What this book teaches is a new way to regard work, and a new way to go about the work we do. The book comprises scores of mostly brief reflections by saints, mystics, popes, and theologians all who tell us that work—even toilsome work—has great dignity when accomplished as a form of service to God. The reflections in this book tell us that we should look upon the work we do, even the most ordinary of acts, as something that God has given us to do. And even more extraordinary, as something God wants to do with us. Once we think of work in this way, we then need to ask ourselves "how" we work. What becomes important is not what kind of work we do, but how we do it. We must also ask ourselves is God interested in these things we do all day long? Can these very ordinary acts realoly have a spiritual aspect? Can they be a prayer? The Benedicine monks have a motto, "To work is to pray." For most of us that thought has probably never occured, that work itself could be a prayer, that what we do all day long, whether at work or in the home, is of keen interest to God, and can be pleasing to Him if done in the right spirit. Jesus is the examplar of how any work is to be done. He spent thirty years of his life doing the ordinary kinds of things we do, and, as we know, the Father took delight in Him, saying, "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased." We must remember what Scripture says, that God's "delight is to be with the children of men." This book is designed to lead the reader into a way of working that will delight the Father. To this end, a Study Guide has been designed to help the reader approach the topic in a systematic way. This Guide is currently being used profitably in parishes for group book study. Many participants have exclaimed that the book has made them feel very differently about work, even about the most trivial tasks. The Study Guide may be freely downloaded from the Logos Institute website: http://logosinstitute.org

The Mystery of Work: Saints, Popes, Mystics, Seculars Reflect on Christ's Words: "Without Me You Can Do Nothing"

Religion & Spirituality

Bernard, Scott

Christian Books & Bibles

Logos Institute Press

Extraordinary mystical locutions by Jesus to an anonymoos French nun just prior to the outbreak of WWII. The locutions call consecrated souls (priests and religious) to greater union with him for the salvation of the world. Jesus says that if consecrated souls were more faithful, .the world would not be the way it is.

The Redeemer's Call to Consecrated Souls

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Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

This Instructors Manual is designed to serve as a companion to the novel, Secret of Lost Mountain, a gripping adventure story that will appeal to young readers, particularly in Catholic settings. The manul is intended to help high shool teachers and home schooling parents guide young readers to appreciate fiction from a literary perspective, both as a general matter and with respect to this particular novel. The study guide contains questions and expansive answers on the elements of plot (background, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). Questions also lead the young reader to consider character transformation. Other topics include a novels point of view, themes derived from the storys outcome, use of symbolism to advance the plot, and possible allegorical dimensions to the story. A final section challenges the avid reader to pursue advanced research on topics related to issues raised by the novel. The manual was written by an award-winning professor of writing and American literature. She also has a background as English department chair of a Catholic high school. The manual presents questions at three distinct levels of difficulty, to accommodate various student ages and ability levels.

Secret of Lost Mountain Instructor's Manual: Ideal for Instructing Young Adults in Catholic Settings

Literature & Fiction

Scott M.A., Arlene J.

History & Criticism

This is a first-time English translation of the French spiritual classic Cum Clamore Valido: The Redeemer's Call to Consecrated Souls. The book consists of a series of extraordinary locutions to an anonymous French nun in the years leading up to WWII. The original French edition was published with full ecclesiasical approval. This work has been translated and published now in the belief that Our Lord's words then bear even more on our world situation today. All those truly consecrated to a life of faith and devotion need to hear what Christ has to say.

The Redeemer's Call to Consecrated Souls: Cum Clamore Valido "(With Loud Cries and Tears," Heb 5:7)

An agnostic scientist travels to a remote land to chase down rumors of a primitive tribe said to be wrapped in silence, silent even when they speak. How can this be? His pursuit for answers takes him up a dangerous river and ultimately to Lost Mountain. There he learns the awful secret that afflicts this tribe. When the explorer finds more than he is questing for, the story takes on far deeper significance. Setting science aside, he seeks a way to alleviate their plight. In the end, a series of mysterious events takes matters out of his hands, teaching him something far beyond the realm of natural science.

Secret of Lost Mountain: A Tale for Imaginations of All Ages

Scott, Bernard

This distinctly Catholic novella comprises a set of free standing pieces that nevertheless make up a whole story. From a sundry cast of characters we see emerge an uncommonly attractive woman, Monica, in a series of corrosive affairs until, finding herself at a moral dead end, she attempts (we learn) to take her life, mercifully without success. Recovering physically, but with a still unsettled conscience, she comes to the attention of a young curate who tries to help her. This young priest has unresolved needs of his own, disclosed when he finds himself inordinately drawn to her, troubling the priest's own conscience. What happens next reveals the action of grace in the most ordinary of circumstances.This is a tale, then, of a grace that mysteriously enters into, and heals, disordered affections of the heart. Interestingly, this healing does not come about by slamming the door on human love just because it is disordered. As we see, there is a blessed lesson to be learned regarding these matters of the heart, one involving an act of holy trust. The author, Bernard Scott, is an award-winning short story writer, anthologized essayist, and published poet. His short adventure/mystery novel, Secret of Lost Mountain, was a finalist in the 2012 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction. He is happily married and knows whereof he speaks.

The Heart Hath Its Reasons: Catholic Novella in Sundry Shades of Love (Ordered and Otherwise)

Romance

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