Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures (Hardcover)

~ Mother Angelica (Author), Raymond Arroyo (Editor)
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The Word is made fresh by the irrepressible Mother Angelica as she personally escorts you through the Scriptures, unearthing lessons for daily living--the perfect companion to the New York Times bestselling Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality.

The founder of the world's largest religious media empire shares her beloved wit and down-to-earth spirituality in MOTHER ANGELICA'S PRIVATE AND PITHY LESSONS FROM THE SCRIPTURES. Editor Raymond Arroyo draws on hundreds of never-before-released private lessons to present the renowned nun's definitive take on the Good Book. Angelica provides readers with guided meditations, probing personal questions, and reveals an often-overlooked practical spirituality. She doesn't just explain the stories, she relates them to our daily lives, helping even those who've never opened the Bible experience its power and life-altering lessons. The apostles Paul ("the little shrimp"), Peter ("that great bungler") and all the characters of the Scriptures are suddenly human again, complete with their foibles and triumphs. Here is the Greatest Story, newly told as only Mother Angelica can. The Bible and you will never be the same.

A portion of the royalties from this book goes to support the work of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery

About the Author

MOTHER ANGELICA is founder of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery and the Eternal Word Television Network, which reaches over 140 million cable households around the world. She lives in Hanceville, Alabama.

RAYMOND ARROYO, news director and lead anchor at EWTN, is the author of the New York Times bestselling biography Mother Angelica and the executive producer of the chart-topping The Birth of Christ and The Word of Promise. His writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and other publications. He resides in Northern Virginia.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 237 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday Religion (September 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385519869
• ISBN-13: 978-0385519861
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,273 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Avid fan, October 15, 2008

By	Madonnaw Woods - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is great...I will reread it again. It is written like she talks on her TV show, EWTN, the chapters are quick, easy reading, and makes me stop and meditate. Thoroughly enjoyable book

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like a Spiritual Grandmother, November 25, 2008

By	Elizabeth A. Amer (Riverside, Ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For those days when nothing goes right or when everything goes right Mother Angelica is there to gently nudge you on your journey to Christ.
This book makes you place yourself in the moment with God from the safety of your grandmother's knee making the spiritual lessons feel like coming home.

I found myself shaking my head in amazement at how much Mother sees in the Scriptures and how blind I have been ... until now.
This book has helped me view my human imperfections from a new point of view and has allowed me to see that this is exactly the same point of view the Saints had of their own failings and misgivings.

Yes, the Apostles and other Saints really were human. And now I have a clearer understanding of the struggles they felt in their own spiritual journies even as they walked alongside Jesus.

Thank you Mother Angelica and God Bless you!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mother Angelica has been a part of our family for many years, October 24, 2008

By	Dennis M. Dutton - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mother Angelica has been a part of our family for years and we have been waiting for this new book to become available. I purchased it as a Birthday gift for my wife. She loves it!

Thank you