Spiritual Reading [Lectio Divina/Sacred Reading]
Spiritual Reading consists in meditating on the writings of saints and mystics, homilies, biographies, novels and spiritual writers that can give us insight and support for our spiritual lives.
The Practice of the Presence of God. Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection. Various editions.
In the tradition of the simple way of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, Brother Lawrence, a 17th century Carmelite friar offers his insights in this brief compilation of his thoughts and letters.
Everything Could be a Prayer: 100 Portrait of Saints and Mystics. Kreg Yingst, Broadleaf Books Minneapolis, 2024.
100 original wood or linoleum block prints of saints and mystics are accompanied by a virtue the person represents, a passage from scripture, a brief insight into their lives and a prayer. A suggested 40-day journey through the images is offered as a preparation for Christmas and Easter.
Vessel of Clay: The Inspirational Journey of Sister Carla. Jacqueline Hansen Maggiore, University of Scranton Press, Scranton, 2010.
An introduction into the life of the Maryknoll Missioner, Sr. Carla Piette, MM. Carla worked in Chile and El Salvador among the poor. She is numbered by Salvadorans among the women missioners Ita Ford, MM;, Maura Clarke, MM; Jean Donovan and Dorothy Kazel, OSU, who were killed at the beginning of El Salvador’s Civil War.
Strength to Love. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Beacon Press, Boston, 1963.
A collection of selected sermons by Dr. King. They represent a fusion of Christian teaching and social consciousness.