Nuts And Bolts Of Daily Spirituality

Christian life is a mystery, says Father Knight. The saints make it look easy, but for most of us, putting divine love into practice can take a minor miracle. Until this book came along. Here are practical tips and simple habits you can start doing right now to help you: enrich your prayer life, get more out of the Mass, deepen your relationships, discover what's mystical in your life, get to know God as deeply and passionately as God wants to know you, Direct and refreshingly simple, these workable solutions might have you wondering if it's really this easy to live into "that fullness of life that is the perfection of love." Father Knight assures us that it is. The perfect book for those looking to grow their faith-life, one step at a time. From a varied background as missionary, teacher, pastor, professor, retreat director, and campus minister, Father Knights ministry has come to focus on making mystical experience commonplace in conscious Christian living. Book jacket.

Nuts and Bolts Spirituality explores the two belief systems that we hold about life. Theory number one of the universe says that we are separate from each other, separate from God, and is fear-based. Theory number two of the universe says that we are one with all things, one with God and is love-based. We observe that most of the people in the world subscribe to the theory number one about the universe. To get real clarity on the beliefs that we hold about life and our relationship with the source of life, God, Nuts and Bolts Spirituality explores the two questions that must be addressed and answered. First, "Why was the universe created in the first place?" Secondly, "What is our purpose in that creation?" By examining these questions we can understand life from a larger, clearer perspective. From this understanding the reader can view their own life with more clarity and awareness. This larger, clearer perspective allows the "sleepwalkers" of the world to wake up, become aware, and truly create the life of their intentions and desires.

In the sixth century when Roman Empire was breaking apart and politics, cultural life and even the Church were in disarray — tumultuous times not unlike our own — Benedict of Nursia designed what he termed “a little rule” that showed his monks the way to peace as they learned to prefer Christ above all things. The Rule of Benedict offers timeless and practical tools for living this Christ-centered life today. • Revised and expanded 10th anniversary edition • Practical, down-to-earth writing style; explains the content of the Rule of St. Benedict and how to use the practices in daily life • Contains historical background to the Rule and a new chapter on relationships and community • Includes guide for group use

A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud dissects the Torah's weekly sections using the Talmud and other rabbinic texts to show the true Jewish take on what the Torah is teaching us.

Since the second century, 1-2 Timothy and Titus, often referred to as the “Pastoral Epistles,” have been read and practiced together to help order a Christian congregation’s life and mission. These three letters were likely recognized early on as divinely inspired scripture and were added to the Pauline collection to help train the spiritual leaders of earliest Christianity. However, they are rarely taught in most congregations and seminaries today. Admittedly, the genre of these letters (paraenesis) is hard to preach. The primary reason for their neglect, however, is modern criticism’s silencing of them because most scholars think they were not written by Paul and are not aligned with either his gospel or mission. Moreover, they include instructions that are widely received today as out of sync with our modern social worlds. This Proclamation Commentary on these Pauline letters presumes both their apostolic authority as divinely inspired and human-inspiring scripture and their contemporary relevance in encouraging clergy and teachers to reimagine their roles as ministers of the gospel and spiritual leaders for today’s global church.

This book is about fostering an examination of the individual and their inner self and how this examination can change the way they live their daily life. Oftentimes, people in recovery can be overwhelmed by a world that seems to have jettisoned God long ago yet gives no real alternative to find meaning and purpose. By using the book of Romans we can identify three dynamics of recovery which can allow us to see how the message of Romans still resounds today. When we realize our closeness to God and allow ourselves to join the process of our own transformation we can begin to celebrate the simple joy that is found in a heart full of grace.