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Wilfrid Stinissen

    January 1, 1927 – November 30, 2013
    Wilfrid Stinissen
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    Bread That Is Broken
    Eternity in the Midst of Time
    Word Is Very Near You
    Mary in the Bible and in Our Lives
    This Is the Day the Lord Has Made
    • This Is the Day the Lord Has Made

      365 Daily Meditations

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
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      This collection provides 365 brief daily readings designed to encourage silent reflection and meditation over the course of a year. Aimed at modern readers, it offers a pathway to calm racing minds and settle unsettled hearts. Each entry serves as an invitation for spiritual seekers to embrace daily meditation, fostering a deeper connection with God's peace through carefully selected spiritual texts.

      This Is the Day the Lord Has Made
    • Mary in the Bible and in Our Lives

      • 168 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      This book offers a clear, beautiful exposition of Catholic beliefs about Mary. Not a history or a compendium, it was written by a Carmelite monk who spent decades praying and pondering the mysteries of the faith concerning the Mother of Jesus. Catholic Mariology has matured through centuries of meditation upon both the Bible and the Church's faith in the Incarnation. The Marian dogmas of the Church are guarantors of the full meaning of the statement in the Gospel of John that "the word became flesh and dwelt among us" (1:14). Fr. Wilfrid Stinissen shows that Mariology corrects any attempt to minimize the good news that God became man so that man could become like God. In writing about Mary, he underlines the astonishing truth that God has initiated an intimate communion with mankind. In a world that strives to reduce human dignity, Mary reveals the very high value of man in God's eyes and God's wondrous love and plan for each one of us.

      Mary in the Bible and in Our Lives
    • Word Is Very Near You

      • 140 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
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      "My wish", writes Father Wilfrid Stinissen, "is to give some simple advice on how we can draw nearer to God's Word and let it penetrate us in order that it will bear fruit in our lives." The acclaimed spiritual writer and Carmelite priest says that all Christian literature and preaching are nothing more than an attempt to explain and interpret what God himself has spoken to us in the Bible. God is active in his holy Word, and he is also active in man's seeking and study, in his research and knowledge. In Judaism, the study of Scripture has always had a prominent place, and the same is true of Christianity from the beginning, as can be seen above all in the writings of the Church Fathers. Some modern scholars have also made important discoveries that help illuminate even more the Bible's broad, colorful vistas. Yet without prayer, scholarship is only superficial glitter, destined to fade away. Father Stinissen teaches that prayer and the reading of Scripture belong inseparably together, and he shows the reader how combining them leads a person to close communion with God.

      Word Is Very Near You
    • Eternity in the Midst of Time

      • 215 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
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      Exploring the concept of time, this classic work encourages readers to reevaluate their understanding of it. Stinnisen emphasizes the significance of eternity within believers, suggesting that this insight can transform their experience of time. By meditating on these ideas, readers are invited to deepen their connection with God and discover a renewed sense of joy in their lives.

      Eternity in the Midst of Time
    • Bread That Is Broken

      • 120 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
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      The Holy Eucharist is the Church's most precious treasure, the source and summit of her worship and life. The Church is built upon and around the Eucharist. In this book, a renowned spiritual writer and Carmelite priest shows how receiving the Lord in the Eucharist has profound consequences, because the Eucharist is not only the great Sacrament that brings about oneness with Christ and with the faithful but also the foundational norm for Christian behavior. Any Christian who wonders how he should act, he writes, will find the answer in the Eucharist. He is called to become like Jesus—bread that is broken"for the life of the world" (Jn 6:51). According to Saint Thomas Aquinas, all the sacraments are directed toward the Eucharist as toward their final purpose. The author explains that the Church must therefore guard this precious gift. She correctly challenges the faithful to approach the Eucharist with great reverence and a clear conscience so as not to receive the Lord unworthily but to become his sacrificing and serving people.

      Bread That Is Broken
    • Porywająca książka cenionego rekolekcjonisty i znanego mistrza duchowego o działaniu Ducha Świętego, w której Stinissen OCD przypomina nam o tym, że Bóg jest tajemnicą. Porównanie Ducha do wiatru, tchnienia, uświadamia nam, że jest w Nim coś nieprzewidywalnego – wiatru nie da się uchwycić, nie można też nim sterować. Podobnie nie mamy władzy nad wodą i ogniem, tak nie mamy jej też wobec Ducha, ale „gdzie jest Duch Pański – tam wolność” (2 Kor 3,17). Kto daje się pochwycić Duchowi (wiatrowi), otrzymuje coś z Jego tajemnicy i nieprzewidywalności.

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    • Gdy nieustannie koncentrujemy się na tym, co powinniśmy zrobić, a zapominamy o tym, co otrzymaliśmy, wywracamy wszystko do góry nogami. Zapominamy, że życie chrześcijańskie nie jest przede wszystkim pracą do wykonania, lecz darem do przyjęcia. Otrzymaliśmy nowe życie, aby je przeżyć; młode wino, aby je wypić. To jest naszym podstawowym i w zasadzie jedynym celem. Ufajmy bardziej Duchowi Świętemu niż własnym możliwościom. W tej książce, która w całej pełni czerpie z chrześcijańskiej mistyki, spotykamy się z wyzwaniem, które daje nam wolność. Korzystajmy z tego daru!

      Młode wino.
    • 'Człowieku, kim jesteś?'. Cała niniejsza książka jest próbą odpowiedzi na to pytanie. Dlaczego obstawać przy tym, aby patrzeć na człowieka z dołu, z perspektywy jego animalnych korzeni, jego ziemskiej historii, kiedy można na niego spojrzeć z góry i dopiero wtedy rzeczywiście go dosięgnąć? Gdy Bóg stwarza człowieka, ma na myśli Chrystusa. Tworzy go według Jego wzoru.

      Człowiek prawdziwy
    • 365 tekstów zaczerpniętych z homilii i konferencji Wilfrida Stinissena OCD prowadzonych w latach 1969-1993 to doskonała propozycja dla tych, którzy pragną żyć w intymnej relacji z Bogiem. Krótkie czytania stanowiące inspirację na każdy dzień, przynoszą wyciszenie i wewnętrzną harmonię duchową. „Wszystko, co było, twój grzech, smutek, ból spoczywa w objęciach Ojca. Nie musisz się niczym niepokoić. Możesz bezpiecznie wchodzić w możliwości, które otwiera przed tobą to, co nowe.” Wilfrid Stinissen OCD

      Dziś jest dzień Pański