Journey Into Wholeness, Prayer for Inner Healing Alan Guile NEW Drawing on forty years' experience in this ministry, the author shows how prayer helps people to emerge from their past hurts and limitations, and gradually reclaim their real selves under the awesome power of God's love. Powerful testimonies underline his call for the Church to empower clergy and laity to meet the needs of people suffering in a wide range of stressful life situations. The stories of some of the hundreds who have come to his home seeking help indicate how effectively people's needs can be met through ordinary people in parishes, and offer a model for development. People are seeking prayer for inner healing, some travelling long distances. More will come forward as The New Evangelisation gathers pace, especially those who have moved away from the Church, and those practising their faith but who are not sufficiently evangelised. This book shows from Church documents that prayer for inner healing which leads towards greater holiness is an essential part of evangelisation, yet this ministry is only rarely available and receives scant, if any, attention in seminaries. Some readers will wish to consider their own lives in the light of the insights and testimonies shared, and seek healing for themselves. Others will realise that they themselves have the capacity and calling to become involved in the ministry of healing. Those in a position to institute change at a higher level within the Church will find suggestions as to how the structures of the Church can respond to the needs of all its people. Priests and religious need prayer for inner healing as well as lay people. Part healing handbook, part honest autobiography, part powerful witness and teaching, this book is wholly focused on spirituality, the chances we have to gain freedom through Christ, and on how the Church can and should help. [more details...] Code: B2118 £12.99 Add To Order
Meditations and Devotions Cardinal John Henry Newman To pray is to be a Christian, to be a Saint is to have prayed often. John Henry Cardinal Newman was a man of prayer and this book contains the culmination of his prayers and devotions, divided into three sections.The first and second parts contain the vocal prayers he wrote for public use, the litanies – the Stations of the Cross and short meditations. The long meditations in the third part of the book are intended for private use, which draw one into a deeper sense of intimacy with Our Lord.The prayers are also a testament to his particular devotion to Our Lady with moving commentaries on her several titles from the Litany of Loreto. These are tender and profound, yet without any trace of sentimentality.Newman’s meditations are full of doctrine. Doctrine is the expression of Truth, and above all things, Newman longed to bear witness to the Truth. It is from the Scriptures, the Church Fathers and the living Church that Newman drew his doctrine, and in his meditations he made it his own. Size 4" x 6", leather bound flexible cover. [more details...] Code: B1689 £24.95 Add To Order
Classic Catholic Meditations Fr Bede Jarrett, OP to enrich your faith & help you pray. Meditations to Help You Banish Your Spiritual Lethargy and Grow Closer to God. Without regular reminders of God and a sure routine of prayer and meditation, your inner life shrivels up, your prayers grow listless, the sacraments become habits, and even the Mass seems routine. Daily meditation is a proven remedy for such dangerous spiritual lethargy, and in our day it’s more important than ever before. That’s why the wise Dominican priest Bede Jarrett penned for busy Catholics like you the more than 120 meditations collected here — none longer than 1,000 words — to ensure that each of your days contains at least one brief, thoughtful encounter with God. Each meditation calls to your attention some truth of revelation to help you keep in mind that God wants you to be a saint and to help you attain that lofty goal, no matter how secular your circumstances may be or how dry your spirits. You don’t know how to meditate? No problem. Meditation is simply prayer of the mind and heart, a kind of prayer that Fr. Jarrett teaches you here in a page or two. Once you learn it, you’ll find yourself reaping the rich spiritual harvest that regular meditation brings. In fact, within days of taking up these pages, you’ll be surprised to find yourself habitually addressing yourself to God — and not merely during crises, but also in the ordinary course of your day, regularly calling on Him for strength and quietly speaking to Him out of the fullness of your heart. Classic Catholic Meditations will calm your soul, enrich your faith, and help you pray. Why not begin today? [more details...] Code: B1668 £19.50 Add To Order
Treatise on Prayer and Meditation St Peter of Alcantara In this famous Treatise, St Peter of Alcantara assists the Catholic soul to find devotion, that supernatural affection that removes distaste for spiritual effort and urges one on to serve God joyfully and genersously. St Peter made this book short and simple, yet packed into it "all that is necessary to know about prayer." It is full of saintly counsels on prayer, which is the key to the entire spiritual life. The reader of the Treatise will access the classic Catholic wisdom on mental prayer, including what to think about, how to follow a method, when to disregard a method, the importance of the heart over the head, what to do in times of spiritual dryness and much more. This introduces souls to mental prayer as a means of obtaining all spiritual goods. St Peter of Alcantara was a 16th - century Spaniard and a spiritual director of St Teresa of Avila, the great Doctor of Prayer. He was known for his severe penances and after he died, he is said to have appeared to St Teresa and exclaimed: "O blessed penance that has led me to Heaven!" [more details...] Code: B1598 £8.95 Add To Order
Prayer: the Heart of the Gospels James McCaffrey, OCD The author says: 'Praying, reading and teaching the scriptures over many years, I have discovered their supreme importance for a better and deeper understanding of the spiritual life. It is this experience that has urged me to write this book and explore the biblical foundations of the mystery of Christian prayer. What I have written here is meant as a help to discover or rediscover the riches of the gospels. In no way is it meant as a substitute for them. We can all read about prayer in a book. But what really matters is actually to pray. For this reason, the book is not intended as mere theory, nor is it a purely academic study of prayer in the gospels. Rather, it is my hope that this book will inspire the reader to persevere faithfully in the search for an ever-deeper life of communion with God, praying - and living - in the spirit of the gospels after the example of Jesus. The whole purpose of what I have written is to help others - and myself - actually to pray.' After a substantial preface on how to read the gospels, he dedicates a chapter to each of the four gospels, showing how prayer features in each and highlighting the similarities and differences which arise. The last two chapters refer to praying with The Holy Spirit and with Mary and an appendix gives an extensive list of gospel passages suitable for use as prayer starters. [more details...] Code: B1416 £14.99 Sorry, temporarily out of stock
A Year with the Church Fathers Mike Aquilina A Year with the Church Fathers - Patristic Wisdom For Daily Living. Times change, but human nature does not. Neither do the daily struggles that all Christians experience in their walk with the Lord. Today as two thousand years ago we fight anger, pride, lust, spiritual sloth. Now as then we strive to be more diligent in prayer, more faithful to the commandments, more patient and charitable toward others. And in our time, no less than in the earliest centuries of Christianity, we need wise guidance to direct us on the road to holiness. In A Year with the Church Fathers, popular Patristics expert Mike Aquilina gathers the wisest, most practical teachings and exhortations from the Fathers of the Church, and presents them in a format perfect for daily meditation and inspiration. The Fathers were the immediate inheritors of the riches of the Apostolic Age, and their intimacy with the revelation of Jesus Christ is beautifully evident throughout their theological and pastoral writings: a profound patrimony that is ours to read and cherish and profit from. Learn to humbly accept correction from St. Clement of Rome. Let Tertullian teach you how to clear your mind before prayer. Read St. Gregory the Great and deepen your love for the Eucharist. Do you suffer from pain or illness? St. John Chrysostom's counsels will refresh you. Do you have trouble curbing your appetite for food and other fleshly things? St. John Cassian will teach you the true way to moderation and self-control. A Year with the Church Fathers is different from a study guide, and more than a collection of pious passages. It is a year-long retreat that in just a few minutes every day will lead you on a cycle of contemplation, prayer, resolution, and spiritual growth that is guaranteed to bring you closer to God and His truth. From the Church Fathers we should expect nothing less. Beautiful gift edition, with two- tone ultra soft cover, ribbon marker, and designed interior pages. About the Author: Mike Aquilina is author or editor of more than a dozen books on Catholic history, doctrine, devotion and Church Fathers. He is vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology based in Steubenville, Ohio. Mike is co-host, with Scott Hahn, of “The Lamb’s Supper” (2001), “Hail, Holy Queen” (2002), “First Comes Love” (2003), “Lord, Have Mercy” (2004), and “Swear to God” (2005) — all airing on EWTN.A Year with the Church Fathers" contains passages from historical writings of all the following Church Fathers:
Aphrahat Aristides Asterius of Amasea Athenagoras Barnabas Commodianus Dionysius Eusebius Hermas Jacob of Serugh Lactantius Origen Palladius of Galatia Philoxenus Pope St. Gregory the Great St. Ambrose St. Athanasius St. Augustine St. Basil St. Clement of Alexandria St. Clement of Rome
St. Cyprian St. Cyril of Jerusalem St. Cyril of Alexandria St. Ephrem the Syrian St. Gregory of Nyssa St. Gregory Nazianzen St. Hilary of Poitiers St. Ignatius of Antioch St. Irenaeus St. Jerome St. John Chrysostom St. John Cassian St. John of Damascus St. Justin Martyr St. Leo the Great St. Pacian St. Vincent of Lerins Sulpitius Severus Tatian Tertullian Theodoret
The Prayer of the Holy Family Fr Livinus Donohoe, OCD A new book on prayer from an experienced spiritual director, secular order leader and bible study group leader. The author has spent a long life-time in the sacred ministry. His work has been mainly giving spiritual direction, especially to the Carmelite Secular Order. In this book he proposes the example of the Holy Family, who lived on earth in closest union with God and yet went about their daily tasks with the utmost simplicity. Foreword by Fr. Iain Matthew, OCD. [more details...] Code: B1417 £7.00 Add To Order
Reading with God: Lectio Divina David Foster, OSB David Foster is a Benedictine Monk of Downside Abbey and chaplain to Downside School. He has always been concerned to bring the riches of the monastic tradition to lay people as they struggle to live the Christian life in the modern world. Lectio Divina or the art of spiritual reading is an art which is all but lost outside monastic communities. But following St Benedict's opening command in his Rule to 'listen', attending to the word of God through the printed text is an art which needs to be rediscovered in a world in which we are surrounded by a cacophony of sound and noise. David Foster has written a masterly guide to this art. [more details...] Code: B1466 £9.99 Add To Order
Lectio Divina Jean Khoury CTS Deeper Christianity series. Spiritual reading of the bible (Lectio Divina) has a long and eminent tradition in the Church. In this booklet the method is described in a fresh and practical way, encouraging every Christian to take up the Bible and find in it a true guide for the intellect and for the actions of every day. [more details...] Code: B1302 £1.95 Add To Order
Teachings on Prayer: The Christian Tradition Fr Robert Taylerson Introduction to methods of prayer through the Church Fathers and great Saints. From very early on many methods and styles and definitions of prayer have flowered within the Church. This booklet explores the writings and books of the most important Fathers of the Church and Saints and maps the spiritual history and inter-relations between the different styles of prayer. [more details...] Code: B1360 £1.95 Add To Order
Praying in the Presence of Our Lord with St Thomas Aquinas Mike Aquilina St Thomas's immortal poems of praise with insightful meditations and commentary. [more details...] Code: B0659 £5.99 Add To Order
Praying to Our Lord Jesus Christ Fr Benedict Groeschel While recovering from an horrific traffic accident that doctors thought he would not survive, the much-loved priest, psychologist and author Fr Benedict Groeschel used his many months of convalescence to pick famous classic prayers to Jesus from every century – mainly written by Catholics, but also some by Orthodox and Protestant believers. Fr Groeschel adds his own inspiring commentary for each. Beautifully illustrated with classic art for each century’s prayer, an ideal gift book for Christmas. [more details...] Code: B0892 £8.95 Add To Order
Praying in the presence of Our Lord Fr Benedict Groeschel CFR Prayers for Eucharistic Adoration. Quieting the chatter of daily life as you step into the presence of the Lord can be difficult, but world-renowned spiritual director and author Father Benedict Groeschel has created a prayer book intended to deepen and enrich your experience of Eucharistic Adoration. [more details...] Code: B0711 £5.99 Add To Order
How to Converse with God St Alphonsus Liguori How to Converse Continually and Familiarly with God. Just as the title indicates, this famous booklet of St. Alphonsus Liguori teaches us how to speak personally and with confidence in prayer to God, who, the Saint says, will not speak to us unless we first speak to Him. Covers every aspect of our personal relationship with God. St. Paul says of Our Lord, In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. (Ephesians 3:12). Thus, we can approach God as His friends, with confidence and boldness! [more details...] Code: B1106 £2.95 Add To Order
The Dart of Longing Love Ed. Robert Llewelyn Daily Readings from the Cloud of Unknowing. The readings are taken from The Cloud of Unknowing and the lesser known The Epistle of Privy Counsel. Robert Llewellyn's introduction tells what is known about the writer and to whom it was written, and includes advice on how to use these readings. [more details...] Code: B0895 £3.50 Add To Order
The Way of the Pilgrim: Annotated and Explained Gleb Pokrovsky The classic account of a Russian wandering pilgrim who sets out to learn the prayer of the heart, the 'Jesus Prayer' and how the practice transforms his existence, annotated and explained by Pokrovsky in this new illustrated edition. [more details...] Code: B0540 £9.99 Sorry, temporarily out of print
How to Pray Always Fr Raoul Plus SJ Helps us become better Christians by showing us how to know, to love, and to serve God, and to live prayerfully and constantly in His loving presence. This down-to-earth prayer manual dispels false notions of prayer and shows how we can pray without ceasing. Drawing on the experience of dozens of saints, Fr. Plus explains sure ways we can recollect ourselves before prayer so that once we begin to pray, our praying will be richer and more productive; he teaches us how to practice interior silence habitually, even in the rush and noise of the world; and he explains each of the kinds of prayer and shows when we should - and should not - employ each. [more details...] Code: B0959 £8.50 Add To Order
The Rosary in Space and Time Ruth Rees Part One - On Prayer Generally, Part Two - On the Rosary Specifically. "An exceptional book that on the one hand soars into timeless infinity and on the other is firmly rooted in science, history, and common sense. Prayer, as she says, is the way we transcend our own space and time, entering a new dimension that links us with God, and the rosary is an uniquely efficacious means of meditating on the life of God made man. Her book will be a great aid and encouragement to those who find it difficult to pray" - Piers Paul Read. [more details...] Code: B1015 £7.99 Add To Order
The Mystery of Prayer Fr Emmanuel Reynolds, ODC " [more details...] Code: B0936 £1.50 Add To Order
Catechism of Mental Prayer Very Revd Joseph Simler 'The devil knows that he has lost the soul that perseveringly practices mental prayer'. St Teresa of Avila. [more details...] Code: B0574 £3.50 Add To Order
Praying in the presence of Our Lord for Holy Souls Susan Tassone Pope John Paul 11 said that praying for holy souls is the "highest act of supernatural charity". A powerful comprehensive collection of Catholic prayer. Series editor: Fr Benedict Groeschel. [more details...] Code: B0338 £5.99 Add To Order
Praying with the Saints for the Holy Souls Susan Tassone Throughout the ages, the devotions, prayers, and practices of the Communion of Saints have been offered up on behalf of souls in purgatory, the "Church Suffering". The saints' ardent desire to intercede impelled them to pray ceaselessly for the holy souls' eternal rest. This inspiring book shows how you can join the saints in this act of divine charity, thereby attaining spiritual gifts for acts done for the souls that cry out to us for relief. [more details...] Code: B1685 £6.99 Add To Order
Your word is a light for my steps Michel de Verteuil Introduction to Lectio Divina [more details...] Code: B0336 £2.50 Add To Order
Prayer for Parish Groups Donal Harrington & Julie Kavanagh This is a book of prayer resources for parish groups. It is not a book for 'prayer groups', but a book for every parish group. Prayer is the heart of the work of any group engaged in parish ministry or parish renewal. Two short introductory chapters spell out the importance of prayer in the life of the group. They address the apprehensions that people have and offer a step-by-step guide to preparing and leading prayer at the group's meeting. The bulk of the book is made up of over 100 resource texts on a wide variety of themes, including the liturgical seasons, feasts and the seasons of nature. These resources mean that the person preparing the prayer need look no further for ideas for readings, reflections or prayers. Having chosen from these texts, he or she can then consult the guidelines, to turn the text for prayer into an experience of prayer for the group. Groups that have paid attention to prayer testify to the difference it makes. Those who are already well along the road will find this book to be a rich source of ideas and possibilities. [more details...] Code: B1155 £10.99 Sorry, temporarily out of stock
Let All the Peoples Praise Him: The Psalms and Lectio Divina Michel de Verteuil A teacher of lectio divina for many years here applies this ancient method of Bible reading to the psalms. We then discover the psalms as a school of spirituality which invites us to pray with the imagination, integrating in our prayer all our passions and emotions, including anger, and allowing prayer to become an experience of wisdom and universal communion. [more details...] Code: B1112 £4.50 Add To Order
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