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Edith Stein

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

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In the wake of World War I when neither Jews nor women were widely accepted in academia, Edith Stein rose to prominence as a leading intellectual in Germany. She was a passionate and brilliant philosopher who lived and thrived in the intellectual university community of Germany. She was also a young Jewish woman who shocked her intellectual community when she fell in love with Jesus Christ and became a Roman Catholic. More shocking still, eleven years later, Edith entered the cloistered Carmelite order to follow a life of mystic and contemplative prayer in the cloister under the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Edith Stein’s surrender to grace is all the more visible because of the dark night that enveloped the period of history in which she lived and died — years when millions of men and women, including Edith Stein herself, were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime in the name of diligent ethnic cleansing. Today, as the meaning of feminism is lost in a world of relativism, Edith Stein provides a model for a true feminist woman who authentically integrates faith, family, and work. In these pages, award-winning journalist Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda brings new light to this complex woman, her culture, and the pivotal period of history in which she lived and died. More than a biography, these pages paint a multifaceted portrait of Edith Stein as seen by scholars, friends, and relatives – and by Catholics and Jews alike. You’ll gain new insights into the complex aspects of her life and death, as well as the impact of her character and personality on those who knew her. But most of all, you will enter into the interior life of this woman of Jewish descent who transformed her entire life because of her encounter with Jesus Christ, an encounter that led her from the depths of atheism to the heights of sainthood.

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Sophia Institute Press

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1622824644

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The Journey

A Guide for the Modern Pilgrim

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda,Michael Scaperlanda

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The Journey

A Guide for the Modern Pilgrim

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda,Michael Scaperlanda

Drawing deeply on their own experience of consecrated travel, the Scaperlandas guide readers into the heart of the pilgrim experience. Much of their advice is practical: What are the most promising pilgrimage destinations? How can families go on pilgrimage? How can vacations and tourism be transformed into a journey of pilgrimage? They give special attention to practices and attitudes that can make all travel sacred. Their depth of understanding enables readers to connect the inner and.

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Loyola Press

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082941617X

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9780829416176

Edith Stein

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

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The Shepherd Who Didn't Run

Blessed Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma, Revised

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

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The Shepherd Who Didn't Run

Blessed Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma, Revised

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger." -FATHER STANLEY FRANCIS ROTHER Father Stanley Rother was true to his word. He did not run. And he was martyred at the age of 46. Father Stanley arrived in Guatemala in 1968, and he immediately identified with his parishioners' simple, farming lifestyle. He learned their languages, prepared them for the sacraments, and cared for their needs. Father Stanley - or "Padre Francisco", as he was called by his beloved Tz'utujil Indians - had found his heart's calling. After nearly a decade, the violence of the Guatemalan civil war found its way into the peaceful village of Santiago Atitlán. Disappearances, killings, and danger became daily occurrences, but despite this unrest Father Stanley remained hard at work, building a farmers' co-op, a school, a hospital, and the first Catholic radio station, used for catechesis. In early 1981, his name was on a death list, so he returned to Oklahoma and was warned not to go back to Guatemala. But he could not abandon his people, so he went back, and made the ultimate sacrifice for his faith. "Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of Christ for our people," said Father Stanley, "that our presence among them will fortify them to endure these su fferings in preparation for the coming of the Kingdom." Includes 16 pages of photos.

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Our Sunday Visitor

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1681924579

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The Seeker's Guide to Mary

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

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The Seeker's Guide to Mary

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

The Seeker's Guide to Mary presents a balanced and insightful examination of the life of Mary. To many Christians, Mary is a mystery. Author Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda introduces us to Mary through scriptural references, historical perspective, and Christian devotion.

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Loyola Press

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0829414894

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9780829414899

Our Lady of Charity

How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love

By: Maria Morera Johnson

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Our Lady of Charity

How a Cuban Devotion to Mary Helped Me Grow in Faith and Love

By: Maria Morera Johnson

Maria Morera Johnson grew up knowing the virgencita—the Virgin Mary—and had a special love for Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of Cuba. Even after Johnson moved to the United States, Our Lady of Charity continued to influence her life. In her new book, the bestselling and award-winning author shares her childhood recollections of the devotion to the patroness of her native country and stories of how Mary helped her deepen her faith and led her to Jesus. Johnson also invites you to know Mary in a new way and to allow devotion to the Blessed Mother to help you open your heart to others and to grow in faith and love. The origin of the devotion to Our Lady of Charity in Cuba comes from a seventeenth-century story of three men who were tossed about at sea during a violent storm. They prayed to Mary for her protection and the storm suddenly disappeared. They found a statue of the Blessed Mother holding Jesus and a gold cross floating in the water. The statue included the inscription: “I am the Virgin of Charity.” The statue was completely dry as it floated in the water. Our Lady of Charity is not a Church-approved apparition; nevertheless, several popes—including St. John Paul II and Pope Francis, who celebrated Mass at her shrine during his visit to Cuba in 2015—have supported devotion to Mary under this title. Johnson, author of the bestselling My Badass Book of Saints, traces the history of Our Lady of Charity in Cuba and how the devotion was spread by emigrants as they left their country behind. Johnson weaves the story of the devotion with Cuba’s history, memories of her homeland, and tales of her journey back to Cuba for the first time since her childhood during Pope Francis’s 2015 Apostolic Visit. Throughout Our Lady of Charity, Johnson shares her devotion to Mary and passion for her Catholic faith. This evocative spiritual memoir is part history and part memory, part modern-day travelogue and part meditation on the role faith, family, and devotion have on how we live and love.

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Ave Maria Press

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1594719020

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9781594719028

My Badass Book of Saints

Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Live

By: Maria Morera Johnson

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My Badass Book of Saints

Courageous Women Who Showed Me How to Live

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Winner of a 2016 Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing Award (first place, inspirational books). Winner of a 2020 Catholic Press Association book award (honorable mention, backlist beauty). In this edgy, honest, and often audacious book of Catholic spirituality, blogger and popular podcaster Maria Morera Johnson explores the qualities of twenty-four holy women who lived lives of virtue in unexpected and often difficult circumstances. In My Badass Book of Saints, Johnson shares her experience as a first-generation Cuban-American, educator of at-risk college students, and caregiver for a husband with Lou Gehrig's disease. Through humorous, empowering, and touching portraits of twenty-four spiritual mentors who inspired her, Johnson shows how their bravery, integrity, selflessness, perseverance, and hope helped her and can help others have courage to reach for a closer connection to God. She presents remarkable holy women and saints--including the gun-toting Servant of God Sr. Blandina Segale who tried to turn the heart of Billy the Kid, and Nazi resister Irena Sendler who helped smuggle children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II--in a way that brings their vivid personalities to life and helps readers live out the challenges of their lives with virtue and conviction. The book includes a group discussion guide.

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Ave Maria Press

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1594716331

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mary of Nazareth

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mary of Nazareth

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

The mother of all books on Mary, Mother of Jesus. Most people agree that Mary of Nazareth was an actual historical figure. But how did this average Jewish girl become the woman that Christians the world over adore—and call the Mother of God? This fascinating guide explores Mary in Scripture, Mary in tradition, and Mary today; Mary’s links to the Earth Mother and the Buddhist Kwan-Yin; Mary apparitions and shrines throughout the world; and Mary in art, music, and literature.

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Alpha Books

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1592574823

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9781592574827

The Shepherd Who Didn't Run

Blessed Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma, Revised

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda

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The Shepherd Who Didn't Run

Blessed Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma, Revised

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Our Sunday Visitor

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1681924579

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mary of Nazareth

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The Journey

A Guide for the Modern Pilgrim

By: Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda,Michael Scaperlanda

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A Guide for the Modern Pilgrim

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Edith Stein

Edith Stein

The Journey

The Journey

Edith Stein

Edith Stein

The Shepherd Who Didn't Run

The Shepherd Who Didn't Run

The Seeker's Guide to Mary

The Seeker's Guide to Mary

Our Lady of Charity

Our Lady of Charity

My Badass Book of Saints

My Badass Book of Saints

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mary of Nazareth

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mary of Nazareth

The Shepherd Who Didn't Run

The Shepherd Who Didn't Run

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mary of Nazareth

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mary of Nazareth

The Journey

The Journey

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