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Thomas KeatingThomas Keating eBooks Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit
eBook Summary: Thomas Keating has spent over fifty years in sustained practice and devotion to the spiritual life. The results of this creative, humble activity are now summarized in his remarkable book: Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit. As Father Keating says, the spiritual journey is a gradual process of enlarging our emotional, mental, and physical relationship with the divine reality that is present in us, but one not ordinarily accessible to our emotions or concepts. The spiritual journey teaches us: first, to believe in the Divine Indwelling within us, fully present and energizing every level of our being; secondly, to recognize that this energy is benign, healing, and transforming; and, thirdly, to enjoy its gradual unfolding step-by-step both in prayer and action. Contents: Chapter 1: The Divine Indwelling Chapter 2: The Fruits of the Spirit Chapter 3: Gifts of the Spirit Chapter 4: The Gift of Reverence Chapter 5: The Gift of Fortitude Chapter 6: The Gift of Piety Chapter 7: The Gift of Counsel Chapter 8: The Gift of Knowledge Chapter 9: The Gift of Understanding Chapter 10: The Gift of Wisdom Abbot Thomas Keating is the author of Invitation to Christ, Crisis of Faith, Crisis of Love, The Mystery of Christ, The Kingdom of God is Like…, and Reawakenings, among other books. He is a very popular lecturer on spiritual issues and contemplative prayer and lives in Snowmass, Colorado. St. Thérèse of Lisieux
St. Thérèse of Lisieux A Transformation in Christ eBook Summary: During the year 2000, the relics of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1874–1897) toured throughout the United States—at once confirming and stimulating an extraordinary resurgence of interest in the life and work of a Carmelite nun known as the “Little Flower.” In Thérèse of Lisieux: Transformation in Christ, Abbot Thomas Keating reflects on what St Thérèse understood the teaching of Jesus Christ to be. Thérèse had an extraordinary penetration into the heart of Jesus’ teaching, something she developed into a program for daily life. Although she was only twenty-four years old when she died, Thérèse had an extraordinary spiritual maturity. Father Keating writes about the teachings of Jesus in the parables and then shows what extraordinary insight Thérèse had into those enigmatic sayings. According to Father Keating, St. Thérèse tried to live the Gospel precept, “To love one another as I have loved you!” on a daily basis. She believed it was the best program to propose to people because anybody could do it and because the Kingdom of God was, and is, in everyday life and in what we, as individuals, do with it. As Father Keating shows, St. Thérèse’s teaching continues to reveal to us that if we only build up instead of tear down others and fully and lovingly trust that Christ is with us until the end of time we will be transformed. Abbot Thomas Keating is the founder of The Centering Prayer movement, and author of the bestselling Open Mind, Open Heart.
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