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The quality of the questions you ask determines the quality of your life. When you ask the best questions of yourself and others, you invite the best answers. You can discover what "the best" means in whatever context you choose. You can also create the best path to your most desired outcomes.

Dr. Susan Jeffers, whose previous books have touched millions throughout the world, provides the tools and concepts that show us how to feel calmer, more in control, and excited about life. With wisdom, humour and clarity, she opens our eyes as to what pulls us down and what lifts us up. End the Struggle and Dance with Life is an invaluable source of insight and practical guidance that inspires us to create a life filled with peace and joy.

Depression can be severe and debilitating, or it can be rather mild - of the variety that many people have, but never even bother to address. But what all depression has in common is that to some degree it takes the joy, the laughter, and the sweetness out of life. And sometimes depression can virtually destroy your whole quality of life. You may even know the root causes of your depression. But that doesn’t necessarily make it any easier to correct.

The listener’s relationship with Christ will deepen as Br. Maloney describes how Paul was imbued with the cultures, Jewish and Gentile, of his time and yet transcended both “in Christ.”

Dr. Perkins presents an image of the crucified Messiah that is riveting. The conflicts with religious leaders, the debates and the miracles of Jesus all lead up to the dramatic moment of the Death of the Messiah. The Gospel asks the question, “Can flawed disciples be examples of faith?” Matthew’s Gospel expands and modifies Mark by emphasizing the role of the crowds, the righteousness of Jesus, and the conflicts amongst the disciples and with other Jews.

The winds of uncertainty are always blowing through the world. If we want to experience peace, we must ourselves become more peaceful. To quote Gandhi, "To change the world, we must first be the change we wish to see." When practiced regularly, meditation becomes a vehicle to enter and calm the heart and soul so our personal corner of the world becomes a more peaceful place. This inner peace then emanates like ripples on a lake toward others. Now is the time to enter the heart and bring peace to the world, starting with your own mind.

Well known author, priest, seminary educator, Rev. Donald Cozzens explains why everyone should speak the truth in love for the betterment of all. Clearly and concisely he shows the importance of the laity, religious and clergy at all levels to express their deepest beliefs and to listen carefully to those who might have a different set of convictions. The Church from his perspective is that it is the last

In two presentations, Dr. Riley addresses the grieving process and describes steps for grief recovery. The use of a loss-graph and relationship-graph foster healing of emotional hurts and other issues that remain from unfinished emotional grieving. Safe exercises for a person to work alone or with a grief partner are described. In these talks, Dr. Riley provides many helpful examples as well as an outline for personal use.

If you are feeling intense stress about the future, are losing sleep, are experiencing a vague sense of disaster, are blaming everyone else for your anxiety, are overlooking your accomplishments and focusing on your failures, are distorting mistakes and thinking of them as catastrophes, if you are seeing everything in terms of black and white, all or nothing, this presentation can help to set you free and develop a more humane outlook on life and a more realistic wholesome way of existence.

Guilt is an almost inevitable part of the human experience, yet we are sometimes at a loss to know how to heal the guilt within us. Can we bear it gracefully? Can we release it? Can we avoid poisoning our relationships with guilt that we have not processed appropriately? Yes, we can, Sr. Carole tells us. But we must begin by accepting it and understanding its roots in our childhood, in our expectations of others and ourselves.

Rescuing a Broken America explains why Americans are so divided, how the destruction of liberty occurred, who is behind it, and how we can stop this destruction of our freedoms. Over the past 100 years, global forces have actively worked to change the worldview of Americans and create what they now call "global governance". Indoctrinated unknowingly, we have moved from a liberty and constitutionally focused worldview to that of government control of the individual. There is hope. 

Dr. John Pilch, professor at Georgetown University, utilizing his lifetime of research and years of teaching experience examines the impact of Paul as a world-class agent of change. Paul convinced of his call coming directly from God stepped onto the world stage and became an instrument for change in the religious perspectives of humanity. Change agents need a variety of skills and talents to move families, organizations or cultures in new directions. Paul had all of these plus the unique graces given to him to spread this Good News to lost sheep of Israel.

Refresh Your Spirit brings you four techniques for focusing attention inward, imagining a peaceful natural setting, and listening to a nourishing inner voice.

This seminar will focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques proven to be effective for depressions, anxiety, stress, addictions, eating disorders and borderline personality disorders. The six techniques of ACT will be presented with extensive bibliographical resources. Some experiential worksheets will concretize the theory.

So You Want to Be a Leader? is designed to be of special interest to those seeking a main or supplemental book to augment their classes/workshops in such diverse areas as teaching leadership, freshman orientation, first-year experience, or college success classes. Another advantage is the book's structure, which consists of numerous short topics and lends itself to classroom and small group discussions.

In Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, he says: “Be angry and sin not.” How do we live this Christian admonition? How do we attain spiritual growth in struggle, in conflict, and with feelings that overwhelm us? Carole Riley, C.D.P., Ph.D., looks at conflict as a Eucharistic engagement. When we apply the skills and techniques she discusses in this presentation, we may better understand the mystery of life and reach harmony.

Fr. Cecero explains how to develop a new vision of serving God’s people. This new vision emerges from the teaching of the contemporary Church, the needs of the people, and the talents of the individual priest. He gives the priest tools to face negative feelings against people, the Church, and even against God. He explains how it is possible for priests to implement the new vision of their ministry within a five-year framework.

Being friends with some animals can be very dangerous, but Dave is the kind of person that actually knows what the animals are thinking and can magically relate to them. How many animal friends will Dave make? This story describes the love and friendships that a young boy enjoys with his animal friends. How being kind to each other makes love for animals and animals' love for human beings so much powerful and magical.

The Crowning Philosophy of Investment offers a "New Paradigm," a modern way of thinking that can turn you into a super successful investor in any desired area. This work provides a guiding light as well as a modern road-map for successful investing, requiring the development of a correct beingness, as well as a proper knowledge base as the very first step, followed by timely execution of a prepared master plan, which would eventually lead to a fruitful basket of remarkable benefits and phenomenal profits. The world at large, whether financial, business, marital, or spiritual surrenders to you the moment you start thinking and acting like an investor with a giant slogan: Investing is the ultimate road to higher realms!

Most of us have a little drama in our romantic relationships - an argument here, a miscommunication there. No big deal. But when that drama consumes your relationship or when your relationship ends in dramatic fashion, you might be at risk for Post-Dramatic Relationship Syndrome! You won't read about this in psychology texts or in medical books, but Maholmes shows how PDRS can affect women of all ages and from all walks of life.