Joyce Rupp's bestselling contemporary classic has sold over 200,000 copies. This new edition continues a fifteen year tradition of helping individuals and groups pray about everyday life using the rich symbol of a cup in all its many forms. Book jacket.
With many prayers straight from the personal journals of Joyce Rupp, Prayers to Sophia aids readers in reaching new spiritual depths through the exploration of feminine images of the Divine. Vulnerable and instructive in equal amounts, this book of meditative prayers offers fifty entries that include a verse from biblical wisdom literature and conversation starters for women's book groups.This book serves as a companion to Joyce Rupp's The Star in My Heart .
Joyce Rupp's characteristic creativity and reverence for the Divine are on full display in this collection of prayer resources for birthdays, holidays, holy days, transitions, and many other occasions, helping readers enter more deeply and reflectively into the liturgical and seasonal celebrations of their lives. Ideal for personal use, or as a gift for loved ones celebrating a landmark occasion, this enduring spiritual classic is an invaluable resource for ministers, spiritual directors, and lay leaders alike, who turn to its prayers, reflections, and rituals for personal and communal occasions both "ordinary" and profound.
Some of Sr. Joyce Rupps most perennially popular books have been collections of her original prayers, blessings, poems, and reflections. In Prayer Seeds, the bestselling author and retreat leader offers almost a hundred new selections on a variety of themes such as the feasts and seasons of the liturgical year, compassion, ministry, difficult times, and important eventsall suitable for personal or group prayer.
Reissued on its tenth anniversary, May I Walk You Home? remains an invaluable resource for professional caregivers and loved ones assisting someone on their final journey home. Accompanied by the experience and empathy of hospice educator Joyce Hutchison and the wisdom and inspiration of best-selling author Joyce Rupp, readers will discover the courage necessary to embrace the struggles and rewards of this final companionship.
"The definitive Christian guide to compassion, Boundless Compassion is the culmination of Joyce Rupp's research and work as codirector of the Servite Institute of Compassionate Presence. Through this six-week personal transformation process for developing and deepening compassion, Rupp--bestselling and award-winning author and retreat leader--nudges, encourages, and inspires you to grow in the kind of love that motivated Jesus' life and his mission for his disciples." --Summary from back cover.
A textbook on the endocrine system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context suitable for the first two years of the medical student course.
"[Includes] forty original prayers, blessings, and meditations [to help] practice themes of compassion: as a way of life, welcoming ourselves, the river of suffering, from hostility to hospitality, a thousand unbreakable links, and compassionate presence"--Amazon.com.
Little Pieces of Light offers both courage and solace. It reaches into the human heart, encouraging the reader to approach painful, inner darkness as a help rather than a hindrance to personal growth. In a culture that pushes away darkness, this book carries a radical message: darkness is where one waits patiently for the stirrings of new life to develop. This revised volume offers additional chapters as well as a study guide and prayers for personal reflection reminding the reader that there is a strong light within the self and within others that will serve as a comfort and guide along a sometimes bleak and barren journey.
This book traces the history of the animal, moving from their evolution through their domestication and global spread to the role of goats in the modern world.