The Wisdom of the Saints
Title | The Wisdom of the Saints PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Haak Adels |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0195059158 |
Covering over two thousand years of Church history, this unique anthology presents hundreds of aphoristic sayings from the writings and recorded works of both famous and obscure saints. Ranging from the polished literary statements of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists, to the cry of the martyr on the scaffold, these quotations treat a wide variety of themes such as joy, death, faith, hope, folly, and much more. The volume includes diary notations, lists of personal resolutions, naive remarks of saintly children who have foreseen their own destiny, and the half-legendary utterances of early miracle-working saints of Ireland and the misty northern forests. It offers the wisdom of European, African, and Japanese saints, as well as an appendix of biographical sketches. Despite the diversity of the individuals represented--hermits and Popes, the urbane and the uncouth, the sensible and the passionately foolish--this book uncovers a degree of harmony of thought among all of the saints included here. By bringing the saints to life, this collection reminds us that they were real people--not a group of museum figures carved in marble--with a range of temperaments and personalities.
The Wisdom of the Saints
Title | The Wisdom of the Saints PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew Kelly |
Publisher | Blue Sparrow |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-07-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781635821925 |
Who are your friends? Sooner or later we all rise or fall to the level of our friendships. It's a simple, but life-altering truth. The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the-best-version-of-ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. The book you are holding in your hands is an invitation to become friends with some of the greatest men and women who have ever lived. In these pages you will encounter the voices of the saints, their greatest insights into how to live well, their most inspiring wisdom for growing in virtue, and their most powerful advice for stepping into the heart of God. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. We all need people in our lives who inspire us, show us what is possible, raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the best-version-of-ourselves. This book will help you to step into a new and ever-deepening friendship with the saints so that you may know, love, and serve God like never before
365 Saints
Title | 365 Saints PDF eBook |
Author | Woodeene Koenig-Bricker |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 2013-09-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0062321625 |
Let the Saints' lives guide and touch your life each day! The life of a saint is the life of an ordinary person lived well. And that's the life readers will discover in this delightful and often surprising collection of words and wisdom from saints throughout the ages. A lovely and inspiring gift book, 365 Saints illuminates how the saints actually lived, detailing their hopes, fears, joys, and sorrows, as well as their lesser–known idiosyncracies and saying. Witty and wondrous, simple and sublime, 365 Saints offers a full year of meditations and practical suggestions for emulating the saints today.
The Fulfillment of All Desire
Title | The Fulfillment of All Desire PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph Martin |
Publisher | Emmaus Road Publishing |
Pages | 473 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Spiritual life |
ISBN | 1931018367 |
Winner: Honorable Mention from the Catholic Press Association Ralph Martin, drawing upon the teaching of seven acknowledged "Spiritual Doctors" of the Church, presents an indepth study of the journey to God. This book provides encouragement and direction for the pilgrim who desires to know, love, and serve our Lord. Whether the reader is beginning the spiritual journey or has been traveling the road for many years, he will find a treasure of wisdom in The Fulfillment of All Desire. It is destined to be a modern classic on the spiritual life.
Wisdom of the Celtic Saints
Title | Wisdom of the Celtic Saints PDF eBook |
Author | Edward C. Sellner |
Publisher | Bog Walk Books |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2006-02-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780970651136 |
Faithfully presenting the lives and legacies of twenty-eight Celtic saints of the sixth to ninth centuries in this newly revised and expanded book, Sellner reveals their wisdom in a way that can be understood and appreciated by contemporary readers. With background material on the Celtic Church, the characteristics of its spirituality, the symbolism in the stories, and the roles of soul friends, readers will reap a rich harvest for their own spiritual growth. The stories recounted range from the well-known saints, like Patrick, Brendan, Columcille, and Brigit, to those less likely to be familiar--Monesan, Ita, Samthann, and Declan. Vivid portrait-illustrations by Susan McLean-Keeney add to the prayerful beauty of the book. Readers will appreciate both the abiding truths the stories contain as well as enjoy these good stories, well told. In Europe, the author is considered a pioneer in writings on Celtic spirituality and soul-friendship, and in the United States, "one of their primary interpreters."
The Wisdom of Psychopaths
Title | The Wisdom of Psychopaths PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Dutton |
Publisher | Doubleday Canada |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2012-10-16 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 0385677197 |
Psychopath. The word conjurs up images of serial killers, rapists, suicide bombers, gangsters. But think again: you could probably benefit from being a little more psychopathic yourself. Psychologist Kevin Dutton has made a speciality of psychopathy, and is on first-name terms with many notorious killers. But unlike those incarcerated psychopaths, and all those depicted in movies and crime fiction, most are not violent, he explains. In fact, says Prof Dutton, they have a lot of good things going for them. Psychopaths are fearless, confident, charismatic and focused--qualities tailor-made for success in today's society. The Wisdom of Psychopaths is an intellectual rollercoaster ride that combines lightning-hot science with unprecedented access to secret monasteries, Special Forces training camps, and high-security hospitals. In it, you will meet serial killers, war heroes, financiers, movie stars and attorneys--and discover that beneath the hype and popular characterization, psychopaths have something to teach us. Like the knobs on a mixing deck, psychopathy is graded. And finding the right combination of psychopathic traits, sampled and mixed at carefully calibrated volumes, can put us ahead of the game.
365 Days with the Saints
Title | 365 Days with the Saints PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Kelly-Gangi |
Publisher | Wellfleet Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2015-11-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1577151194 |
Profiles, art, and quotations from The Saints for every day in the year.