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A Word of Hope (NEW!)
Homilies of a Trappist Monk (NEW!)
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The Stations of the Cross
A profound meditation by an anonymous 20th century Servant of God and spiritual director of priests and contemplatives, portraying how Jesus, in us, still walks the Via Crucis, perfecting the lives of those who follow Him.
Click here for freely downloadable PDF file (16 pages)
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The Redeemer's Appeal to Consecrated Souls
Our Lord’s urgent appeal to consecrated souls, delivered to an anonymous French nun in 1936 as Europe teetered on the verge of WWII and incomparable calamity. The original French publication of this Divine Appeal appeared in 1943 under the title of Cum Clamore Valido. Its key First Chapter which contains the essence of Our Lord's Appeal is being re-issued here in translation in the belief that His words are no less directed to souls today who are seeking to live consecrated lives in today’s unsettling times.
The original French publication of Cum Clamore Valido bore the Nihil Obstat of Jos. du Bouchet, S.J., and the Imprimatur of A. LeClerc, Vicar General.
In English translation. Chapters are individually, freely downloadable:
Incudes Introduction, and Doctrine of the Appeal
Chapter Three: Co-Redemptive Souls (14 pages)
NOTE: Additional Chapters will be forthcoming in the future
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The Mystery of Work
Saints, Popes, Mystics, Seculars Reflect on Christ's Words:
"Without Me you can do nothing."
This is truly a book of gems. As you enter the mind of these saints, popes, mystics, you begin to discern how work, the ordinary things we do in our workaday lives, connects us to God as Lord and Creator of the universe. How work itself, properly understood, is a prayer.
The book also includes a deep meditation on the Our Father, and an account of an international, high-tech company that was dedicated to God and that achieved the most remarkable things because of that. A fascinating story.
"This book should be used in spiritual formation," Trappist monk and Retreat Master Raphael Simon, OCSO, author of Hammer and Fire.
Click here to "see inside" and find how to purchase.
Discounts available for priests and religious
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The Idea of Spirit in
African Philosophy
by Fr. Gregory Ebalu Ogbenika, PhD
This book describes vivid examples of the reality of spirit in everyday African life. The study is by a Catholic Priest who draws upon interviews, research and personal experiences. He recently received his PhD in Rome and is currently back serving the Church in Nigeria. The author challenges contemporary philosophers and scholars to examine African spiritual phenomena more closely and with an open mind. He argues that the anti-metaphysical bias of many intellectuals today has led to a neglect of this very real and telling dimension of traditional African culture. He argues that all would benefit from a better understanding and appreciation of the life of spirit in African thought.
Read the first chapter of this book here.
Rev. Ogbenika is also an accomplished composer and singer. Listen to some of his music here.
The Idea of Spirit in African Philosophy was edited and sponsored by Logos Institute Press and is published by Outskirts Press, Inc. It is available on Amazon or your local bookstore. 102 pages. $12.95. Also available in the UK on Amazon.
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"Our Father" Meditation
Inspired meditation on the Lord's Prayer by an unnamed 20th century Servant of God, written in 1960 in Mexico City. The Trappist monk, Rev. Raphael Simon, OCSO, author of Hammer and Fire, said this meditation reminded him of The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena. Others have likened it to the writings of the 20th century Italian mystic, Luisa Piccarreta.
Freely downloadable. 14 pages.
To Read, click here.
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Spiritual Formation of the Priest
A series of twelve conferences by the Trappist Monk and psychiatrist, Rev. Raphael Simon, OCSO, MD, dealing with the spiritual formation of the priest, "enabling him then to be a spiritual formator of his people, as another Christ, moved by the Holy Spirit to fulfill the ministry allotted to him."
Individual Conferences are Freely Downloadable
To read, click here.
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A Word of Hope
A remarkable, truly inspiring account of how, in a Massachusetts prison, a group of prisoners, with the help of two devoted religious sisters, against all odds, won ecclesiastical approval for a Lay Dominican Chapter (Third Order), where the prisoners learn to pray, study and contemplate in the classic Dominican manner. This fascinating, well-written account is by one of the lay Dominican prisoners.
Testimony of an outside visitor to one of the prisoners'
Chapter Meetings:
This visitor relates what she first found behind the prison walls:"My first visit was a regular chapter meeting. Much to my surprise, it was pretty much the same as my chapter meetings at St. Stephen’s. However, there were differences, noticeable differences. Their Evening Prayer was chanted so poignantly, it was palpable. They were really participating in their prayers. The depth of their spirituality humbled me. I had avoided them because I thought them beneath me. Oh my God, thank you for teaching me how beautiful are all your children. I prayed to have their holiness, their piety, their humility, their childlike faith. Surprisingly. I found myself praying to be like them."
Freely Downloadable, 53 pages
To read, click here.
An authorized French translation of Word of Hope is available here
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