Praying with the Celtic Saints (Companions for the Journey) [Paperback]

Mary Earle (Author), Sylvia Maddox (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Saint Mary's Press; illustrated edition edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884896161
• ISBN-13: 978-0884896166
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,988,399 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.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Companions, June 21, 2000

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Diane Thrush (Bulverde, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Praying with the Celtic Saints (Companions for the Journey) (Paperback)

Praying with the Celtic Saints is a wonderful introduction to Celtic Spirituality. It is an outstanding book for both those who desire to learn about Celtic Spirituality and for seekers who wish to have some lively companions on the journey. The Celtic Christian heritage is so rich and vibrant and has much to offer modern day travelers on the Journey.

We all need guides in the faith, those who have gone before us and can help us learn how to live with authenticity and true devotion. The Celtic saints come to life in this book and teach us what it means to be a Christian. This translates into witnessing a lived faith from not only the past, but one that can provide hope, joy, and inpiration for us today. These saints become dear friends and teachers in the pages of this book.

I am grateful for having come to know these men and women through this book - they make a difference in my life as a fellow pilgrim!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historic Spirituality, August 10, 2000

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Robert Nolan (Yardley, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Praying with the Celtic Saints (Companions for the Journey) (Paperback)

This book is first and foremost a book of prayer and reflection, and an excellent one at that. But it also presents an intriguing glimpse into the historic development of spirituality among the Celtic peoples. Most of the saints depicted in the book were from Ireland or Wales, places whose history is famous not for conqueror generals or warrior kings, but for scholars and poets and saints. Here they are, with their spirituality rooted in time and place. Such context I think is important, for the essence of spirituality is a relationship between the mortal and the Divine. While offering a superb compilation of prayer and meditation, the authors also do a grand job of portraying that relationship within the Celtic culture.