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What I Am Living for
Lessons from the Life and Writings of Thomas Merton
by Robert Ellsberg, Kaya Oakes, Daniel P. Horan, James Martin, Jon M. Sweeney, Fr Robert Barron, Sylvia Boorstein, Gregory K. Hillis, Pico Iyer, Sue Monk Kidd
Paperback, 197 Pages, Published 2018 by Ave Maria Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59471-741-3, ISBN: 1-59471-741-9

""If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, and ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the thing I want to live for."--Thomas Merton Some of today's most popular spiritual writers--including Rev. James Martin, S.J.; Bishop Robert Barron; Robert Ellsberg; Rev. Daniel P. Horan, O.F.M.; and Kaya Oakes--explore the meaning of ..."

What I Am Living For
Lessons from the Life and Writings of Thomas Merton
by Robert Ellsberg, Daniel P. Horan, Kaya Oakes, James Martin
224 Pages, Published 2018 by Ave Maria Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59471-742-0, ISBN: 1-59471-742-7

"Merton on the Spiritual Promise of Interreligious Dialogue, by Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown 1. ... Carolyn Gimian (Boston: Shambhala, 2004), 263. 2. ... The dialogues in these Naropa conferences were published in Susan Szpakowski, ed ., Speaking of Silence: Christians and Buddhists in Dialogue (Halifax, NS: Vajradhatu ..."

Rejoice and Be Glad
On the Call to Holiness in Today's World
by Pope Francis, Catholic Church, Robert Ellsberg, James Martin Sj
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2018 by Orbis Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-62698-305-2, ISBN: 1-62698-305-4

""The great grace of the document is in its invitation for all human beings to become saints, and to do it in their own ways." -- From the Afterword by James Martin, SJIn his new apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis offers an inspiring reminder of the universal call to holiness and a practical guide about how to pursue it. While we draw inspiration from the official saints of the church, it falls to each believer to "discern his or her ow ..."

Modern Spiritual Masters(8th Edition)
Writings on Contemplation and Compassion
by Robert Ellsberg, Henri Nouwen, Dorothy Day, Mother Teresa, Thea Bowman, Thomas Merton, Oscar Romero, Mohandas Gandhi, Madeleine Delbrêl
Paperback, 183 Pages, Published 2008 by Orbis Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-57075-788-4, ISBN: 1-57075-788-7

"This anthology highlights the lives and teachings of a dozen modern spiritual masters, each of whom embodied a form of engaged spirituality????????????????????????????????????????????????attuned both to God and the needs of a wounded world. Balancing contemplation and action, the mystical and the political, prayer and compassion, these figures--including some of the world's best-known spiritual teachers?????????????????????????????????? ..."

A Living Gospel
Reading God's Story in Holy Lives
by Robert Ellsberg
Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2019 by Orbis Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-62698-325-0, ISBN: 1-62698-325-9

"In his latest work, Robert Ellsberg, author of many acclaimed works on the saints, looks on the "living gospel" that is written in human lives. From biographical reflections on traditional saints and spiritual masters (including Dorothy Day, Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton, Flannery O'Connor, and Oscar Romero), he reflects on what it means to read the spiritual text that is written in such lives. From that, we learn to read our own lives in ..."

Eight Whopping Lies and Other Stories of Bruised Grace
by Brian Doyle, Robert Ellsberg
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2017 by Franciscan Media
ISBN-13: 978-1-63253-165-0, ISBN: 1-63253-165-8

"“Brian Doyle is an extraordinary writer whose tales will endure.” —Cynthia Ozick, National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Quarrel and Quandary This is a guided tour through the mind of one of the most acclaimed voices in contemporary Catholic writing. Brian Doyle effortlessly connects the everyday with the inexpressible and consistently marries searingly honest prose with interruptions of humor and humanity. These essa ..."

Archbishop Romero and Spiritual Leadership in the Modern World
by Claudia Bernardi, Rev. Carlos Sanchez, Fabio Colorado, Julian Filochowski, David B. Perrin, Damian Zynda, Mauro Pando, Margaret R. Pfeil, Ricardo Urioste, Michael E. Lee, Robert Ellsberg, Sister Pat Farrell, Rev Robert Pelton, Roberto Cuéllar, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Thomas M. Kelly, Rev Michael Connors, Robert S. Pelton, Cuellar Roberto, Perrin/Gutierrez/Pfe
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2017 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-0953-4, ISBN: 1-4985-0953-3

"Archbishop Romero and Spiritual Leadership in the Modern World presents a contemporary and integrated understanding of one of the most remarkable pastoral leaders of our time. This bishop, Oscar Romero of El Salvador, experienced deeply the overwhelming sufferings of the Salvadoran people, as well as those within himself. He cried out in vain to Presidents Carter and Reagan, “no more arms to El Salvador,” but his pleas were not heard at ..."

The Franciscan Saints
by Robert Ellsberg
256 Pages, Published 2017 by Franciscan Media
ISBN-13: 978-1-63253-195-7, ISBN: 1-63253-195-X

"The first postulants were eleven girls from the local school—some of them not yet ten. Under a rule that eventually received papal approval, they became the Franciscan order of the Annonciades of Bourges. Publicly renouncing her title and her property, Joan embraced a life of voluntary poverty. She died within a year. Her canonization followed in 1950. If so it is to be, praised be the Lord."

Harvey Cox Reader
by Robert Ellsberg
Published 2016 by Orbis Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-60833-637-1, ISBN: 1-60833-637-9

"character named Roncalli was elected and took the name John XXIII. His choice of this name was a bit puzzling to those of us who knew a bit about papal history since the previous John, who had reigned seven hundred years earlier, had become a slight embarrassment to the church. John XXII had sat in Avignon and thus represented an episode in church history some Catholics would prefer to forget. He had worried theologians (is anythin ..."

Blessed Among Us
Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses
by Robert Ellsberg
Hardcover, 792 Pages, Published 2016 by Give Us This Day
ISBN-13: 978-0-8146-4721-9, ISBN: 0-8146-4721-9

"Since the early centuries, Christians have held up the saints as models of living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. While the church officially recognizes a relatively small number of saints, the actual roster is infinitely wider. Blessed Among Us explores this eclectic “cloud of witnesses”—lay and religious, single and married, canonized and not, and even non-Christians whose faith and wisdom may illuminate our path. Brought to life in the ..."

Blessed Among Us
Day by Day with Saintly Witnesses
by Robert Ellsberg
792 Pages, Published 2016 by Liturgical Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8146-4745-5, ISBN: 0-8146-4745-6

"Aelred, who was born in northern England, spent his life within the penitential atmosphere of a Cistercian monastery. Yet it might be said of him, as he said of one of his monks, that he was “friendship's child,” for he spent all his energy “in seeking to be loved and to love.” In his early life, Aelred served in the court of the kings of Scotland. He might well have enjoyed a successful career in this service had an errand not bro ..."

Blessed among All Women
Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time
by Robert Ellsberg
Published 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0-8245-2051-9, ISBN: 0-8245-2051-3

Blessed among All Women
Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time
by Robert Ellsberg
Published 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0-8245-2052-6, ISBN: 0-8245-2052-1

Duty of Delight
The Diaries of Dorothy Day
by Robert Ellsberg
Published 2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-87462-348-2, ISBN: 0-87462-348-0

Blessed Among All Women
Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time
by Robert Ellsberg
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2007 by Crossroad
ISBN-13: 978-0-8245-2439-5, ISBN: 0-8245-2439-X

"Winner of three Catholic Press Awards. The best-selling author of "All Saints" presents this new collection of devotional sketches on history s greatest women. From Joan of Arc to Anne Frank to Mary Magdalene, Ellsberg offers insights into the lives of women that inspire us.""

La Guia De Los Santos Para Ser Feliz/ Saints' Guide to Happiness
by Robert Ellsberg
Paperback, 215 Pages, Published 2007 by Sudamericana
ISBN-13: 978-0-307-39104-9, ISBN: 0-307-39104-3

"Un original ensayo de autoayuda, encarado desde los santos de todas las épocas y enfocado en la vida actual."

Blessed Among All Women(1st Edition)
Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time
by Robert Ellsberg
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2006 by Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
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ISBN-13: 978-0-232-52675-2, ISBN: 0-232-52675-3

"From the best-selling author of The Saints’ Guide To Happiness comes this new collection of devotional meditations, which reaches beyond the official saints to recall the lives of women throughout history whose faithfulness, selflessness ..."

The Saints' Guide to Happiness(Reprint)
Practical Lessons in the Life of the Spirit
by Robert Ellsberg
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2005 by Image
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-51566-5, ISBN: 0-385-51566-9

"“What is happiness and how can I find it?” may be one of the most frequently asked questions there is. Perhaps that’s because it is so hard to experience lasting happiness.In The Saints’ Guide to Happiness, Robert Ellsberg suggests that some of the best people to show us are holy men and women throughout history—from St. Augustine to Flannery O’Connor, Thomas Merton to St. Theresa of Avila and Mother Theresa.These people weren’t saints ..."

Blessed Among All Women(1st Edition)
Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time
by Robert Ellsberg
Hardcover, 316 Pages, Published 2005 by The Crossroad Publishing Company
ISBN-13: 978-0-8245-2251-3, ISBN: 0-8245-2251-6

"Blessed Among All Women From the bestselling author of "All Saints" comes this new collection of devotional sketches on history's greatest women. From Joan of Arc to Anne Frank to Mary Magdalene, Ellsberg offers insights into the way that women of all faiths and backgrounds have lived out the lives of sanctity, mysticism, social justice, and world reform. Full description"

Dorothy Day Selected Writings(1st Edition)
By Little and by Little
by Robert Ellsberg, Dorothy Day
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2005 by Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-232-52608-0, ISBN: 0-232-52608-7

"In 2000 the Vatican recognized her cause for canonization, and she was officially termed ‘Servant of God.’ Dorothy Day: Selected Writings is recognized as the essential and authoritative guide to her life and work."