CANTERBURY PRESS

This wise and beautiful book, written in the form of spiritual letters, reflects on the themes of home and being at home: with ourselves, with each other, with the times we are living through, and with God.

Becca Stevens, social activist and priest, extols the transformative power of love in this inspiring collection of spiritual reflections. She considers the signposts that we need to guide us on the spiritual path, such as courage, humility, forgiveness, compassion, and faithfulness, and how to avoid the pitfalls of disillusionment and distraction.

Malcolm Guite explores the vision from which all his writing springs - that there is a radiant reality at the heart of things which our dulled sight misses, and that the imagination is an aspect of the image of God in us that can awaken us to the presence and truth of God shimmering through all creation.

This comprehensive and practical handbook from the author of the much-praised Spiritual Direction will help anyone in pastoral care master an essential skill: hearing and speaking from a spiritual perspective.

For those exploring a sense of call - to ordained ministry, another vocation or to a change of direction in life, spiritual director and vocations advisor Julia Mourant offers thirty simple spiritual exercises for exploration and discernment. Each one is rooted in intuitive understanding and God-given inner wisdom.

This practical companion to creating pastoral liturgies arises from the vibrant ministry of St Martin-in-the-Fields and is designed to aid local ministry teams in devising forms of worship outside and beyond the scope of authorised church liturgy, yet in sympathy with its purposes and structures.

Poetry and story can tell the deepest truths about who we are as human beings. In Living the Story, Joe Cassidy explores how Ignatian spirituality can help us discover the power of story in the scriptures.