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    Francis of Assisi in His Own Words

    The Essential Writings

    by Jon M. Sweeney ...
    Narrated by Jon M. Sweeney ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 21 min

    Reading Francis's writings is like being "on the road" with him 800 years ago.Biographies will only take you so far. It's impossible to truly understand Francis of Assisi without reading his own words. A scholar and lover of Francis, Sweeney has added six writings to his bestselling compilation, additional texts that we're most certain came from Francis himself. Now, short writings such as "The ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sit in the Sun

    And Other Lessons in the Spiritual Wisdom of Cats

    by Jon M. Sweeney ...
    As a spiritual pilgrim for more than half a century, Jon Sweeney has practiced with teachers of many religious traditions. He's gone looking for wisdom, beauty, and truth wherever it can be found. But recently he's found himself learning closer to home--from the teacher-cats he lives with.What he discovered is that our greatest spiritual teachers are at our feet. Literally. They are the cats we ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Year with the Classics

    A Beginner’s Class in Twelve Books that Have Inspired Christian Heroes, Sinners, and Saints for Centuries

    by Jon M. Sweeney ...
    A yearlong introduction to the twelve greatest classics of Christian spirituality, making timeless wisdom accessible to today’s seekersAcross two millennia of Christian tradition, certain spiritual writers have shaped the soul of faith—calling believers to humility, contemplation, and love. In A Year with the Classics, award-winning author and scholar Jon M. Sweeney serves as a wise and welcoming ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Beauty Awakening Belief

    How the Medieval Worldview Inspires Faith Today

    by Jon M. Sweeney ...
    What once drove men to construct enormous abbeys and cathedrals, with gargoyles, rounded arches, rose windows, dark recesses, and flying buttresses?In the modern imagination, these structures are believed to tell a series of stories about the meaning of life, but this anachronism would have astounded their medieval creators. As he explores two of the finest churches of this period – the Abbey of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Domestic Monastery

    Creating Spiritual Life at Home

    by Ronald Rolheiser ...
    Narrated by Jon M. Sweeney ...

    Unabridged

    58 min

    Transform Your Everyday Life into a Sacred SpaceIn Domestic Monastery, bestselling author and spiritual guide Fr. Ronald Rolheiser offers a profound yet practical invitation: discover the sacredness of daily life and find peace, purpose, and grace amidst the chaos of modern living.Through ten short, insightful chapters, Fr. Rolheiser explores how the principles of monastic life can transform our ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart

    Meditations for the Restless Soul

    by Jon M. Sweeney, Mark S. Burrows ...
    This fresh translation of poetry by the fourteenth-century Christian mystic "sets the heart ablaze and the spirit soaring" (Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, author of The Artist's Rule).Meister Eckhart (1260–1328) influenced a wide range of spiritual teachers and mystics both inside and outside the Christian tradition. Erich Fromm, Eckhart Tolle, Richard Rohr, D. T. Suzuki, and Rudolf Steiner have ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Pope Who Quit

    A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation

    by Jon M. Sweeney ...
    The riveting story of Pope St. Celestine V, the pope who retired from the papacy.At the close of the tumultuous Middle Ages, there lived a man who seemed destined from birth to save the world. His name was Peter Morrone, a hermit, a founder of a religious order, and, depending on whom you talk to, a reformer, an instigator, a prophet, a coward, a saint, and possibly the victim of murder. A stroke ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Meister Eckhart’s Book of Secrets

    Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom

    by Jon M. Sweeney, Mark S. Burrows ...
    Narrated by Axel Bosley ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 5 min

    An elegant rendering of the great mystic’s thoughts on the mysteries of the authentic lifeThis is a little book about soul freedom. It is a book about discovering the secret to all the things we most desire: contentment, meaning, peace of mind, and true freedom. This skillfully edited translation of selections from the writings of Meister Eckhart (c. 1260–1328) provides a road map to the spiritual ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • My Life in Seventeen Books

    A Literary Memoir

    by Jon M. Sweeney ...
    One of the “10 Best Books of 2024” —Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal SentinelA memoir for the bookish-inclined, using personal stories to demonstrate how books have a magical way to move a person from one stage of life to the next.“This is a small gem of a book, tender, humble, loving.” —Mary Gordon“Sweeney makes a charming companion, telling stories in joyful reflection.” —Jeff Deutsch, author of ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Feed the Wolf

    Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis

    by Jon M. Sweeney ...
    Turn from fear and find peace with one of the most recognized figures in Christian history.Saint Francis of Assisi understood that the surest way for a person to turn from fear and find grace was to embrace a life filled with ordinary miracles. And for twenty-first century living, we can learn from the teachings of this beloved sainttofind a path where our faith is made tangible again and where we ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Praying with Our Hands

    21 Practices of Embodied Prayer from the World's Spiritual Traditions

    by Jon M. Sweeney, Taitetsu Unno, PhD ...
    A spiritual guidebook for bringing prayer into our bodiesThe power of words is nowhere more evident than when we use them to pray, but prayer is also the place where we most often come up against the limitations of words. In this intriguing book of reflections and accompanying photographs, we see how our bodies, in particular our hands, can give meaning to our prayers in a way that words alone ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness & Light

    Meditations on the Path of the Wayless Way

    by Jon M. Sweeney, Mark S. Burrows, Meister Eckhart ...
    Series series Wisdom of Meister Eckhart
    Gold Winner, Lyric Prose or Hybrid Works, Nautilus Book Awards“Within each of us is a divine treasure, and if we hope to discover it, we need to go deep into the heart of who we are.” —Meister EckhartMeister Eckhart has been a huge figure in spirituality for more than eight hundred years—spiritual leaders such as Eckhart Tolle, Richard Rohr, and Matthew Fox have all credited Eckhart as being an ... Read more

    $13.99 USD