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| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Praying Our Goodbyes Joyce Rupp, 2009-05-01 With 250,000 copies sold, this new edition of Joyce Rupp’s most popular book offers a fresh opportunity for readers to reflect, ritualize, and reorient themselves as they navigate life’s inevitable changes. Everyone has unique goodbyes—times of losing someone or something that has given life meaning and value. With the touch of a poet, Joyce Rupp offers her wisdom on these experiences of leaving behind and moving on, the stories of union and separation that are written in all our hearts. Praying Our Goodbyes, Rupp says, is about the spirituality of change. It is a book for anyone who has experienced loss, whether a job change, the end of a relationship, the death of a loved one, a financial struggle, a mid-life crisis, or an extended illness. It is designed to help readers reflect, ritualize, and re-orient themselves—to help heal the hurts caused by goodbyes and the anxieties encountered when one season of life ends and another begins. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Walk in a Relaxed Manner Joyce Rupp, 2011-12-06 Experience the powerful prose and poetry of Joyce Rupp with the beautiful full-color art of Mary Southard. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Open the Door Joyce Rupp, 2008-09-01 The long-awaited book from best-selling spiritual guide Joyce Rupp, creatively leads readers to explore how the image of the door can guide them in a process of discovering their true self. Joyce Rupp brings new life to the ageless spiritual image of the door, weaving insights from East and West with the wisdom of contemporary spiritual writers, poets, and novelists in a practical format that is just right for contemporary readers. Structured as a daily prayer guide for everyday use over six weeks, each day offers a thematic reflection, a guided meditation, an original prayer, a thoughtful question, and a related scripture quote. A built-in guide for small groups makes this the perfect resource for groups of all kinds as well as individuals. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Out of the Ordinary Joyce Rupp, 2011-01-10 This perennial bestseller is now available in a tenth-anniversary edition that showcases Joyce Rupp's poems, a new preface by the author, and a new design. Joyce Rupp's characteristic creativity and reverence for the divine are on full display in this collection of prayer resources for birthdays, holidays, holy days, transitions, and many other occasions, helping readers enter more deeply and reflectively into the liturgical and seasonal celebrations of their lives. Ideal for personal use, or as a gift for loved ones celebrating a landmark occasion, Out of the Ordinary: Prayers, Poems, and Reflections for Every Season is an invaluable resource for ministers, spiritual directors, and lay leaders alike, who turn to its prayers, reflections, and rituals for personal and communal occasions both ordinary and profound. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Fly While You Still Have Wings Joyce Rupp, 2015 In this heartfelt memoir about her mother Hilda's final years, Joyce Rupp sharesthe lessons her mother taught her, especially to fly while you still havewings. As a poor farmer's wife and the mother of eight living on rented land inMaryhill, Iowa, Hilda lived a life with hard labor and constant responsibility--frommilking cows and raising chickens to keeping the farm's financial ledger. Ruppshows how the difficulties of her mother's early years and family life, including theloss of a twenty‐three‐year‐old son, forged a resilience that guided her through theillnesses and losses she faced later on. This affectionate profile of their relationshipis, at the same time, an honest self‐examination as Rupp shares the ways she failedto listen to, accept, and understand her mother in her final years.Rupp begins each chapter with a meditative poem that captures the essence ofeach stage in the journey. Her unfailing candor and profound faith illumine thisstory of a mother and daughter with a universal spirit of hope, reconciliation, andpeace.Readers who care for the elderly will identify with the joys and sorrows that Ruppexperienced. Likewise, those who are grieving for a parent will find an open andsensitive portrayal of the conflicting emotions that arise in the process of lettinggo. Anyone approaching their elder years will discover a model of how to enter theaging process with dignity and honesty that accepts the |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: The Cup of Our Life Joyce Rupp, 2012-04-30 Joyce Rupp's bestselling contemporary classic has sold more than 200,000 copies. This new edition continues a fifteen-year tradition of helping individuals and groups pray. Now with a new preface and fresh design, The Cup of Our Life is available to anyone seeking a more intimate and disciplined life of prayer. Joyce Rupp, the bestselling Catholic woman writer today, illustrates how the ordinary cups used each day can become sacred vessels that connect readers with life and bring them into closer union with the Divine. She explores how the cup is a rich symbol of life, with its emptiness and fullness, its brokenness and flaws, and its many blessings. With daily devotions for six weeks, this book is ideal for individual usage as well as group usage in parish settings, religious communities, and small Christian communities. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: My Soul Feels Lean Joyce Rupp, 2013-06-18 Long beloved for her artful prayers, best-selling author Joyce Rupp presents an entirely new collection of 106 meditative poems on a theme she has woven masterfully through all her writing--the pain of loss and the hope of restoration. My Soul Feels Lean is a journey into compassion. Drawing on insights from her Christian faith and a lifelong connection to the Iowa farmland of her birth, Joyce Rupp explores themes of loss and restoration in this luminous collection of poems. Returning to an undercurrent in her work since the publication of Praying Our Goodbyes, Rupp offers here sensitive insights on the pain of loss and the hope she finds when she is willing to let go and trust. Rupp's leanness of soul has taught her to observe and celebrate the harsh beauty of life. Loss has encouraged me to find joy and meaning here instead of pining for it elsewhere, she writes, to live more simply and be content with less, to appreciate more fully what I now have. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: May I Have This Dance? Joyce Rupp, 2007 Readers will find here a unique invitation to join with God in the dance of life, an invitation to experience God in the daily and seasonal rhythms of life. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Prayer Seeds Joyce Rupp, 2017-03-03 Named one of the 50 best spiritual books of 2017 by Spirituality & Practice. Winner of a 2018 Catholic Press Association Award: Prayer Collections (First Place). and a 2018 Association of Catholic Publishers Award: Prayer & Spirituality (First Place). Some of Sr. Joyce Rupp’s most perennially popular books have been collections of her original prayers, blessings, poems, and reflections. In Prayer Seeds, the bestselling author and retreat leader offers almost a hundred new selections on a variety of themes such as the feasts and seasons of the liturgical year, compassion, ministry, difficult times, and important events—all suitable for personal or group prayer. People who attend Rupp’s retreats or workshops often approach her to ask for a copy of a prayer that she composed for the event. In 2000, she collected her prayers in the book Out of the Ordinary. In Prayer Seeds, Rupp follows up with about a hundred never-before-published prayers written since the publication of the first collection. The prayers are organized thematically. Rupp’s warmth and closeness to God along with her sensitivity to the joy and sadness of life make her an ideal prayer companion. Her prayers are like seed planted in your soul. Tended and watered by love, they will grow and bear a rich harvest in your life. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Fragments of Your Ancient Name Joyce Rupp, 2011 Bestselling author Joyce Rupp once again proves herself a wise and gentle spiritual midwife, drawing forth 365 names of God from the worlds spiritual treasury. Fragments of Your Ancient Name whose title comes from a poem by German mystic Rainer Maria Rilke assembles a remarkable collection of reflections for each day of the year. This unique and profound devotional will heighten awareness of the many names by which God is known around the world. Whether drawing from the Psalms, Sufi saints, Hindu poets, Native American rituals, contemporary writers, or the Christian gospels, Rupp stirs the imagination and the heart to discover a new dimension of God. Each name is explored in a ten-line poetic meditation and is complemented by a simple sentence that serves as a reminder of the name of God throughout the day. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Praying Our Goodbyes Joyce Rupp, 2009 With 250,000 copies sold, this new edition of Joyce Rupp's most popular book offers a fresh opportunity for readers to reflect, ritualize, and reorient themselves as they navigate life's inevitable changes.Everyone has unique goodbyes--times of losing someone or something that has given life meaning and value. With the touch of a poet, Joyce Rupp offers her wisdom on these experiences of leaving behind and moving on, the stories of union and separation that are written in all our hearts. Praying Our Goodbyes, Rupp says, is about the spirituality of change.It is a book for anyone who has experienced loss, whether a job change, the end of a relationship, the death of a loved one, a financial struggle, a mid-life crisis, or an extended illness. It is designed to help readers reflect, ritualize, and re-orient themselves--to help heal the hurts caused by goodbyes and the anxieties encountered when one season of life ends and another begins. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: May I Walk You Home? Joyce Hutchison, Joyce Rupp, 1999 Walking a companion home is an old-fashioned custom, often lost in our modern era. But there was a time when walking someone home was a way of offering protection and guidance. Joyce Hutchison and Joyce Rupp capture the spirit of that personal companionship for those who accompany the dying on their final journey. Whether family members, friends, chaplains, or health care workers, caregivers will find here much inspiration and support for their ministry. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Jesus, Friend of My Soul Joyce Rupp, 2020-01-24 Bestselling author and beloved retreat leader Joyce Rupp has offered companionship and gentle guidance throughout the seasons in such books as May I Have This Dance? and Anchors for the Soul. In Jesus, Friend of My Soul, each two-page daily reflection brings our attention to the Lenten season, providing reflections for growth and inviting us to follow Jesus and become more like him. “As Christians,” Joyce Rupp writes, “we look to the person of Jesus to learn from him.” Because our lives are filled to the brim with activity, it is easy to drift away from trying to live as Jesus did, and we find ourselves in need of time to focus on drawing close to him again and learning from his example. In Jesus, Friend of My Soul, Rupp guides us from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday illustrating both how Jesus called his followers to change and how his actions provide us a blueprint for growth. Rupp helps us learn from the qualities of Jesus and the actions and teachings that marked his time on earth, including: how Jesus extended mercy after Peter’s denials how Jesus trusted in his Father, even as he experienced other emotions when troubling events occurred how Jesus spoke and acted with integrity, which made him a valuable and trustworthy person for others to listen to and follow Each day’s reflection begins with a verse from scripture and a meditation centered on Jesus’ life, actions, and teachings that are applied to our lives. We are then offered a prayer and an intention to carry with us throughout the day. Each brief reflection gently leads us to new growth in our lives and invites us to reach new depths in our faith. Questions for individual or group study are included. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Prayers to Sophia Joyce Rupp, 2004 With many prayers straight from the personal journals of Joyce Rupp, Prayers to Sophia aids readers in reaching new spiritual depths through the exploration of feminine images of the Divine. Vulnerable and instructive in equal amounts, this book of meditative prayers offers fifty entries that include a verse from biblical wisdom literature and conversation starters for women's book groups. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Messages from Gaia Mary Kirkpatrick, 2010-12-13 For countless generations people have talked of our Mother Earth. Now she speaks to us, sharing words of wisdom, tenderness and deep love. We live in challenging times when the rapidity of change can feel overwhelming. These Messages from Gaia, received and written by author Mary Kirkpatrick, provide light for the path that is surely needed as we navigate into the future. In them, Gaia, our Earth Mother, shares the love pouring from her heart to ours, only love, always love, love overflowing. Mary Kirkpatrick has captured the heart of Gaia through her own heart. Every message reflects the deep love and understanding that dwells within the human/Gaia relationship. The messages are affirming, poignant and beautiful. This book is a keeper! ~Nancy Joy Hefron author of The Wounded Heart www.heartlights.net Messages from Gaia gives us a glimpse into the heart of the planet, and the peace that comes from opening our eyes to all the life around us. ~Cindy Reed Cindy Reed RN, PhD, Infinity Health Solutions and Energy Medicine Maven |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: The Cosmic Dance Joyce Rupp, 2010-09 Experience the powerful prose and poetry of Joyce Rupp with the beautiful full-color art of Mary Southard. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: The Boundless Compassion Journal Joyce Rupp, 2021-02-05 Readers of Joyce Rupp's bestselling and award-winning book Boundless Compassion and facilitators and participants in compassion retreats have told her repeatedly that they want a guided resource to process and reflect on the content of her book. The Boundless Compassion Journal is a result of those requests. While the journal can be used alongside the book or as part of the retreat experience, it also can be used on its own to help you better grow in compassion and share the virtue with those around you. Each day of the six-week personal transformation journey includes a unique prompt to guide and encourage you on your path toward deeper compassion. You will have room to reflect each day with options such as writing a personal response, exploring a scenario, creating a meditative drawing, or exploring the prompt in whatever way feels most meaningful to you. In addition, each day includes a fresh quotation that illuminates a facet of compassion. Finally, each week includes a new prayer and poem by Rupp that relates to the heart of the week's theme. Whether you come to this resource on its own, after having used the Boundless Compassion book, or have been on a retreat, this journal will help you explore deeper compassion in your life. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: The Star in My Heart Joyce Rupp, 1990 A reflection on Sophia - Femine Wisdom in the Hebrew Scriptures_ |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: The Caregiver's Companion Debra Kelsey-Davis, Kelly Johnson, 2020 Every caregiver's story is unique, but one thing you all have in common is that you need to be nourished to have the resilience and compassion to tend to the needs of those you love. The Caregiver's Companion approaches caregiving not as a burden, but as an opportunity to grow and receive graces and blessings. Written by the founders of Nourish for Caregivers--an organization that seeks to improve the health and spiritual wellbeing of caregivers--this beautifully designed, full-color journal is a practical resource with encouraging readings, prayers, and guided journaling to help you draw strength from your faith in a few sacred moments each day. It is a unique resource to remind you to care for yourself as you care for others. The physical, financial, and emotional demands of caregiving can take an enormous toll, and their high stress levels make caregivers a population at-risk. The Caregiver's Companion provides the encouragement and spiritual nourishment you need to persevere each day--whether your role involves hands-on caregiving, helping from a distance, or lending emotional support to a loved one in an assisted living facility. Each entry in this beautiful full-color guided journal combines prayers, meditations, reflection questions, quotations, and plenty of space for personal journaling, allowing you to capture the highs and lows of your daily experiences-- |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: The Christian Faith in the Doctrinal Documents of the Catholic Church Josef Neuner, Jacques Dupuis, 1982 The documents of the faith through 1995 in handy reference format. Hardbound. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Prayers of Boundless Compassion Joyce Rupp, 2018-03-02 Compassion was the center of Jesus' ministry and his mission for his disciples—and for us. Bestselling and award-winning author and retreat leader Joyce Rupp gives you the words to develop compassion in yourself as never before and to reenergize your ability to offer loving kindness to those around you. Compassion can change a heart, change a life, change a world. But we have to learn how to be compassionate and Joyce Rupp—codirector of the Servite Center of Compassionate Presence—can guide us. Forty original prayers, blessings, and meditations by Rupp will help us practice themes of compassion: as a way of life, welcoming ourselves, the river of suffering, from hostility to hospitality, a thousand unbreakable links, and compassionate presence. To be used alone or as a helpful companion to Rupp's Boundless Compassion book and program, this collection of prayers will inspire anyone to change the world. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: The Reed of God Caryll Houselander, 2023-11-26 The Reed of God is an inspirational classic written by a British Roman Catholic ecclesiastical artist, Caryll Houselander. This book contains a beautiful meditation on Mary, Mother of God and so much more. Reading this book will bring you closer to Our Blessed Mother, and hence, to Christ Himself. Filled with lyrical prose and touching analogies, the author shows how Mary was the Reed of God and that we are all vessels waiting to do God's work, and carrying Christ within us. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Helping Teens Work Through Grief Mary Kelly Perschy, 2012-09-10 The second edition of Helping Teens Work Through Griefprovides a more complete and updated manual for facilitators of teen grief groups. It includes additional background information about developmental aspects of teens, the process of grief, aspects of trauma and its effects on teens, the value of a group, determining the group-appropriateness of particular teens, and parental involvement. The many details involved with beginning a group - publicity, interviews, registration, structure, closure, evaluation, and follow-up - are listed. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: My Life with the Saints James Martin, 2010-06 One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year - Winner of a Christopher Award - Winner of a Catholic Press Association Book Award Meet some surprising friends of God in this warm and wonderful memoir James Martin has led an entirely modern life: from a lukewarm Catholic childhood, to an education at the Wharton School of Business, to the executive fast track at General Electric, to ministry as a Jesuit priest, to a busy media career in Manhattan. But at every step he has been accompanied by some surprising friends-the saints of the Catholic Church. For many, these holy men and women remain just historical figures. For Martin, they are intimate companions. They pray for me, offer me comfort, give me examples of discipleship, and help me along the way, he writes. The author is both engaging and specific about the help and companionship he has received. When his pride proves troublesome, he seeks help from Thomas Merton, the monk and writer who struggled with egotism. In sickness he turns to ThÉrÈse of Lisieux, who knew about the boredom and self-pity that come with illness. Joan of Arc shores up his flagging courage. Aloysius Gonzaga deepens his compassion. Pope John XXIII helps him to laugh and not take life too seriously. Martin's inspiring, witty, and always fascinating memoir encompasses saints from the whole of Christian history- from St. Peter to Dorothy Day. His saintly friends include Francis of Assisi, Ignatius of Loyola, Mother Teresa, and other beloved figures. They accompany the author on a lifelong pilgrimage that includes stops in a sunlit square of a French town, a quiet retreat house on a New England beach, the gritty housing projects of inner-city Chicago, the sprawling slums of Nairobi, and a gorgeous Baroque church in Rome. This rich, vibrant, stirring narrative shows how the saints can help all of us find our way in the world. In a cross between Holden Caulfield and Thomas Merton, James Martin has written one of the best spiritual memoirs in years. -Robert Ellsberg, author of All Saints It isn't often that a new and noteworthy book comes along in this genre, but we have reason to celebrate My Life with the Saints. It is earmarked for longevity. It will endure as an important and uncommon contribution to religious writing. -Doris Donnelly, America An account . . . that is as delightful as it is instructive. -First Things In delightful prose Martin recounts incidents, both perilous and funny, that have prompted him to turn to the saints, and in doing so shows us a new way of living out a devotion that is as old and universal as the Church. -Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ, Fordham University An outstanding and often hilarious memoir. -Publishers Weekly Martin's final word for us is as Jungian as it is Catholic: God does not want us to be like Mother Teresa or Dorothy Day. God wants us to be most fully ourselves. -The Washington Post Book World |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: You Are the Beloved Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2017-10-31 Seven million copies of his books in print! This daily devotional from the bestselling author of such spiritual classics as The Return of the Prodigal Son and The Wounded Healer offers deep spiritual insight into human experience, intimacy, brokenness, and compassion. “Henri Nouwen’s timeless and loving words are quiet prayers that will forever live in my heart.”—Brené Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Braving the Wilderness “We are the Beloved,” Henri Nouwen famously wrote. “We are intimately loved long before our parents, teachers, spouses, children, and friends loved or wounded us. That’s the truth of our lives. That’s the truth I want you to claim for yourself.” You Are the Beloved empowers readers to claim their central identity as the Beloved of God and live out that truth in their daily lives. Featuring key insights from Nouwen’s previously published works, along with a selection of never-before-seen writings, this profound collection of daily readings will appeal to those who know and love Nouwen’s work as well as to new readers seeking deeper awareness of their identity as a child of God. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: With Open Hands Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2006-04-01 With Open Hands, Henri Nouwen's first book on spirituality and a treasured introduction to prayer, has been a perennial favorite for over thirty years because it gently encourages an open, trusting stance toward God and offers insight to the components of prayer: silence, acceptance, hope, compassion, and prophetic criticism. Provocative questions invite reflection and self-awareness, while simple and beautiful prayers provide comfort, peace, and reassurance. With more than half a million copies printed in seven languages, this spiritual classic has been reissued for a new generation with moving photography and a foreword by Sue Monk Kidd. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: On the Wings of Self-esteem Louise Hart, 1994 It seems as though humans have a reverse metamorphosis. We start out as beautiful butterflies, then are turned into ugly caterpillars. We spend the rest of our lives trying to remember and become the beautiful creatures we once were.So said a friend to Dr. Louise Hart several years ago. Struck with the poignancy of this observation, Dr. Hart decided to write a book that would help us become butterflies again. Her purpose is to help us recover and access the qualities that every human being possesses at birth: truthfulness, openness, curiosity, and creativity. The author explores three main stages of personal transformation: reaching in, reaching out, and reaching high. By engaging in these stages we learn to listen to ourselves, accept ourselves, set personal boundaries, and set goals. Reviews: A wonderful book! It contains timeless insights, deep psychological truths presented in a simple yet profound way, and practical exercises you can begin to do today to create the quality of life you desire and deserve. If everyone in America read this book and did the recommended exercises, half of all the pain and suffering we currently experience would disappear.-Jack Canfield, co-author of Chicken Soup for the SoulReflects practical wisdom based on a blending of compassion and experience. Here is a valuable book, indeed. A significant book on an important topic. -Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful WarriorI certainly didn't think such a little book would have such a big impact on my thoughts about myself and others, but it did! I've read a lot of things on self-esteem, and this was the first book which really helped me CHANGE my self-esteem.-Anonymous Amazon ReviewerOn the Wings of Self-Esteem is an elegant little book that teaches about self-esteem: how it is lost, how to regain it, and how to keep it. Beautifully crafted and a pleasure to read. My clients love it!-Ani Liggett, Ph.D. Marriage and Family TherapistThe best self-esteem book on the market. I have had at least 35 clients use this book. Every single one has loved it!-Ginger, therapist, Amazon ReviewerA wonderful collection of wisdom presented in simple lyrical language. Exactly what our society so desperately needs right now. This beautiful book soars, taking the reader to new heights of potential health. It makes a giant contribution that will help stamp out the alienation and anger in our culture. Should be required reading.-Dr. Patricia Palmer, therapist & author of Liking Myself; The Mouse, the Monster, and Me; Teen Esteem; I Wish I Could Hold Your HandA wonderful book on self-esteem that is practical, uplifting and transforming.-Jerry Jampolsky, M.D., author of Love is Letting Go of FearA little gem! Keep pushing the great treasure of self-esteem. May it infect everyone.-Patch Adams, M.D., Gesundheit InstituteThis is life-giving reading for anyone who wants to be authentic and free in living with integrity, personal power and grace. Louise Hart guides us in a self-empowering process to break through the cocoons that keep us victims of powerlessness, helping us to discover the wind for transformation beneath our wings.-Judith Cauley, Superintendent of the Diocese of Colorado Springs, COThis is one of the main books I use in my sociology class. This book gives my students opportunities to look at themselves, gain self-confidence, and approach the world in a more positive way.-Helen Meloy, Ph.D., California State University, NorthridgeLouise takes human potential from complexity to simplicity through a delightful metaphor.-Jim Malanowski, Ph.D., V.P. Performance Learning SystemsFor all of us who dream and aspire to be our best, but constantly battle self-destructive behaviors, Hart offers an action plan and gives hope that we will reach our maximum potential and become butterflies.-Dr. Deborah Livingston-White, Director of Special Education, East Detroit School DistrictSelf-esteem issues are often at the root of spiritual blockages. Dr. Hart's creative approach is filled with wisdom and beauty.-Joyce Rupp, International Retreat Director, author of Praying Our GoodbyesIn my 22 years in law enforcement I have seen that lack of appropriate self-esteem is an important factor that weaves through the personality of virtually every person involved in criminal behavior. This book provides a roadmap that can be used at any point in one's life to enable a positive personal transformation. -George Epp, Sheriff, Boulder CountyThis book blends the role of beliefs in early development with the hope of a deeper knowledge that underneath we are whole and healthy. It will help individuals understand that the self-esteem they have been looking for has been within them all along. It will be a real key to a healthy rebirth and a letting go of blame and guilt.-Barbara L. McComb, Ph.D., Senior Director, Motivation and Human Development, Mid-Continent Regional Educational LaboratoryWhat a wonderful analogy of personal healing through metamorphosis. This book provided much needed exercises to develop your wings to freedom and to your self-esteem.-California Assemblyman John VasconcellosA delightful book full of helpful exercises to develop your wings of self-esteem.-Joyful Child MagazineWe applaud your courage to help awaken people to their own personal metamorphosis.-Marie Devlin, Friends of Creation SpiritualityThis book is like getting a new pair of glasses. I now get up wanting to get the most out of every day.-Carol, Elementary School Teacher |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Can You Drink the Cup? Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2012-10-01 The last book published before Henri Nouwen's death in 1996, Can You Drink the Cup? has been translated into ten languages and sold more than 140,000 copies. Exploring the deep spiritual impact of the question Jesus asked his friends James and John, Nouwen reflects upon the metaphor of the cup, using the images of holding, lifting, and drinking to articulate the basics of the spiritual life. Written with the profound insight and clarity characteristic of his numerous best-selling books, Nouwen's deeply perceptive exploration of Jesus' challenging question has the power to pierce your heart, expand your spiritual horizons, and radically change your life. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Bread for the Journey Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2006-11-21 When beloved author Henri Nouwen set out to record this daybook of totally new reflections, he suddenly found himself on a true spiritual adventure. For in these 366 original, interlocking morsels of daily wisdom, Nouwen provides both sustenance and a trail for us to follow, as he unveils, to his own surprise, his personal map of faith. From the delicate interplay of human experience to the surrender to Christ and the embrace of Christian community, that journey of Christian spirituality is explored and celebrated here in each eloquent, thought–provoking passage, The table is one of the most intimate places in our lives. It is there that we give ourselves to one another. When we say, 'Take some more, let me serve you another plate, let me pour you another glass, don't be shy, enjoy it,' we say a lot more than our words express. We invite our friends to become part of our lives. We want them to be nurtured by the same food and drink that nurture us. We desire communion.... Every breakfast, lunch, or dinner can become a time of growing communion with one another. Intimately personal and inspiring, Bread for the Journey is a daily feast of fresh insight into the challenges and deep joys of a life lived in close communion with God. Nouwen is a wise, loving companion who invites us along as he finds joy in the community of loss, true freedom in forgiveness of others, and hope in surprising places. Each daily meditation is a stepping–stone along a path of private discovery, offering Nouwen's seasoned yet fresh ideas on kindness, love, suffering, and prayer, the Church as God's people, and the importance of Jesus in one's life–reflecting, as a whole, Nouwen's own 'personal creed.' Bread for the Journey brims with daily nourishment and guidance for devoted followers and new friends alike –– food for thought on a yearlong journey of discovery and faith. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Home Tonight Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2009-03-24 Home Tonight follows the path of Henri Nouwen’s spiritual homecoming. More than three years prior to writing his great classic, The Return of the Prodigal Son, Nouwen suffered a personal breakdown followed by a time of healing solitude when he encountered Rembrandt’s famous painting. Within his solitude he reflected on and identified with the parable’s characters and experienced profound and inspiring life lessons. This captivating book was created from never-before-published materials that formed the basis of the small workshop inspired by Nouwen’s intimate encounter with Rembrandt’s painting. Readers are led to welcome their unique Belovedness through practices of “spiritual listening,” journaling, and communing with God, thus connecting personally with the unique, unconditional love of the One who created them. Home Tonight is a practical guide for the inner journey home. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Responding to Suicide Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers, 2020-11-20 Winner of the Resource of the Year award and a first-place award in resources for ministry from the Association of Catholic Publishers and a third-place award in pastoral ministry books from the Catholic Media Association. Many pastoral leaders feel ill-equipped to respond to the turmoil of those who face the death by suicide of a loved one. Responding to Suicide is the first book written for Catholic leaders that takes a holistic approach to understanding suicide and ministering effectively in its aftermath. More than a dozen leading mental health practitioners, Catholic theologians, and pastoral care experts share how best to respond to suicide as leaders in parishes, schools, healthcare systems, and other Church settings. The book offers a cross-disciplinary approach that provides basic information about the central role of mental health in suicide and clarifies Church teaching about suicide, funerals and burials for those who have died by suicide, and their afterlife. The National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that suicide was the tenth most common cause of death among Americans of all ages in 2017 and the second leading cause of death among fifteen to twenty-four year-olds. Death by suicide is usually sudden, often violent, and frequently comes at the end of a long and difficult struggle with a mental illness. Heaped on top of that is a social stigma that leaves loved ones in shock and often burdened with shame. Responding to Suicide addresses common concerns of the bereaved following a suicide: skepticism that Catholic leaders will understand; fear that the Church teaches that their loved one is in hell; and belief that they will find little if any support in the Church. More than a dozen contributors from across the spectrum of Catholic life provide rich guidance rooted in firsthand experience of suicide loss. Contributors include Deacon Ed Shoener, Bishop John P. Dolan, Msgr. Charles Pope, Leticia Adams, Archbishop Wilton Gregory, Msgr. Stephen Rossetti, and clinical experts in the field of mental health and suicide. They share personal stories of loss, grief, hope, and healing, and clear up misconceptions about Church teaching. They offer practical takeaways for pastoral leaders: dos and don’ts when talking about suicide guidance for preaching and planning funerals information on the role of mental illnesses in suicide resource lists for those who grieve as well as for your own professional development suggested protocols for ministering to a school or parish community following a suicide ideas about forming parish outreach ministries to the bereaved that address the needs of suicide loss |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Love, Henri Henri J. M. Nouwen, 2016 Seven million copies of his books in print! This collection of over 100 unpublished letters from the bestselling author of such spiritual classics as The Return of the Prodigal Son and The Wounded Healer offers deep spiritual insight into human experience, intimacy, brokeness, and mercy. Over the course of his life, Henri Nouwen wrote thousands of letters to friends, acquaintances, parishioners, students, and readers of his work all around the world. He corresponded in English, Dutch, German, French, and Spanish, and took great care to store and archive the letters decade after decade. He believed that a thoughtful letter written in love could truly change someone's life. Many people looked to Nouwen as a long distance spiritual advisor. Love, Henri consists of over a hundred letters that stretch from the earliest years of Henri's career up through his last 10 years at L'Arche Daybreak. Rich in spiritual insights the letters highlight a number themes that emerged in both Henri's work over the years, including vocation, solitude, prayer, suffering, and perseverance in difficult times. These deeply spiritual letters, sometimes poignant, sometimes funny, ulimately demonstrate the rich value of communicating with God through others. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: The Grammar of Untold Stories Lois Ruskai Melina, 2020-09-22 Sixteen essays ranging from lyric essays to narrative journalism address how we make sense of what we cannot know, how we make change in the world, how we heal, and how we know when we are home. Collectively, these essays convey the longing for agency and connection, particularly among women. They will resonate with readers of all ages, but perhaps especially with women in the second half of life, those dealing with aging parents, retirement, illness, and accompanying vulnerabilities. Here readers will find comfort within keen reflection upon life's ambiguities. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Introduction to Biblical Interpretation William Wade Klein, Craig L. Blomberg, Robert L. Hubbard (Jr.), 1993 The authors define and describe hemeneutics, the science of Bible interpretation, and suggest effective methods to understand the meaning of any biblical text. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Welcoming Resistance William Chris Hobgood, 2001 |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Surviving a Son's Suicide Ronald L Higdon, 2014-10-07 Grief may be the most difficult work that we as human beings must do. When a loved one, especially a child, dies through suicide, the tasks involved in that journey require a different perspective. Ronald Higdon shares with us his experience in Surviving A Son's Suicide. With loving but unapologetic candor, Pastor Higdon shares the questions and thoughts that often will continuously circle in our minds. He brings notes, book resources and inspired ways of helping from people who were supportive.If you are looking for something that makes it possible to avoid the three great words in life and faith - mystery, paradox, and ambiguity - then this book is not for you. If you have lost a family member through suicide or are seeking ways to be a comfort to those who have and are searching for a painless and less confusing way to do it, you will not be disappointed in what you find in these pages. As the author notes, The title for this book is in the present tense: Surviving a Son's Suicide. This continues to be a work in progress. This is not a book about triumph or resolution or now it's okay. It's not okay; it never will be okay. Our pain and our questions remain but Pat and I are surviving in the sense that we are attempting to go forward with our lives without Mark's presence. On occasion, there is some degree of tension as we seek to understand how the other is making the extremely personal grief journey. - Ronald Higdon, father While your grief is personal, this book includes 15 helpful things others did for Ron and his family, and their written responses to what we received along with a summary list of 31 items of what we found to be helpful survival strategies. This book is suitable for individual reading, but will also make an excellent book for a study or support group. |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Joyce Rupp Rupp, Joyce, 2017-04-20 Farmer's daughter, sister to seven, and a Sister to many, Joyce Rupp is a planter, grower, and spiritual midwife. She is a writer and speaker, a retreat giver who has inspired thousands on five ontinents. A lifelong Catholic, she sings both chant and golden oldies, teaches theology and practices transpersonal psychology. She is appreciated by people of all faiths and criticized by some in her own faith as being 'out there.' Drawing on key themes from her many influential books, 'Joyce Rupp : essential writings' shows you where Joyce is at, where she came from and where she's going, who she is, what she is like, and what she knows for sure--all in her own words.--Back cover |
| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Redemption Road Brendan McManus, SJ, 2016-04-11 Sometimes the best cure for a wounded soul is a really long walk . . . One June morning, Fr. Brendan McManus stepped out for a much-needed walk—to be exact, a 500-mile hike on Spain’s renowned Camino de Santiago. A few years earlier, his brother had committed suicide, and the tragedy left Brendan physically, psychologically, and spiritually wounded. Something radical was required to rekindle his passion for life and renew his faith in God. Redemption Road is the story of a broken man putting one foot in front of the other as he attempts to let go of the anger, guilt, and sorrow that have been weighing him down. But the road to healing is fraught with peril: steep hills and intense heat, wrong turns and blistered feet. Worse still, a nagging leg injury could thwart Brendan’s ultimate goal of reaching the Camino’s end and honoring his brother in a symbolic act at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Constantly tempted to quit his quest, Brendan relies on the principles of Ignatian spirituality to guide him on his journey from desolation to consolation. For anyone going through the process of grieving, Redemption Road offers real hope— not that the path to peace will be easy, but that Christ, who himself suffered and died, will be with us every step of the way and lead us at last to wholeness and healing. |
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| praying our goodbyes by joyce rupp: Good stuff for your heart & mind - a book of quotes (second edition) Rick Reed, PhD, 2016-10-11 a simple book of quotations compiled for a couple of great kids. |
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