Whenever there was a knock at the Capuchin Monastery door, Fr. Solanus Casey answered. The Capuchin friar's prayers brought comfort and healing to visitors he greeted at friaries in Michigan, New York, and Indiana. On September 12, 2012, inside St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit, where Casey's remains are interred, a miracle happened. Minutes after a pilgrim knelt at Casey's tomb, signs of her lifelong genetic skin disease disappeared. Pope Francis declared the healing a miracle, and nearly 70,000 people filled a Detroit football stadium on November 18, 2017, for Casey's beatification ceremony, when the Catholic Church honored him with the title of "Blessed." The Wisconsin-born Casey, a onetime prison guard who died in 1957 at the age of 86, is now one step and one more miracle away from becoming a saint. The photographs in Blessed Solanus Casey illustrate the arc of his life and legacy, including images from his early years and ministry to the poor, of those who say they have been healed by his prayers, and of the stirring Catholic rituals accompanying the friar's path to possible sainthood.
Casey, Gena, and Maryann can think of a way better use of a week than a senior trip to Washington, D.C. Casey's plan is simple. Ditch the trip to D.C., camp out at her parents' amazing cabin in Delonga, and accidentally "run into" Lane and his friends on their fishing trip. She knows the boys will be across the lake--her friends will thank her once they're up there. Three girls for three boys will be the perfect party. After all, what could be more fun than five days in the woods? No curfews, no rules, and no parents. No one will even know they're up there. And no one will hear them when they scream for help. When the first body shows up, it's shocking. When the knock comes on the back door, it's horrifying. And when they realize there's nowhere to hide, they'll wish they were already dead. Surviving a week in the woods is a going to be a whole lot harder than these girls could ever imagine.
The transition to adulthood is a complex process, and college is pivotal to this experience. The Science of College aids entering college students--and the people who support them--in navigating college successfully, with up-to-date recommendations based upon real student situations, sound social science research, and the collective experiences of faculty, lecturers, advisors, and student support staff. The stories captured in this book highlight how the challenges that college students encounter vary in important ways based on demographics and social backgrounds. Despite these varied backgrounds, all students are more likely to have successful college experiences if they invest in their communities. Universities have many resources available, but as this book will show, students need to learn when to access which resources and how best to engage with people serving students. This includes having a better awareness of the different roles held by university faculty and staff, and navigating who to go to for what, based upon understanding their distinct sets of expertise and approaches to support. There is no single template for student success. Yet, this book highlights common issues that many students face and provides science-based advice for how to navigate college. Each topic covered is geared towards the life stage that most college students are in: emerging adulthood. In addition to the student-focused chapters, the book includes appendixes with activities for students, tips for parents, and methods information for faculty. Supplemental website materials suggest classroom activities for instructors who adopt this book within first-year seminars and general education courses. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
Trauma, stress, and manmade and natural disasters are increasingly impacting individuals and communities. The clinical and scientific advances presented here strive to address the rapidly expanding individual and community burden of disease resulting from the experience of traumatic or stressful events. The authors describe the suffering which trauma- and stressor-related disorders (TSRDs) cause, and explain in 30 concise chapters the state of the science for the DSM-5 trauma- and stressor-related disorders with regard to pathogenesis, diagnostic assessment and approach to treatment. This volume presents the genetic, neurochemical, developmental, and psychological foundations and epidemiology of the trauma- and stressor-related disorders, in addition to specific guidance on screening and evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and biological, psychological and social treatments. The chapters in this book cover a variety of TSRDs: posttraumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, adjustment disorders, persistent complex bereavement disorder, and reactive attachment and disinhibited social engagement disordersd. Graphics, including neuroimaging are integrated for easy reference and to aid grasping of key concepts. The book draws on the current literature and provides brief case scenarios from individuals and families exposed to psychological or physical traumas, including mass trauma events. Factors contributing to susceptibility to these disorders and to resilience are also addressed. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders provides an in-depth yet succinct introduction to current clinical and research knowledge for trainees and for professionals including psychotherapeutic, psychopharmacological, public health, and policy interventions. It addresses the level of evidence for different best practices to target the disabling cognitive, emotional or behavioral symptoms for a specific patient or population.
The Good News: Liz Casey just met the man of her dreams on the job. The Bad News: She just gave him a speeding ticket. Newsflash: He's her new partner! Liz has to work beside sexy hunk Steve Miller, a man who lives life on the edge, while she lives by the rules. Day after day, she has to look into his seductive green eyes and listen to his tirades about women on the police force. And night after night, they both have to fight the knowledge that opposites really do attract!
Two thousand years ago, God became human and walked the earth. While still God, Jesus was like us, experiencing the trials of human existence, the reality of material needs hunger, cold, pain, and thirst. While people today share many commonalities with Christ, the modern world is very different from the Roman-controlled Middle East. Wouldn't faith be strengthened if people had a deeper and more meaningful understanding of the time and place that God lived as a man? In Jesus' World: Romans, Priests, Crowds, Dusty Roads, Scrambled Eggs and All, Charles A. Sennewald and Patricia Casey invite readers more directly into the life of Christ. Follow the authors over the unpaved roadways of Judea, Samaria, and Galilee. Based in Scripture, Jesus' World shows the Holy Land as inhabited by Christ and His apostles, and in plain language reduces the gulf between the world of Jesus' experiences and today, helping readers feel what He felt, marvel at His insight, and walk in His footprints. Jesus' World can help you improve your understanding of Jesus and the world around him and strengthen your faith.
Since mental health problems are common, and range in severity from transient stress reactions to those that impact seriously on day to day living, a book that helps people understand these conditions is required reading.
Patricia Casey has captured all the things Jack the cat does in his daily life, including getting himself in a woolly tangle. Excellent drawings of the cat complement the minimal text for the younger reader.
Casey enjoyed Tracy's company during summer vacation but becomes increasingly jealous of her irrepressible new friend when she joins Casey's fifth-grade class.
A fascinating and realistic collage picture book introducing the bustling, caring world of an urban animal shelter. Illustrated in an eye-catching collage of real photographic material and bright drawings, this delightful book tells the story of a real-life day at an animal shelter. From arriving with the staff and giving the cats their breakfast, to settling the animals down for the night, Patricia Casey gives us a unique glimpse into the lives and stories of many pets and strays. Meet the gecko who was found in a lady's suitcase when she returned from her holiday in Spain, and help Patricia and Neil to capture a deer sleeping in a graveyard and take it back to the woods where it belongs As Patricia says, Wood Green Animal Shelter is always busy, Happy, sad and funny things happen every minute
Fifth-grader Cliffie feels that nothing has been right in his life since his parents got their divorce and his front teeth began growing out over his lower lip.
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