Download or read book Amazing Grace For The Catholic Heart written by Jeff Cavins and published by Ascension Press. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart will help you celebrate your Catholic faith and will take you on a refreshing spiritual retreat away from the challenges and struggles of everyday life. This collection of 101 stories of faith, inspiration, hope, and humor attests to the power and beauty of God’s amazing grace. You will read about: ● A soldier who received last rites from a priest in the middle of a Vietnam battlefield yet the records show that the priest had actually died two weeks before this soldier’s fateful day. ● Former world record-holding runner Alberto Salazar’s return to the Catholic faith and how praying the rosary during the final stretch of a marathon gave him the supernatural power he needed to win. ● How the love of a Catholic father and his deceased daughter crossed the barriers of time and eternity during the seventh game of the 1997 World Series. ● How a mother and son were reunited after nearly fifty years of separation through the simple but faithful actions of a Confirmation teacher. Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart is a retreat in a book filling your soul with grace, your heart with promise, and your spirit with hope. It is the perfect gift for a friend or family member and for yourself.
Download or read book Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart 101 Stories of Faith Hope Inspiration Humor written by Matthew Pinto and published by Amazing Grace Series. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you celebrate your faith like no other book you have ever read. It will take your heart and soul on a joyous spiritual retreat from the challenges and struggles of everyday life. This collection of 101 stories of faith, inspiration, hope, and humor attest to the power and beauty of God's amazing grace.
Download or read book Amazing Grace for Families written by Jeff Cavins and published by Ascension Press. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word “family” brings to mind thoughts of joy, sacrifice, affection, hardship, and humor. Yet it is love that defines what it means to be a family, and it is this same love that gives a family their purpose. In bearing witness to the mystery of the love of Christ, the family becomes the “domestic sanctuary of the Church.” Amazing Grace for Families contains 101 stories of faith, hope, inspiration, and humor. Some are sorrowful, others are humorous, but all will inspire you and your family to grow in love for each other as you fulfill your roles in the domestic church. In Amazing Grace for Families, you will meet: ● A mother who sacrificed her own ability to walk to save the lives of her children ● A little boy, named Markie, who brought his family closer together after learning that he had a near-terminal disease ● A young man who, after being inspired by a PBS series, led his entire family from atheism to Christianity ● A little boy who found an early vocation by mistaking the word “pre-school” for “priest-school.”
Download or read book Amazing Grace for Mothers written by Emily Cavins and published by Ascension Press. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amazing Grace for Mothers will lift your heart and send your spirit soaring. You will laugh, you will cry, but most of all you will be refreshed by stories of love, inspiration, miracles, and God's amazing grace. This collection of 101 stories will bring you the warmth and support of other women, all dedicated to the same glorious role motherhood. In these pages, you will meet: ● A mother who hears the most beautiful word in the world ‘Mom’ from a son who came out of a 19-year coma just moments before. ● An NFL football star whose sacrificial giving to underprivileged kids is the result of the life lessons instilled by the single mother who raised him. ● A little boy who asks his mother about the daddy he has never met and then ends up playing matchmaker. ● A pregnant wife with cancer whose husband exhibits heroic love after she reveals a long-hidden secret. ● A mother who is gored by a marlin and, near death, curses God for taking her from her children and then experiences the depths of God's love. Amazing Grace for Mothers is a retreat in a book that will help you celebrate the beauty and joy of motherhood. It is the perfect gift for any mother, whatever stage of motherhood she is in. Experience God's love. Experience his amazing grace.
Download or read book Amazing Grace for Fathers written by Jeff Cavins and published by Ascension Press. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The love of a father reflects the infinite love of God, from which all fatherly guidance, discipline, and protection flows. Amazing Grace for Fathers offers heartfelt, powerful, and inspirational stories that show how ordinary men were able to live up to their potential as fathers through the grace of God. In this book, you will meet: ● A father who survives the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center only to face a very different, and much more personal, kind of crisis. ● A surrogate father who makes a life-changing difference in the life of a troubled boy. ● A man whose fatherhood challenges him to see Jesus in all people, even in a homeless man he encounters on the street. ● A father who provides a birthday present for his little girl after his death through a series of amazing coincidences. ● A young man who heroically saves the life of another because of the wisdom handed down to him by his father. Amazing Grace for Fathers makes the perfect gift for any man who has been called by God to the profound vocation of fatherhood. Experience the love, wisdom, and power found within the heart of a father.
Download or read book Amazing Grace for Survivors written by Jeff Cavins and published by Ascension Press. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” - 2 Cor 12:10 As Christians, we recognize that life’s struggles can bring us strength and peace even if the challenges remain. This means that surviving is more than merely getting through an ordealÑit is being triumphant in spirit, regardless of the outcome. In Amazing Grace for Survivors, you will will witness God’s power as He forms and strengthens ordinary people who faced extraordinary circumstances. You will experience the pain in these stories and share the glory of their triumph. In the end, their grace becomes yours, for we are one body in Christ. In Amazing Grace for Survivors, you will meet: A man with cancer whose fear of dying teaches him how to live. A disabled girl who comes to understand that all life is precious. A woman who fights to adopt her son from Vietnam, and then fears she only brought him home to die. A heartbroken mother that learns to trust that her autistic son is in God’s hands. A mother that hunts down her drug-addicted daughter and brings her home. …and many more
Download or read book Amazing Grace for Those Who Suffer written by Jeff Cavins and published by Amazing Grace Series. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling collection of stories of hope and healing. These true stories will make you laugh, make you cry, and show you the power of God's healing grace. Ten stories address the age-old question of why a good God would allow people to suffer and how good can come out of evil. An inspirational collection of heart-wrenching and heart-warming sagas of people who have endured great hardship and have discovered hope and healing through God's amazing grace.
Download or read book Crisis written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Activated Disciple written by Jeff Cavins and published by Ascension Press. This book was released on 2018-11-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to take your faith to the next level? If you yearn for a life that moves beyond believing and practicing your faith, if you want to radically live your faith, if you want a more profound relationship with Jesus Christ, then it is time for you to become an activated disciple. The Foundation of discipleship is imitation. True discipleship requires such a close relationship with God that every area of your life is transformed. It is about opening yourself to God and inviting him to dwell within you, becoming holy as he is holy, loving as he is loving, disciples of Christ become the instruments God employs to transform the world. - Move beyond simply believing and practicing your faith and begin radically living it! - Overcome obstacles that keep you from being the disciple you are made to be.
- Be a positive influence and an instrument of transformation in the Church.
Download or read book My Life with the Saints 10th Anniversary Edition written by James Martin and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Martin’s final word is as Jungian as it is Catholic: God does not want us to be Mother Teresa or Dorothy Day. God wants us to be most fully ourselves.” —Washington Post Book World WITTY, WRYLY HONEST, AND ALWAYS ORIGINAL, My Life with the Saints is James Martin’s story of how his life has been shaped by some surprising friends—the saints of the Catholic Church. In his modern classic memoir, Martin introduces us to saints throughout history—from St. Peter to Dorothy Day, St. Francis of Assisi to Mother Teresa—and chronicles his lifelong friendships with them. Filled with fascinating tales, Martin’s funny, vibrant, and stirring book invites readers to discover how saints guide us throughout our earthly journeys and how they help each of us find holiness in our own lives. Featuring a new chapter from Martin, this tenth-anniversary edition of the best-selling memoir updates readers about his life over the past ten years. In that time, he has been a New York Times best-selling author, official chaplain of The Colbert Report, and a welcome presence in the media whenever there’s a breaking Catholic news story. But he has always remained recognizably himself. John L. Allen, Jr., the acclaimed Catholic journalist, contributes a foreword that shows how Martin has become one of the wisest and most insightful voices of this era. “An outstanding and often hilarious memoir.” —Publishers Weekly “One of the best spiritual memoirs in years.” —Robert Ellsberg “Remarkably engaging.” —U.S. Catholic One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year Winner of the Christopher Award Winner of the Catholic Press Association Book Award
Download or read book What s So Amazing About Grace Revised and Updated written by Philip Yancey and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! It's the most powerful force in the universe, our only hope for love and forgiveness, and a foretaste of eternal life: amazing, radical, life-changing grace. Millions of lives have been changed by award-winning author Philip Yancey's startling exploration of grace at street level. Grace is the one thing the world can't duplicate, the healing force we need, and the key to transforming a broken world. In this revised and updated edition of his personal and provocative book, Yancey offers true portraits of grace's life-changing power. These stories, set in the midst of life's stark realities, evoke such questions as: If grace is God's love for the undeserving, how do I get it? How well are we dispensing grace to a world that knows far more of strife and unforgiveness than it does of mercy? Can grace make a difference in the midst of such atrocities as the Nazi holocaust, and how can it withstand the brutality of hate? With powerful stories, rich theology, and practical suggestions, Yancey challenges us to become living answers to a world that desperately needs to know, What's So Amazing About Grace?
Download or read book Inspirations written by Kyra Schaefer and published by As You Wish Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to jump out of the fishbowl? Are you tired of what you've been swimming in? Do you want to be inspired? If you are experiencing a transition in your life, this is the perfect book for you. The 101 articles in this book guide you through personal stories to overcome the challenges we all face. The authors are teachers, coaches, and those who have made it their mission to inspire the world with their wisdom. Feel free to join us in our free facebook group as well and be part of the Inspirations Movement! www.facebook.com/groups/inspirationsdailyIn this book, you will: -Experience heartfelt personal stories of growth and transformation. -Shift your mindset around fear, anxiety, stress, illness, abuse, and loss. -Explore new possibilities and gain new understandings. -Be reminded that you are never alone. -See the author list with their contact information.Authors list: Rollie Allaire, Kim Andrews, Linda Ballasteros, Pam Baren Kaplan, Brooke Bensinger, Kristi Blakeway, Meredith Brookes, Jenny Cabaniss, Jeannie Church, Tami Close, Gilda Jill Cook, Joann Cooper, Liz Dawn, Cecilia Deal, Kandice Den, Katie Elliott, Juhl B Estar, Ana Evans, Benjamin Evans, Kathryn Ferguson, Lori Verbin Flaum, Karen Gabler, Sarah Gabler, JG Delos Reyes Garcia, Kim Giles, Rach Gill, Dina F. Gilmore, Michelyn Gjurasic, Scott Goodell, Nikki Griffin, Elizabeth Harbin, Suzanne Harmony, Julia Hawkins, Patricia Haynes, Dr. Debbie Helsel, Dr. Vicki L. High, Lisa Holm, Jillian Holper, CCHt, LC, Rosemary Hurwitz, Foxye Jackson, RN, CA-SANE, CRM, JamieLynn, Vanessa Johnston, Cindy J. Kaufman, Susan Marie Kelley, Amy King, Julie Lalande, Barbara Larrabee, Michelle LaRue, E. Chloé Lauer, Kenneth Laws II, Anne Mackie Morelli, Sarah McArthur, Ghene't Lee-Yong McCormick, Stacey Moore McGown, Paula Meyer, Tina Miller, Meaghan Miller Lopez, Roseann Minafo, Aerin Morgan, Luann Morris Morton, Kiauna Skye Murphy-Ballard, Georgia Nagel, Barbara Nersesian, Nicole Newsom-James, Peggy O'Neal, Ashe Owen, Lisa Paquette Yee, Cheryl Peterson, Nicole Piotrasche, Anna Pitchouguina, Colleen Porter, Elicia Raprager, Samantha Renz, Marci Rosenberg, Laura Rudacille, GG Rush, Michelle Ryan, Bruno Salvatico, Chelsea Sandoval, Felicia Shaviri, Jonathan Siegel, Brooke Smith, Matthew Steadman, Janice Story, Cathy Stuart, Lisa Thompson, PhD, Chantalle Ullett, Monet Vincent, Allison Voth, Nanette Waller-Stafford, Patricia Walls, Jamalyn Warriner, Leanne Weasner, Jondi Whitis, Jan Wilson
Download or read book Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles written by Amy Newmark and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miracles, answered prayers, cases of divine intervention--they happen every day, strengthening our faith, giving us hope, and proving that good things do happen to good people! Miracles are all around us--we just have to look to see them. These powerful stories will deepen your faith and give you hope that good things do happen to good people. From guardian angels to divine messengers, from miraculous healing to messages from heaven, from mysterious dreams that come true to divine coincidence, you'll be in awe as you read these 101 stories of true wonder and inspiration. These stories are written by real peopleordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences who are just as surprised that these things happened to them as we are to read about them.
Download or read book Laugh Your Way to Grace written by Rev. Susan Sparks and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laughter—the GPS System for the Soul Laughter was honored by the ancients as a spiritual healing tool and celebrated by the world's great religions. So why aren’t we laughing along the spiritual path today? What would happen if we did? In this personal and funny look at humor as a spiritual practice, Rev. Susan Sparks—an ex-lawyer turned comedian and Baptist minister—presents a convincing case that the power of humor radiates far beyond punch lines. Laughter can help you: Remove the fearful mask of a God who doesn’t laugh Debunk the myths that you don’t deserve joy Find perspective when faced with adversity Exercise forgiveness for yourself and others Reclaim play as a spiritual practice Heal—emotionally, physically, and spiritually Keep your faith when God is silent Live with elegance, beauty, and generosity of spirit Whatever your faith tradition—or if you have none at all—join this veteran of the punch line and the pulpit in reclaiming the forgotten humor legacy found in thousands of years of human spiritual history.
Download or read book The Science Before Science written by Anthony Rizzi and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the key to the truth and power of science? Would a theory of everything disprove the soul? Is matter all there is? Can I keep science and my common sense? Can we travel back in time? Is it evolution or creation or ...? Will scientists ever make a man? Will we ever create artificial intelligence? If so, what does that say about my worth? What is the ultimate source of our intellectual malaise? Anthony Rizzi, a distinguished physicist, answers these questions and more. "What a terrific book!!...The time is now. Philosophers, scientists, and the educated reader will profit enormously from this book." -Ralph McInerny, University of Notre Dame philosophy professor, Gifford Lecturer "There is a pressing need for Anthony Rizzi's book, which reveals the link between science and man's deepest questions in a bold, clear and truthful way. His book is full of insights that readers will relish and want to read again and again to plumb their depths." -Marcus Grodi, host of The Journey Home, EWTN "The Science Before Science ...provides much needed perspective." -Joseph Martin, Chief Scientist, Planetary Science Lab (retired), Lockheed Martin
Download or read book A Heart Revealed written by Julie Lessman and published by Revell. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young woman healing from a broken past catches the eye of a confirmed bachelor in this sizzling historical romance set in New England in 1931.
