Days of Grace: Meditations and Practices for Living with Illness [Audio CD]

Mary C. Earle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2008

30 meditations inspired by the Psalms by Mary C. Earle. Earle, who suffers from chronic. pancreatitis, suggests that chronic illness or disability might be a condition filled with grace as well as pain, with Christ's presence as well as fear. Each meditation is followed by suggestions for practices that will enrich and enhance the meditations.

This is a two CD set with music by Ben B. King

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About the Author

The Rev. Mary Earle's ministry focuses on spiritual direction, contemplative prayer and inter-faith dialogue. As an Episcopal priest, she has been the Author-in-Residence at the Center for Faith in the Workplace, a ministry of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio; she also teaches classes in spiritual formation at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, where she is a member of the associated faculty. She is the author of The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness Also, available as an unabridged audio book Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living With Illness (an explorefaith.org book) Also, available as an unabridged audio book Holy Companions: Spiritual Practices from the Celtic Saints Broken Body, Healing Spirit: Lectio Divina and Living with Illness.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Material Media (October 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979895898
• ISBN-13: 978-0979895890
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,119,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The Rev. Mary C. Earle is an Episcopal priest, writer, retreat leader and spiritual director, who taught classes in spirituality for the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin until her recent retirement. A resident of San Antonio, Mary is also the Author-in-Residence at The Work+Shop, a ministry in partnership with St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Her most recently published book, Days of Grace: Meditations and Practices for Living with Illness, is also available as an audio CD. Currently she is working on a new book titled The Celtic Christian Tradition: Essential Writings for SkyLight Paths Publishing. She has also authored The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness, Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness, and Broken Body, Healing Spirit: Lectio Divina and Living with Illness. With Sylvia Maddox, she co-authored Holy Companions: Spiritual Practices from the Celtic Saints. Mary regularly teaches in a variety of settings in San Antonio, and online for the Seminary of the Southwest. As a member of the leadership team, she participated in the first ecumenical silent retreat at Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio. Mary and her husband Doug, also an Episcopal priest, live with three border collies and two cats, and enjoy growing organic vegetables. Their son Jason lives in New York and is a professor of French.