The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul
UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 10 mins)
By Therese Martin, John Beevers (translator)
Narrated By Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg
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Sharing memories from early childhood through her life as a Carmelite nun, Therese opens her heart to us. This bride of Christ reveals her passion and longing for union with God. Her simplicity is charming and we begin to believe that we can travel the path to salvation that she points out to us.
Rohr reprises his best-selling talks on scripture in this powerful new series. He describes the Bible as a text in travail, containing not just conclusions, but a process that mirrors our own journey (three steps forward, two steps backward). In the three steps forward, Scripture always reveals that we are related to something infinite and that ours is an enchanted and trustworthy universe.
A master theologian offers inspiring insights into the mystery of Christ's presence in our lives. As festive as the film Babette's Feast and as profound as the work of Ronald Knox, this fresh look at the Eucharist brings to light the spiritual meaning of meal, sacrifice, and real presence in our lives.
Elizabeth says:
"Orthodox teaching, beautifully presented"
>No Man Is an Island is a collection of 16 essays in which Thomas Merton plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton treats the “basic verities on which the spiritual life depends”. Essay themes include hope, conscience, sacrifice, charity, sincerity, mercy, and silence. The work is threaded through with Merton’s deep awareness that we are all called to “live not for ourselves but for others”.
This is Merton at his best, applying ancient wisdom to the longings of our age through thoughtful commentary on Scripture and writers of the Western spiritual tradition. This book distills Merton's own reading and long experience with contemplation.
Franciscan priest Richard Rohr feels that there is no more challenging spiritual issue than the “problem of the self". Most of contemporary spiritual teaching, he believes, is still trying to inspire and fortify the private self, the autonomous "I". Even much church work is trying to evangelize and sacramentalize what many would call "the false self." Basic transformation is not expected, but merely a new set of beliefs and practices or loyal membership in a new group.
A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture
UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 35 mins)
By Scott Hahn
Narrated By Paul Smith
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In A Father Who Keeps His Promises, the popular Catholic apologist Scott Hahn focuses on the “big picture” of Scripture: God’s plan in making and keeping covenants with us throughout salvation history—despite our faults and shortcomings—so that we might live as the family of God.
Christopher says:
"Great spiritual and scriptural reflection."
In this exploration of the central themes of Scripture, Richard Rohr transforms the written word, discovering in these ancient texts a new and vital meaning, relevant and essential for modern Christians. Rohr offers his listeners a Christian vision of abundance, grace, and joy to counteract a world filled with scarcity, judgment, and fear - a vision that can revolutionize how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world.
Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 37 mins)
By Henri J. M. Nouwen
Narrated By Henri J. M. Nouwen
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How does one live a spiritual life in a secular world? Henri Nouwen responds from the depths of his heart to this dilemna posed by his friend Fred Bratman. Nouwen's own interpretive reading of the text lends a sense of immediacy to the audiobook.
The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society
UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 1 min)
By Henri J. M. Nouwen
Narrated By Dan Anderson
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In this hope-filled book, Nouwen offers a fresh interpretation of modern ministry. Here he offers inspiration to men and women who want to be of service in their Church or community but who have found the traditional ways of ministry alienating and ineffective. According to Nouwen, "the minister is called to recognize the sufferings of his time in his own heart and make that recognition the starting point of his service."
Be inspired by saints like never before in My Life with the Saints by James Martin, SJ. This best-selling memoir of spiritual self-discovery is an homage to the saints who have accompanied Fr. Martin throughout his life. From a lukewarm childhood Catholicism, to the Wharton School of Business, to the executive fast track at General Electric, to the Jesuits, to a media career in Manhattan, Martin has relied on the saints to intervene in and guide his life.
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the 'Saint of Calcutta'
UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 27 mins)
By Brian Kolodiejchuk
Narrated By Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg, Paul Smith, Greg Friedman, and others
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This book includes correspondence (and context for understanding it) from Mother Teresa's early years in religious life and throughout her years as founder of a new religious community. This correspondence reveals Mother Teresa's struggles, doubts and her sense of abandonment by God. These revelations can encourage and strengthen us as she reveals her abiding faith despite darkness and trials.
Healing Our Violence Through the Journey of Centering Prayer
ORIGINAL (6 hrs and 8 mins)
By Richard Rohr, Thomas Keating
Narrated By Richard Rohr, Thomas Keating
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Two internationally known spiritual guides explore integrating our inner and outer journeys. They challenge us to confront our inner and social violence and bring it to healing and transformation in a sacred and ecumenical context. Rohr and Keating each give insights on awakening to God's friendship, coming to know God and ourselves, growing in love through centering prayer, facing evil around us and our demons within us as well as opening our deep selves to divine therapy which heals our wounds.
Jide's Mom says:
"Outstanding! No violence needed to appreciate this"
This unabridged audio version brings to life an exciting combination of the seven basic elements that make up the print version. Musical accents subtly underscore the beginning of each chapter. The meditation and prayer elements, with six different readers, both men and women, including Archbishop Donald Wuerl, bring the text to life.
Charles says:
"Enjoyable and Enlightening Listening!"
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 3 mins)
By Henri J. M. Nouwen
Narrated By Dan Anderson
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This powerful meditation illuminates the parable of the prodigal son found in Luke's Gospel. Nouwen discovers anew the reality that God's love is unconditional and shares his own spiritual journey with us. In this audiobook, Nouwen shares his own experience as the wayward son as well as the vengeful older brother and the compassionate father.
Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the 12 Steps
ORIGINAL (1 hr and 41 mins)
By Richard Rohr
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Both individuals and society are drowning in addictions, says dynamic speaker Richard Rohr, O.F.M., in this powerful presentation. To survive the tidal wave of compulsive behavior and addiction, Christians must learn to “breathe under water” and discover God’s love and compassion.
Richard Rohr leads us through the social, political and environmental setting out of which Matthew brought Christ’s radical message of a new world order. He explains Matthew’s challenge to let go of the conventional wisdom that comes with contemporary American culture. Each of seven talks brings us closer to the heart of the Sermon.
A Retreat with Francis and Clare of Assisi: Following Our Pilgrim Hearts
UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 49 mins)
By Murray Bodo, Susan Saint Sing
Narrated By Murray Bodo, Susan Saint Sing, Diane Short
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Your directors for this seven-day retreat, Following Our Pilgrim Hearts, are Francis and Clare of Assisi. Both saints were determined to follow the Christ who spoke to Francis from the cross of San Damiano. Their mission to rebuild the church by living the gospel of Jesus was done with a passion rooted in their experience of God's ecstatic love. Through the chosen words of Francis and Clare, you will walk in their footsteps through Assisi and the Umbrian countryside, focusing on pilgrimage and retreat.
In language that Paul might use if he were preaching and writing today, Rohr presents Paul’s all-embracing vision and invites us to enter into the mystery of Christ and be transformed. Rohr breaks new ground by applying up-to-date theories of our universe, integrating them with Paul’s revolutionary thinking about sin, saints and spirituality.
Healing After Divorce is a breath of fresh air for all who are going through the divorce process. Rowland offers insightful advice about how to begin to rebuild one's emotional, spiritual, physical, romantic, familial, and financial life after divorce. Acknowledging the heartbreak, Rowland offers practical and easy-to-follow steps to begin to mend a broken heart and find hope, fulfillment, and love after divorce.
