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For centuries, people have been drawn to the Christian mystics-women and men who have known God in powerful and experiential ways. Mystic Bonfires is for students, scholars, and practitioners of ministry, theology, and spiritual formation. It explores theology and theory and shares insights for practice and prayer. Readers will encounter classical concepts about the spiritual life and how to apply these concepts to their ministries in faithful and...

A must-have book for Lent! • An easy-to-read meditation on Christ's Passion • Insightful reflections that invite us to embrace the challenges we encounter during our journey and, with Saint Catherine, to "consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us" (Rom 8:18) • Profound, thought-provoking essays on the triumph of the cross • A thoughtful gift to help comfort loved ones, family,...

No one knew our Lord and his Blessed Mother better than Saint Joseph, the man to whom God entrusted their care! During the Year of Saint Joseph and beyond, we can use this book frequently to meditate on nine of Saint Joseph's attributes, call on him to help us incorporate those attributes into our own lives, and ask him to answer our prayers for personal intentions. Each day helps us focus on one of Saint Joseph's outstanding attributes to help...

Take a powerful and philosophical journey through heaven, hell, and purgatory. One of the great works of medieval Europe, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy translates the thought of the Middle Ages into a thrilling narrative. Seven centuries later, it remains the most successful merger of theology and philosophy in epic poetry. In in this audio course, you'll gain a philosophical and literary understanding of Dante's masterpiece. You'll first and foremost...

Join Blessed Pope John Paul II in a spiritual retreat. A providential life indeed, the late Pope John Paul II lived and charismatically taught the transformative power of God's grace and the potential of the human spirit. Join renowned spirituality professor, retreat leader and author Fr. Donald Goergen in six life-giving conferences with Pope John Paul II. Born in Poland, raised in a Nazi and then Soviet occupied country, creative and courageous...

Fr. Donald Goergen’s erudite audio lectures are enjoyed by listeners in over 30 countries. A leading theologian and spirituality expert, Fr. Goergen presents a masterpiece of spiritually edifying insights gleaned from the 2,000 years contemplative tradition. You will explore key themes in spiritual theology from a Catholic perspective. It draws on the spiritual masters as well as core truths of the Catholic faith to elucidate the experiences of...

Find God in your daily life with this moving retreat. All women experience joyful, sorrowful, glorious, and luminous mysteries. In addition, they also experience ordinary mysteries that take place during prayer, conversation, volunteer activities, and other daily actions. It is in these seemingly mundane activities that God is profoundly present in His Mystery. This retreat invites women to reflect upon the experience of ordinary mystery in their...

InWho Do You Say That I Am? A Course on Christology, you will explore the full reality of Jesus of Nazareth. Each of the course's 12 lectures paints a different portrait of Jesus: a man and mystic, a preacher and servant, a prophet and incarnation of God. Under the guidance of award-winning teacher Fr. Donald Goergen, you will explore the human, historic Jesus, tracing the contours of the man who lived among men. You will then approach Scripture with...

Today, Meister Eckhart (ca. 1260–1328) is recognized as one of the most significant mystics. Yet his spiritual doctrine is not easy to comprehend and has, at times, been misunderstood-even condemned. Now, you are invited to delve deeply into Eckhart's spiritual wisdom. As you will learn, Eckhart remains the outstanding representative of Germany's medieval Rhineland mysticism. While our knowledge of Eckhart's life is limited, we can see that he was...