Discover How Hopkins’s Spiritual Life and Vision Can Enlighten Your Own."Poetry and art and music seize upon the human experience in ways that reveal new possibilities of intimacy with the Divine. In the way they reach out and grab us by the heart at unexpected times, they reaffirm that the Holy will meet us when it chooses …"—from the Preface by Rev. Thomas Ryan, CSPGerard Manley Hopkins, Christian mystical poet, is beloved for his ...

Gerard Manley Hopkins, Christian mystical poet, is beloved for his use of fresh language and startling metaphors to describe the world around him. Beneath the lovely verse lies a searching soul, wrestling with and yearning for God. This beautiful sampling of Hopkinss poetry offers a glimpse into his unique spiritual vision, presenting mystical images of Christ in the natural world, which serve as a window through which you might also begin to see the Divine Presence in the world around you.

A practical "how-to" guide for persons who want to learn how to meditate or practice yoga in a way that is consistent with their Christian faith.

Trust the Creativity within You—Then Get Out of Its Way“[This] is the invitation of the inner creative spirit: you are created to create. The creative potential within you is one of the things that makes you ‘in the image and likeness of God.’ Whether your medium be music, watercolors, clay, gardening, woodworking, writing, cooking, dance or voice, the Creator has gifted you with creativity. Your gift in return is to use it.”—from the ConclusionThis ...

Awareness and acceptance of our mortality as experienced in aging, illnes,s and the death of others can bring a clarity and richness to the limited, precious moments of life, and helps us foster a special care for relationships and priorities in the time we are given.

The unity of Christ's followers in faith, life, worship and mission will be like a magnificent mosaic through which God's light will shine for all humankind, and every member of the Body of Christ has a little piece of glass to place in that mosaic.

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Roald Cabot, a modern-day solo explorer made famous by his daring attempts to cross remote landscapes, is attacked by what he thinks is a Polar bear in the Arctic night. Critically injured and alone, he is forced to accept the help of a bizarre clan of nomadic huntsmen claiming to be tracking the Yeti.

Open your mind and heart and discover how the sacred art offasting can strengthen your spiritual appetiteFasting as a religious act increases our sensitivity to that mystery always and everywhere present to us…. It is an invitation to awareness, a call to compassion for the needy, a cry of distress, and a song of joy. It is a discipline of self-restraint, a ritual of purification, and a sanctuary for offerings of atonement. It is a wellspring for the spiritu...

The Americans have Delta Force, the Israelis have the Sayeret Matkal, and the British have the SAS, but no one has these clandestine men. They work on the flanks of society, and no movies were made, or books written about them and their operations that are so black, they obscure reality. Their origins are unknown, and they are an enigma to the even the most elite of Special forces. These men operate undetected in the shadows, and even in plain sight. They can assassinate by day as skillful...

An exposition of the "what," "why," and "how" of beaded prayer in the different traditions of Christian faith and in three of the world's other major religions to strengthen, enrich, or motivate one's present practice by engaging in a truly universal form of prayer.

Former Special Forces soldier Jeff Bradley is meeting with the mafia in Bari, Italy, to discover the whereabouts of his nemesis—criminal overlord Avni Leka—when he receives a message from an old friend. Barry is on board a tourist bus that has been hijacked by terrorists near Istanbul. Strapped with explosives, it is racing across Turkey to the northern borders of Syria, Iraq and Iran.The Turkish president will not negotiate. The Turkish military will not allow the bus to cross the...