The Circle Of Life: The Heart's Journey Through The Seasons [Paperback]

Joyce Rupp (Author), Macrina Wiederkehr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2005

We long for connections in the midst of disconnected lives--connections to ourselves, to others, to the world we live in. Most of all we yearn to connect with the sacred. In The Circle of Life Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr invite us to listen carefully and closely to the wisdom of each season. Using reflections, poems, prayers, and meditations, they explore the relationship between the seasons of the earth and the seasons of our lives. The Circle of Life encourages readers to connect their experience of the unfolding seasons with inner spiritual growth and movement, and to know that the presence of God is within and around us all.

Product Details

• Paperback: 283 pages
• Publisher: Sorin Books (February 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893732827
• ISBN-13: 978-1893732827
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #426,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tribute to Nature and Our Natures, February 19, 2005

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Carol Blank (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Circle Of Life: The Heart's Journey Through The Seasons (Paperback)

In their introduction, these two creative, artistic, imaginative writers link the four seasons to our inner world, which, "also has a yin-yang journey." The journey of the self, they explain, is always in a seasonal place: the greening spring, the flaming autumn, the dark winter, or the bright summer. For each season, they present poems; personal memories; antiphons and gospel prayers; guided meditations; and celebrations, rituals and prayer services. Their tribute to nature and the human spirit is heightened by the full-color page decorations and artwork of Mary Southard, a nationally known visual artist, educator, and "student of the Earth."

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A deeply spiritual work of reverence and worship, August 14, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Circle Of Life: The Heart's Journey Through The Seasons (Paperback)

The Circle of Life: The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons is a deeply spiritual work of reverence and worship that draws upon the cycle of Earth's four seasons as a means of connecting with its sacred center. Poems, brief song verses, color illustrations, meditations, thoughts for rekindling one's faith, questions for individual reflection and more compose this guide for finding the divine all around, and offering its profound message of love, respect, wonder, and praise for life to readers of all faiths. "Teardrops of Growth": April is soaking the world / with her spring tears. / They patter softly on the roof, / clinging to silent windows. / Gently they fall into soil / diligently turned / and ready for watering...

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A positive Catholic look, November 26, 2005

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CatholicMaMa in the real world (Midwest USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Circle Of Life: The Heart's Journey Through The Seasons (Paperback)

If you are looking for a stern, in-your-face, pre-Vatican ll book on religion, this is not it! What you will find is a beautiful spiritual companian written by two wise and sensitive nuns and gorgeously illustrated by another talented sister. This is a healing book for many, especially those who feel their Catholic faith has let them down at some point in their life. I think this would also be great for anyone who embraces Waldorf- style education or parenting. I absolutely loved it!!!!!!