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This book seeks to understand why almost all commentators on the
Irish economy were unprepared for the scale of the recent economic
crisis. It analyses the public contributions from a broad range of
observers, including domestic and international agencies,
academics, the newspapers and politicians. This approach gives new
insights into the analytical and institutional shortfalls that
inhibited observers from recognising the degree of the risk. The
book demonstrates that most commentators were either impeded in
what they could say, or else lacked the expertise to challenge the
prevailing view. The findings have significant implications for a
broad range of institutions, particularly the media and the
Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament).
The desire to have some experience of God is widespread. Many
persons of all ages have a genuine yearning for communion with the
spiritual world. The trouble is that we are never quite certain how
we should invest our energies to ensure that we are moving closer
to the truth and not deeper into delusion. It seems prudent,
therefore, to look for guidance from those who have actually made
the journey and are skilled in initiating others. This is why we
approach the great contemplative traditions: to find out something
about prayer and the sort of life that facilitates its growth. We
cannot always generate our own solutions because our horizons are
limited. The first thing we need to learn is to look at life from a
different perspective. Here the ancient spiritual masters can serve
us well... The key idea that is common to these teachers is that
contemplation is possible only for those who have puritas cordis:
an undivided heart. The act of communion with God is one which
engages the whole person and calls upon all the interior energies.
It can occur only when these energies are working together, when
inner disharmony has been overcome and unity reigns within. Such a
state is not achieved quickly but only by the grace of God and the
labor of decades. It involves a radical conversion of life and a
persevering will to live in accordance with the Gospel. Spiritual
growth is thus seen as a matter of progressively purifying the
personal center of will and knowledge, eliminating inner division
and becoming more intent on seeking the one thing necessary.
Michael Casey is a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey in Australia. He is
well-known as a retreat master and lecturer on monastic
spirituality and holds a doctorate from Melbourne College of
Divinity in the area of the life and writings of St. Bernard of
Clairvaux.
Casey invites us to embrace the challenge of gospel living, with
thoughtful reflections on the values of asceticism, silence,
leisure, reading, chastity, and poverty.
This book seeks to understand why almost all commentators on the
Irish economy were unprepared for the scale of the recent economic
crisis. It analyses the public contributions from a broad range of
observers, including domestic and international agencies,
academics, the newspapers and politicians. This approach gives new
insights into the analytical and institutional shortfalls that
inhibited observers from recognising the degree of the risk. The
book demonstrates that most commentators were either impeded in
what they could say, or else lacked the expertise to challenge the
prevailing view. The findings have significant implications for a
broad range of institutions, particularly the media and the
Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament).
Another classic from the foremost Trappist scholar writing
today. Fr. Michael Casey, in his usual compelling style, covers
many aspects of spirituality, including discernment, spiritual
direction, pastoral care, and living in community-- applicable to
religious and lay people alike. His reflections on Benedictine
spirituality are vividly presented and filled with remarkable
insights and advice.
As I was writing this book, I had the privilege of speaking to
people from all over the world, and it helped me to realize just
how common mental illness truly is. Mental illness is something
that can affect anyone at any time. It doesn't matter who you are,
where you're from or what you've done, mental illness doesn't
discriminate. Unfortunately, mental illness is something that has
remained in the shadows until now, and people have been too afraid
to speak up because of the reaction they might receive. Use this
book as a guide whenever you're having doubts or feeling alone to
remind yourself that you're not. Everyone has a voice, and everyone
has a right to use that voice. Mental illness affects us all. Now
is the time to come together and use our voices to show the world
that mental illness is real. No one need feel ashamed about mental
illness ever again. The human mind is capable of many great and
amazing things. But it is also capable of enduring a lot of
suffering and hardships. Fear, doubt and self-hatred, are all
emotions people endure every single day. Pain is a part of life,
and it is natural and necessary for personal growth. What is not
natural is hiding this pain. It is not right to hide your pain and
pretend to yourself that everything's okay when your mind is giving
you a sign that you need help. Breaking Free addresses these issues
in a sensitive compassionate way. It does this through the power of
short stories on the following mental health issues and ways to
handle them. Self-Harm, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, Depression,
Anorexia, Phobias, Schizophrenia, Addiction, Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bigorexia, Borderline Personality
Disorder (BPD), Bullying, Bulimia, Psychosis, Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
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Pater Bernhardus (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Franz Posset; Foreword by Michael Casey; Preface by Bernhard Lohse
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Balaam's Donkey is a series of daily reflections based on the
homilies preached by Cistercian monk Michael Casey over his fifty
years of priesthood. What remained of the original homilies was a
large box full of index cards with a few talking points on each.
From there, Casey has re-created the homilies and recast them into
short reflections, arranged randomly for every day of the year. The
range of topics discussed is broad and the approach taken differs
with each reflection, most of them colored with a touch of Casey's
whimsy and good humor.
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Monastic Sermons (Paperback, UK ed.)
Bernard of Clairvaux; Translated by Daniel Griggs; Introduction by Michael Casey
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Saint Bernard was born in 1090 near Dijon, France. He joined the
fifteen-year-old monastery of Citeaux in 1113. In 1115 he became
the founding abbot of Clairvaux Abbey, whence his name, Bernard of
Clairvaux. Saint Bernard was a gifted and prolific writer of
theological treatises, Scriptural commentaries, letters, and many
sermons. The sermons in the collection published here, styled
Sermones de diversis (Sermons about Various Topics), lack the
specific point of departure that characterizes his other sermons.
That is, whereas the sermons on the Song of Songs are a
verse-by-verse commentary on that biblical book and his Sermons for
the Year follow the liturgical calendar, this collection of sermons
deals with his various pastoral concerns. Since Scripture is always
Bernard's point of departure and inspiration, the sermons often
read like a Scripture study, but what comes through equally is the
voice of an understanding spiritual father who is a masterful
student of Scripture, biblical language, and the needs of his
monks.
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