FALL NEW & BESTSELLING BOOKS.LIVES Siobhan Nash-Marshall Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, Fr. Jeanne D'Arc (zhän därk), 1412?–31, French saint and national heroine, called the Maid of Orléans; daughter of a farmer of Domrémy on the border of Champagne and Lorraine. A Spiritual Biography Siobhan Nash-Marshall, a renowned author and speaker in the area of metaphysics and epistemology, tells a wonderful story about the terror Joan caused, the love she inspired, and the nation she created. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-8245-2350-4, 30 b&w illustrations throughout, $19.95 hardcover Janna Tull Steed steed see nag. Duke Ellington A Spiritual Biography This new biography explores the religious and spiritual side of one of the century's greatest musical innovators and composers. ISBN 0-8245-2351-2, 30 b&w illustrations throughout, $19.95 hardcover Joan Ohanneson Scarlet Music Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen (hĭl`dəgärth', bĭng`ən), 1098–1179, German nun, mystic, composer, writer, and cultural figure, known as the Sibyl of the Rhine. : A Novel In breathtaking prose, Joan Ohanneson has crafted an unforgettable encounter with Hildegard, the astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. visionary, prophet, artist and healer, whose musical compositions continue to be popular today. ISBN 0-8245-1646-X, $14.95 paperback Robert Ellsberg All Saints All´ Saints` 1. The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival. Daily Reflections on saints, prophets, and witnesses for our time. They include: Augustine, Joan of Arc, Therese of Lisieux, Dorothy Day Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist turned social activist and devout member of the Catholic Church. She became known for her social justice campaigns in defense of the poor, forsaken, hungry and homeless. , Thomas Merton Noun 1. Thomas Merton - United States religious and writer (1915-1968) Merton and Oscar Romero. ISBN 0-8245-1679-6, $19.95 paperback PRAYER Henri J.M. Nouwen The Only Necessary Thing Living a Prayerful prayer·ful adj. 1. Inclined or given to praying frequently; devout. 2. Typical or indicative of prayer, as a mannerism, gesture, or facial expression. Life Compiled and Edited by Wendy Greer A rich, deeply inspiring book that will surely become the authoritative edition of Nouwen's writings on prayer. Topics range from desire and solitude to community and the Eucharist. ISBN 0-8245-1833-0, $18.95 hardcover Michael Kennedy
Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (February 27, 1958 – December 31, 1997), was the sixth of eleven children of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy. , S.J. Eyes on Jesus A Guide for Contemplation A veteran street-priest and prison chaplain invites us to follow Jesus more intimately. In the tradition of Loyola's Exercises, powerful meditations enable the reader to engage the Gospels in a startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. way. ISBN 0-8245-1828-4, $14.95 paperback CHURCH Barbara Fiand Prayer and the Quest for Healing Our Personal Transformation and Cosmic Responsibility In this new book, Fiand describes prayer and the experience of prayer in all its power and intimacy, delving into the relationship between prayer, personal healing and cosmic redemption. ISBN 08245-1812-8, $14.95 paperback Coming in December! John R. Quinn John Raphael Quinn (born March 28, 1929) is a Roman Catholic bishop, currently the Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of San Francisco; he served as the archdiocese's sixth archbishop from 1977 to 1995. The Reform of the Papacy The Costly Call to Christian Unity A prominent American archbishop examines the Pope's ministry of unity in the contemporary Church, offering proposals for reform. ISBN 0-8245-1826-8, $19.95 hardcover SPIRITUALITY Kathy Coffey Dancing in the Margins Meditations for People Who Struggle with Their Churches This new volume from the author of Hidden Women of the Gospels is written for those who are stunned by the irony that church leaders often betray the gospel that they profess. ISBN 0-8245-1815-2, $14.95 paperback Maureen Fiedler and Linda Rabben, Eds. Rome Has Spoken A Guide to Forgotten Papal Statements and How They Have Changed Through the Centuries A fascinating compendium of official Church statements that leads to the question, Why can't the Church change today? ISBN 0-8245-1774-1, $19.95 paperback Mark Massa Massa, in the Bible Massa (măs`ə), in the Bible, seventh son of Ishmael. Massa, city, Italy Massa (mäs`ä), city (1991 pop. 66,737), capital of Massa-Carrara prov. , S.J. Catholics in American Culture Fulton Sheen, Dorothy Day, and the Notre Dame Football Team "A provocative, well-written, interdisciplinary study of what happened when America's largest religious denomination finally got what it wanted so desperately- acceptance into the U.S. cultural mainstream." -B. Scott Appleby ISBN 0-8245-1537-4, $24.95 hardcover Bonnie Thurston To Everything A Season A Spirituality of Time Thurston takes us on a journey to rediscover the Christian understanding of time as God's sacred and bountiful gift. ISBN 0-8245-1784-9, $14.95 hardcover Robert J. Cormier A Faith That Makes Sense Reflections for Peace, Purpose and Joy A collection of simple reflections that take the elements common to many faiths and offer them in a way that will make sense to almost everyone. ISBN 0-8245-1817-9, $17.95 hardcover Joyce Rupp Your Sorrow is My Sorrow Hope and Strength in Times of Suffering In this original work, the traditional seven sorrows become metaphors for the numerous difficulties we face in our lives. ISBN 0-8245-1566-8, $14.95 paperback Anselm Gruen Heaven Begins Within You Wisdom from the Desert Fathers The Desert Fathers teach us a spirituality from below. They show us that we have to begin with ourselves and our passions. ISBN 0-8245-1818-7, $14.95 paperback Diarmuid O'Murchu Poverty, Celibacy, and Obedience A Radical Option for Life O'Murchu argues that the evangelical vows are first and foremost about values and not about laws. He suggests that the Eastern concept of non-violence is a core value of the vowed life. ISBN 0-8245-1473-4, $13.95 paperback Bishop Robert F. Morneau Fathoming Bethlehem Advent Meditations "We need once again to be enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. and informed. Our culture makes us cynics Cynics (sĭn`ĭks) [Gr.,=doglike, probably from their manners and their meeting place, the Cynosarges, an academy for Athenian youths], ancient school of philosophy founded c.440 B.C. by Antisthenes, a disciple of Socrates. ; poetry restores hope. The explosion of knowledge and our frenetic activism cause us to forget the essentials of our lives..." -From the Preface ISBN 0-8245-1689-3 $12.95 hardcover Therese Johnson Borchard, Editor Let It Be Advent and Christmas Meditations for Women Each meditation includes the day's scripture reading, a reflection selected from the writings of some of today's most popular women authors, and a concluding prayer. ISBN 0-8245-1767-9, $9.95 paperback |
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