religious life

Linking contemporary women with women across the ages, the daily readings in this book offer a rich diversity of voices, ranging from Annie Dillard to Madeleine L'Engle to Chung Hyun Kyung to Soujourner Truth to Hildegard of Bingen.

Describes the family life of children who grow up in strict or minority religious communities. Discusses the experiences of Muslim and Amish children and includes excerpts from articles about their communities.

You've seen her on television with her husband, Dr. Phil. But now it's time for a heart-to-heart conversation with Robin McGraw. In Inside My Heart, Robin speaks woman to woman, inspiring you to embrace and celebrate the many roles you play and encouraging you to make deliberate choices that lead to a richer, happier, and more meaningful life. She shares with you the life-changing moments of her childhood years, dating and marrying Dr. Phil McGraw, raising two sons, and asserting herself as a woman in a man's world to show you that you have the power to make choices in your life. In fact, she's convinced that you must choose to go after the life you want.With a deep and abiding faith in God, Robin McGraw shares her story so you too can make choices that reflect your own heart's truest priorities and highest goals.

This thoughtful and stimulating book examines the situation of gays and lesbians in the Catholic Church today and calls for compassion and reason from those in authority. The authors look at the subject from four viewpoints: educational and social concerns, counseling and pastoral issues, religious and clerical life, and evolving theological perspectives.

Teaches women how to dance to the music of their own souls and discover the spiritual steps that can transform their lives.

The ten short stories in The Centurion and the Songbird retell stories from the Gospels, each from the point of view of a character in the narrative, providing an "inside" perspective on the Gospels. Stimulating and engaging, these stories read deeply into the biblical tales, bringing the Bible's message and characters to life and opening hearts to new, imaginative understandings.

These stories help students enter into the life and times of the Gospel and encounter Jesus in a new, more mature way.