A Hundred Roads to Here is a book for struggling meditators.
The wish to meditate may be strong and persistent, but there are many impediments. Every meditator knows them. They present themselves in random ways, and this book is for dipping into at random. Though they are numbered, the sections are in no particular order. They are not points to ponder during meditation, because meditation is inner silence. They were written in response to requests from individuals and groups for brief inputs at the beginning of their meditation sessions; they are not meant to lead to further reflection, but to silence, and to the meditative state which is never more than a breath away.
'Any book that takes us back to the practice of Jesus is to be welcomed. Do This In Memory Of Me focuses on the role that meals played in the ministry of Jesus. He scandalised the pious by welcoming sinners and eating with them. It is the same Jesus that we encounter in the Eucharist. Therefore, the Eucharist must be a place where sinners experience acceptance, healing and forgiveness. When Jesus says, "Do this in memory of me", he is saying that we, too, must welcome sinners and eat with them. Therein lies a great challenge. Simson deserves our gratitude for spelling it out so clearly.'- Flor McCarthy SDB, author of New Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies
Sister Nicholas Griffey - This is the story of a lifetime's work in the stillness in which the deaf live, opening doors and windows of perception for them, putting language within their grasp, making God's saving word accessible to them; helping them develop the priceless ability to communicate.
‘Cleanliness is next to… impossible,’ said the little boy, struggling to remember the maxim. We learn to live with mess, because life is mostly messy, but we need to do so as thoughtfully as we can, with hope and with good grace.
In this book the author tries to gather for the modern reader some of the hard-earned wisdom of Christian writers, and others, who knew tragedy and chaos in their own time, and who can therefore credibly persuade us to go on.
Join Archbishop Richard Clarke on a journey of spiritual exploration as he invites readers to treat life as an adventure and break out of complacent faith. With sparkling insights and humour, he reflects on the importance of questioning, risk, and grace in being a disciple of Jesus, drawing on scripture, church history, literature, and more.
In A Song for the Way Ben Harrison shares reflections and insights gained over a long and varied life. His story moves from growing up in the Shenandoah Valley, to compulsory military service, to years as a semi-vagabond, to entering Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.
‘There’s something so down-to-earth about his writing – it’s immediately accessible. He shares himself and his life experience in a wonderfully personal, and honest way. It can be funny, and moving, and inspirational. And maybe, most of all, thought-provoking and nourishing.
‘For those who haven’t read anything by Ben Harrison, the thirty-one pieces in this, his first book, will be a treat. And a blessing.’
