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My Miracle: Based on a True Story

by Rodney Barnes

My Miracle was first started about 8 years ago (around 2000). I wrote about 5,000 words, showed it to a couple of friends, and then put it away with all my other paper work and notes. About 4 years after that I got a phone call from a friend who was working at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center and told me about a video tape she had found with me in it. Now, up to this point it had been about 12 years since my... (more)

Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann

Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann

by Walter Brueggemann

This thoughtful collection of prayers emerged from Brueggemann’s thirty-five years of teaching in seminaries. Full of reflection, faith, and dialogue, they reveal another side of this gifted author from what his many readers are accustomed to. These deeply felt and sparklingly articulated prayers reflect a wide range of life experiences. As readers, we are taken from the depths of pain and loss to the heights of... (more)

The Story of Layla & Majnun

by Nezami Ganjavi

An excellent translation of Nizami's 12th century poetic masterpiece of the legend of the romantic fool. Tale of the ideal lover, and allegory of the soul's search for God.

Earth Prayers From around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth

Earth Prayers From around the World: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations for Honoring the Earth

by Elizabeth Roberts

When it was published in 1987, Letting God was the first book to explore the themes of the Twelve-Step programs within the context of Christian tradition. Now revised to emphasize its spiritual focus, and including an introduction presenting a monthly theme, each daily reading begins with a selection from the New Testament. These are followed by eloquent, thought-provoking meditations that reveal how the... (more)

The Book of Common Prayer (Everyman's Library Classics)

The Book of Common Prayer (Everyman's Library Classics)

by Cranmer T

The Book of Common Prayer has had a mighty impact upon the English language and, though many consider it arcane, it is still held in great esteem. This reprint of the 1662 version features appendices from the 1549 version.'

Guerrillas Of Grace: Prayers For The Battle

Guerrillas Of Grace: Prayers For The Battle

by Ted Loder

"Strong active poetry in free verse.....complemented by abstract art which invites participation"....Providen Book Finder.

Praying With Mary

by Janice T. Connell

To praise Mary is to praise the way God chose to redeem the human race. Praying to and with the Blessed Virgin Mary is a tradition many centuries old. Throughout history we have looked to Mary for hope, solace, and guidance, and she has become the champion of the desperate, the weak, and the poor with magnificent prayers from around the world dedicated to her. Praying with Mary explores this practice, looks to... (more)

Prayers and Heavenly Promises

This prayerbook contains devotions to the Blessed Mother, the Infant Jesus, the Precious Blood, the Holy Face, the Sacred Heart, and for the souls in Purgatory and many more.

Magical Power Of The Saints: Evocation and Candle Rituals

Magical Power Of The Saints: Evocation and Candle Rituals

by Ray T. Malbrough

Learn how to do powerful, practical magic when you use candles and call on the saints in Reverend Ray T. Malbrough's The Magical Power of the Saints. This book can be your personal guide to help you call on the saints as your spiritual allies. You will learn how to work with seventy-four different saints through the use of "seven-day vigil candles" (saint candles), prayers, psalms, herbal baths, and more.... (more)

The Glories of Mary (Liguori Classic)

by Alfonso Maria de' Liguori

The Glories of Mary, widely regarded as Saint Alphonsus Liguori's finest masterpiece, has for two and a half centuries stood as one of the Catholic Church's greatest expressions of devotion to the Blessed Virgin. Written as a defense of Our Lady at a time when Jansenistic writers were ridiculing Marian devotion, this classic work combines numerous citations from the Fathers and Doctors of the Church with Saint... (more)

The Incarnation Birth and Infancy of Jesus Christ (The Mysteries of the Faith, The Ascetical Works Volume IV)Saint Alphonsus De Liguopri

The Incarnation Birth and Infancy of Jesus Christ (The Mysteries of the Faith, The Ascetical Works Volume IV)

by Saint Alphonsus De Liguopri

The Complete Ascetical Works of SaintAlphonsus DeLiguori, translated from the Italian, Volume IV. Actually written in 1750, was not published until 1758.

The Passion and the Death of Jesus ChristSt. Alphonsus De Liguori

The Passion and the Death of Jesus Christ

by St. Alphonsus De Liguori

Secret of the Rosary

by St. Louis De Monfort, Mary Barbour

Tells about the Rosary's history, nature and power and offers various methods of saying the Rosary.

THE DRAMA OF THE ROSARY: Some Informal Thoughts on the Fifteen Mysteries.Isidore O'Brien

THE DRAMA OF THE ROSARY: Some Informal Thoughts on the Fifteen Mysteries.

by Isidore O'Brien

The Rosary: "The Little Summa"

by Robert Feeney

Irish Blessings: Irish Blessings and Prayers for All Occasions

Irish Blessings: Irish Blessings and Prayers for All Occasions

by Pat Fairon

Following Aslan: A Book of Devotions for Children

Following Aslan: A Book of Devotions for Children

by Kenneth R. McIntosh

Following Aslan takes examples from C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia series and shows children how they relate to biblical stories and to the everyday lives of children today. The author also helps readers understand how Lewis's Aslan represents Jesus Christ. Each chapter ends with an original prayer.

Prayers for the Domestic Church: A Handbook for Worship in the Home

Prayers for the Domestic Church: A Handbook for Worship in the Home

by Edward Hays

Edward Hays sets forth the priestly power of parents and the sacredness of the home in a way that can once again make our communal churches pinwheels of grace and peace that whirl outward, extending to the edges of the universe.

A Dominican MissionDominican Missionary

A Dominican Mission

by Dominican Missionary

A Scriptural RosaryBasilica of the National Shrine

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