Seasons of the Soul: An Intimate God in Liturgical Time

By Sr. Carla Mae Streeter, OP

TESTIMONIALS

“This series of nourishing meditations on the liturgical seasons is written by an excellent theologian. In addition to the Introduction, which is simply flabbergasting, readers will be taken by the bodily, indeed the womanly character of her spirituality, her associating the whole cosmos with the Incarnation, and her adroit, poetic play with symbols. A profound, short book, which deserves to be read more than once.” – Louis Roy, O.P., formerly Professor of Theology at Boston College, now teaching at the Dominican University College in Ottawa

“Seasons of the Soul is a required text in the Lay Spiritual Formation Program at Aquinas Institute of Theology. With inspiring images and metaphors, Sr. Carla Mae invites the formation students to explore a deeper relationship with God and the Church through the lens of the liturgical cycle. Grounded in reality and the stuff of life, Seasons of the Soul finds a resonance with the life and spirituality of the lay minister.” – Marian Love, MAPS, Director, Lay Spiritual Formation Program, Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, MO

“I recommend Seasons of the Soul to all who wish to enter more deeply into the spirituality of the liturgical seasons. The reflections, meditative questions, and poetry of Sr. Carla Mae present a sacred doorway through which insights into our humanity, our discipleship, and our relationship with Christ can be explored and which go beyond the interesting facts and rituals of the seasons into their life-giving meaning.” – Joseph Milner, Director of Christian Initiation for the Archdiocese of St. Louis

“Rooted in the rhythms of the liturgy, this volume offers a rich resource for prayer and reflection in every season of life.” – Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sr. Carla Mae Streeter, O.P., Th.D., is presently Professor Emerita of Systematic Theology and Spirituality at Aquinas Institute of Theology. A Dominican sister, she completed doctoral studies with the Canadian Jesuits at Regis College at the University of Toronto School of Theology in 1986. She was co-recipient of the first Jean-Marc Laporte Scholarship Award for academic excellence, and the first woman to complete a theological doctorate at Regis College. She is the author of Foundations of Spirituality: The Human and the Holy and Religious Love in Bernard Lonergan as Hermeneutical and Transcultural. She serves on the Board of the Interfaith Partnership of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Board of the Institute for the Theological Encounter with Science and Technology.

OTHER WORKS OF CATHOLIC SPIRITUALITY

Church of Love

By Ronda Chervin

TESTIMONIALS

“A luminous, demanding meditation that restores love to its rightful place at the heart of Catholic faith—intellectually rigorous, spiritually intimate, and pastorally transformative.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Dr. Ronda Chervin of Catholic Realism

“En Route Books has brought a hidden treasure back into print with Church of Love by Dr. Ronda Chervin. And doubly so, because the book itself reveals a treasure hidden in plain sight, which is the Catholic Church. Dr. Chervin penetrates deeply beneath the Church’s human defects, which lie in plain sight, down to her essence, which is both human and divine. But this book is not at all dry philosophy for a few scholars, for it is about love, and so is for everyone who can read. And it is of a blessed brevity, so that even the distracted college students of today should be able to manage it. “Being in the actual presence of someone she loves causes a deep happiness, as his tenderness heals the deep wounds of loneliness.” Dr. Chervin is speaking to the young adults of today, wrapped up in electronic gadgets made to distract them, while oblivious to potential friends and spouses nearby. So, my first copy will go to my single adult daughter. And, of course, the book not only covers human love, but also Jesus’ love for me, human and divine.  Dr. Chervin deftly weaves the Sacraments into view in their proper perspective, one by one, as visible instruments of that love. She challenges me, and all who read her writing, to look past externals, and enter deeply into Him.” – Don Caffery, a reader

“Reading this book has opened a whole new way of life for me. The author’s comparison between divine and human love has made the sacraments, dogma, prayer, and love of neighbor — to name only a few of the topics treated — gift of himself to us. His sacraments are loving embraces. Our loving response to his love transforms us into true Christians. I only wish I had been handed this book when I was preparing for Baptism.” – an anonymous young student of Ronda Chervin’s at Loyola University, 1972

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ronda Chervin, PhD, is a professor of philosophy, widow, grandmother, and great grandmother. She has taught at Loyola Marymount University, St. John’s Seminary of Los Angeles, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Our Lady of Corpus Christi, and Holy Apostles College and Seminary. She is the author of numerous books about Catholic living and presents on EWTN and Catholic Radio. Most well-known of her books are The Way of Love, Treasury of Women Saints, Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering: How our Heroes in Faith Found Peace amid Sorrow, and, most recently, with co-author Albert Hughes: Escaping Anxiety on the Road to Spiritual Joy. 

OTHER CATHOLIC MEMOIRS

Why Christians Can Wear Pants: Spiritual Lessons from Strange Stories in Papal History

by Fr. Conrad Murphy

Testimonials

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Worshiping the Sacramental Christ

by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R.

TESTIMONIALS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fr. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R., is Professor Emeritus of the history of moral theology and Christian spirituality at the Alphonsian Academy of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and currently serves as The Robert F. Leavitt Distinguished Service Chair in Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore. An American Redemptorist of the Baltimore Province, Fr. Billy has advanced degrees from Harvard University, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), and the Graduate Theological Foundation. The author of numerous books and articles on a variety of religious topics, he is also active in his order’s retreat apostolate and in the ministry of spiritual direction.

A Drawing Book Hermeneutics: Seeing the Scriptures as a Teenager

by Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc

TESTIMONIALS

“Having given us an aural interpretation of the Scriptures (Hearing the Scriptures: Liturgical Exegesis of the Old Testament in Byzantine Orthodox Hymnography, OUP 2023), renowned Orthodox Biblical scholar, Fr. Eugen Pentiuc, now offers us a visual exegesis, showing us an earlier and artistic dimension of his creative intellect. The pictures accompanying the selected scriptural texts included here, drawn by a 16-year-old in communist Romania, testify to fact that the light of Christ shines in, but is not overcome by, the darkness of the world. The visual hermeneutics presented here will both give an insight into the genesis of Fr Eugen’s intellectual and spiritual development and inspire others to follow the same path.” – Fr. John Behr, Regius Chair in Humanity and Head of Department of Divinity, University of Aberdeen

“Pentiuc’s illustrations are like a slow waltz on a chess board and, to paraphrase a Romanian philosopher and writer, Emil Cioran, I would dare to say that his artistic work is the tiny interval between two heartbeats.” – Professor Dr. Cristian Cheșuț, Prorector, Art and Design University, Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

“When God spoke through the art of a young Romanian oppressed by a Communist regime in the mid-20th century, the walls seeking to contain our Christian faith shook to their foundations! An Eastern European became Pope, the Iron Curtain collapsed, and whole cultures returned to their Christian faith. Of course, that didn’t happen all at once, but a butterfly effect brings inevitable consequences. You will enjoy this book!” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc is Dean of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA, Archbishop Demetrios Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Origins, Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, and author of many books and articles, the most recent of which are Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014); Hearing the Scriptures: Liturgical Exegesis of the Old Testament in Byzantine Orthodox Tradition (New York: Oxford University Press, 2021); and The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity (New York: Oxford University Press, 2022).

Revelationship: Transformative Intimacy with Christ

by Cathy Garland and Dr. Randy Colver

Testimonials

“This book is a profound challenge to the Body of Christ to wake up to God’s passion for a deeper relationship with us. I particularly loved the chapter “The God Who Wrestles With Us.” You can always tell when someone has wrestled with God because—like Jacob—they walk differently. The personal stories of Randy and Cathy create a desire in the reader to experience a deeper relationship with God in a fresh transforming experience. This is a must-read!” – Frank Seamster, Evangelist, https://seamster.org/

“I’ve known Dr. Randy Colver for over forty years. His life as a husband, a father, a man of God, and a friend is the purest reflection of one who is a mature apprentice (disciple) of Jesus. His daughter Cathy is equally devoted to Christ. They both share an “epignosis” relationship with Jesus. Epignosis simply means an authentic, fully experiential, abiding relationship with Jesus Christ. Every page of this book will draw you into a transformative encounter with the Lord. “Revelationship” is a precursor of revival where the Word marries the Spirit.” – Elder Yul Crawford, Atlanta Metropolitan Cathedral

“The concept of this book is absolutely ingenious and so necessary. What a gift this resource will be to the body of Christ!” – Larry Sparks, MDiv., Publisher, Destiny Image, Author, Pentecostal Fire, LarrySparksMinistries.com

“The writers have poured you a glass of hope, for you hold an insightful and valuable book in your hand. Randy and Cathy offer you an open door through which you are welcome to come in and drink deeply of the Lord’s presence. There you will be surprised, enlarged, and instructed by God on what the love and fear of God really means, which is to know him through his word and the revelation of his presence.” – Nita G Berquist, Bible Teacher and Author, Kent, Washington

“Dr. Colver and his daughter, Cathy, take you into a deeper understanding of the nature of God and his pursuit of us. They create a ladder of experiences through each chapter based on their personal encounters with God that will stimulate a greater hunger to know Him and pursue Him. It is truly transformational and the questions, devotional readings, and time of reflection and prayer in the companion devotional guide drive home a deeper, applicable experience in your own journey in Christ. I highly recommend any book whose authors know God and provoke me to grow. This clearly is one of those books.” – Dr. Jay Zinn, Founder and Author, DiscipleshipGroup.com

“Revelationship is more than a book. It is a God-encounter…the Bible verse, “Taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalms 35: 8), becomes alive and tangible. Revelationship is a tool in the hands of Jesus for Christians to know Him and be known by Him. This is an experience I won’t soon forget, leaving me longing for the next chapter and more of Him.” – Sharon Mullins, Pastor of Coweta Community Church, cccnewnan.org

“A powerful message that speaks to every Christian of how the transformative activity of God in our lives draws us ever closer to him.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, Founder and President, WCAT Radio

“If you are pursuing to create or deepen a personal relationship with God, then read this book. Why? The authors cite example after example of biblical passages which specifically highlight why God desires to reveal Himself on a personal and intimate level. Each chapter is filled with not only insights from Scripture, but also personal experiences from their own lives of how revelationship transformed and deepened their understanding of God’s love and goodness. So, if you’re looking for practical and thoughtful insights having a revelationship with God, then you will not be disappointed.” – Dr. Alan Cureton, Former President of Northeastern University – St. Paul

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Cathy Colver Garland, oldest daughter of Dr. Randy Colver, writes Gracefull Musings, a blog providing women a moment of rest and challenge before those little fingers appear under the bathroom door. A former Vice-President of a software company, she currently consults with institutions and companies on marketing, sales, and strategy. She also mentors women in professional, spiritual, and personal development. Saved and living an “absolutely surrendered” life, her passion is to teach people to hear God’s voice and obey, surrender their lives absolutely, and walk in freedom. She is married to Mickey and has two children in elementary school.