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The stories are accompanied by 18 full-color illustrations of original sculptures by Homer Yost that portray Jesus’ journey to the cross and his resurrection from the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eThe authors and artist constitute a dynamic team of experts who, together, cover all angles of living with mental illness: as caretakers, as parents and family members, ad advocates, and as persons battling mood disorders themselves. 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It is a deep exploration of the bleakest and most fearful questions around God’s presence in human suffering and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe author creatively weaves together meditations on the poor of El Salvador, the Pine Ridge reservation, the Toronto L’Arche community, the attacks of September 11, the death of the author’s own brother at a young age, and various other encounters. It confronts, denies, and reclaims theology, philosophy, art, and personal stories to grapple with suffering. God wins in the end, yes, but not so easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Hoover\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Jesuit brother of the Midwest province. He works as an actor, playwright, and poetry editor at America Media and teaches drama at Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, a middle school in Crown Heights, New York. Br. Hoover has a degree in journalism from Marquette University and graduate degrees in theology from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University, and in philosophy from Loyola University Chicago. He has had plays produced in Omaha and New York and has acted in theatre productions nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\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\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 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hoover_O_Death_TOC.pdf?v=1648666736\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hoover_O_Death_Chapter.pdf?v=1648666736\" title=\"2\"\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\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31881640312874,"sku":"978-1-62698-392-2","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/ODeathWhereisthySting.jpg?v=1747248896"},{"product_id":"putting-on-the-mind-of-christ","title":"Putting on the Mind of Christ: Contemplative Prayer and Holistic Unity","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #378423;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(32, 75, 22);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cem\u003eAdvance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\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-2\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:6fcd4d27-0098-4324-a017-6f1ceb7a29fe-5\" 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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(32, 75, 22);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner  \/  Mysticism *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(32, 75, 22);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis rich and accessible work weaves theology, church life, and contemporary neuroscience into a compelling case for reclaiming contemplative prayer at the heart of Christian community. Drawing on Eastern mysticism, brain research, and a fresh theological vision of the “mind of Christ,” Dr. James Woods shows how contemplation transforms both the individual and the Body of Christ. A thoughtful, ecumenical, and deeply rewarding contribution that invites the Church to rediscover its contemplative soul.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eRachelle Linner\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \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-2\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:6fcd4d27-0098-4324-a017-6f1ceb7a29fe-5\" 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=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"51\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWith insights from the Bible, theology, and science, this book offers an invaluable exploration of the history and practice of Christian contemplative prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhile prayer is a mainstay of Christian life and practice, contemplative prayer is especially concerned with the disposition of the heart. It is a way of paying attention to God that can change our outlook on the world in which we see ourselves united with Christ, each other, and all creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBeginning with biblical examples of this holistic unity, the book then presents the life of the historical contemplative, Symeon the New Theologian, a mystic who embraced these biblical tenets of holistic unity through his practice of contemplation. Woods also considers the contemporary neuropsychological sciences searching for empirical affirmation of the physiological and mental changes that contribute to the experiences of contemplatives. Finally, he turns to Christ’s death and resurrection, specifically focusing on the contemplative’s death to “self” and the resurrection-like breakthrough that can result from the practice of contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames E. Woods\u003c\/strong\u003e is a pastor within the United Methodist Church. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from Perkins School of Theology and is the director of the Center for Transformative Prayer, an institute whose mission is to expose parishioners to the contemplative aspects of faith via education, seminars, and experiential immersion. He also serves as a faculty member for the Certification in Spiritual Direction program at Perkins School of Theology and devotes five to six weeks each year living at the Cistercian-Trappist Assumption Abbey in Ava, MO.\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\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Woods_Putting_on_the_Mind_of_Christ_TOC.pdf?v=1648655890\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\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\/Woods_Putting_on_the_Mind_of_Christ_Intro.pdf?v=1648655890\" title=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37561844203715,"sku":"978-1-62698-423-3","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/Puttting-Mind-Christ-Woods.jpg?v=1747248905"},{"product_id":"the-diary-of-jesus-christ","title":"The Diary of Jesus Christ","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #163c1a;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 92, 27);\"\u003e \u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e *Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 92, 27);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Catholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Jesus - Christology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 92, 27);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* Illumination Book Award Silver Medal, Catholic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 92, 27);\"\u003e“Cain presents a Jesus whose humanity includes doubt and vulnerability, offering a deeply scriptural and moving portrait of one who is both fully human and fully divine. The result is an infinitely lovable Christ who is ‘not done loving us yet.\u003cem\u003e\"— \u003cstrong\u003eU.S. Catholic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 92, 27);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The Jesus we see here is the mystic, the one \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 92, 27);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ewho can spot wholeness in all our ruin and brokenness.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 92, 27);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—From the Foreword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAn award-winning screenwriter and playwright provides a startling and beautiful work of religious imagination. Bill Cain’s \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Jesus Christ\u003c\/em\u003e is a first-person recounting of the life of Jesus, a new lens through which to see the familiar stories of the gospel—including the Passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe story begins with the healing of the leper, heralding the remarkable spirit that flows through the diary accounts—a spirit of discovery, surprise, learning, doubt, failure, and growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile obviously not really the diary of Jesus Christ, here is a first-person account of the life of Jesus by noted Jesuit playwright Bill Cain. The diary places us inside Jesus's consciousness, where the spirit of discovery, surprise, learning, doubt, failure and growth is in sharp contrast to the canonical gospels where Jesus seems, from the start, self-assured and even predestined to fulfill his role. It is a bold attempt to understand the person whom more than two billion people claim as their savior.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Cain, SJ\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e a Jesuit and an American playwright, wrestles with the great themes of faith. A Peabody Award-winning screenwriter and the creator of the TV show\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing Sacred,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehe is also author of  the Catholic Press Association award-winner, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Cain\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Orbis)  He lives in Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FfOJ2K8u2fM\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cain_Diary_of_Jesus_Christ_TOC.pdf?v=1648661644\" title=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cain_Diary_of_Jesus_Christ_Chapter.pdf?v=1648661644\" title=\"1\"\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\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37562046677187,"sku":"978-1-62698-407-3","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/cain-diary_of_jesus.jpg?v=1747248914"},{"product_id":"the-promise-of-deliverance","title":"The Promise of Deliverance: Reading Second Isaiah","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205e15;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #205e15;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #205e15;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(60, 131, 190);\"\u003e*Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(60, 131, 190);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner   \/  Scripture: Popular Studies \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(60, 131, 190);\"\u003e\"The first book, The Promise of Deliverance, takes up Deutero Isaiah (Is 40 – 55). Its eight short chapters tease out the re-assuring message of hope – the promise of deliverance – which God communicates to his broken people in the time of their distress in exile. The book is of immense help in studying and praying in lectio divina along with Deutero Isaiah on themes such as the acute sense of loss and impotence, overwhelming grief, sin, consolation, compassion, servanthood, glory of God, deliverance and more that led the remnant of Israel closer to God. Casey shows how this message is relevant even today for we face many trials akin to being exiled in the desert bereft of comfort and consolation from which God will deliver us if we are faithful. He will lead us back to himself and a new springtime of hope and comfort in our relation with him.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003ePeter B. Lobo, OP., Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA noted scripture scholar and teacher offers deep reflections on 2 Isaiah 40-55, some of the most theologically rich passages of the Bible.  \u003cem\u003eThe Promise of Deliverance\u003c\/em\u003e brings \u003cem\u003electio divina\u003c\/em\u003e alive with a series of inspiring and thought provoking explorations of the text’s key themes. The eight chapters weave together a tapestry of these themes: consolation, transcendence, servanthood, glory, sin, compassion, awake!, and deliverance.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRather than offer analytical conclusions the author instead guides the reader in becoming aware of these ever-emerging themes—how they are intertwined, how they build up a complex and reassuring message of hope, and how relevant they are today as they were originally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Casey, OCSO,\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a Cistercian monk of Tarrawarra Abbey, Australia, since 1960. After ordination he received a degree in Scripture at Leuven and completed his doctorate with Melbourne College of Divinity in 1980. Since then he has conducted formation programs, retreats, and workshops internationally. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eGrace: On the Journey to God \u003c\/em\u003e(Paraclete Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\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;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\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\/Casey_Promise_of_Deliverance_TOC.pdf?v=1648661464\" title=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\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\/Casey_Promise_of_Deliverance_Intro.pdf?v=1648661464\" title=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37562085408963,"sku":"978-1-62698-408-0","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/The-Promise.jpg?v=1747248916"},{"product_id":"let-your-heartbreak-be-your-guide-lessons-in-engaged-contemplation","title":"Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #164b27; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eNautilus Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #164b27; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#275879\"\u003eIllumination\u003c\/span\u003e Award Winner - Spirituality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e“Adam blows open the gates of my heart, as he has done since I first met him when he was a young contemplative serving homeless youth on the streets of New York City. The deeper he walks into the holy and broken landscape of the human condition, the more graciously service melds with prayer.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMirabai Starr\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eGod of Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWild Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e “I am deeply inspired by these words from Adam Bucko, a contemplative priest, mentor, and friend to the poor. He is a trustworthy guide to discovering a spiritual life for our century and living in service of compassion and justice.”—\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Rohr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eUniversal Christ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e“Each page opens a door into deeper parts of God’s incredible love that we see in Jesus, to discover parts of yourself that you didn’t realize were missing. The result is quietly transformative, as you allow yourself to become a more authentic human being—as Adam Bucko says, a true ‘contemplative activist.’”  —\u003cstrong\u003eThe Most Rev. Michael B. Curry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church; author, \u003cem\u003eLove Is the Way\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e“Adam Bucko has been shaped by many rich, diverse streams of faith and is able to spit out the bones when it comes to the stuff that can choke you. He is deeply rooted in Jesus, and like Jesus, defies labels and categories. One of my basic prayers has been that what makes God cry would make me cry and what makes God laugh would make me laugh, and that is the prayer at the heart of this wonderful book.”—\u003cstrong\u003eShane Claiborne\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eIrresistable Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e; co-founder, Red Letter Christians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e“Father Adam Bucko represents the best of the Christian tradition. \u003cem\u003eLet Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide\u003c\/em\u003e is incarnational. He writes with the heart of Thomas Merton and soul of Dorothy Day.”—\u003cstrong\u003eRev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eactivist, musician, pastor; author, \u003cem\u003eurbansouls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e“Adam Bucko operates from both the heart and the head and is honest about his and our brokenness and limits. Above all, he invites all to become the spiritual workers and servants we are called to be in these times of darkness and hope on the cusp of becoming a new-born humanity.” —\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Fox, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eOriginal Blessing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Coming of the Cosmic Christ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e “This courageous and beautiful book is about saying yes to God, yes to love, yes to our broken world. This is one of the bravest books I have ever read, one that I will return to again and again.”—\u003cstrong\u003eRoshi Joan Halifax\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eStanding at the Edge;\u003c\/em\u003e abbot, Upaya Zen Center\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e“Bucko is a bridge between traditional religion and new forms of community, between Christianity and interspirituality. As more and more of us find ourselves in this chasm, his book can offer a way to more deeply understand and more expansively envision what the changes today can mean for the future of our churches, communities, and world.”—\u003cstrong\u003eKatie Gordon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eco-founder, Nuns and Nones \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e “Reflecting on insights drawn from a childhood in the Soviet Bloc, Adam’s voice carries a message uniquely suited to accompany us through the aggressions and disillusionment of these times. Savor this gift. Be encouraged, uplifted, and blessed.”—\u003cstrong\u003eRhonda Magee, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eauthor, \u003cem\u003eThe Inner Work of Racial Justice\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #275879;\"\u003e “Adam Bucko helps me know another world is possible.”—\u003cstrong\u003eCasper ter Kuile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvard Divinity School’s ministry innovation fellow; author, \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Ritual\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #60b1e9;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #4991c2;\"\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=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA moving collection of reflections, stories and practices from the life and experiences of Father Adam Bucko—interreligious pioneer, new monastic leader, priest, spiritual director, and activist. They are designed for every person trying to live at the intersection of contemplation and justice. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Written against the backdrop of the COVID 19 pandemic and America’s reckoning with growing poverty, injustice and systemic racism, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLet Your Heartbreak be your Guide\u003c\/em\u003e is uniquely positioned to accompany readers through the disillusionment and violence of these times. Father Adam writes from the heart, offering practical guidance on how to adopt an “engaged contemplation,” a lived spirituality responsive to suffering and injustice.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The book is divided into three parts: Listening to Life, Touching What Frightens Us, and Interrupting Silence. Each chapter offers readers an invitation to pay attention to God who is eager to accompany us through our challenges and hopes. Throughout, Father Adam invites readers to draw from his rich personal experiences, beginning with his youth in Poland where he witnessed courageous priests use nonviolence to fight a totalitarian system, to his work with homeless LGBTQ youth on the streets of NYC, to his interactions with interfaith communities across the globe. Alongside these diverse experiences, Father Adam weaves in wisdom gained from mentors, scripture, and spiritual activists and mystics, such as St. Teresa of Avila, Howard Thurman, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr,  Catherine Doherty and Thich Nhat Hanh.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The book ends with a powerful roadmap for individuals and communities looking to integrate a “rule of life” in service of compassion and justice for all. The book also includes an appendix of contemplative practices to help readers develop discernment, courage, and receptivity to God who is always guiding us towards healing and liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thatmakestotalsense.com\/podcast\/episode-208-adam-bucko\/\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/SamiraHadid_480x480.png?v=1692035437\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-selected=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/SamiraHadid_480x480.png?v=1692035437\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFather Adam Bucko\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a committed voice in the movement for the renewal of Christian Contemplative Spirituality and the growing New Monastic movement. He has taught engaged contemplative spirituality in Europe and the United States and has authored \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLet Your Heartbreak be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation\u003c\/em\u003e, and co-authored \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOccupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation \u003c\/em\u003e(with Matthew Fox), and\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The New Monasticism: An Interspiritual Manifesto for Contemplative Living \u003c\/em\u003e(with Rory McEntee)\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003eHis work has been has been featured by ABC News, CBS, NBC, Harper’s Magazine, New York Daily News, and Sojourner Magazine and he currently serves as a director of the Center for Spiritual Imagination (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualimagination.org\/\"\u003espiritualimagination.org\u003c\/a\u003e) and the Cathedral of the Incarnation serving Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island in New York.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"font-size: 1.4em; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\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\/Bucko_Let_Your_Heartbreak_Be_Your_Guide_TOC.pdf?v=1654528110\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\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; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\/Bucko_Let_Your_Heartbreak_Be_Your_Guide_Intro.pdf?v=1654528110\" 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\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamBucko\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"200\" width=\"350\" style=\"float: left;\" 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:\/\/www.instagram.com\/satyagratha\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_480x480.png?v=1664462172\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/CopyofCopyofFollowtheAuthor_480x480.png?v=1664462172\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/29260\/let-your-heartbreak-be-your-guide\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"200\" width=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/LetYourHeartbreakBeYourGuideLessonsinEngagedContemplationByAdamBuckoFollowingyourheartbreak_notyourbliss.BookReviewbyT.J.Humphrey_480x480.png?v=1664801186\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/LetYourHeartbreakBeYourGuideLessonsinEngagedContemplationByAdamBuckoFollowingyourheartbreak_notyourbliss.BookReviewbyT.J.Humphrey_480x480.png?v=1664801186\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/books\/features\/view\/28996\/the-best-spiritual-books-of-2022\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ISBN-13978-1608339921_4_480x480.png?v=1676993506\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"198\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/contemplify.com\/2022\/11\/27\/engaged-contemplation-in-a-heartbreaking-world-with-fr-adam-bucko\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"200\" width=\"350\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ContemplifyKindlingtheExaminedLifeforContemplativesintheWorld_480x480.png?v=1678202562\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ContemplifyKindlingtheExaminedLifeforContemplativesintheWorld_480x480.png?v=1678202562\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.redletterchristians.org\/praying-with-the-street-church-of-radical-forgiveness\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_2_551da178-fc33-4f4e-905d-efaf6321c48d_480x480.png?v=1693920453\" alt=\"\" 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data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #365578;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e *Advance Praise \u0026amp; Reviews*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"wf1jog-e4zito-fjol0f-k369dz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #365578;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"wf1jog-e4zito-fjol0f-k369dz\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #365578;\"\u003e\"Exquisite.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--National Catholic Reporter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Janet McKenzie's beautiful paintings speak volumes without 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Their profound meditations in word and image on the mysteries of the Cross provide deep insight into the meaning of human suffering, our relationship with divine grace, and Gods eternal offer of renewal along lifes journey.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-id=\"dono1r-ctl64x-894bgc-z5brz9\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" data-csa-c-id=\"c8a2xv-yfmzs4-febutq-vq109b\" data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"dpx-editorial-reviews_csm_instrumentation_wrapper\" data-csa-c-id=\"d45wsg-iof348-32uf9q-qfo5ap\" class=\"celwidget\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"9gr4do-cbt7z6-fde1yr-by6kkf\" data-feature-name=\"editorialReviews\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"editorialReviews_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Chittister\u003c\/strong\u003e, OSB, is a renowned lecturer throughout the world, raising a prophetic voice in the contemporary church. Her many books from Orbis include A Passion for Life (with icons by Robert Lentz) and Illuminated Life: Monastic Wisdom for Seekers of Light. She is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, PA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet McKenzie\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award-winner artist whose Jesus of the People was chosen by The National Catholic Reporter as the new image of Jesus for the third millennium. Her work has been exhibited around the country, including the Haggerty Museum of Art in Milwaukee, WI and the Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago, IL. 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James Finley inhabits the sacred territory he maps for us in these luminous pages--a landscape drenched in love, rooted in the sacred ordinary, where our most devastating wounds become portals to the divine encounter. Jim’s story is riveting, his insight transcendent, his invitation truly life-changing.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eMirabai Starr, Author of \u003cem\u003eWild Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCaravan of No Despair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2982ca;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2982ca;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2982ca;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2982ca;\"\u003e\"James Finley has pursued the contemplative life seriously—inside and outside of the monastery—and part of that through the healing of his own wounds. That combination allows him to bring a whole, wonderful balancing act to theology and spirituality. James Finley is a healer. I believe his poetic words will help many people on their healing journey.\"—\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Rohr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a contemplative reflection on the spirituality of healing, the fruit of the author’s lifetime in conducting spiritual direction and psychotherapy, drawing on his lessons from Thomas Merton and study of the mystical path. It is largely written in the form of a memoir of his own recovery from the traumatic wounds of his early life (abusive father, abuse by his confessor in the monastery, a dysfunctional marriage, and his road to healing and wholeness. But it is not just about his story—it is an invitation to the reader to reflect and resonate with the lessons that apply to their own stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJames Finley,\u003c\/strong\u003e a clinical psychologist and spiritual director, is one of the core faculty members of the Center for Contemplation and Action (with Richard Rohr). A former novice under Thomas Merton at the Abbey of Gethesmani, he is the author of a classic book on Merton, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMerton’s Palace of Nowhere: A Search for God through Awareness of the True Self. \u003c\/em\u003eHe is host of the CAC’s podcast, “Turning to the Mystics.” Other books, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God \u003c\/em\u003e(HarperOne, 2004); \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Contemplative Heart (1999). \u003c\/em\u003eFor decades he has led workshops and retreats around the country; he is a leading figure in the integration of psychology and spiritual direction, drawing in particular from insights from the Christian mystics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ac_9e175ecd-35e1-4148-87f4-6a2927966f6a_480x480.jpg?v=1664390537\" alt=\"\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"264\" width=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Award_6.png?v=1719329253\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e“A tremendous resource for the church.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, Learning to Pray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e“This text will accompany Catholics in prayer and reflection. It will inspire preachers and hearers of God’s word. Most important, it will remind us all that women’s voices have been at the heart of the Christian message since Mary Magdalene first witnessed the empty tomb on Easter morning.”\u003cem\u003e —\u003cstrong\u003eNatalia Imperatori-Lee, author, Cúentame: Narrative in the Ecclesial Present\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Catholic Women Preach\u003c\/em\u003e meets a sacred yearning to have and hear the voices of women in the church through the unique perspective of their own preaching. . . . They each have something important to teach us, and it would behoove us to listen. Just as Mary sat at the feet of Jesus, captured by his words and teaching, we too should sit at the feet of these women teachers. This book gives me hope for the future of women in the church.”—\u003cstrong\u003eNational Catholic Reporter \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b66be;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3_480x480_255dce24-eaeb-4c08-8274-abc47204d28a_480x480.webp?v=1707416101\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"445\" height=\"102\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second of three volumes from the Catholic Women Preach project of FutureChurch offers homilies for each Sunday and holy days of the liturgical year by Catholic women from around the world.  The first volume for Cycle A received awards for best book on Liturgy from both the Association of Catholic Publishers and the Catholic Media Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth A. Donnelly,\u003c\/strong\u003e preacher coordinator for Catholic Women Preach (\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicwomenpreach.org\/\"\u003ecatholicwomenpreach.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), is a frequent speaker and writer on Catholic affairs. A former Maryknoll lay missioner in Lima, Peru, she earned an MTS from Harvard Divinity School and has served on several boards, including those of Jesuit Volunteers International, Bread for the World, and the Ignatian Solidarity Network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuss Petrus\u003c\/strong\u003e serves as co-director for FutureChurch, which sponsors the Catholic Women Preach project. 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