Orando Con San Padre Pio de Pietrelcina: Oraciones Y Novena

The illnesses of the heart, such as procrastination, depression, fear are as malignant and infectious as the serious diseases of the physical body. This book is a sprititual manual that covers how to prevent "heart illnesses" and how to heal those who are already infected.

The book proposes a prayer path that is travelled with the eyes fixed on Jesus (an expression from the letter to the Hebrews). As a starting point to live this Jesus experience in silence, the author invites all those who have made an option of life for Jesus in different ways, to welcome the expressive force of water, “useful, pure and humble”, to which so many times Jesus appealed as a brand of his preaching. With a simple and colloquial language it offers guides for a close and loving prayer which impels towards a concrete commitment because contemplative silence is only true when it...

El encuentro diario con la Palabra a través de la lectio divina tiene pleno sentido en sí mismo y es un medio extraordinario para que cada creyente se disponga a la escucha atenta de la Palabra. Pero, además, la lectura del evangelio de la misa se orienta también a la preparación previa de la celebración de la eucaristía: es en ella donde se dan las condiciones genuinas para una auténtica meditación en clave personal, pastoral y comunitaria. Este volumen se centra en el tiempo pascual.

Oh, Lord, I breathed as I sat on the platform at a meeting. "Look at that chic speaker three chairs down. Why did I wear beige? They won't be able to see me against the curtains!" I've always struggled with comparisons. I had a sister I adored and I wanted to be just like her. I had a friend with cute freckles on her nose and I wanted freckles too. I played tournament tennis and I wanted to perfect my backhand and make it look just like my Wimbledon idol. It didn't help when I became a Christian either. In fact it grew worse. I looked around at the new friends I had made and found an...