"Though Christians the world over make yearly preparations for Lent, there’s a conspicuous lack of good books for that other great spiritual season: Advent. All the same, this four-week period leading up to Christmas is making a comeback as growing numbers reject shopping-mall frenzy and examine the deeper meaning of the season. Ecumenical in scope, these fifty devotions invite the reader to contemplate the great themes of Christmas and ..."
"An unparalleled anthology of reflections for Lent and Easter. Though Easter (like Christmas) is often trivialized by the culture at large, it is still the high point of the religious calendar for millions of people around the world. And for most of them, there can be no Easter without Lent, the season that leads up to it. A time for self-denial, soul-searching, and spiritual preparation, Lent is traditionally observed by daily reading a ..."
"A twentieth-century Catholic activist, founder of the Catholic Worker movement and its newspaper, "The Catholic Worker," and candidate for Sainthood are just a few descriptions of Dorothy Day. In this volume, Phyllis Zagano has compiled and arranged long and short selections from Dorothy Day's own writings which reflect her gospel-based spirituality. In addition, "Dorothy Day: In My Own Words" is illustrated with photographs from every ..."
"An inspiring collection of readings that will raise deep questions about service and its roots in faith. "There is a deep yearning among the vast majority of people of all religious and philosophical traditions to make real their most enduring shared principles--to care for creation, to serve others with compassion, and to protect and enhance the gift of life.... We believe that reflecting on these principles strengthens our capacity t ..."
"The story of four modern American Catholics who made literature out of their search for GodIn the mid–twentieth century four American Catholics came to believe that the best way to explore the questions of religious faith was to write about them—in works that readers of all kinds could admire. The Life You Save May Be Your Own is their story—a vivid and enthralling account of great writers and their power over us.Thomas Merton was a Tra ..."
"Classic Catholic Converts presents the compelling stories of over 25 well-known converts to Catholicism from the 19th and 20th centuries. It tells of powerful testimonials to God's grace, men and women from all walks of life in Europe and America whose search for the fullness of truth led them to the Catholic Church. It is the witness of brilliant intellectuals, social workers, scientists, authors, film producers, clergy, businessm ..."
"These are among the earliest of Dorothy Day's reflections on her life as co-founder (with Peter Maurin) of the Catholic Worker, a newspaper and a settlement house which grew eventually into a world-wide--well, disorganization."
"Best-selling author C.W. Gusewelle treats us to a wonderful story about a Cecropia silkmoth that found a home inside the author's screen door. A captivating year-long journey from egg to adult. Stunning color photographs by Dr. Charles Porter accompany Gusewelle's illuminating story-telling. A delightful and instructive read for the entire family!"
"Here is one of the most beautiful and touching stories of Christian devotion ever written. Brother Lawrence was a Carmelite Brother known for his profound peace and deep relationship with God; many came to seek spiritual guidance from him. The wisdom that he passed on to them, in conversations and in letters, would later become the basis for the book."
The Long Loneliness(1stEdition) The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist The Long Lonelines by DorothyDay, Daniel Berrigan Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2009 by Harperone ISBN-13: 978-0-06-061751-6, ISBN: 0-06-061751-9
"This inspiring and fascinating memoir, subtitled, “The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist,” The Long Loneliness is the late Dorothy Day’s compelling autobiographical testament to her life of social activism and her spiritual pilgrimage. A founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and longtime associate of Peter Maurin, Dorothy Day was eulogized in the New York Times as, “a nonviolent social radical of luminous persona ..."
The Duty of Delight(1stEdition) The Diaries of DorothyDay by Robert Ellsberg, DorothyDay Hardcover, 700 Pages, Published 2008 by Marquette University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87462-023-8, ISBN: 0-87462-023-6
"Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, has been called the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism. For almost fifty years, through her tireless service of the poor and her courageous witness for peace, she offered an extraordinary example of the gospel in action. Now the publication of her diaries, previously sealed for twenty-five years after her death, offers a un ..."
"Compelling and prophetic, Dorothy Day is one of the most enduring icons of American Catholicism. In the depths of the Great Depression and guided by the Works of Mercy, Day, a journalist at the time, published a newspaper, the Catholic Worker, and co-founded a movement dedicated to the poorest of the poor, while living with them and sharing their poverty.In 1955, Vivian Cherry, a documentary photographer known for her disturbing and ins ..."
"In 2000 the Vatican recognized her cause for canonization, and she was officially termed ‘Servant of God.’ Dorothy Day: Selected Writings is recognized as the essential and authoritative guide to her life and work."
"This volume, drawing on personal papers sealed for twenty-five years after her death in 1980, follows the publication of The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, also edited by Robert Ellsberg. Like her diaries, Dorothy Days letters offer a fascinating chronicle of her response to the vast changes in America, the church, and the wider world. Set against the backdrop of the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vatican II, Viet ..."
"Dianne ahora trabaja y estudia en un centro Montessori, y Stuart está en un
seminario de Washington. En estos momentos, otros miembros de la plantilla
son Martin Corbin, que está casado, tiene tres hijos, se gana la vida trabajando
en la Libertarían Press y vive en la comunidad de Glen Gardner, New Jersey; y
Ed Turner, que abandonó el ejército para hacerse objetor de conciencia y pasó
dos años en la cárcel por sus convicciones. Ed ..."
La larga soledad(1stEdition) Autobiografía (Servidores y Testigos) by DorothyDay Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2000 by Editorial Sal Terrae ISBN-13: 978-84-293-1359-8, ISBN: 84-293-1359-1
"Terminamos teniendo en la casa de delante doce habitaciones para mujeres, y
otras cuatro para hombres, que, con las de la casa de atrás, sumaban un total de
veinticuatro habitaciones para hombres. Cuatro eran ... viviendas y locales,
situados en una calle estrecha, con hileras de carretillas de mano, fueron
nuestro hogar durante catorce años. ¡La gente ... Por un error nuestro al
transcribir su nombre, sus trabajos aparecían firmad ..."