FIFTH PRINTING A BOOK FOR ALL PET LOVERS "WILL I SEE MY DOG IN HEAVEN?"...by Fr. Jack Wintz, OFMMany repeat orders for extra books as gifts for friends."I am happy that Jack Wintz had the courage to write this book. He is taking the scriptural, Christian, and Franciscan traditions to their logical conclusions. Once you read it, you will say - Of course! Why didn't anyone say this before? Plus - he says it so well!" ...Richard Rohr, OFM. In "Will I See My Dog in Heaven?" Father Jack admits that no one really knows what God has in mind for us in the next life. But in ten thoughtful chapters, he lines up evidence from the Scriptures, Christian tradition and liturgy, and the life and teachings of St. Francis of Assisi, that God desires all creatures (yes, including our beloved pets!) in the afterlife"... If you gotta pet, any kinda pet, you gotta get this book. ...Jim Hein, OFS, on behalf of Lyre, Harp and George.(Order 5686 Price $14.99)
SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA - A VOICE FROM HEAVEN...by Anton Rotzetter, O.F.M. Cap.- Translated by Sahon Therese NemethLIMITED SUPPLYOUT OF PRINT. New copies from dealer's closeout inventory"Rather than begin the book with the biological birth of Saint Anthony, Rotzetter asks the reader some foundational questions: "Could birth be the moment when the world first takes note of us? When we step out of the shadows and into the light of the world and are perceived by others?" With this, Rotzetter sets out to tell the tale of Saint Anthony from his "birth" in the fall of 1222, "when a great preacher was born, and the world received...a voice from heaven." From the first day Anthony spoke in public, he became the person we recognize today: "the speaker, evangelist, preacher, theologian and, to use the words of Saint Francis, one who gives 'spirit and life'." "His earthly existence was like a shooting star in the heavens: he would not even be granted a full ten years to light the way home for others. On June 13, 1231 the star was extinguished outside the city of Padua, at the same time to rise again in a completely different way ... Therefore I'm not able to tell the story of my patron saint in a linear fashion: there are no straight lines between birth and death, just as there aren't between earthly and eternal life. There are only cracks and fissures. I hope to show this as well through my telling of his story." Fr. Anton Rotzetter, January 1995. Published by St. Anthony Messenger in 2004, paperback, 96 pages.OUT OF PRINT (New from dealer,s inventory.) (Order B4921 ... Price $11.50)
THE INCREDIBLE TRUE CONVERSION STORY!THE PRISONERAn Invitation To Hope...by Paul F. Everett
A true story and just a very hard book to set aside! From life imprisonment - to Secular Franciscan - to Capuchin Franciscan Friar. "On November 13, 1947, in Uniontown, PA, twenty-year-old Jim Townsend shot and killed his pregnant wife--a horrible crime that dominated front-page articles in the region. He was promptly convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment." "I believe in miracles....When I was asked thirty-four years ago to do an interview with an ex-convict who wanted to be a candidate for our Capuchin Franciscan way of life, I was extremely skeptical. After an hour with him, I came to the realization of God's love, forgiveness, and redemption. This man was ten times more a Franciscan than I was. This is a sacred story..." Fr. William J. Wiethorn, OFM, Guardian, Capuchin College, Washington, DC. Published by Paulist Press, March 2005, paperback, 208 pages. (Order 4301 Price $16.95)
TRIUMPH OVER FEARS AND TEARSTHE FRANCISCAN WAY...by Ruth Bollig, SFO "This book is the story of the remarkable life of Alice Przybilla, SFO. It is written in a homespun style that will inspire you and capture your emotions with both sadness and joy. In addition, it will provide a manual for gospel living with a Franciscan perspective. Gospel living means to live a life closely following the words and actions of Jesus as they are found in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Having a Franciscan perspective adds another dimension by looking at the life of St. Francis of Assisi and following his example in his response to living the gospel. The life of a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order centers on the observance of its Rule. It is written in three chapters. Chapter one of the Rule is St. Francis Letter to the Faithful, written before 1215. Chapter two, "The Way of Life" is the focus of this book. It is included in its entirety because it was a guiding principle in Alice's life and will add perspective for the reader. Chapter three of the Rule deals with organization and regulations." ...from the introduction - by Ruth Bollig, SFO. Paperback, Published November 2011, 75 pages.(Order "RUTH-1 ... Price $9.75 )
QUIET MOMENTS WITH PADRE PIO120 DAILY READINGS
"A consummate spiritual advisor to people living as teachers, as housewives, as doctors, and as construction workers, as well as to priests and seminarians, was this gifted soul who knew the Scriptures and the writings of many saints forward and back, His words of wise advice to these many friends-whom both he and they considered to be the saint's "spiritual children"-are words of life for us all. In fact, as we come to know this man who could be so shy, tender, and gentle, as well as cranky and exhausted like you and me, we come fact to face with the mystery of God. In God and his saint, some will be surprised to find not wrath but mercy, not icy judgment but warm, tender compassion. May these quiet moments with Padre Pio soak you, dear reader, in both these attributes of the holy of Hollies." ... the author. Published by Servant, paperback, 140 pages. (Order T16841 - price $10.99)
JOHN DEAR ~ON~ PEACEAn Introduction to His Life and WorkBy Patricia Patten Normile, S.F.O.
From the back cover: "John Dear has helped me better understand the truly radical nature of the gospel. He is a true prophet of peace and nonviolence who is willing to follow the gospel no matter the cost to him. Patti Normile (SFO) has done a great service to the advancement of peace and nonviolence. This is a book you will not only want to read but also give to all your friends." ...Gerard Thomas Straub, SFO, author, "Thoughts of a Blind Beggar". "This is not a pious book but a tough prayer book for anyone seeking to find personal peace and become in turn a peacemaker. Reading it can change your life, increase your faith and make Jesus, the Prince of Peace, a tangible reality in your life." ...Fr. Murray Bodo, OFM, (Order B168549 Price $14.95)
POVERTY AND PROSPERITY: FRANCISCANS AND THE USE OF MONEYWashington Theological Union Symposium Papers 2009Editor: Daria Mitchell, OSF"As the papers in this volume demonstrate, Franciscan poverty has and continues to develop and to elicit new forms in the life of the Church. This 2009 symposium has raised many important questions and possibilities as to how Franciscans can and should use money that will be valuable for the Franciscan family to consider, Even so, the issues relating to prosperity still need further consideration. When one studies the history of the divisions of the Franciscan communities, it seems that they arise out of prosperity rather than poverty. How Franciscan respond to prosperity seems to play a significant role in how Franciscan respond to each other," Published by Franciscan Institute, paperback, 112 pages.(Order 158-1 Price $14.00)
FRANCISCAN WEALTH FROM VOLUNTARY POVERTY TO MARKET SOCIETYGiacomo Todeschini ~ translated by Donatella Melucci (2009)Hurry - only two left in stock.While not the "first economists," the early Franciscans approached the marketplace out of their rigorous Christian religiosity and showed clearly the necessary connection between morality and business. "In Franciscan Wealth, Giacomo Todeschini provides a critical and objective study of Franciscan economic theory. As promoters of a rigorous and evangelical poverty, the Franciscans were paradoxically led to investigate all forms of the economic life between that of extreme poverty and that of excessive wealth, distinguishing carefully between property and temporary possession and the use of economic goods. How are Christians to make an appropriate use of the goods of the earth? To respond to such a question Franciscans reflected on and wrote about the circulation of money, on the just establishment of prices, and on contracts and the regulation of the market, arguing for the importance of socially productive investment against the unproductive amassing of wealth in terms of property. In this context the figure of the working merchant who contributes to the well-being of citizens is viewed positively, while that of the property owner, or of the Lord of the manor, or of the aristocracy that preserves and multiplies wealth for itself, appeared to be sterile and negative. Franciscan reflection appears at the origin of much of European economic theory, emerging even earlier that the Protestant ethic studied by Max Weber." Published by Franciscan Institute, paperback, 209 pages. (Order 153-0 Price $30.00)
THANK GOD AHEAD OF TIMEThe Life and Spirituality of Solanus CaseyBy Michael Crosby, O.F.M. Cap. (Third revision - 2009)
"For Solanus," Crosby writes, "knowing God demanded a threefold response: appreciation, love and service. Solanus wrote that everyone's 'purpose as a rational creature is to recognize and to know this Creator, so as to be able, intelligently to love him, confidently to hope in him, and gratefully to serve him,' " Besides the gift of healing which brought happiness to many, Solanus Casey also used his gift of prophecy to encourage and challenge and to bring back hope to others. But the humble Capuchin's greatest gift was charity - charity that not only characterized his happy relationship with God but that overflowed in the warm, caring, fraternal and even humorous way he related to his neighbor." (From the back cover of the book.) On page 4 of the introduction Fr. Michael Crosby writes - "In researching his life and writing his biography, I have been challenged to find my own "ways and means close at hand," whereby, as I reflect on his life and spirituality, I might move toward my own kind of "astonishing familiarity" with God. For this I always will be most grateful. In fact it no longer seems critical to me whether or not Solanus Casey moves to the next steps of being declared "Blessed" and then "Saint Solanus Casey." Whatever happens officially will not change my deep gratitude for being touched by his life and message, He has become, for me a "saint." ...Published by St. Anthony Messenger Press (Franciscan Library edition), paperback, 320 pages, size 8.8x5.5x0.9 inches.
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THE HUMILITY OF GODA Franciscan Perspective...by Ilia Delio, O.S.F.
"Here is the first extensive treatment of Franciscan theology of divine humility. Through the lens of Saint Bonaventure's theology, Ilia Delio searches for God today "in a fast-paced, scientific world that in many ways views God as an unnecessary hypothesis." Using Bonaventure's Christ-centered mysticism, Ilia Delio illustrates God's humility and his relationship to the world, while at the same time tackling today's tough questions." Paper, 256 pages, Saint Anthony Messenger Press, The Franciscan Library. (Order B16675 Price $13.95)
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