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A manual of the so-called simple cautions and points of light and love of the world's most celebrated mystic, arranged not only for religious but for lay-people who are eager to discover the ascending paths to the mystical mount of Carmel, whereby they may reach peace of spirit and the true intimacy of divine love.

Covers various themes present in John Paul II's theology.

This collection of hymns, prayers, songs and poems in honour of the Virgin Mary are drawn from all centuries, from liturgical and non-liturgical sources. The material is arranged in sections following the Church's year, and brief historical introductions cover each of the feasts of Mary.

The prison population in England and Wales in 2004 reached its highest level ever recorded. It is almost double what it was in 1991, and one of the highest in Western Europe . We now have particularly high numbers of women, black people, young people and even the elderly behind bars.

Prayer is a word we take for granted. Ought we to do so? What do we mean by prayer? What does the word mean in the Christian context? This book addresses such questions.

Names and celebrates aspects of the Dominican tradition that are at the very core of its spirituality. One of the things which has characterized the Dominican spirit from the beginning is a sense of openness to the world. This book presents the Dominican vision of life.

A biography of the lives of ten men appointed by Rome to head the Roman Catholic Church in the UK.

A response of Timothy Radcliffe, a spiritual leader whose talks and broadcasts surprise. Shot through with humour, friendship and wisdom, the pages of this book outline a manner of living which is at once faithful to the teachings of Jesus and rooted in the tradition of the church simultaneously responsive to the turbulence of the modern world.