Son Flower Blessings

Helen McLeod Rogers shares her experiences of love and faith that have shaped her calling in life. This collection of short stories from her years in ministry, teaching, and life shows the goodness of God that shines through even in the darkest night. Even through the dark night of her husband's final battle with leukemia, Helen tells how God gave her blessings to get her through it. When times are tough, we hold on to the "son flower" blessings that come from God's hands.

This treasury of selected passages from the writings and addresses of perhaps the most impressive leader of the Catholic Church the world has ever known offers, as its editor suggests, "a harvest from the mind and heart of Pope Wojtyla." And so here is a chance for the modern reader, engaged in various daily tasks, to spend a few moments with the Pope each day of the liturgical year, contemplating his reflections on the mystery and the example of Christ; and on the church, man, the family, the lives of the saints, the meaning of holidays, and the place of faith in daily life. His personal concerns as expressed in these passages include such topics as "Sharing with Others," "To Be in Peace," "Consumer Society," "Family Prayer," and "The Great Divine Trial," about the meaning of his near-assassination. Through these pages of calm reflection each day of the year, all will find a moment of peaceful repose from the occupations of life.