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Does life have you feeling unsettled, overlooked, anxious,
exhausted? Good news! There's a better way. Enter The Peace Project
with its short, digestible chapters full of practical application.
This thirty-day experiment invites you to experience lasting
personal peace through the outward practices of thankfulness,
kindness, and mercy. In these hopeful pages, Kay Wills Wyma takes
us along on a journey to see others--as well as ourselves--not as
objects or obstacles but as people of great worth. People who
matter. The result? Transformation--for you and those around you.
Experiencing the endless depths of God's peace where you can
actually, finally, somehow breathe. Welcome to the
less-than-perfect, sometimes hilarious, consistently magical
journey of practicing thankfulness, kindness, and mercy with Kay,
her kids, and some brave friends. "Kay Wyma is a funny, honest, and
encouraging guide who will walk with you toward more peace in your
life one day, one step at a time."--Holley Gerth, bestselling
author of The Powerful Purpose of Introverts "Ultimately, everyone
wants to be seen, to be valued, to feel like they matter. We can do
that. Kay's Peace Project invites readers to see and value people
through a challenge to practice thankfulness, kindness, and mercy
each day for thirty days."--Leon Logothetis, global adventurer,
author, and TV host of Netflix's The Kindness Diaries "Kay shares
her family's journey so openly and generously and welcomes you to
the table. Grab a cup of tea or coffee and settle in as she invites
you into her world in The Peace Project."--Melissa d'Arabian, Food
Network Star, New York Times bestselling author of Ten Dollar
Dinners and Tasting Grace "When you change your gaze, when you
choose to respond to life redemptively, your brain changes, your
heart changes, and the world around you heals a little. Our world
needs this message."--Susie Larson, talk radio host, national
speaker, and author of Fully Alive "From carpool with her kids to
surly people at the store, Kay shares the exasperated thoughts we
all have and offers hope and helpful solutions for seeing the world
through a more positive lens. Want to soothe your soul? Try The
Peace Project and get ready to chill out."--Melanie Dale, author of
Calm the H*ck Down "Unfortunately, I can't force others to be less
rude. But thanks to Kay, I'm better equipped to control my response
and find peace in any circumstance."--Heather MacFadyen, host and
author of the Don't Mom Alone podcast and book
Clare of Assisi: The Lady provides new translations of Clares
writings and related primary sources, revised and new introductions
from earlier editions, as well as previously unpublished documents
to chronicle the life of Saint Clare. The first section presents
Clares Letters, Testament, and Blessing. The second section
includes the papal texts that prompted Clare to write her own Form
of Life. The third section contains biographical writings about
Clare beginning with Cardinal Hugolinos 1220 letter and ending with
the Legend of Saint Clare. The book concludes with a dossier of
documents, many translated into English for the first time, from
the papacies of Honorius III, Gregory IX, and Innocent IV.
Daughters of Anowa provides an analysis of the lives of African
women today from an African woman's own perspective. It is a study
of the influence of culture and religion - particularly of
traditional African cultures and Christianity - on African women's
lives. Mercy Amba Oduyoye illustrates how myths, proverbs, and folk
tales (called "folktalk") operate in the socialization of young
women, working to preserve the norms of the community. Daughters of
Anowa reveals how global patriarchy manifests itself in these
social structures, in both patrilineal and matrilineal communities.
Organized as a narrative in three cycles, Daughters of Anowa
demonstrates how folktalk alienates women from power, discourages
individuality and encourages conformity. It also considers the
possibilities for the future. Oduyoye posits that change will come
about only when the daughters of Anowa (the mythic representative
of Africa itself) confront the realities of culture and religion in
perpetuating patriarchal oppression and work to realize the goal of
a new woman in a new Africa.
From the Foreword by Sally Magnusson: There are more than 2,000
hymns here from over 400 authors, imaginatively arranged and
impeccably indexed. It is a marvellous collection ...It's a
collection to dive into, in confidence that wherever you plunge you
will always draw out some pearl or another. Whether rediscovering
hymns we have known since childhood or happening upon new ones for
the first time, we will find much here to treasure.
This book of 2146 Bible-based hymns is notable not only for the
large number of hymns it contains but also for their arrangement in
Bible verse order. This has led to the name: The Bible Hymn-Book
and it is anticipated that it will prove especially helpful for
private Bible study and devotion.
Did St. Mary Magdalene, one of Christianity's most enigmatic
figures, really visit Provence, as a local tradition claims? Joseph
Berenger's famous paper, which is here published in English for the
first time, learnedly evaluates the pertinent literary and
archaeological evidence which was available to the author in 1925.
This volume also includes an English translation of the 1893 study
by Louis Duchesne, a fierce critic of the tradition, which partly
inspired Berenger's article. Despite their age, these two papers
still form a useful starting-point for anyone interested in
attempting an objective assessment of this intriguing tradition.
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD In A Return to Love, Marianne Williamson shares her insights into how the practical application of love every day can provide an answer to the problems that confront us, whether these are in our relationships, our careers or our health. This newly updated, best-selling guide reveals how we each can take a spiritual. psychological and emotional journey back to the true inner peace with which we were born, and shows how by practising love we can make our lives more peaceful, loving and fulfilling. Marianne Lectures internationally in the fields of spirituality and metaphysics. Seen as a guru by many of the biggest names in showbusiness, she also works extensively for non-profit making charitable organisations, in particular those that help people with life-challenging illnesses. 'A Return to Love' offers readers the chance to experience the uplifting and empowering teachings which characterise her personal appearances. ‘Marianne Williamson displays in her writing the power and wit that she displays as a speaker. Her honest accounts of different periods in her life will motivate readers for a long time to come. 'A Return to Love' makes for very powerful reading.’ LOUISE L. HAY, author of 'You Can Heal Your Life 'and 'The Power Within You' ‘Marianne Williamson’s book is a classic. She reveals, with elegant simplicity, that love is not a mere sentiment or emotion, but the ultimate truth at the heart of creation.’ DEEPAK CHOPRA, author of ' The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success' and 'Creating Health'
Good spiritual directors can be difficult to come by; this book
offers Pope Francis to be yours. Ever wonder what advice the Pope
would give you to help you grow in holiness, deepen your prayer
life, know God's will? In Practical Holiness you'll find the keys
to discovering the answers to those questions. With anecdotes about
people and stories about saints, this exploration of Pope Francis's
apostolic exhortation, Rejoice and Be Glad: On the Call to Holiness
in Today's World, reminds you that there is no cookie-cutter
approach to holiness and encourages you to rediscover your unique
way of living out the Beatitudes and Jesus's two-fold command of
love. You'll navigate through the "five great expressions of love
of God and neighbor" - essential for any Christian in our
self-absorbed, digital culture. Reflection questions at the end of
each chapter, as well as forty personal questions at the end of the
book, make this ideal for reflection, adult faith formation, book
clubs, spiritual directors and their directees, and further
catechesis during the RCIA's Mystogogia period between Easter and
Pentecost.
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