Out of the Darkness by Mary Kloska

Out of the Darkness by Mary Kloska

Out of the Darkness

by Mary Kloska

This work is a collection of treasures Jesus has shared with Mary Kloska’s heart. In offering this to the reader, Mary hopes to witness to the great power Jesus’ Cross contains in itself.  Her heart cringes at the thought of her interior life with Him being laid open so bare before the world, but she remembers that her Spouse was crucified naked, bearing all of Himself to the world and allowing us to reach out and touch His naked wounds so that we can know the fathomless abyss of His Love contained within them.  And so, Mary allows herself to be spiritually ‘naked’ with Him in order for you all to receive His Love in this intimate way.  Because Jesus gives such great gifts to be shared with all of His Church, Mary prays that who she is does not distract you from Who He is, for that is what He wants to show to you here.  Mary lays herself bare as His little wife crucified with Him on the Cross.  Similar to St. Paul, she must simply live so that she can say, “I no longer live, but Jesus Crucified lives in me.”  She prays you meet Him here in these pages. Amen. Alleluia.  Fiat.

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TESTIMONIALS

“Physical and spiritual nakedness are deep realities in these words of Mary Kloska. Jesus, totally exposed to the evil of generations past and to those yet unborn. And in this book is the call and the invitation to expose our spiritual nakedness and to be one with Him on His journey to the Father’s will. Yes, there is a light to come from the tomb, but first we enter the darkness.” Deacon Tom Fox, Catholic Podcaster and Catholic Radio Host
“Mary Kloska has painted yet another wonderful icon as the title of this book. She provides a good explanation of the icon, which depicts Christ’s love as gentle, humble and strong. Even though Jesus is shown on the cross and bleeding profusely, Mary shows us that He is in control. He looks at the scene in front of Him. It is as if He is directly looking in each person’s eyes, who lived, is living, or will live. He looks into the eyes of the aborted and miscarried. He knows their need for salvation and sacrifices Himself. His strength is clear in that look, in the fact of giving Himself up, even more than the weakness of His of being crucified. That depth of profundity enters into the pages of the book and engages the reader, contemplatively.  A reader cannot rush through the chapters. Every sentence must be thought about; every picture must be entered. Each section of each chapter builds on the next in a way that is deliberate and written with the attempt to bring spiritual understanding to the reader.” – Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson, WCAT Radio host of “Author to Author

“This manuscript deeply affected me in my spiritual life… and its very hard for an 82-year-old to learn anything new… this was really life-changing to my spirituality.” – Ronda Chervin, author of Always a New Beginning: A Conversation Between Broken Catholic Spiritual Warriors

“‘When St. Paul arrived in Corinth and began evangelizing, he told the Corinthians he did not come to share any worldly wisdom or lofty rhetoric, but only the simple, gospel truth of Jesus Christ, and him… crucified’ (1 Corinthians 2:1-2). In her new book… Out Of The Darkness… author, artist, and musician, Mary Kloska, follows along this same, powerful path. Unfortunately, due to the hedonistic cultural milieu that dominates our society, following the path of Jesus crucified is a rather lonely journey. Even in those few sectors where Christianity is still practiced, emphasis on the cross is noticeably diminished if not clearly absent (e.g., the ‘prosperity gospel’). Having said this, it would be hard to imagine a more timely spiritual treatise than this one. The author takes the reader deep into the beauty, mystery, wisdom and power of Jesus crucified by way of spiritual insights and observations that are fresh, inspiring, and wonderfully invigorating. Like a rainstorm in the desert, this book is entering into the ‘spiritual void’ of our times and will almost certainly become a Lenten staple as well as a focal point for The New Evangelization.” –Fr. Lawrence Edward Tucker, SOLT, author of The Prayer of Jesus Crucified: A Simple Way to Go Further in Prayer; Adventures in The Father’s Joy! Mission Stories for the New Evangelization; To Whom The Heart Decided To Love; The Redemption Of San Isidro: a Tale of Mercy and Love
“This book is a gift to anyone who reads it because it shows us how – as Jesus said to Mary – ‘we can be profoundly made one’ with Him on the Cross.” – Sr. Patrizia Pasquini, ASC, Generalate sisters of the Most Precious Blood

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Mary Kloska is from Elkhart, Indiana. She was raised in a huge Polish family (12 brothers and sisters) along with a lot of foster babies and other needy people in and out of the house. She presently has 70+ nieces and nephews.  She has lived a very unique life. Upon graduating from Notre Dame in 1999 she spent almost 20 years in the missions serving the poor (including orphanages) as well as praying as a consecrated hermit all over the world –Siberia, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, Philippines, Mexico, the Holy Land and all over Europe as well. Although she spent a lot of time away in silence praying, ironically she loves children and is very fun and outgoing when it comes to serving young adults, as well as the little ones. She also spent her time in the missions giving retreats, doing simple catechesis, leading prayer groups, giving spiritual direction, helping in deliverance, changing diapers, feeding babies and cleaning floors. After spending intense time serving in a mission she would withdraw for periods of ‘retreat’ as a hermit (including three years as an official diocesan hermit with vows under a Bishop.) The last few years she has spent as a fulltime nanny to infant triplets, twins and several large families. She speaks many languages (poorly) and enjoys playing guitar, painting icons, baking, gardening, reading, writing and simply filling in where there is the greatest need in the Church. Her WCAT Radio program, “The Heart of Fiat Crucified Love,” may be found here.

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Our House of the Sacred Heart

Our House of the Sacred Heart

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Our House of the Sacred Heart, Annabelle Moseley, En Route Books and Media. An easy read with Chapters broken into small, seemingly innocent topics. The author then includes a biblical picture, a scripture quote and a lesson tied to the topic. The ponder and pray section at the end of each chapter makes you think about how relevant the topic is in your life. The chapter ends with a prayer. This book can be enjoyed by all family members, and everyone will take away something different.

Our House of the Sacred Heart: A Litany of Stories with Art, Prayers, and Reflections

by Annabelle Moseley

Our House of the Sacred Heart is a groundbreaking collection of 33 true stories of five generations of a family formed in the Sacred Heart of Jesus through their connection to an unforgettable house. As you enter into the heart of this book, you are invited into that house and offered hospitality through time-tested stories of growth in the Faith, transiting the various gateways of life. You will be praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart while reading this work of reparation, one lesson at a time, and at book’s end, consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You will be guided to a poignant understanding that you are being called to your true home— held and forged within the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which does not fade or crumble with the passing of time.  Whatever your story, no matter how painful, be assured that God has left signs and symbols along the way— clues to guide you to His Heart. This book, complete with beautiful prayers, devotions, art, poetry, and reflections, will teach you to spot and follow those clues, and discover your own spiritual autobiography, culminating in consecration to the Sacred Heart.

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TESTIMONIALS

“This deeply personal witness from Annabelle Moseley draws the reader into the intimacy of faith. In sharing her own heart, poetry, art, reflection, and prayer, she helps each of us find a welcome and a home in the Sacred Heart of Jesus.”  — Bishop Richard Henning, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York

“Annabelle Moseley’s Our House of the Sacred Heart is not simply good Catholic theology of the Sacred Heart but a work of art that raises the reader into the summum bonum of truth, beauty, and goodness.” — Matt Fradd, Pints with Aquinas

“In her inspirational book Our House of the Sacred Heart, Annabelle Moseley promotes devotion to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus. She does so by encouraging us to take refuge in His Sacred heart for “the Sacred Heart is our home.” May the prayerful reading of this devotional book increase love for Jesus Christ and inflame a desire to spread the Good News that in the midst of this often chaotic world we all have a loving, caring home, the Sacred Heart of Jesus.” — Very Rev. Peter Samuel Kucer, MSA, author of A Brief Historical Survey of Marian Devotion and Theology

Our House of the Sacred Heart is, quite simply, brilliant. It’s brilliant in the sense of genius, in the sense of uniqueness, and in the sense of imparting divine light, wisdom, and warmth. Moseley invites the reader into the home of her grandmother, the kind of home that is a sort of incarnation of our heavenly home: cozy, warm, full of love and kind words, a place of safety in storms. By drawing the reader into her family, and from life to death, she leads deeply into the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and in doing that, brings the reader to comprehend in a new way the incredible reality of Home. And it’s personal: she poses questions, lovely questions, that cause the reader to open up to God’s grace like a flower to the sun. You won’t be the same after reading this book, and you will want to go back to it again and again. Through the lens of her stories and, as I say, those “lovely questions,” you will never see home, life, suffering, death, family, friends, underlined books, dishes and tea cups, cemeteries, and yes–runs in stockings– in quite the same way, and your heart will be closer to Heaven…and you will be incredibly happy because of it.” –Keith Brant Berube, PhD candidate, author of the books Mary, the Beloved; Mary: The Rosary, the Relationship, and Dragons; and A Love Letter to Mary

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Annabelle Moseley is an award-winning American poet, author of nine books, including Sacred Braille: The Rosary as Masterpiece through Art, Poetry, and Reflections, Professor of Theology and host of the Catholic radio shows and podcasts on Sacramental Living: “Then Sings My Soul,” and “Destination: Sainthood — Journey to the Great Cloud of Witnesses,” on WCAT Radio. Moseley’s work as a poet is featured as one of five artists profiled in the 2019 Documentary Film, Masterpieces, about the vocational call of the arts. This film is available to view through Amazon Prime and Formed On Demand (formed.org).

Moseley has won the titles of Walt Whitman Birthplace Writer in-Residence (2009-2010) and 2014 Long Island Poet of the Year. She teaches at St. Joseph’s College in New York and at St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie, NY) where she specializes in the field of Theological Aesthetics with an emphasis on the intersection between theology and literature. Moseley has led various retreats and workshops for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, and is the founder of Desert Bread (desertbread.org), a series of lectures on faith and the arts that concludes with sharing a meal and taking a collection of canned food donations for local food pantries. Moseley is a frequent columnist for the Catholic online magazine, Aleteia.

Born on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Annabelle Moseley was baptized at the Church of St. Louis de Montfort (a saint known for his special devotion to the Rosary). Raised on the North Shore of Long Island, Moseley continues to reside there, grateful for the domestic church she has built with her husband and their children.

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Always a New Beginning!

Always a New Beginning!

Always a New Beginning! A Conversation between Broken Catholic Spiritual Warriors

By Ronda Chervin, Ph.D., and David E. Dowd

RONDA: Life is a broken field of dreams for some of us. Loved ones, experience, accidents, illness, old age… each inflicting pain and suffering according to circumstance. Some of us emerge with scars on the outside and inside. We can live on the inside looking through our broken shard of glass at our lives.
 
 
DAVE: But, you might learn you CAN make a new beginning. Some of us who struggle to remain faithful through our pain like I did can begin, now! So, I invite you to join me in meeting up with Ronda Chervin. I invite you to join us in this life giving adventure along the roads of honesty and truth as we rediscover His Plan in our own journey, as Saint Benedict said, “Always a New Beginning.”
 
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Catechism of the Catholic Church #298

Since God could create everything out of nothing, he can also, through the Holy Spirit, give spiritual life to sinners by creating a pure heart in them, and bodily life to the dead through the Resurrection. God “gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.” And since God was able to make light shine in darkness by his Word, he can also give the light of faith to those who do not yet know him.

 
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TESTIMONIALS

“The past is gone, and the future is not yet. Always a New Beginning! is a pleasant and insightful challenge to always live in the present moment with prayerful calmness, peaceful determination, and joyful humor. It is an invitation to live life to the full, making all things new.” – Br. Francis Flaherty, OCSO, Assumption Abbey, Ava, Missouri

“This is a positive and practical book for those of us who are at least eighty, for those who are not-quite-eighty, and for all who are not-quite-not-quite-eighty. As many of us, as youngsters, gladly anticipated adolescence and adulthood, here we are aided by the authors’ experiences, their wit and wisdom, as they guide us forward. We can join our walks with theirs into our later years. The questions at the end of each chapter enable us, the readers, to join in this adventure as well, to experience our own individual healing and growth.” – Marti Armstrong, M.S.

“It is a privilege for me to recommend Always a New Beginning! Just the title is inspirational, so true and invites interest. The book is also very personal, humble, unique, and a heartwarming dialogue between the authors, which is so enjoyable to read. I have gotten to know David Dowd in the past couple of months and his revelations are so him, and I also feel like I know Ronda, without meeting her, because of their opening up of very personal and intimate thoughts and encounters. The book is really remarkable and also spiritual, by two great Catholic believers, one a lifelong teacher who is very devout, and the other a lifelong practitioner and examiner of the Catholic faith. While much of the book has timeless subjects, it also has a nice contemporary twist with the current encounter with the coronavirus pandemic. I heartily recommend its reading.” – Eugene J. O’Neill, Attorney At Law, Gould Cooksey Fennell

Always a New Beginning! is a fascinating intersection of two ”spiritual warrior” experiences which shaped their pasts and opened possibilities for “new beginnings” in the future. The Professor (Ronda) and Poet (David) share a keen appreciation that life is not always fair, but through perseverance one can choose to make a positive difference every day. Their insights serve as unique guides to a wide variety of audiences who face issues in their personal journeys. As I read the book I was struck by their humility, their celebration of our differences, and their advice on how to cope and appreciate the joy of life. They do not push themselves, rather their discussion is natural, with each of them and the reader taking part.   My experience as a reader is one I recommend. Once I started, I could not put it down! Highly recommended!” – Barry M. Costello, Vice Admiral (retired) U.S. Navy, Author of Fortune Favors Boldness: The Story of Naval Valor During Operation Iraqi Freedom

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Ronda Chervin, Ph.D. 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 Seminary and College. 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. 

David E. Dowd, a self-described repentant Catholic poet and former insurance underwriter, is a Pro-Life Activist who has been involved in street preaching in Boston. He is the author of Love, Life, Family & the Boston Red Sox. Book of Poetry.

 
 

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Returning Home: A Spirituality of the Christian Journey

Returning Home: A Spirituality of the Christian Journey

Returning Home: A Spirituality of the Christian Journey

The spiritual life has often been presented in terms of a journey because it is all about finding our way to God. For Christians, the spiritual journey has to do with following Christ into the mystery of the divine because he knows the way to the Father. We walk in his footsteps because we know that our happiness is intimately related to our journey into the mystery beyond the pale of death. We were made for God. Our happiness lies in him alone.

This book, which is about our spiritual journey, focuses specifically on our destination. We all long to go beyond ourselves. We all yearn for transcendence. What is more, we all want to be happy. We all wish to find rest in something greater than ourselves. Whether we believe in him or not, on some level, we also all long for God.

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TESTIMONIALS

“Fr Dennis Billy, CSsR, brings together his extensive experience as a spiritual director and retreat master, erudition, impressive credentials in moral theology and spirituality, and his skills as a writer and poet in this wonderful book on the spiritual journey. As with any authentic spiritual journey, the pilgrimage in this book is told with generosity and simplicity unfolding profound truths of how God has called us to Himself and accompanies us along the way. It is a treasure for anyone no matter where they might be on the journey home.” — Dcn Peter Lovrick, Professor of Homiletics and Director of Diaconate Formation, St. Augustine’s Seminary, Toronto. Author of Proclaiming in a New Season: a Practical Guide to Catholic Preaching in the New Evangelization

“‘We were made for God. Our happiness lies in him alone. Life is a journey that should lead us into the Heart of God – ultimately culminating in sharing an eternity with Him in heaven.’ These are the basic themes that summarize the work of Fr. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R. in his book, Returning Home: A Spirituality of the Christian Journey. Within this retreat, Fr. Billy does a splendid job in guiding the reader through a simple, yet profound, reflection on the meaning of life. He explains how each soul was created by God in love in order to reach an eternal destiny with Him in heaven. Beginning with basic principles, he extrapolates these tenets by applying them practically to the reader’s pilgrimage to God, regardless of where the reader is on his or her own faith journey. This retreat would be helpful both to beginners by outlining why God created them and how they can grow in their relationship with Him as well as by those more advanced in the spiritual life by offering many reflection points through which the Holy Spirit could powerfully guide them personally deeper into the heart of God.” – Mary Kloska, author of The Holiness of Womanhood

“In this significant spiritual book, Fr. Billy explains that throughout life, every human being is on a spiritual journey to return home to Heaven, to be in the presence of God forever. As I read Fr. Billy’s book, I thought of every human being who has lived, is living, or will live, a virtual ocean of humanity, all traveling towards Heaven. Some limp and carry a heavy burden of sin; others skip along, overconfident in their spirituality; many want to go on their knees, on the roughest part of the road, to do penance for their mortal sins. Still others stroll along because they want to see where everyone is going; and some drag the things that mean the most to them in this life. And yet others try to forge a different path. In five chapters, Fr. Billy gives us the information we need to successfully navigate this journey. Although each and every person’s journey is unique in some ways, Fr. Billy clearly shows us the aspects we have in common. He gives us the signposts we must follow – and that makes this book an important spiritual aid.” — Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson, STL, MFA, Chief Academic Officer, and Professor of Dogmatic and Moral Theology, at  Holy Apostles College and Seminary, Memoirist, Radio Show Host  

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.

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Light for the Journey: Reflections from Carmel

Light for the Journey: Reflections from Carmel

“Our Lady of Mount Carmel with Simon Stock, Angelus of Jerusalem, Maria Maddalena de’Pazzi, Teresa da Avila.” Italian painter and architect Pietro Novelli (1603-1647), dated 1641.

Light for the Journey: Reflections from Carmel

by the Association of St. Teresa

EVERY FAMILY ENJOYS celebrating the anniversaries of its members. Our Carmelite Mothers and Fathers, Brothers and Sisters have recently observed two significant events in the history of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. The year 1990 marked the two-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of four Carmelite nuns who bravely set forth by ship from Belgium to found a new monastery in America, at Port Tobacco, Maryland. In 1991 our Order celebrated the four-hundredth anniversary of the holy death of Saint John of the Cross, the companion of our foundress, Saint Teresa of Jesus. Theirs was the challenging work of establishing the Discalced Carmelites and charting their mission of renewing the Order in the spirit of Mary and the great Prophet Elijah, our models for the double spirit of prayer and contemplation. Here, in 2021, the thirtieth anniversary of that celebration sparks the occasion for the release of a new edition of our calendar – with all the grace the 21st century has to offer – the instant gratification of a Kindle for the traveler on the go, the handy 2-day delivery of a paperback for beach-reader on a monastic shore, and the premium, deluxe new issue of a flat-layable, spiral-bound, glossy-paged, multi-color gift book for the scholar’s desk. 

From the fountain of Elijah on Mount Carmel there has poured forth a river of living spiritual water, overflowing its boundaries and coursing down through the riverbeds of the centuries even unto our present day. Expressions of praise of God, descriptions of spiritual graces, explanations of Sacred Scripture—all these and more have issued forth from the minds and hearts of hundreds of Carmelites living in many different countries and expressing their thoughts in a variety of languages. Our contemporary Carmelite nuns have reflected upon some of these passages and, in this small book, have shared with us their own thoughts arising from their personal experience of life in Carmel.

Each Sister had an opportunity to choose a passage and comment upon it. You will find reflections made by young Carmelites now in their period of formation, and by others who have lived the life for many more years, and have already celebrated their Golden Jubilee. Perhaps you will feel prompted to add a few more lines, the fruit of your own meditation. We did not choose to add footnotes or give sources; this is rather a family-style book in which we informally pondered the messages of those who have preceded us. Then, one day, we shall all meet and embrace in the Eternal Kingdom to continue our vocation of expressing our praise, gratitude and love.

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If you’re looking for a beautiful gift version, seek no further than the glossy spiral-bound version that lays flat on the desk with the wisdom of Mount Carmel rising from the calendar pages at every downward glance. Order your copy now via this PayPal link below, and the Carmelite charisms will soon begin to guide your spiritual journey home!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The Association of Saint Teresa was formed in response to the directives given by the Second Vatican Council, which encouraged our Carmelite contemplative communities to join with others for mutual support and assistance during the long period of renewal. The unique heritage of each of our member Carmels has been enriched by our interchange with the other monasteries in our Association.

It is our mutual hope and prayer that you will join with us day by day, not only in reading thereflections, but also by uniting with us in our continuing prayer for all who seek the Lord—and for all who have found Him and are working and praying to make His Love better known to those whom He has come to lead back to Our Heavenly Father.

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Come Alive in Jesus! Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel by Bishop Robert J. Hermann

Come Alive in Jesus! Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel by Bishop Robert J. Hermann

Come Alive in Jesus! Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel

By Bishop Robert J. Hermann

Bishop Robert J. Hermann, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, delivered nine homilies on the occasion of the Solemn Novena to our Lady of Mount Carmel that have been adapted for this book. Beginning with a response to God’s Call to Holiness, Bishop Hermann teaches us how to imitate Mary in allowing God to enrich the love affair he has with us. Paperback $7.95| Kindle $5.99

Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel delivered by Bishop Robert J. Hermann

TESTIMONIALS

“Come Alive in Jesus provided me with valuable insights that will help me with my main desire in life—to get closer to God. I was particularly enlightened and grateful to read Bishop Hermann’s words on ‘Unilateral Forgiveness’ and the freedom it brings. I can see where his novel perspectives naturally lend themselves to life-changing experiences for the novice as well as the mature Christian.” – Robert Hanley, Actor, Author of Do You See What I See?: Discovering the Obvious

“A love story–that’s what we’re living, a divine romance with the Holy Trinity and Our Lady, in every present moment, complete with battles against dragons. That’s why we love fairy tales, we’re created to live one! Most people don’t know this, or how to live it; Bishop Hermann’s booklet is a primer on this love story, from the need for interior quiet and praising God, to addressing some of the more tricky aspects, like worrying and the invisible action of evil spirits…but as he makes clear from beginning to end, in this real fairy tale-love story there is the safe harbor of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who can transform each of us into Christ, into a beloved son of our Father.” — Keith Berube, author of Mary, the Beloved and Mary: The Rosary, the Relationship, and Dragons.

“Don’t let this book’s small size fool you. Forgiveness, joy, hope, freedom – Christ’s light streams forth from its pages. Lives will be changed.” — Shane Kapler, author of Marrying the Rosary to the Divine Mercy Chaplet

“I love Bishop Hermann’s book. It is brisk, pithy, humorous with concrete examples, but also cutting through like a two edged sword our excuses and defenses against becoming more holy.” — Dr. Ronda Chervin, Emerita Professor of Philosophy at Holy Apostles College and Seminary, and co-author with Al Hughes of Simple Holiness: A Six-Week Walk on the Mountain of God

“A spiritual tour de force for every kind of retreat.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, Lay Dominican of the Province of St. Albert the Great

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Robert J. Hermann was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 1963 and ordained a Bishop in 2002.

He began his ministry in Weingarten, Missouri, and taught in the Archdiocesan high schools and taught English for twelve years at St. Louis Prep North. He also served as pastor for a total of twenty years, first at St. Andrew Parish and then at Incarnate Word Parish in Chesterfield. It was at Incarnate Word Parish that he was instrumental in starting the LIFE TEEN program. He has also had the privilege of working in the Catholic Renewal, which has impacted the lives of countless people who need this healing ministry.

After ordination to the episcopacy, he was appointed a Vicar General and Archdiocesan Administrator. In December of 2010, he became Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus.

In August of 2017, Bishop Hermann began serving as a part-time Spiritual Director at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.

He is most grateful for the incredible opportunities God has given him to serve.

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