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“jon sweeney”

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  • Cloister Talks

    Learning from My Friends the Monks

    by Jon Sweeney ...
    Come along as author Jon M. Sweeney sits in the warm October sun talking with Father Luke or enjoys a December afternoon in the monastery with Father Ambrose.In Cloister Talks, Sweeney offers a rare glimpse into his decades-long friendships with monks and shares the wisdom and insight for everyday living he has gained along the way. The contemplative monasticism Sweeney practiced with these monks ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Verily, Verily

    The KJV - 400 Years of Influence and Beauty

    by Jon Sweeney ...
    As historian Tony Lane once noted, without the King James Version of the Bible, it can be speculated that, there would be no Paradise Lost … no Pilgrim’s Progress … no Negro spirituals … no Gettysburg Address. And even though today there are more accurate and contemporary translations of the Bible, the KJV reigns supreme in the English-speaking world. It is printed and circulated more widely than ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Peter Faber

    A Saint for Turbulent Times

    by Jon Sweeney ...
    In a time when the Church suffered violent division and strife, one man peacefully modeled compassion and dialogue.Peter Faber was one of the original companions who, with Ignatius of Loyola, founded the Society of Jesus in 1534. From his simple upbringing in a mountain village to his years at university, Faber exhibited a mind for learning and a heart for prayer. After doing Ignatius’s Spiritual ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Mystics and Misfits

    Meeting God Through St. Francis and Other Unlikely Saints

    by Christiana N. Peterson ...
    “A lively memoir mixed with short biographies of appealing religious outcasts.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLYWith untested ideals and a thirst for adventure, Christiana Peterson and her family moved to an intentional Christian farming community in the rural Midwest. It sounded like a simple and faithful way to follow Jesus, not to mention a great place to raise kids. In Mystics and Misfits, Peterson ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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    Verily, Verily

    The KJV - 400 Years of Influence and Beauty

    by Jon Sweeney ...
    Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, Maurice England ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 15 min

    As historian Tony Lane once noted, without the King James Version of the Bible, it can be speculated that, there would be no Paradise Lost … no Pilgrim’s Progress … no Negro spirituals … no Gettysburg Address. And even though today there are more accurate and contemporary translations of the Bible, the KJV reigns supreme in the English-speaking world. It is printed and circulated more widely than ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    A Spirituality for Real Life

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"User-friendly...The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything...helpfully unpacks core precepts like ‘finding God in all things.’" —TimeThe Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by Father James Martin, SJ (bestselling author of Jesus and Learning to Pray) is a practical spiritual guidebook rooted in Ignatian spirituality that shows you how to manage relationships, money... ... Read more

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  • Contemplative Prayer

    by Thomas Merton ...
    In this classic text, Thomas Merton offers valuable guidance for prayer. He brings together a wealth of meditative and mystical influences–from John of the Cross to Eastern desert monasticism–to create a spiritual path for today. Most important, he shows how the peace contacted through meditation should not be sought in order to evade the problems of contemporary life, but can instead be directed ... Read more

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  • The Reformation: History in an Hour

    by Edward A Gosselin ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The Reformation was a long struggle of ideas between the established Catholic Church and the questioning of faith brought about by the Renaissance in Western Europe. Started by Martin Luther in 1517, religious dissidence spread across Europe throughout the sixteenth century, causing wars, migration and disunity. By 1648 Henry VIII’s desire for ... Read more

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  • Finding Grace at the Center, 3rd Edition: The Beginning of Centering Prayer

    by M. Basil Pennington ocso, Thomas Keating ocso, Thomas E. Clarke SJ ...
    A new edition of the classic that helped launch the Centering Prayer movement.Centering Prayer is a precious part of the ancient spiritual traditions of the West. When Finding Grace at the Center was first published in 1978, people all over the world welcomed this practical guide to a simple and beautiful form of meditative prayer. Reflections and advice on Centering Prayers possibilitiesand its ... Read more

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  • Secrets of the Vatican

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  • Why Stay Catholic?

    by Michael Leach ...
    Why Stay Catholic? by Michael Leach is an uplifting book about what's right in the Catholic Church today and why tomorrow offers such hope and promise. Scandals in the Catholic Church won't go away. The uninspiring sermons keep coming and lay people who don't feel fulfilled find themselves asking Catholic questions and looking for Catholic answers. This leads them to the greater question Why Stay ... Read more

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