from the L’Arche Daybreak Community where Nouwen lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam could not speak or even move without assistance. Gripped by frequent seizures, he spent his life in obscurity. And yet, for Nouwen, Adam became “my friend, my teacher, and my guide.” It was Adam who led Nouwen to a new understanding of his faith and what it means to be Beloved of God. Through the story of Adam, Nouwen found a new way to tell God’s story of Jesus and the story of all of us human creatures, broken and yet beloved, who live in a world charged with the mystery of God’s love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an afterword to this edition, Robert Ellsberg, Nouwen’s editor, writes: “In rereading \u003cem\u003eAdam, \u003c\/em\u003eI am struck by how much it represents not only the final distillation of Henri’s fundamental message, but also a key to interpreting everything that went before.” In the story of Adam, Nouwen found a new way of expressing his Creed, and offered it in the hope “that many others, through Adam’s story will be enabled to recognize God’s story among us and so be empowered to say in a new way, ‘I believe.’”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenri J. M. Nouwen, \u003c\/strong\u003ea Dutch priest who spent most of his life in North America, is widely regarded as one of the most influential spiritual teachers of our time. His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Return of the Prodigal Son, The Wounded Healer, With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCommunity. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Nouwen_Adam_25th_Anniv_Intro.pdf?v=1654189443\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\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; 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mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #548235; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #548235; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #548235; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #548235; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003eThird Place - Memoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3; tab-stops: 315.0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #548235; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #548235; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent6; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e                                                                           \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; 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text-align: center; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_27529264-c5f9-45be-84e9-1cc7c848cc2c.png?v=1715001491\" width=\"392\" height=\"56\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2982ca;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2982ca;\"\u003e\"The beauty and illumination of Jim’s language, whether he is writing about trauma or God’s presence, open the heart.  To read this book is to be changed forever.”--\u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Badenoch, Author of \u003cem\u003eThe Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2982ca;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2982ca;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"To read this book is to receive the transmission of one of the great living mystics of our age. 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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text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Finley_The_Healing_Path_TOC.pdf?v=1669661195\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Finley_The_Healing_Path_TOC.pdf?v=1669661195\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.Book2look.com\/book\/9781626985100\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.Book2look.com\/book\/9781626985100\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41997924040899,"sku":"978-1-62698-510-0","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626985100.jpg?v=1747249037"},{"product_id":"ukraine-diary","title":"Ukraine Diary","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3f88c2;\"\u003e“Henri is deeply in touch with the Slavic soul, its long suffering, and the national identify of the Ukrainian people. He still speaks prophetically about Russian imperialism, the gospel call to peacemaking, and prayerful resistance in a troubled and fearful land.”\u003cstrong\u003e—Michael J. Christensen, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eco-editor of the Nouwen Trilogy, Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Formation, and Discernmen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003et\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“As we reflected on our experience in Ukraine, I felt a deep desire to stay faithful to the Ukrainian people and to keep choosing not just for the individual poor, who need support, but also for the country that is so clearly marginalized in the family of nations.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1993-94, Henri Nouwen, the Dutch-born priest and spiritual writer, made two trips to recently-independent Ukraine. There he led retreats, observed the resurgence of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, and connected with local communities working with handicapped adults. These trips were deeply significant to Nouwen. And yet the full meaning of his observations may only now become clear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith extraordinary prescience, Henri identified in Ukraine certain spiritual and moral qualities struggling to assert themselves—exactly the qualities, almost thirty years later, that the Ukrainian people have mobilized in their struggle for freedom and independence. He found a people hungry for hope and healing, in need of the life-giving message he most wanted to share: that we are all “beloved of God,” and that God’s love meets us where we are most hurt, weak, and vulnerable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead today, Nouwen’s previously unpublished work is like a time capsule, a message from the past with special meaning for today. In an introduction by \u003cstrong\u003eBorys Gudziak\u003c\/strong\u003e, Archbishop-Metropolitan for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia, he notes: “This modest, seemingly simple book about a visit to a distant land is in fact a subtle tale of how encounter genuinely and radically changes the lives of people.” In his moving afterword, Nouwen’s brother \u003cstrong\u003eLaurent Nouwen \u003c\/strong\u003edescribes how for twenty-five years after Henri’s death he continued an outreach of solidarity and service to the people of Ukraine through the Henri Nouwen Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith introduction by Archbishop Borys Gudziak, Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenri J. M. Nouwen, \u003c\/strong\u003ewho died in 1996, spent the last ten years of his life as the chaplain to the L’Arche Daybreak community in Ontario, Canada. The author of many spiritual classics, his Orbis books include \u003cem\u003eAdam: God’s Beloved, With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life, Peacework, The Selfless Way of Christ, ¡Gracias!, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCommunity. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\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\/Nouwen_Ukraine_Diary_TOC.pdf?v=1670264065\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\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\/Nouwen_Ukraine_Diary_Chapter.pdf?v=1670264065\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CZdB7H8ty8g\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/MerryChristmas_AHappyNewYear_8dfec0fe-b78f-4b55-93bd-071cbf79ecec_480x480.png?v=1681912977\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/aleteia.org\/2023\/05\/12\/the-surprising-story-of-henri-nouwens-trips-to-ukraine\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_4_676c1ec0-49d2-4af9-ada4-79cf942ba5f7_480x480.png?v=1683901024\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_4_676c1ec0-49d2-4af9-ada4-79cf942ba5f7_480x480.png?v=1683901024\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42001667981507,"sku":"978-1-62698-517-9","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626985179.jpg?v=1747249050"},{"product_id":"9781608339891","title":"A Generous Lap: A Spirituality of Grandparenting","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #447bb7;\"\u003eA Generous Lap encourages us to recognize how the relationship we share with our grandchildren is grounded in our own spirituality and offers the opportunity to be the spiritual models and wisdom figures we want to be for them\"-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #447bb7;\"\u003eAnne Kennedy, Tui Moi, November 2023, Issue 287\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #447bb7;\"\u003e“Authentic and inspiring, with not a false sentiment in it—just lived experiences and insights about the opportunities and delights of being a grandparent. I can tell you that every grandparent would \u003cem\u003elove \u003c\/em\u003ereceiving it as gift from their children or grandchildren.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Leach, author, \u003cem\u003eSoul Seeing\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #447bb7;\"\u003e“This ‘spirituality of grandparenting,’ as Kathy Coffey calls it, defies our stereotypical expectations about what it means to be a grandparent. Whether or not you have ever held a grandchild in your lap, this book will speak to your desires to love more generously—and to be open to such love in return. A beautiful weaving of story and scripture, this is Coffey’s poetic prose at its finest.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMary Stommes, founding editor, \u003cem\u003eGive Us This Day \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(73, 125, 182);\"\u003e“A Generous Lap: A Spirituality of Grandparenting is a work of practical theology. There is less about prayer and reflection in these pages and more about action. How can grandparents serve God and others through the act of grandparenting, in whatever form that may take? This book, with its wisdom, is recommended for personal use and parish libraries.” - \u003cstrong\u003ePatrice Fagnant-MacArthur, Catholic Library World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eIn this charming and\u003c\/span\u003e inspiring work, Kathy Coffey reflects on the spiritual dimensions of grandparenting—how this stage of life may expand our hearts, enlarge our humanity, put us in touch with fundamental aspects of our selves, and allow opportunities for a more generous and fruitful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe notes: “God uses this period in human life to transform us. The most cantankerous, self-absorbed jerks suddenly discover a sweeter side. The stern start spoiling relentlessly. The introverts pull out the photos, cute sayings, and stories. Those who thought their physical ailments were paralyzing sprint after the toddler heading for the street or hoist aging bodies up the jungle gym when a grandchild quails at the terrifying steepness of the slide. As ‘the child grows in wisdom, age, and grace,’ we get to marvel, and gradually grow into God’s loving self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathy Coffey\u003c\/strong\u003e is author of sixteen books, including \u003cem\u003eMore Hidden Women of the Gospels \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e When the Saints Come Marching In. \u003c\/em\u003eShe has spoken at national conventions and many diocesan gatherings, and gives retreats and workshops nationally and internationally. She is the mother of four and grandmother of six. \u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/kathyjcoffey.com\"\u003ekathyjcoffey.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover art: Brother Mickey McGrath, OSFS, “Jesus Has a Sleepover with his Grandparents: Sts. 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She reveals how God was present in all the steps of her journey: in intimations of the sacred, in her experiences in the struggle for social struggle, in times of loneliness and confusion, in her experience of love, her joy in the birth of her daughter, and even in the painful price she ultimately paid for her faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with a new foreword by Pope Francis, this edition is also illustrated by a selection of photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Day,\u003c\/strong\u003e co-founder of the Catholic Worker, has been called \"the church's least likely yet most plausible saint.\" In this early autobiographical work (originally published in 1938), Day offered the first account of her dramatic conversion, a story later expanded in her classic autobiography, \u003cem\u003eThe Long Loneliness\u003c\/em\u003e. In this concise and passionate work her purpose was more specific: to give an account to her former comrades in the radical movement of the steps that led to her to embrace Christ and the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Union Square to Rome\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading book for those just learning about the woman Pope Francis named as one of four great Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto: Courtesy of Marquette University Archives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover design: Regina Gelfer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/dorothy-day?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3a31782a0\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/SelectedWritings_Day_720x_425cc5df-998a-4b1a-b80b-e03ffdd170d6_480x480.webp?v=1707417427\" width=\"168\" height=\"260\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/all-is-grace?_pos=7\u0026amp;_sid=eb439fe6f\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/All_Is_Grace_2018_720x_4cc8a77c-4d93-42e4-81dd-d7094513078d_480x480.webp?v=1707417486\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/on-pilgrimage?_pos=7\u0026amp;_sid=3a31782a0\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/On-Pilgrimage_540x_3de83b98-1b51-40f6-90ff-9d3aa40b67c7_480x480.jpg?v=1707417520\" width=\"168\" height=\"258\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1f6332;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; 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This image speaks to what I envision for the elderhood years... During this lifetime, whether we’ve been aware or not, a Presence of immeasurable love has been flowing through [our lives], quietly filling the vessel of our inner being. Like vats of matured wine, our ripened goodness has readied itself to move outward. . . Now is the efficacious time to tend ‘our tiny vessel’ so this graced goodness strengthens in us and benefits the life of those we encounter.”—\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e“Joyce Rupp's gentle touch transforms the wisdom years so we can relish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ein simple, heartfelt and uplifting ways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003esuch essential themes as self-compassion, letting go, and sharing our own goodness with hope, gratitude, freedom, and spiritual depth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eVessels of Love \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eis pure gift.\"—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eRobert Wicks, author, \u003ci\u003eLet's Look Together: Henri Nouwen as Spiritual Mentor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e“She had me from page one. . . Who wouldn’t want to become a ‘crucible of kindness,’ poured out for others? Not denying the loneliness, pain, regrets and losses of aging, Joyce Rupp’s prayers and poems celebrate the festival of lights within, an abundance of memories and gifts.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eKathy Coffey, author, \u003ci\u003eA Generous Lap: A Spirituality of Grandparenting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003eJoyce Rupp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;\"\u003e is well known for her work as a writer, international retreat leader, and conference speaker. She is the author of numerous bestselling books, including \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003ePraying Our Goodbyes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eOpen the Door\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003eFragments of Your Ancient Name\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eHer Orbis books include \u003ci\u003ePrayer, Walk in a Relaxed Manner: Life Lessons from the Camino\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmic Dance\u003c\/i\u003e (with art by Mary Southard)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e“The mystery of the poor is this: That they are Jesus, and what we do for them we do for him.”—\u003c\/em\u003eDorothy Day\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e“One of the greatest Christian spiritual masters of our age—of any age.”—James Martin, SJ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e“With astonishing clarity and poignant honesty, Dorothy Day wrestles with deep spiritual questions in the midst of social injustice and life in community. In Robert Ellsberg’s expert hands this book offers the solace, sustenance, and the courage we need to do the same.”—\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Daloisio, co-managing editor, \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Worker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e“I hope everyone will study these writings, and like Dorothy, take the Gospel personally, make the Sermon on the Mount our manifesto, and live out the Gospel vision of universal love, compassion, and peace that the nonviolent Jesus calls us to.” –\u003cstrong\u003eRev. John Dear, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel of Peace\u003c\/em\u003e; director, BeatitudesCenter.org\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/catholicworker.org\/what-i-learned-from-dorothy-day\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #194a6b;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"277\" width=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Catholic_Worker_Movement_Catholic_Worker_Movement.png?v=1763654338\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDorothy Day\u003c\/strong\u003e (1897-1980), co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, has recently been proposed for canonization. Through her houses of hospitality, the practice of the works of mercy, and her prophetic work for peace and justice, she offered a radical witness to the gospel in action. But it was as much in her everyday life as in her public activities that she expressed her spirituality and found her path to holiness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis anthology explores the key themes that underlay her spirituality, beginning with the call to see Christ in the poor. Day’s spirituality was deeply influenced by the “Little Way” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, which showed the path to holiness in the daily exercise of patience, charity, and forgiveness. Dorothy extended this principle to the social dimension, the significance of the little protests we make or fail to make. She believed that each act of love, each witness for peace, increases the balance of love and peace in the world.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Ellsberg, \u003c\/strong\u003epublisher of Orbis Books, worked with Dorothy Day for the last five years of her life, including two years as managing editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Worker. \u003c\/em\u003eHe has edited five previous volumes of her writings, including \u003cem\u003eSelected Writings \u003c\/em\u003e(Christopher Award Winner), her diaries (\u003cem\u003eThe Duty of Delight\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand her selected letters (\u003cem\u003eAll the Way to Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003ePhoto: Milwaukee Sentinel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eForeword by Robert Ellsberg\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAfterword by Nancy Forest-Flier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eNamed As One Of The Best Spiritual Books of 2025 by Spirituality and Practice \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e\"Praying with Icons will interest anyone drawn to contemplative prayer. \"- \u003cstrong\u003eJill McLoughlin, Tui Motu Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e“In Praying with Icons beauty itself bears witness to God.”—\u003cb\u003eMichael Downey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e“This book is a blessing, made extraordinarily graceful by icons, those who have honored and saved them in history, and by Jim Forest whose love for them is shared unabashedly.”—\u003cb\u003eMegan McKenna\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e“Just as iconographers, in the language of the art, ‘write’ an icon, Forest teaches us how to read one. In his hands icons become a lectio divina, a holy reading, of color. . . . We will need a book such as this for a long, long time in this changing world.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJoan Chittister, OSB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e\"Recent years have seen a marked increase in the popular and ecumenical appeal of icons (for centuries an integral feature of Orthodox Christianity). Jim Forest's Praying With Icons offers a simple introduction to the tradition of icons with special emphasis on their practical function in the spiritual life. Beautifully illustrated both with color plans and b\/w photography, Praying With Icons begins with a history of iconography. Icons are not simply illustrations or \"art\" in the usual sense, but aids to prayer and contemplation, windows on the divine. Forest also provides a personal and practical guide to how one prays with icons. Forest then concludes with a series of meditative reflections on some of the most typical icons, including the Annunciation, the Nativity, Christ's Baptism, the Transfiguration, the Descent of the Holy Spirit, representations of Mary, the trinity, and the Saints. Praying With Icons is a superlative introduction to icons and is highly recommended for readers seeking to expand their spiritual experience to encompass the entire Christian spiritual legacy. \"--\u003cstrong\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(19, 80, 147);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_7_c0264f4f-8417-4f8d-b74b-59064e7e113a.webp?v=1739389218\" width=\"251\" height=\"72\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"af7jvi-szn8c9-foqep6-jy5ve7\" data-cel-widget=\"dpx-detail-bullets_csm_instrumentation_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"detailBullets\" data-csa-c-id=\"ywlp18-mavmqc-rrlbos-bagdo\" data-cel-widget=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; tab-stops: 45.6pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #302e33; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e              \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFrom its original publication in 1997 Praying with Icons has been hailed as a modern spiritual classic, both for readers familiar with the tradition of icons as well as those who are newcomers to this sacred art. Jim Forest, a convert to the Russian Orthodox Church, describes the history and theology behind icons, how they are made, and how they are used as a guide to prayer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAs Forest shows, icons are not simply illustrations or “art” in the usual sense, but aids to prayer and contemplation, windows on the divine. 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I used to be 70 and would have benefited from it then, too.\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Leach in \u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 77, 135);\"\u003e“Joyce Rupp is one of my all-time favorite spiritual guides: she's a wonderful mix of wise, calm, and challenging. And her insights on aging have been of enormous help in my own life. They can help you in yours too—since we're all aging in one way or another.  Let her new book help you to do it with grace, courage, humor—and joy! —\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, Learning to Pray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 77, 135);\"\u003e“What a kind, wise and generous gift Joyce Rupp offers us “Elderhood Explorers” in this treasury of insight for gleaning the grace and engaging the challenges of the final decades of our lives. In the full maturing of her own gift of soul-care for so many, she now accompanies and supports us with her “weathered wisdom” to brave our fields ready for harvest, to taste at last the fruit of a spirit ripened by transformation and readied for transition.”--\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eKathleen Deignan, CND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe Years of Ripening \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003efocuses on personal transformation, the wonder and goodness of our hidden self, how the qualities of our personhood have been expressed, and in what ways we can claim ever more of the truest reality of our inner being.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAs old age takes place, our physical being naturally weakens and wrinkles. At the same time, our non-physical being smooths out with a peaceful satisfaction. The tight ridges of past failures recede and dark illusions fade as we increasingly trust our life to be a harmonious song rooted in love. This encourages us to shed our self-willed, false control until we become freed from what binds our spirit. We let go of who we imagined ourself to be and grow in a transparency that reveals our seasoned-with-love self. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAll is not ended with our final departure. We leave behind the beauty and bounty that resided within our aged selves. 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I am a mission on this earth; that is the reason why I am here in this world.”\u003c\/i\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePope Francis\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFrom his first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in 2013 until his death in 2025, Pope Francis, through words and gestures, fulfilled the promise and challenge suggested by his namesake, Francis of Assisi: “the man of poverty, peace, who lives and takes care of creation, a man who gives out a sense of peace, a poor man.” Calling the church to step out of its “self-referentiality,” Francis envisioned an evangelizing “community of missionary disciples” that goes out to the “margins and peripheries,” bearing witness to God’s endless love and mercy.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis powerful little book, drawn from the many words and writings of Pope Francis that Orbis Books has published, offers an overview of many of his essential thoughts on mission and evangelization, migrants and refugees, care for creation, war and peace, compassion and mercy, his love and encouragement for young people, and his dream of a “synodal church,” a People of God walking together in faith and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRobert Ellsberg\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis publisher and editor-in-chief of Orbis Books.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/image_be031108-5cc3-40e9-b41b-de2ebb764be2.webp?v=1745423527\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"61\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\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\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_I_Am_a_Mission_on_This_Earth_Intro.pdf?v=1747075866\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Pope_Francis_I_Am_a_Mission_on_This_Earth_TOC.pdf?v=1747075866\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50688117080365,"sku":"9781626986459","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/IAmMissioner-PopeFrancis.jpg?v=1747249228"}],"url":"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/collections\/osv.oembed?page=2","provider":"Orbis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}