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What happens when we cry--and when we don't?
One of our most private acts, weeping can forge connection. Tears may obscure our vision, but they can also bring great clarity. And in both literature and life, weeping often opens a door to transformation or even resurrection. But many of us have been taught to suppress our emotions and hide our tears. When writer Benjamin Perry realized he hadn't cried in more than ten years, he undertook an experiment:...
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Inner Sky Books
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2022.
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What if everything you think or know about your own depression is entirely wrong? What if your depression isn't a bad or evil thing? What if your depression has intelligence and consciousness? What if your depression is trying to teach you something and lead you somewhere? What if there is a big beautiful reason and meaning for your depression that you have no idea about yet? What if your depression is the best thing to ever happen to you? What if...
3) Holy Silence
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PBS
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2020.
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HOLY SILENCE tells the story of the actions – and inactions – of the Vatican in response to the rise of Nazi Germany and the horrors of the Holocaust. The film focuses on officials who attempted to influence the pope throughout this period.
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Random House
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[2021]
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"Spirituality is the birthright of every human on earth. Whether it's saying a prayer or doing a meditation, whether you walk in nature or read inspirational books, there are many ways to tap into a heightened awareness. No matter what age you're at or what walk of life, you can start your spiritual quest at any time, and in The Awakened Brain psychologist Dr. Lisa Miller shows you how. Based on groundbreaking findings and years of clinical study,...
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Are the End Times Here?
As local and international events and news reports become more troubling, interest in Bible prophecy continues to grow. Cultural anxiety is reaching unprecedented highs, and many Christians have begun to wonder if the tribulation described in Revelation is already upon us.
Bestselling author and native Israeli Amir Tsarfati explores what will happen during the tribulation and explains its place on the eternity-to-eternity...
6) Come and See
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This book is a more complete description of my spiritual journey, it can provide the framework to understand the difference between sacrifice and mercy, it can help you know the creator yourself, and his purpose for this creation. This understanding can help you understand and deal with all things. This understanding has been given to me with the instruction to tell them what you see. I hope you will apply this reasoning and understanding in your...
8) Shaolin
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Well Go USA
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2010.
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After ambushing and killing his rival, losing everything in the process, dispirited warlord Hou Jie turns to a Shaolin monastery seeking salvation.
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Introduction by Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland.
Two monks in conversation about the meaning of life and the nature of solitude.
Thomas Merton, the American Trappist monk who wrote The Seven Story Mountain, spent his entire literary career (1948-68) in a cloistered monastery in Kentucky. His great counterpart, the French Benedictine monk Jean Leclercq, spent those years traveling relentlessly to and from monasteries worldwide, trying to bring about...
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The way to Eternal Life is through the Cross, and to be effective, it requires our cooperation-the loving gift of self in response to God's love for us. God's desire to involve us in his merciful act of redemption. This book is intended to be an extended meditation on that mystery. It is not a devotional guide on the Stations of the Cross in the traditional sense-though it can certainly be used as such. Rather, each Station offers avenues of reflection...
11) Holiness
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"If there is anything that characterizes God's people in America today, it is the loss of the fear of God," states Henry Blackaby. When you do not fear God, he contends, you will not fear sin. The troubling result of this issue is that many Christians fail to recognize that they have sinned against God. The lack of holiness within the Church has reached epidemic levels. "True revival can only come," notes Blackaby, "when the people of God return to...
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La ley de la atracción sostiene que uno puede gozar de buena salud, riquezas o cualquier relación deseada si se entrena a la mente a producir pensamientos continuos que la atraigan a su vida. Aunque hay algo de cierto en el hecho de que tendemos a convertirnos en lo que pensamos (el apóstol Pablo nos enseñó eso), la representación que hace la filosofía de la nueva era de mostrar al "individuo como Dios" es una posición peligrosa de sostener.En...
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Toward a Meaningful Life is a spiritual road map for living based on the teachings of one of the foremost religious leaders of our time: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Head of the Lubavitcher movement for forty-four years and recognized throughout the world simply as "the Rebbe," Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in June 1994, was a sage and a visionary of the highest order.
Toward a Meaningful Life gives people of all backgrounds...
14) Jews, Muslims, and Christians Do You Want to Be Closer to God? A.K.A. How an Ex-Hydrographer Survive
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As Jews, Muslims, and Christians, we all worship the same God. During my high school years, I gave my life to God, asked for His wisdom, and made a covenant with Him. As believers, we share many of the same concepts such as patience, doing good deeds, being God's servants, and enduring life trials. This book focuses on my relationship with God and how I interpret the Holy Books and use them as a guide to live according to His word. I share my life...
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The alarm sounds. Your feet hit the floor and carry you into another day. But what does that day hold for you? Will you be punching your card at work, catching up on TV at home, and crashing into bed before you rinse and repeat the next day? Or will you dare to dig deep and discover the incredible potential lying dormant within us all? In Wide Awake, renowned speaker and church visionary Erwin Raphael McManus challenges us to put an end to all the...
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A reflexion on the eight Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount that Jesus of Nazareth left us as Divine knowledge for our benefit. The author believes that these sermons of Christ are addressing even these days the current chaotic situation of our world and our fallen human nature, and affirms that our world disharmony and violence are related to our refusal to accept and manifest in our lives the wisdom of these eight beatitudes, and that if these...
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This gorgeously written memoir tells the story of one man's search for his religious calling-a search that led him to the Dominican Republic and Central Europe, to Moscow and the South Bronx, and finally into married life with a woman whose search for God coincided with his own.
In 1990 Andrew Krivak-poet, yacht rigger, ocean lifeguard, student of the classics-entered the Society of Jesus. The heart of Jesuit training is the Long Retreat, thirty...
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Through Different Eyes presents a refreshing approach to exploring life's intricate questions that often defy simple answers. Unlike many books in its genre, this thought-provoking work does not aim to provide definitive solutions to profound inquiries like the existence of God, the identity of Jesus, or the stance of Christians on abortion rights. Instead, it invites readers to embark on a personal journey of introspection, empowering them to form...
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From their introduction, Abbey Press's Notes from a Monastery series of booklets tried to convey Saint Benedict's rich insights, common sense, reverence for the divine in the most ordinary things of life, and appreciation for the timeless virtues of humility, obedience, and community in a way that would speak to women and men of faith, regardless of their faith tradition. Recognizing that God is present everywhere and in all the circumstances of daily...
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This book is about how to keep your soul and heart from sinking to the depths of that ocean, and what to do if it does. The book is full of practical advice on how to replace sadness with a pragmatic and ultimately satisfying outlook on life. It exposes to the modern reader how Allah (God) teaches us to deal with the tests and tribulations of this world. So, take heart and hold firmly onto the rope of God.
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