"The pilgrims in this book have shared part of their journey with me and now do so with you. .... Each day of the week for six weeks there is an interview followed by a Bible reading, meditation or prayer -- sometimes selected by the person interviewed, sometimes by me. I have taken the liberty of contributing a number of the meditations myself, and these appear at random in the text. The book may be used by individuals and groups, and a suggested weekly format follows this introduction." -- Intro., p. iii.
Contents: ntroduction dated June 1991 / Val Hillsdon-Hutton -- Week 1: The Plurality of Humankind -- Week 2: A Broken Word -- Week 3: Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation -- Week 4: In the Public Eye -- Week 5: To and From the Ends of the Earth -- Week 6: Journeys of Faith.
Contents of Week 1 section: The Plurality of Humankind: Maoris are Realistic People / Paul Reeves -- Ready to Dare to See / Carmen Guerrero -- No Offense, but ... / Carmen Guerrero -- Stranger Becoming Friend / Carmen Guerrero -- It's Not Like It Was ! / Val Hillsdon-Hutton -- West to East: North to South / Val Hillsdon-Hutton -- Dust on Our Feet / Val Hillsdon-Hutton
Contents of Week 2: A Broken Word section: We're Not in the Catalog / Gil Grady and Dottie Fuller -- The Gifts of God for the People of God / Gil Grady and Dottie Fuller -- Not Waving Banners / Gil Grady and Dottie Fuller -- Charlie, Ya Gotta Go to Church / Charlie Rezos -- Some Hopes .. Some Fears / Charlie Rezos -- You Should Meet My Son / Grace and Bill Johnson -- Left or Right of an Invisible Line / Val Hillsdon-Hutton.
Contents of Week 3: Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation section: Whatever Happens, It Will All Be Your Fault / Fran Toy -- Nothing is Too Little or Too Late / Ann McElroy -- Looking into God's Eyes / Ann McElroy -- Cherishing What We Have / Frederick Quinn -- Not to Wear Your Father's Hat / Frederick Quinn -- My Favourite Theologian / Fran Toy -- Step Down to Servanthood / Fran Toy.
Contents of Week 4: In the Public Eye section: Listen to the Voices .. Hear the Hopes / Paul Reeves -- Cost, Reward, Challenge / Paul Reeves -- No, in Both Cases ! / Edmond Browning -- Church in Full Bloom / Edmond Browning -- I Couldn't Be More Proud of Her / Edmond Browning -- Proud to be Episcopalian / Edmond Browning -- Letter Carriers .. Car Mechanics / Val Hillsdon-Hutton.
Contents of Week 5: To and From the Ends of the Earth section: Know Who You Are and Act Accordingly / Carmen Guerrero -- Servant of the Servants of God / Desmond Goonesekera -- Like a Bowl of Jello / Peter and Margaret Larom -- Making Connections / Peter and Margaret Larom -- Seize the Moment / Peter and Margaret Larom -- An Incredible Gift / Peter and Margaret Larom -- Wait 'Til I Write Home ! / Peter and Margaret Larom.
Contents of Week 6: Journeys of Faith section: Friendship: Holy Space / Val Hillsdon-Hutton -- Ordinary Man .. Extraordinary Things / Paul Reeves -- I Was Struck in the Face / Edmond Browning -- Mutambuze ! / Margaret Larom -- Home is Where the Heart Is / Carmen Guerrero -- I'm No Zealot / Frederick Quinn -- Just Like the Red Cross ! / Ann McElroy.
"The pilgrims in this book have shared part of their journey with me and now do so with you. .... Each day of the week for six weeks there is an interview followed by a Bible reading, meditation or prayer -- sometimes selected by the person interviewed, sometimes by me. I have taken the liberty of contributing a number of the meditations myself, and these appear at random in the text. The book may be used by individuals and groups, and a suggested weekly format follows this introduction." -- Intro., p. iii.
Contents: ntroduction dated June 1991 / Val Hillsdon-Hutton -- Week 1: The Plurality of Humankind -- Week 2: A Broken Word -- Week 3: Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation -- Week 4: In the Public Eye -- Week 5: To and From the Ends of the Earth -- Week 6: Journeys of Faith.
Contents of Week 1 section: The Plurality of Humankind: Maoris are Realistic People / Paul Reeves -- Ready to Dare to See / Carmen Guerrero -- No Offense, but ... / Carmen Guerrero -- Stranger Becoming Friend / Carmen Guerrero -- It's Not Like It Was ! / Val Hillsdon-Hutton -- West to East: North to South / Val Hillsdon-Hutton -- Dust on Our Feet / Val Hillsdon-Hutton
Contents of Week 2: A Broken Word section: We're Not in the Catalog / Gil Grady and Dottie Fuller -- The Gifts of God for the People of God / Gil Grady and Dottie Fuller -- Not Waving Banners / Gil Grady and Dottie Fuller -- Charlie, Ya Gotta Go to Church / Charlie Rezos -- Some Hopes .. Some Fears / Charlie Rezos -- You Should Meet My Son / Grace and Bill Johnson -- Left or Right of an Invisible Line / Val Hillsdon-Hutton.
Contents of Week 3: Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation section: Whatever Happens, It Will All Be Your Fault / Fran Toy -- Nothing is Too Little or Too Late / Ann McElroy -- Looking into God's Eyes / Ann McElroy -- Cherishing What We Have / Frederick Quinn -- Not to Wear Your Father's Hat / Frederick Quinn -- My Favourite Theologian / Fran Toy -- Step Down to Servanthood / Fran Toy.
Contents of Week 4: In the Public Eye section: Listen to the Voices .. Hear the Hopes / Paul Reeves -- Cost, Reward, Challenge / Paul Reeves -- No, in Both Cases ! / Edmond Browning -- Church in Full Bloom / Edmond Browning -- I Couldn't Be More Proud of Her / Edmond Browning -- Proud to be Episcopalian / Edmond Browning -- Letter Carriers .. Car Mechanics / Val Hillsdon-Hutton.
Contents of Week 5: To and From the Ends of the Earth section: Know Who You Are and Act Accordingly / Carmen Guerrero -- Servant of the Servants of God / Desmond Goonesekera -- Like a Bowl of Jello / Peter and Margaret Larom -- Making Connections / Peter and Margaret Larom -- Seize the Moment / Peter and Margaret Larom -- An Incredible Gift / Peter and Margaret Larom -- Wait 'Til I Write Home ! / Peter and Margaret Larom.
Contents of Week 6: Journeys of Faith section: Friendship: Holy Space / Val Hillsdon-Hutton -- Ordinary Man .. Extraordinary Things / Paul Reeves -- I Was Struck in the Face / Edmond Browning -- Mutambuze ! / Margaret Larom -- Home is Where the Heart Is / Carmen Guerrero -- I'm No Zealot / Frederick Quinn -- Just Like the Red Cross ! / Ann McElroy.
"With clarity, wisdom and wit, Brian Taylor offers us a fresh look at contemplative prayer as the pathway to genuine healing and spiritual transformation. This book is itself the fruit of years of contemplative practice, and whether you are new to this form of prayer or an experienced practitioner, Taylor's insight, encouragement, and practical guidance will enhance and strengthen you efforts to draw nearer to the heart of God in prayer, and in doing so, become more conformed to the image of Christ". -- back cover.
Contents divided into three main sections: Part One: Practice -- Part Two: Context -- Part Three: Transformation.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Foreword / Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M. -- Getting Started -- Praying with the Will, the Mind, and the Heart -- The Contemplative in the Church -- Traditional Disciplines -- Finding Support -- Going Deeper -- Learning from Difficulty -- Becoming Free --Appendix : A Bibliography of Patristic and Eastern Orthodox Sources.
"By Mary Anne Mann [and] Robert A. Gallagher, OA".
"Published by Ascension Press. Available through The Episcopal Resource Center, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017". -- verso of t.-p.
"Faith sharing is a process in which we relate the story of the People of God with our own story. We draw a connection between how God has acted -- as seen in Scriptures, creeds, liturgy and history -- and how God is acting to draw me to himself in my life. My personal history; my relationship with the Church; my gifts and vocation; and the context of my life, with its relationships, responsibilities and opportunities, are reflected upon in faith sharing". -- p. 2.
Contents: The Use of Faith Sharing -- Faith Sharing Exercises -- A Person -- The Christian Life -- Spiritual Life Line -- Gifts -- Renewal and Activity -- Being Fed and Being Sent -- Evangelization -- An Experience of Drifting -- Bonding: Priest and Community #1 -- Bonding: Priest and Community #2 -- The Invitation: #1 -- The Invitation: #2 -- Listening for God's Word -- Stability: Staying Not Running -- Stability: Grumbling in Our Heart -- Openness to Our Own Transformation -- Friendship: Belief, Action, Prayer -- Responding to Parish History: #1 -- Responding to Parish History: #2 -- Leadership and Failure -- Acceptance and Challenge -- St. Peter.
Description of "The Order of the Ascension" printed on inside front cover.
Partial list of "Publications of Ascension Press" on inside back cover.
Co-author Robert A. Gallagher is an Episcopal priest.
"Lectio divina, or divine reading, is a four-step approach to reading/praying scripture that comes to us from western medieval monasticism, predating the invention of the printing press. The twelfth-century monastic Guigo II described it this way: 'reading' seeks; 'meditation' finds (meaning); 'prayer' demands; 'contemplation' tastes (God)".. -- p. [2].
A short history and description of Christian meditation practices and contemplative prayer.
"La meditacion ha sido una costumbre centenaria y muy arraigada en la espirtualidad cristiana. Sobre todo se ha mantenido viva y floreciente en ordenes religiosas; y algunas de ellas, como la carmelitana, han promovido much esta forma de orar. Hoy dia su practica esta floresciendo debido al influyo de tecnicas orientales." -- p. 2.
Contents: Un metodo tradicional -- Observaciones y otros metodos.
"There is no right way to pray. Most people gravitate to a prayer form that suits their temperament. Moreover, as we grow older, a prayer form that was useful in the past may need to be modified or changed. As we grow and change, so does our praying. The purpose of prayer is to open ourselves to God so that God may bring us and the world into harmony with his purposes. The first step is simply to begin. Begin small, with a modest commitment of time, but make it a regular time, preferably every day, and stick to it. You can add to your commitment later. And explore different ways of praying until you find one that fits for you. Here are ten ways to pray that have proved useful to many people". -- p. 2.
Contents: 1. Praying with scripture -- 2. The Daily Office -- 3. The Rosary -- 4. Journaling -- 5. Centering Prayer -- 6. Body prayer -- 7. Singing -- 8. Praying with icons -- 9. The Jesus Prayer -- 10. Prayer groups and prayer partners.
"To find and honor sabbath time will require a conscious decision, for the world does not encourage it. But if you make the decision, stick to it. You should probably make only small changes in your life at first, then add something more. Don't set out to do so much that sabbath itself becomes just another task to accomplish. Start slowly, Here are some things others have sound helpful". -- p. 3.
Contents: Throw away your wristwatch -- Take a walk -- Make a retreat -- Fast -- Read something different -- Exercise -- Keep a journal -- Reclaim Sunday -- Say no -- Be quiet.
"Richard H. Schmidt is [an Episcopal priest,] editor and director of Forward Movement". -- back page.
"There is a hunger in many people today for an intimate and deep relationship with God. But there is also confusion and lack of information about how this hunger can be satisfied, and about how a spiritual pilgrimage can be begun and sustained. .... However, in recent decades many of the writings of the great spiritual masters of Christianity have again become known, and a way of prayer from the Christian East called the Jesus Prayer has commended itself to many who are searching for God. The Jesus Prayer is a simple way of praying; deceptively so, considering the depth of spiritual insight that it can open. It is a 'phrase prayer': 'Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy'." -- p. 2-3.
Contents: It is a way of listening -- It is a technique -- There will be distractions -- Admonition: Pray without ceasing.
Contents: Primera estacion: Jesus es condendado a muerte -- Segunda estacion: Jesus carga con la cruz -- Tercera estacion: Jesus cae por primera vez -- Cuarta estacion: Jesus encuentra a su madre -- Quinta estacion: Simon de Cyrene ayuda a llevar la cruz a Jesus -- Sexta estacion: Una mujer limpia el rostro de Jesus -- Septima estacion: Jesus cae por segunda vez -- Octava estacion: Jesus consuela a las mujeres de Jerusalem -- Novena estacion: Jesus cae por tercera vez -- Decima estacion: Despojan a Jesus de sus vestiduras -- Undecima estacion: Jesus es crucificado -- Duodecima estacion: Jesus muere en la cruz -- Decimatercera estacion: Jesus muerto en los brazos de su madre -- Decimacuarte estacion: Colocan el cuerpo de Jesus en el sepulcro.