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by George H. Ochsner
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Gannam/Kubat Publishers (1990-12)
ISBN: 0945201168
EAN: 9780945201168
Paperback: 396 pages
SKU: 032308AC57
Condition: Used: Good
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Rape of God
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-09-23
I found this book to be one of the most thoughtful books for long time believers such as I. I have a similar background with Mr. Ochsner and his thoughts and evaluations on the state of the church were mine too. I highly recommend it, but not for those with closed minds and who are not able to have their faith challenged.
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by Joseph I. Dirvin
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Tan Books & Pub (1981-06)
ISBN: 0895552426
EAN: 9780895552426
Paperback: 265 pages
SKU: 102808010
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: ...no markings or highlighting...edge wear on cover
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Saint Catherine Laboure
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-11-25
Very well written life story of an amazing holy woman.
The book states that the details of her life were carefully studied and
documented before being accepted for print. I really appreciate a book that does not embellish the facts and looks for the truth in the history of an individual.
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Catherine Laboure of the Miraclous Medal
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-12-30
This book is a special book which everyone should read to understand what life is really about. We are all here though our own chose to experience our own powerful journey so we can learn who we truly are.
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Inspirational
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-04-06
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Even though the Miraculous Medal is probably one of the most popular sacramnetals, up there with the Rosary and the Brown Scapular, most people do not really know the visionary, St. Catherine Laboure. For some strange reason she's not a well-known as St. Bernadette ( Lourdes ) or San Juan Diego ( Guadalupe ), two other saints our Lady has revealed her Immaculate Conception. I bought this book with some reserve because most books I have read about saints have been so overly dramatic that it's almost hard to believe that the saint was also a human being. This book was a surpise, Father Dirvin did such a good job of researching and writing , the book is very interesting. You can see the person of St. Catherine as a true saintly person and also a human being. She was a very hard working person, with her family, later with the Sisters of Charity, and in taking care of the old men. She was a very real person, not given to ecstasies, she even took notice of the Blessed Virgin's outfit when she came to see her and how she looks like. Her Guardian Angel have to remind her that " This is the Blessed Virgin ". This book is really wonderful, fast- paced and great reading. As Rev. Skelly wrote in the foreword " This is a book you will find very hard to lay aside until you have read the final sentence on the last page. "
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Review from the Publisher
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-03-09
14 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is the story of the famous saint through whom we received the Miraculous Medal. No sacramental since the Rosary has had such an impact on the Church. The author spent 10 years in research, studying many documents never before available. What he has produced is a definitive life of the Saint which is both highly readable and inspiring. You will come to love St. Catherine Laboure, will see in her a woman of incredible strength and character, of unbelievable constancy, of kindness, humility, obedience and self-effacement. Here was a saint who, from her early years was "entirely mystic," to quote her sister; who from age 12 served 10 years as mistress to her father's large household of 17 (five family members and 12 farm hands), who worked 40 years with constant fidelity running an old man's retirement-nursing home for her order; who after the Miraculous Medal apparitions, would speak to the Blessed Mother at any time she chose and be answered by Our Lady; who was a tower of strength to her order during two revolutions; and who made innumerable prophecies that came true. Full of hidden gems. Enthralling story! Full of terrific photos including some of her incorrupt body. 239pp. PB. Imprimatur.
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by (Editor: Wm. C. Chittick)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Morning Light Press (2007-05-24)
ISBN: 1596750170
EAN: 9781596750173
Dewy Decimal #: 297.5
Paperback: 275 pages
SKU: 121308071
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: ...No noticeable Underlining or Highlighting...
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Product Description
This book of essays, poems, and interviews by Islamic and Sufi poets, scholars, and storytellers is a much-needed compendium of works from a complex tradition that holds timeless messages for contemporary readers. Contributors range from Rumi to Seyyed Hossei Nasr to Emma Clark — together they create a mosaic of the Muslim view of the world and the cosmos, as well as of Sufi rhythms and rituals. Contributions like “Out of the Hidden Root” and “Slumber Seizes Him Not” promote a deeper understanding of one of the world’s great, and most misunderstood, spiritual traditions.
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A Pleasure to Read
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-09-12
5 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
When I first clicked on the preview button and noticed from the contents page that this book included works by Henry Corbin, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and Gai Eaton I knew I had to purchase it immediately. Three of my favorite people all in one book what more could I ask for ? I wasn't disappointed when it arrived either. This book is a real gem. It contains a collection of past articles from PARABOLA along with selections of good Sufi poetry added for your reading pleasure.
S.H. Nasr's chapter on the meaning of Prophecy is top notch and the chapter on the the Hajj pilgrimage by Gai Eaton opened my eyes to certain symbolic realities of the rituals and places involved. This book would provide a great introduction to Islam for someone new to the subject**. Some of the chapter titles sound a little "esoteric" but the authors do a fine job of explaining things in layman's terms.
** Don't get me wrong though.. even a person who has read a whole library worth of books on Islam can still find wisdom and reading enjoyment from this book as well!
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by Leigh, McLeroy
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Revell (2008-01-01)
ISBN: 0800731433
EAN: 9780800731434
Dewy Decimal #: 242
Paperback: 240 pages
SKU: 051108015
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: ...No Underlining or Highlighting...excellent condition
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The first day of school. A dinner party gone wrong. The chore of changing a light bulb or facing up to the junk drawer. Life is full of ordinary people, places, things, moments, and words. But underneath the ordinary we can find glimpses of an extraordinary God. In her lyrical style, Leigh McLeroy peels back the layers of regular life to offer modern-day parables that connect us in a tangible way to God. The Sacred Ordinary captures those moments where, if we linger, we will see that the earth really is full of heaven and that every common bush is afire with the beauty of God. Perfect for individual use as devotional reading or use in a small group, The Sacred Ordinary offers a deeper level of reflection on life and God than many of us have in our very ordinary lives.
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Profound, yet simple
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-02-06
I agree with the previous review - this book would be fantastic for gift giving. Leigh has a unique and powerful way of making the simple profound, and the profound simple.
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a great gift!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-01-31
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
this is a wonderful book with a very cool feature in the back...a guide for a 5-day personal retreat. i used it recently on vacation and was so blessed by it. it really helped to give some structure and focus to a time of solitude. i highly recommend this book for a thought-provoking, inspirational read.
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A very special devotional
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-01-25
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
What do a junk drawer, an iPod and a Broadway musical have in common? They are all instruments to see God, if you so choose.
In The Sacred Ordinary, Leigh McLeroy gives us 112 daily meditations based on everyday things. You don't have to be in a stained glass-covered cathedral to hear from God, He is present in even the most ordinary things if we will only look. I especially enjoyed her take on the iPod. That no matter how much we try to compress God into "randomly ordered samplings," there is no way we can ever comprehend Him.
The Sacred Ordinary is composed of sections of Ordinary Places, Ordinary People, Ordinary Things, Ordinary Moments, and Ordinary Words-and nothing is so ordinary as to not be mentioned. She also includes an appropriate scripture and a thought for you to apply the passage to your life and circumstances.
I think what is special about this devotional, is that it trains us to see God in OUR ordinary lives, not just hers. It challenged me to continually be on a mission to see and hear from God in my most frustrating moments as well as the "holy" ones. This isn't a devotional to work through and then shelve; rather it is one to keep on the end table and page through on a regular basis. Be challenged. Your ordinary can be extraordinary.
Armchair Interviews says: Great gift for yourself or someone you love.
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by Rudolf Steiner (Translator: Samuel Desch)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Anthroposophic Press (1992-12-01)
ISBN: 0880103647
EAN: 9780880103640
Dewy Decimal #: 299.935
Paperback: 124 pages
SKU: 092608003
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: some highlighting and underlining
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