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February 2010 Reviews by Sister Laura Swan, OSB |
Knowing Darkness: On Skepticism, Melancholy, Friendship, and God, by Addison Hodges Hart, Eerdmans Publishing, 2009. Many of us are experiencing doubt about so many of our assumptions regarding faith, our culture and our lives. This gentle book helps us peel back the layers of holy discontent to hear God's gentle voice and wisdom regarding these most natural phases of human existence.Loving Creation: Christian Spirituality, Earth-Centered and Just, by Kathleen Fischer, Paulist Press, 2009. Popular (and local) author Kathleen Fischer offers an insightful and gentle consideration of the spiritual journey, individual and communal. Our relationship with the Holy One is directly connected with creation, a creation that constantly and in all ways preaches the Good News of salvation to humans.
Befriending Death: Henri Nouwen and a Spirituality of Dying, by Michelle O'Rourke, Orbis Books, 2009. Nouwen fans will appreciate another opportunity to spend time with a favorite author. O'Rourke weaves letters and writings of Nouwen to explore his understanding of the place of death in our spiritual journey. Death is addressed with courage, empathy and compassion.
Seasons of Celebration: Meditations on the Cycle of Liturgical Feasts, by Thomas Merton, Ave Maria Press, 1965/2009. Merton remains as relevant and popular as ever, forty years after his death. Liturgy. Feasts. Celebrations. While old, forever new. This is a series of intelligent and thoughtful essays, written over many years, on the heartbeat of the liturgical life.
The Gift of Simplicity, by Brother Victor-Antoine D'Avila-Latourrette, Ligouri, 2009. This is a gentle exploration of simplicity in our contemporary lives, weaving scripture, monastic wisdom and the lives of much-loved saints to affirm our human yearning for greater simplicity within and without. A work of the heart by a popular author.
Prayers for Coping with Cancer: Making the Journey, edited by Diana Losciale, Liguori, 2006. Cancer inspires fear but oftentimes gifts us with unforeseen courage and a deepened faith. Written by survivors, family members of survivors, and taken from ancient prayer sources, these prayers remind us that we are not alone.
Treasures Old and New: Traditional Prayers for Today’s Catholics, by Philip Neri Powell, OP, Liguori, 2009. Prayer is persistent poetry: the heart's call to God, to life and to awaken our own soul to the Divine Presence. This is a collection of novenas, litanies, the Way-Truth-Life Rosary and other ancient prayers are presented in an "easy to pray with" format.
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