Category Archives: Spirituality & Religion

Following the Path: The Search for a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Joy

September 17, 2012 0 Comments the_category Category:Spirituality & Religion
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By Sister Joan Chittister Image, $18.00, 189 pages Sister Joan Chittister, a well-known Benedictine nun and writer, asks a simple question in her latest book: how can we find happiness and fulfillment? Her answer is equally simple. We must discover our gifts, …

Small Mercies: Glimpses of God in Everyday Life

June 27, 2012 0 Comments the_category Category:Spirituality & Religion
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By Nancy Jo Sullivan Loyola Press, $12.95, 112 pages This sliver of a book is a pearl. Nancy Jo Sullivan embarks on a journey to share the mercies, blessings from the Extraordinary, in the ordinary of everyday routine. Her honesty …

Ordinary Sacred: The Simple Beauty of Everyday Life

June 27, 2012 0 Comments the_category Category:Spirituality & Religion
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By Kent Nerburn New World Library, $14.00, 122 pages We’ve all heard the phrase “stop and smell the roses.” It’s in the time we take to notice the beauty in the ordinary, in day-to-day life that we will see the …

The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath

February 29, 2012 0 Comments the_category Category:Spirituality & Religion
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By Joe Lieberman, David Klinghoffer Howard Books, $22.00, 240 pages Joe Lieberman, the United States senator from Connecticut, and David Klinghoffer, a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, show how ceasing all activity, including work, for a weekly Sabbath …

Inside Scientology: The Story of America’s Most Secretive Religion

February 29, 2012 0 Comments the_category Category:Spirituality & Religion
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By Janet Reitman Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28.00, 464 pages Anybody who knows anything about Scientology is bound to have an opinion about it. To some, it’s a religion dedicated to self-betterment and the golden path to recognizing one’s true potential. To others, …

The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place

February 21, 2012 0 Comments the_category Category:Spirituality & Religion
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Hill Harper Gotham Books, $26.00, 264 pages This is quite an interesting fusion of two concepts by Harper Hill: a personal medical crisis blended with financial advice. It seems that the well-known CSI:NY actor has intended this follow-up to his three best-selling …