When stress grabs you, these practical tips for lessening anxiety come to the rescue. Using the best of psychology and spirituality—and throwing in a good dose of humor—Gregory Popcak will help avoid you alleviate strain and cultivate serenity.
Marcia Ford, a professional reviewer and private bookaholic, presents a lively guide to the essential books that formed her faith. Covering two thousand years and wide variety of genres, this resource will illuminate the literary life of any seeker.
An intimate of Pope John Paul II, a physicist, and a New York Times columnist, Lorenzo Albacete holds up religion—a veritable cockroach among chickens in this age of scientific rationalism—as the inherently human response to the wonder of the divine.
These essays deal with four major themes: the relationship between belief and unbelief, the connection between religion and science, the interpenetration of theology and spirituality, and the nature and value of higher education within the Catholic context—themes that reflect the persistent quest to discern the presence and action of God within the multiple dimensions of human existence.
This collection of reflections is aimed at helping people grow in their sense of peace, purpose, and joy. The simple, one to two-page readings present elements common to many faiths and provide profound material for contemplation and meditation.
Stolz's lucid treatise on the mystical life balances his approach to mysticism with both the psychological insights of his day and theological insights from the church fathers and medieval scholastics.
Sidney Callahan examines the reality of suffering and draws on the insights of psychology, evolutionary biology, and creation theology to come to new conclusions about our relationship to difficulty and pain. A Christian perspective on the trials and joys of life.
Steeped in the imagery of the biblical Song of Songs and the bridal mysticism of the early Church, this book celebrates monastic eros and invites each one of us to experience true contemplative bliss.
Ann Ball, a leading Catholic devotional writer, shares the stories and images of the Holy Virgin from around the world, each one beautiful and unexpected, and all a tribute to the enduring power and appeal of the Mother of God.
Wendy Greer, a dear friend of Henri Nouwen’s, culled together the spiritual master’s writings on prayer to offer a work that enriches our understanding of the practice of coming close to God. This collection offers profound nurturance for the spiritual life.
