Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
10 best books like Sacred Reading: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina (Michael Casey): The Cost of Discipleship, Marvels, Milkweed, Wandering, Introduction to the Devout Life, Under Milk Wood, The Journey to the East, The Spirit of the Liturgy, The Journal of Jules Renard, The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha
| Author | Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
| ISBN | 0684815001 |
One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus in this classic text on ethics, humanism, and civic duty.
What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman,...
| Author | Kurt Busiek |
| ISBN | 0785100490 |
Welcome to New York. Here, burning figures roam the streets, men in brightly colored costumes scale the glass and concrete walls, and creatures from space threaten to devour our world. This is the Marvel Universe, where the ordinary and fantastic interact daily. This is the world of Marvels.
Witness...
| Author | Jerry Spinelli |
| ISBN | 0440420059 |
He’s a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham.
He’s a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He’s a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He’s a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels. He’s a boy who wants to be a Nazi some...
| Author | Hermann Hesse |
| ISBN | 0224008048 |
On May 2, 1919, Hesse wrote to Romain Rolland: "I have had to bear a very heavy burden in my personal life in recent years. Now I am about to go to Ticino once again, to live for a while as a hermit in nature and in my work." In 1920, after settling in the Ticino mountain village of Montagnola, he published Wandering,...
Introduction to the Devout Life
| Author | Francis de Sales |
| ISBN | 0375725628 |
This book was written for people with desire to be closer to God, a desire DeSales found on all levels of society, and the reason he wrote this book. It's aimed at laypeople, to show how devout life is possible no matter what one does in life, that devout life is not just for the clergy or monastic life. It's...
| Author | Dylan Thomas |
| ISBN | 0811202097 |
Some works of literature just beg to be read out loud - This is the House that Jack Built and Hiawatha are two that most people are familiar with. Under Milk Wood too, is better appreciated read aloud.
Try it for yourself. A sample (read aloud with Welsh accent, sing-song, go up like a question at...
| Author | Hermann Hesse |
| ISBN | 0312421680 |
In simple, mesmerizing prose, Hermann Hesse's Journey to the East tells of a journey both geographic and spiritual. H.H., a German choirmaster, is invited on an expedition with the League, a secret society whose members include Paul Klee, Mozart, and Albertus Magnus. The participants traverse both...
The Spirit of the Liturgy
| Author | Benedict XVI |
| ISBN | 0898707846 |
Considered by Ratzinger devotees as his greatest work on the Liturgy, this profound and beautifully written treatment of the great prayer of the Church will help readers rediscover the Liturgy in all its hidden spiritual wealth and transcendent grandeur as the very center of our Christian life. In...
| Author | Jules Renard |
| ISBN | 0979419875 |
Spanning from 1887 to a month before his death in 1910, The Journal of Jules Renard is a unique autobiographical masterpiece that, though celebrated abroad and cited as a principle influence by writers as varying as Somerset Maugham and Donald Barthelme, remains largely undiscovered in the United...
The Oxford NRSV Bible offers readers an unbeatable combination of quality construction, affordability, and the most accurate translation of the Bible available today.
Churches and homes across America overwhelmingly choose the NRSV for its easy-to-understand translation and its sensitivity...
| Author | Scott Snyder |
| ISBN | 0785147276 |
Marvel's Noir line ranks among the most intriguing of the alternate-universe superhero reimaginings. Through the lens of Depression-era New York, the likes of Spider-Man, Luke Cage, and Wolverine have a harsher, tougher light cast on their essential characters. Snyder (American Vampire) rips...
God's Promises (Annotated): Of Salvation, Life, and Eternity
| Author | Charles Haddon Spurgeon |
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. – 2 Corinthians 7:1
The first part of this book is meant to be a sieve to separate the chaff from the wheat. Use it on your own soul. It...
Reading To Live: The Evolving Practice of Lectio Divina
| Author | Raymond Studzinski |
| ISBN | 0879072318 |
Lectio divina, the ancient practice of prayerful reading, is a font whose waters are waiting to quench the thirst of spiritual seekers, both beginners on the spiritual journey and experienced travelers. The art of holy reading transforms lives. Through the practice of lectio individuals and communities...
| Author | Souvankham Thammavongsa |
| ISBN | 0771070985 |
With unsettling beauty and a quiet magic, award-winning poet Souvankham Thammavongsa's Cluster will awe and amaze.
Acclaimed poet Souvankham Thammavongsa returns with her fourth collection, a book about meaning. Meaning can sometimes blow up, crack something we had not seen, or darken...
Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent
| Author | Liz Howard |
| ISBN | 0771038364 |
A stunning debut book of poems from a bold new voice unafraid to engage with the exigencies of our contemporary world.
In Liz Howard’s wild, scintillating debut, the mechanisms we use to make sense of our worlds – even our direct intimate experiences of it – come under constant scrutiny...
The Amazing Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
Definitely one of the strongest stories involving Spider-Man
This edition collects the storyline formally known as “Fearful Symmetry: Kraven’s Last Hunt”, originally published in “Web of Spider-Man #31 & 32, Amazing Spider-Man #293 & 294 and Peter Parker, The...
| Author | Jacob Mcarthur Mooney |
| ISBN | 0771059396 |
The two sections in Jacob McArthur Mooney’s virtuoso collection – one rural in orientation, one urban – open an intricate conversation. Taking as its inciting incident the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 off the coast of Nova Scotia, before moving to the neighbourhoods around Toronto’s...
Patti Smith Collected Lyrics, 1970-2015
To honor the fortieth anniversary of her seminal album Horses, a revised and updated version of the iconic artist’s collected lyrics.
This extraordinary collection from “rock and roll’s poet laureate” is a testimony to the fierce passion and uncompromising originality of Patti...
The greatest heroes in the DC Comics universe, the Justice League, answer mail from their biggest fans--kids!--courtesy of Michael Northrop, New York Times bestselling author of TombQuest, and artist Gustavo Duarte.
Does Superman ever make mistakes? What was Wonder Woman's eleventh...
FCBD 2019: Under the Moon Sample and Raven Preview
I picked this up during this year's Free Comic Book Day because I like Catwoman, and the art looked really nice.
Today I finally sat down to read it. I was right, the art is lovely and the story started out pretty well.
In this version of Catwoman, Selina is a teenager living with her mother...
Star Trek: TNG: Mirror Broken #0
Returning to the Mirror Universe!
This single comic book is part of the Free Comic Book Day event in 2017.
Creative Team:
Writers: David Tipton & Scott Tipton
Illustrator: J.K. Woodward
PICARD’S RISING IN THE MIRROR UNIVERSE!
This...
DC's Year of the Villain Special #1
Evil is winning! Lex Luthor and The Legion of Doom conspire with Cosmic Gods, bending mankind toward a dark destiny. Elsewhere, the scourge of Leviathan spreads unchecked, seizing power in every corner of the world. And all the while the Batman Who Laughs busies himself in the shadows, aligned with...
FCBD 2019: Spider-Man/Venom #1
Everyone knows Miles Morales, who rose to fame in Marvel's acclaimed animated sensation Into The Spider-Verse - and with a second feature film arriving this year, Peter Parker will once again suit up to save the world with his web-slinging super powers! In a special FCBD story, creators Tom Taylor,...
Avatar Free Comic Book Day 2011 (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Dark Horse is thrilled to bring to readers of all ages Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender. This Free Comic Book Day story is an excellent excellent entry point to this wonderfully charming and imaginative world! When an earnest young man starts vying for her attention, Mai wonders if he is her...
FCBD 2019: Avengers/Savage Avengers #1
Free Comic Book Day 2019 is the perfect chance to dive deep into the Marvel Universe with new stories and exciting adventures alongside some of Marvel's most acclaimed creators - and this year, Marvel is bringing you the biggest and boldest stories yet! FCBD AVENGERS #1 features a story by industry superstars...
Welcome to Whedonverse - Free Comic Book Day 2019
The perfect jumping-on point for the Whedonverse with all new stories from the worlds of BOOM! Studios' hit series Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Firefly.
First, Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his first mate Zoe Alleyne Washburne have a bond that was forged in blood during the war that shaped the 'Verse...but...
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1 (Before Watchmen: Nite Owl, #1)
| Author | J. Michael Straczynski |
When the original Nite Owl Hollis Mason retires, who will answer the call to take his place? Writer J. Michael Straczynski and artists Joe and Andy Kubert team to assemble the tale of tech-wizard Dan Dreiberg--the man who would carry the mantle of one of the world's greatest heroes.
“The hero...
Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
| Author | Richard Rohr |
| ISBN | 0281075123 |
A valuable new companion journal to the bestselling "Breathing Under Water"! We are all addicted to something, according to Franciscan Father Richard Rohr. This "Companion Journal" can help you work your way through the wisdom of the twelve-step program as outlined in "Breathing Under Water" to...
Every Tribe: Stories of Diverse Saints Serving in a Diverse World
| Author | Sharon Prentis |
| ISBN | 0281080852 |
The Bible tells us Jesus is for every tribe, language, people and nation-so why are all the saints in our stained-glass windows white? An oppressive bias has taken hold of the storytelling of the Church. Many are surprised to discover that St. Augustine was from present day Algeria, and even that most...
The Weather of Words: Poetic Inventions
| Author | Mark Strand |
| ISBN | 0375709703 |
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, a brilliant and witty collection of writings on the art and nature of poetry -- a master class both entertaining and provocative.
The pieces have a broad range and many levels. In one, we sit with the teenage Mark Strand while he reads for the first time a...
