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Our Lenten journey takes us from the day we humble ourselves with the mark of the cross with ashes to the glorious and triumphant day of Christ’s resurrection. Allow Clarence Heller’s poems, reflections, and spiritual guidance to touch your heart, open your mind to new insights, and accompany you during Lent. Throughout the Lenten season, may the time you spend in prayer with every page of his Spirit-filled and inspired writing provide you with a profound experience of God’s love and mercy.

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Anyone interested in centering prayer would do well to read this book. My Life with the Saints by James Martin, SJ, 2007 Martin’s memoir is wonderful, for it is testimony of the power of the saints in his own life. Very readable and with many subtle references to Ignatian spirituality interwoven, the book is a great resource for those whose spirituality is affirmed in learning about that of others. Kitchen Table Wisdom, Stories that Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen, 2006 These readings explore life through everyday experiences of life force, judgment, traps, freedom, opening the heart embracing live, live and help live, knowing God in addition to mystery and awe.

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Can sign up for daily meditation and weekly reflection e-letters. Cac.org The Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which was founded in 1987 by Franciscan Father Richard Rohr. Here you can read articles by Richard Rohr, sign up for daily email meditations, and more. Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope by Joan Cittister, OSB, 2005 A powerfully written, thoughtfully presented story that elevates the reader to explore how the challenges of life can be turned into hopeful ways of living. The daily examen (review of the day) can be a powerful way to become more aware of God’s presence in our lives.

Ignatianspirituality.com Ignatian Spirituality, a service of Loyola Press, a Jesuit Ministry. Prayer, spiritual direction, retreats and good decisions. Quite a comprehensive source for Ignatian Spirituality in today’s world. This lively book of poetry, prayers, and paintings will engage your heart and open your spiritual senses. It invites you into an intimacy with Jesus that is real, earthy, and vulnerable. Clarence’s candor and sincerity inspire a desire to enter into a closer relationship with God that is all-consuming, freeing, and life-giving.

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The staff may request meetings with potential grantees to learn more about a project, and they will also grant access to the full application process if interested. And should a piece of goodness return to you,perhaps barely recognizable,welcome it into your arms and into your heart.Yes, if it should return to you,welcome your goodness home. May the unique and special gifts of this retreat continue to nourish and strengthen us on our journeys.

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Established in 1982, The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation supports initiatives aimed at sustainable practices, public health, and environmental protection. In music, it funds scholarships, artistic initiatives, and community-based programs. In education, it promotes environmental and arts education for children and youth, emphasizing teacher development and effective teaching strategies.

Loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer/Loyola Press three minute retreat offers quiet music, scripture, a reflection and two questions that lead the pray-er into some quiet time. Bridgesfoundation.org The Bridges Foundation is a St. Louis based non-profit organization that offers the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola in everyday life, as well as related programs. Clarence Heller has offered us in these Lenten poems and reflections an opportunity to engage in total affirmation and transformation in Christ. The Resurrection of Easter Sunday will never be more real as day by day during your Lenten journey you reflect and pray with these poems, reflections and scripture readings to become the authentic you God created.

• The journey will never be more pure, more clear or more healing.
• The result is a feast of love for the senses and the soul.
• Sometimes these distractions may resurface later precisely because God wishes to reveal something to us regarding them.
• The community of spiritual companions in this ministry has assembled a list of their favorite books which includes not only the title and author, but also brief descriptions for each book.
• This book will likely challenge and expand your image of a loving, Trinitarian God and invite you deeper into that intimate love relationship.

Organized on a monthly basis, this book explores twelve major themes, each one followed by prayer suggestions. The God Who Won’t Let Go by Peter van Breeman, SJ, 2001 I have been reading this book for over three years. I keep going back to it because it is so deep and rich in reflections on clarence heller the consistent, permanent love of God.

$17.95 plus shippingEveryday Sacred is a remarkable collection of words and images that remind us of the presence of God in each moment. Clarence Heller’s reflections will leap straight into your heart, and his striking paintings bring his experience of the sacred to vibrant life. The result is a feast of love for the senses and the soul. Clarence Heller is a friend of Bridges, having served on the Bridges Board for five years, as a prayer companion for two years, and as the coordinator for the Moments of Grace + Prayer ministry (formerly known as Week/Month of Guided Prayer) since 2005. A significant number of Bridges retreatants are first exposed to Ignatian Spirituality through the MG+P and a substantial percentage of the MG+P spiritual companions have or currently are serving as prayer companions in Bridges.

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Everyday Sacred is a remarkable collection of words and images that remind us of the presence of God in each moment. Clarence’s reflections will leap straight into your heart, and his striking paintings bring his experience of the sacred to vibrant life. Past music grantees include the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque and the Community Music Center of San Francisco. In this Lenten booklet he offers a short but impactful poem and reflection for each day of Lent. If you are searching for a way to help you deepen your love for Jesus this Lent that is practical and inspiring, I recommend this pamphlet.

• By Joyce Rupp, OSM, 2007 Rupp shows us that prayer is a dance with the Divine, a joyous and hope-filled experience.
• Read what others who have read an advance copy have to say.
• After Clarence Heller’s death in 1988, the founding trustees continued to incorporate his interests in the establishment of basic funding priorities for the foundation.
• These positive and often provoking messages are available through a daily email or a post on Facebook.
• Two things are needed for spiritual growth – desire and prayer.

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Sometimes these distractions may resurface later precisely because God wishes to reveal something to us regarding them. Paying attention to anything closely can lead to experience God and a deeper relationship with God. Notice something beautiful each day and adore God in it. A Collage of Thoughts on Prayer is a collection of sayings about prayer and excerpts from Scripture. You could stick it on your refrigerator or put it on your bulletin board, or you could put it in a drawer or book and let it find you when you need it.