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Forgiving is no easy task: in fact, it may be the most difficult endeavor one can undertake. St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, said, “I didn’t need to learn how to forgive, because God has taught me how to love.” Still, even this saint struggled with the trying task of forgiving. This collection of anecdotes from his life explores his experiences in offering and accepting forgiveness. Life as a priest in the midst of the violent Spanish Civil War offered St. Josemaría countless opportunities to practice forgiveness.

Mohammed Mussa was born in a rural part of northeast Ethiopia dominated by Muslims. He found fulfillment in his early years shepherding farm animals, but even as he grew and was instructed in the ways of Islam, he was traumatized by a violent father who dominated him, his mother, and siblings. As his childhood wore on, he began to wrestle with questions some might think were too weighty for a child: Does God really exist? And if he does, is he as stern and cruel as our religion leads us to believe? Can we truly know Him? Should we even try?

Before the wilderness. Before the burning bush. Before Pharaoh and the sea. He was a Hebrew child drawn out of the Nile and raised in the house of the oppressor. Born of Israel, preserved by Egypt, Moses grows up divided between two worlds: the mother-house that first marked him with the name of Yahweh, and the palace that clothes him in privilege, order, and power. He is taught the wisdom of Egypt, yet never fully belongs to it. He is bound by blood to the afflicted, yet cannot return to them without shame.

Victor Farwell was without doubt a slow starter in monastic life. To his contemporaries he seemed an unremarkable also-ran, whose lack of academic talents would hold him back. Instead it spurred him on, and he developed rare gifts of human insight and understanding. In time this slow starter led the way, gaining the confidence of his own community and the other monasteries who followed his lead for decades.

Roy Wilhelm is described by his biographers within these pages as quiet and gentle, but iron-willed. Relative to some of his contemporaries in the early Bahá'í community of North America, his is a life perhaps less explored and examined so far by historians. This may be in part because many of the services he rendered were of a behind-the-scenes or administrative nature.

In this stirringly honest autobiography, Fr. Ó Madagáin shares his story of how he felt called to serve God and others through the priesthood. He describes his experiences at Medjugorje and Lourdes and how he was moved by the extraordinary sacrifices of individuals both there and in Rome, where he completed his theological education.

From childhood hospital beds to a stroke at thirty-two, she faced pain, loss, and transformation yet chose to rise. Breath of Grace is her powerful story of Breath of Grace is her powerful story of faith, resilience, and healing through God, therapy, and yoga. This memoir offers hope to anyone navigating illness, trauma, or unexpected change. It reminds us that as long as we still have reminds us that as long as we still have breath, there is still grace and the strength to keep going

Not knowing why or from where, Frykholm felt called by this ancient woman's story. Thus begins the story of her decades-long search to uncover the truth about the woman who, by her own devices, figured out how to acquire what she most wanted—and when she did, discovered that it wasn't enough. With a scholar's eye and a mystic's heart, Frykholm offers a look at an elusive and dynamic figure from history while offering insights into our own inner—and potentially rewilded—lives.

In Widening Circles, well-known eco-philosopher, Buddhist scholar, and deep ecology activist/teacher Joanna Macy recounts her adventures of mind and spirit in the key social movements of her time. Macy’s autobiography reads like a novel as she relates her multi-faceted life experiences and reflects on how her marriage and family life enriched her service to the world.

When Anna Hunt takes a break from her job to live in Peru, none of her friends take her seriously. With a love of stilettos, chocolate, and Sauvignon Blanc, how will she manage in a Third World country? Anna's quest takes her from the wilderness of the Amazon jungle, to a passionate affair with...

David was excited to be the new Vicar of the picturesque Hemsley. However, not all of his parishioners were impressed by his new-fangled ways. Nonetheless, a determined David set about winning over the colourful townsfolk. There was Lord Feversham, the Henry VIII look-a-like; fiery Ted who had...

There have been times in Florine's life when she entered the fourth dimension, another realm of pure being before God beyond time and space. Some of the unique encounters here will be a testament of this reality to the listener. This book unfolds the mystery of life and the captivating journey of the author. It will be a forever companion for you.

Discover the inspiring life of St. Joseph of Cupertino in this illuminating book, created for those who want to deepen their understanding of one of the Church’s most beloved saints. Through an engaging and accessible narrative, this edition invites you into the remarkable story of a man whose humility, devotion, and extraordinary mystical experiences have inspired generations of Catholics.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In ‘From Broken to Blessed,’ Sandra Marie Baker opens the door to her most hidden memories and invites readers to walk beside her through the darkest corridors of her past. Born into a life marked by neglect and cruelty, she survived years of abuse...

Dieses Hörbuch stellt zehn Frauen des Glaubens vor, die sich durch Liebe und Geduld ausgezeichnet haben. Sie arbeiteten aufopferungsvoll unter Straßengangs und im Dschungel, litten tapfer in Kriegsgefangenenlager und Gefängnissen und wurden so zu Vorbildern für Frauen und Männer gleichermaßen.

Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You is both a luminous spiritual biography and a direct challenge to the modern instinct to control everything. Through the life of Don Dolindo Ruotolo, listeners encounter a priest whose holiness was forged in suffering, obedience, and total abandonment to the will of God. Drawing from firsthand testimony and careful research, this book reveals the hidden life of a soul deeply united to Christ. From a childhood marked by hardship to years of misunderstanding and silent persecution, Don Dolindo’s path exposes the cost of sanctity.

Based in San Francisco, this memoir traces a forty-year marriage through the sexual revolution in the 1970s and the materialism of the 1980s. The author keeps hope alive in spite of personal tragedy occurring in 1993. Carmen Hartono discusses the global, religious, and political thinking of the...

Pastor Richard Wurmbrand war gerade aus den Gefängnissen des kommunistischen Rumäniens in den Westen freigekauft worden, als er seine Erlebnisse als Gefangener aus Glaubensgründen in »Gefoltert für Christus« beschrieb. Sein Buch ist nicht nur ein Zeitzeugnis, sondern als Herausforderung an Christen im Westen immer noch aktuell: Nachfolge Christi ist laut den Worten Jesu mit Leiden verbunden.

What do you do when life breaks you, faith feels tested, and the future you imagined disappears? If I Can Just Get to Him is the true story of Bobby “Deputy Bob” Humphries—a husband, father, pastor, police officer, cancer survivor, and school resource officer—whose life was shaped through faith, failure, suffering, survival, and purpose.

This powerful spiritual narrative explores the connection between Paramahansa Yogananda and the mysterious Mahavatar Babaji, the immortal master who has remained hidden from the world for centuries yet continues to shape the destiny of countless spiritual seekers. Written by a fifty-year practicing yogi, Sripad Jagannatha Das, the story reveals how Babaji, often called the deathless avatar, serves as the silent force behind the global spread of Kriya Yoga.