30 days.
One month.
Have you ever stopped to take inventory
on all the things you do
over the course of 30 days?
How many trips to the grocery store?
How many hours sleeping?
How long do you spend commuting?
How much time do you spend listening to music,
(would you feel lost without your iPod?)
playing video games, watching movies or TV?
Now ask yourself, how many times
in the last 30 days
did I stop to
pray,
go to church,
or even bless my food before I ate?
30 days.
One month.
This is the amount of time we have until Easter!
(Can you believe Lent is going so fast?)
So, how are you going to spend the days?
Will you make the most of them?
YOU STILL HAVE TIME!
Chris Padgett, popular Catholic author, speaker, and musician,
has written a new book
designed to help us all develop
a stronger faith in only 30 days!
This book was written for all of us who ever
resolved to start waking up earlier to pray
(just to find ourselves drifting off to sleep).
It is for all of us who ever
decided to read the WHOLE Bible,
but never made it past the third or fourth book
(you know those books).
It is also for those of us who resolve each year
to have a fulfilling Lenten season,
but have trouble doing more than just
giving up chocolate or beer.
Just like diets, not all attempts to become
more spiritual
are right for us, or fit into our crazy schedules.
This is a book about hope. You can do this!
Chris Padgett teaches us that,
"Our spiritual life has to be something we can actually live,
rather than just dream, discuss, or study in a book."
Since God calls all of us to holiness
we must learn to be holy here in the world.
We have to learn how to make it work - for us!
The most important part of spirituality
is to draw closer to God and to understand
His great love for us.
The second step is to share God's love in us
with others.
In 30 short chapters (one chapter each day)
Chris guides us on a journey
based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
These extremely easy-to-read chapters
are lighthearted and only 2-3 pages each!
At the end of each chapter
are 2-3 reflection questions
we can use to aid meditation
or to help us make concrete changes in our lives.
"So, for thirty days I want you to relax
and take a good look at where you are in your spiritual journey.
Are you nearer to God now than you were a few years ago?
Or do you feel as if you've lost hope amid the chaos of your daily routine?
Assess your situation, and beg for the grace
to truly grow in Christ.
God wants you to encounter Him
even more than you desire to find Him!"
Here are some important points that Chris
wants you to remember:
- Go! There is no stagnant spirituality -
continue to run in to the open arms of Jesus.
- Go! Don't be afraid to step out in faith today and believe for something big.
- Go! You are at this moment on the path toward real sanctity.
- Go! As you press closer to Christ, intimacy with God will allow you to do the job that you have been prepared to do.
- Go! Do the work that God has commanded you.
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A spirituality you can live with brings life to others.
The time is right, the moment is now!
You can do this!
Can you still be spiritual while dealing with life's daily grind?
Chris Padgett has some practical help for you -
an easy-to-use guide for those interested
in habits of holiness they can actually maintain
amid the frantic pace of daily life.
Learn how to maintain an inner silence
even while surrounded by noise.
Thirty lively chapters geared to the busy person
cover the essentials of the faith -
from brokenness and repentance to joy,
dryness in prayer,
and loving yourself and your neighbor.
Each short chapter features 2 or 3 questions for reflection
to help you examine your life
and make small changes every day.
Discover how YOU can have a stronger faith
in just 30 days!
Spirituality You Can Live With -
Stronger Faith in 30 Days
$13.99
Softcover
131 pages
Order online now or call
1.866.522.8465
www.catholiccompany.com
Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION
How to Use This Book
CHAPTERS
1 - There Must Be More to Life
2 - It's All About Relationship
3 - Brokenness: The Upside to the Downside
4 - Weakness Needs a Helping Hand
5 - Emptied to Be Filled
6 - God's Love Poured Out: The Trinitarian Perspective
7 - Who Are You?
8 - Where Are You?
9 - Who Is Your Neighbor?
10 - Living Your Love
11 - God Chooses You!
12 - Feeling Solitude in the Chaos
13 - When the Feeling's Gone: Dryness and Distraction
14 - Sin and Spirituality
15 - Virtuous Reality
16 - Warning: Spiritual Elitism
17 - A Spiritual Buffet
18 - Sacraments and Sacramentals
19 - Our Spirituality is Biblical
20 - Mary's Place
21 - Forgiveness is Essential
22- Love Means Sacrifice, Service, Mediation, and Advocacy
23 - From the Heart
24 - Willing the Good in the Moment
25 - Spirituality of the Senses
26 - Snake Kissing and Other Extremes
27 - Taxicab Spirituality
28 - Facts About Fasting
29 - Saintly Examples
30 - A Spiritual Pep Talk
NOTES
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You may also be interested in this related set:
Spirituality You Can Live With
& Lent Booklet Set
on sale for $18.49
This exciting discounted Lenten set includes
Chris Padgett's popular book
Spirituality You Can Live With - Stronger Faith in 30 Days
plus 3 other timely Lenten booklets:
Daily Reflections for Lent 2011,
My Wounded Hands - A Way of the Cross, and
40 Ways for 40 Days - A Family Guide through Lent.
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