A Catholic Gardener S Spiritual Almanac

A Catholic Gardener’s Spiritual Almanac is the first book to offer gardeners spiritual resources and creative projects that connect a love of gardening with their Catholic faith. Margaret Realy, master gardener, retreat leader, and writer, presents this spiritual companion that follows the natural and liturgical seasons and offers gardening tips and easy-to-do projects for each month of the year. A Catholic Gardener’s Spiritual Almanac explores the riches of the Catholic spiritual tradition in conjunction with all things gardening. Realy offers meditations and scripture passages on a spiritual theme for each month, reflections on the liturgical seasons and feasts, and delightful stories of saints who have special relevance to gardening. Readers also will discover the connection between the conversion of St. Paul and the canna seed, how the flight into Egypt was saved by a miraculous growth of seed, and the many miracles that made St. Brigid patroness of farmers. Additionally, there are creative ideas for garden design, practical tips and techniques, suggestions on unique plants, and a table of biblical plants. Gardeners at any level of proficiency and dedication will be enchanted by what they find in this extraordinary book.

In Seasons in My Garden, award-winning writer Sr. Elizabeth Wagner reveals how tending to a garden in her Maine hermitage brought her to a deeper understanding of what it means to have faith, love others, and hope in the mercy of God. Her keen eye for the most intricate details of nature will help you find a path that brings you closer to God as well. Sr. Elizabeth Wagner believed God was calling her into deeper contemplation, so she built a hermitage in the Maine wilderness in order to ponder nature and become closer to God. Seasons in My Garden is a thought-provoking series of meditations, written as Sr. Wagner watched her own monastic garden progress through the seasons. Her reflections invite you to look over her shoulder as she tends to her beautiful garden and meditates on the mysteries of God’s creation and how it corresponds with her own life. In this captivating book, you will relate to Sr. Wagner as she struggles with feelings of a cold heart—just as her garden lay frozen under a foot of snow—and realizing that God was working to renew her spirit. As sudden storms threatened to destroy her hard work, Sr. Wagner will help you understand that careful preparation of the soul will help you resist the temptation to resent others. Seasons in My Garden intricately weaves insights from Sr. Wagner’s own growth through the seasons with spiritual guidance and an understanding that patient tending to your soul will help you grow into a beautiful garden that God can use to reflect his glory.

These daily reflections for Lent offer tranquility and simplicity by finding God through nature. Readers who love gardens and woods and find solace in experiencing the Creator through these environments will enjoy these prayerful reflections, which allow us to regain the balance that Pope Benedict XVI so urgently promotes in order that we may share the faith more fully in a world of new media. The seven chapters represent each week of Lent, beginning with Ash Wednesday and concluding with Holy Saturday. Each week has a theme based on the following Sunday’s gospel message, a theme found running within the combined gospels of Cycles A, B or C, making this a timeless book.

A part of living is enduring challenges and confronting unexpected situations. The "negative NEVERS," which stem from our list of disappointments somehow find a way into our lives regardless of our intention. We are all impacted by the "NEVERS"... ...what have you experienced that you NEVER thought you would? When we experience the "negative NEVERS" that life inevitably throws at us, they leave lingering feelings of shame, embarrassment and resentment. These toxic feelings can manifest in our lives causing insecurities and fear--for some of us even depression and anxiety. Often times we start to believe lies about who we are, and seek approval from others. What have you come to believe about who YOU are? Teri Johnson has been there. She had gotten to a place of hopelessness, a place in her life where she NEVER thought she would be. Teri was stuck, and longing for freedom, restoration, and life. Change was the only option. Through her journey, Teri discovered that it takes intentional action to restore and recover from this place, and a willingness to overcome. Are you stuck? If so, you must read this book. Teri Johnson is honored to share with you the tools that she's learned and how to practically use them in your life to overcome your worst NEVERS. Expect to discover truth - Embrace love - Experience joy.

Breathe new life into your magical practice with Llewellyn's 2023 Magical Almanac. For more than thirty years, this almanac has provided useful spells, rituals, and ideas that inspire all levels of practitioners to improve their connection to magical energies and elements. This year's edition features dozens of captivating articles, grouped by element, on coin magic, Afro-Caribbean Witchcraft, the magic of scent, nonverbal quarter calls, fire dance magic, nightmare protection, palm tree magic, sabbath guided meditation, and more. You'll also enjoy a fantastic coloring section with coloring pages, color correspondences, and two spells to be used with the coloring pages.

What do Buffalo Bill, John F. Kennedy, Ponce de Leon, Dorothy Day, Andy Warhol, and Al Capone have in common? They're all Catholics who have shaped America. In this page-a-day history, 365 entries offer inspiring stories celebrating the Catholic American experience. From famous figures to ordinary people, The American Catholic Almanac tells the facinating, funny, uplifting, and unlikely tales of Catholics' influence on American culture and politics. Spanning the scope of the Revolutionary War to Tom and Jerry cartoons to Notre Dame football, this unique devotional will appeal to anyone curious about how the Catholic faith has intersected with public life over the last three hundred years in America.

Take a stroll into a spiritual garden. This day book celebrates the gifts of soil, air, water and stone. It contains quotations on the wonders of nature and botanical beauty to provide a source of inspiration for every day of the year. Includes practical day-by-day advice for growing a rich garden.