books by Crossroad Classic

books by Crossroad Classic

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Crossroad Classic

The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages (Crossroad Spiritual Legacy Series)

Sister Joan Chittister OSB

Crossroad Classic, 1992

INSIGHTFUL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION BY ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST PROLIFIC BENEDICTINE WRITERS
I am grateful this gentle text includes the traditional calendar of readings by which Benedictine houses around the world read our Rule through three times a year. I am grateful Sister Joan presents so graciously her interpretation of each reading based upon her ...

I Asked For Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology (I Asked for Wonder Ppr)

Samuel H. Dresner

Crossroad Classic, 1983

A wise man indeed
There are few authors that one is even tempted to call "wise" - with Heschel one wishes to say "very wise". This anthology of short excerpts should be read in a meditational manner - he gives one much to think about - to not think about it is to miss the point of the ...

And Now I See: A Theology of Transformation

Robert Barron

Crossroad Classic, 1998

A Remarkable, Very Readable Work
Robert Barron's aptly titled book, "And Now I See: A Theology of Transformation" is a work that will potentially change your life, if only you invest the effort in its very readable, yet "dense" pages. They are to be pondered and incorporated into your heart. He ...

All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets & Witnesses for Our Time

Robert Ellsberg

Crossroad Classic, 1997

You: Get this Book. It's Great.
*Everyone* should read Robert Ellsberg's "All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time." That's right, I mean *everyone*. Everyone on the planet. All six billion of you. Normally I would never say that in a book review. Some audiences ...

Real Parents Real Children

Holly Van Gulden, Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb

Crossroad Classic, 1995

Indispensable help for anyone adopting an older child...
I almost did not buy this book after reading a review that it was "too clinical." Thank heaven I went for it anyway. It was SO interesting and SO helpful, it has inspired me to write my first book review here on Amazon. I have read every book I can get my hands on ...

Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development (Spiritual Passages, Paper)

Benedict J. Groeschel

Crossroad Classic, 1984

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDING this book!
Fr. Benedict is one of the most brilliant teachers i've ever heard. He speaks at Catholic conferences and on his own cable show in the East Coast (USA). His pellucid explanations, on diverse topics (relevant to the spiritual life of everyone), have no rival in the ...

On Becoming A Counselor, Revised Edition: A Basic Guide for Nonprofessional Counselors and Other Helpers

Eugene Kennedy

Crossroad Classic, 2001

Compassionate, Wise, Remarkable
Have you ever been drawn into a book because you felt like the author was writing especially for you? *On Becoming A Counselor* is warm, human and engaging. It is written for ANYONE who, without extensive psychological training, comes in contact with troubled or ...

Your Sorrow Is My Sorrow: Hope and Strength in Times of Suffering

Joyce Rupp

Crossroad Classic, 1999

For The Heavy of Heart
Your Sorrow is My Sorrow is one of those once in a lifetime books. I happened to pick this up by accident, or should I say by divine Providence. The words are comforting whether you have lost a loved one, to death, drugs or mistrust...this book will carry you ...

The Art of Theological Reflection

Patricia Killen

Crossroad Classic, 1994

This book has provided an excellent foundation for students
I have used The Art of Theological Reflection with both graduate and undergraduate students in theology seminars. It has provided them with a method for engaging theological questions and readings out of their own experience of life and of the Christian tradition - ...

The Psalms: Meditations for Every Day of the Year

Joan D. Chittister

Crossroad Classic, 1996

ONE WHO HAS MEDITATED THE PSALMS EVERY DAY OF HER ADULT BENEDICTINE LIFE SHARES HER INSIGHT GENEROUSLY AND WISELY WITH US
Once more we are fortunate to find the prolific and Catholic Benedictine Sister Joan sharing the depths of her spiritual insight with us, guiding us in prayer and here in meditation of the Psalms, these 150 ancient prayers and praises of the Old Testament read in their ...

The Art of Spiritual Guidance

Carolyn Gratton

Crossroad Classic, 1993

Self Discovery
This book goes to the heart of who we are in this complex society. Not only does it provide insights into helping others discovers how to become who they are meant to be but it also provides a deeper undertanding of the cultural baggage one carries and the challenges ...

Listening Heart: The Spirituality of Sacred Sensuousness

David Steindl-Rast

Crossroad Classic, 1999

incredible truths for living
this book is packed with truths on how to live a life of great joy; just reading it brings meditative joy; deep reading, take slow and enjoy;not for the self helpers, unless spiritual

Lectio Divina

M.Basil Pennington

Crossroad Classic, 1998

Disappointing
I find Thelma Hall's Too Deep for Words a much better short introduction to lectio divina.

Walking On Water

Anthony Mello

Crossroad Classic, 1998

Look at the Moon, not the finger!
I consider myself very privileged to have joined the year-long Maxi-Sadhana, directed by Tony, at Poona in 1976, together with Carlos Valles, S.J. and 16 other priests and nuns. I also had joined a number of Tony's retreats and conferences. Tony had the special gift ...

Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads

Gil Bailie

Crossroad Classic, 1996

HARD TRUTHS
HARD TRUTHS In Violence Unveiled: Humanity at the Crossroads, Gil Bailie makes a hard demand of the reader: put aside for this time your cherished preconceptions, and listen. That is not only a hard demand but a risky one for any writer to make, lest he be found ...