A collection of blessings for the people, sadnesses, artefacts, special occasions and journeys of our lives. It also explores the tradition of blessings including biblical and Celtic, and offers ideas and resources to encourage readers to write blessings of their own with suggestions for how to or... (more)

Spanish Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church, and a leading figure in the Counter Reformation, Teresa of Avila is widely revered as one of the greta mystical saints. Her book The Interior Castle is considered a spiritual masterpiece. A Little Book of Teresa of Avila captures in simple format the very... (more)

An ancient lifestyle which has been adapted, renewed, and is still being followed today, monasticism appears to some outside it as a quaint anachronism and to others as the sanest of all ways of living. Can it survive in the post post-modern world? A dozen insiders and outsiders-monastics, academics... (more)

Many centuries ago the ancient Desert Fathers and Mothers moved into the wilderness to leave behind the compulsions of the world and draw near to God. For Mary Lou Kownacki, a Benedictine nun and long-time peacemaker, her wilderness is the inner-city of Erie, Pennsylvania, surrounded by poor familie... (more)

“Why should twenty-first century Christians listen to Jonathan Edwards? “After all, Edwards was born three hundred years ago in an obscure Connecticut town. He never benefited from a laptop, a microphone, Google, or American Airlines. Colonial New England knew nothing of automobiles, credit cards, ... (more)

This title brings together two short books that the founder of the Taize Community had completed just before his violent death in August 2005, with the unfinished letter to young people that he was preparing at the time. In the first part, with his characteristic mix of delicacy and force, Brother ... (more)

Step into a Life of Grace At thirty-three, dealing with a difficult job and a creeping depression, Lori Smith embarked on a life-changing journey following the life and lore of Jane Austen through England. With humor and spirit, Lori leads readers through landscapes Jane knew and loved-from Bath a... (more)

In American society today, men have plenty of everything -- money, sex, power, education -- and many voices telling them how to be happy and successful. But to a diverse group of men, young and old, the question of what it means to be a man is still perplexing. Most men long for the support and nurt... (more)