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| Therese Neumann: Mystic and Stigmatist. by Vogel, Adalbert Albert. Rockford, IL: Tan Books and Publishers. Inc. 1987. | Theresa Newmann was perhaps the most visited stigmatist in the history of the Church. Over the years millions of people saw her briefly in her home or witnessed the Passion ecstasies in which she underwent the sufferings of Christ on Fridays, bleeding from the wounds in her hands, feet, head, side and back. In this book the author has set down only things he knows from his own experience or things told him by Therese herself, by Father Naber, or by others who also knew Therese. This is a primary source of information about this famous mystic, and presents a wealth of fascinating stories--many found nowhere else--about her miraculous phenomena and daily life. |
| Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa. by Evans-Wentz, W.Y. trans. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 1969. | An unusual biography of a great Tibetan religious leader who lived more than 800 years ago. |
| Tuesdays with Morrie. by Albom, Mitch. New York: Doubleday. 1997. |
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger? Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final "class": lessons in how to live. |
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