Living Well & Dying Well: A Sacramental View of Life and Death [Paperback]

Maryellen O'Brien (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

Structured like a stational liturgy, Living Well & Dying Well calls us to stop and face the five spiritual crises--faith, despair, impatience, pride, and greed--and five remedies--inspiration, hope, patience, humility, and generosity--that are pivotal moments on the journey of life and death. Along with each of these remedies, O'Brien offers meditations, prayers, and a summons to communal support. This latter piece is crucial--living well and dying well requires us to love and accompany one another in our journeys.

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About the Author

MaryEllen O'Brien is a writer/poet, liturgist, and speaker in the areas of ritual practice, spirituality, and sacramental theology.

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From the Introduction

My purpose in writing this book is to reclaim the wholeness of the Ars Moriendi tradition as a religious and deeply spiritual practice that has much to teach us. The core of the tradition-the five spiritual temptations and remedies-are still valid today. For the purposes of this volume, I call the temptations "spiritual crises," thus using more contemporary language without losing the depth of the experience. These are truly individual crises that need to be identified, named, and embraced.

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580511082
• ISBN-13: 978-1580511087
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,447,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MaryEllen O'Brien is a freelance writer, clairvoyant, energy healer and spiritual teacher based in San Francisco, California. She is also a veteran radio personality who was on-the-air in several U.S. cities and on the legendary Atlantic 252 Radio based in Ireland and broadcasting to the UK and heard throughout Europe. Her eclectic background includes graduating from an intensive training program in psychic development and energy work at InVision in Chicago, as well as master's degrees in theology from Loyola University Chicago and CTU Chicago. She has taught theology at Loyola University Chicago and Lewis University in Illinois and currently presents workshops and retreats in meditation and spirituality and gives private clairvoyant readings....