Refreshing Water from Ancient Wells
Author | : Mary Penrose |
Publisher | : Paulist Press |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0809142244 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780809142248 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This collection of spiritual readings celebrates the genius of the women of the Church from the early Christian centuries to the present. The editor, sister Mary E. Penrose has selected excerpted passages from Church Mothers whose wisdom has been heralded or heretofore neglected. The selection includes readings of Hadewijch, Hildegard of Bingen, Catharine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Dhuoda, Aemiliana, Proba, Syncletica, Leoba, Ruhm. Designed to deliver short ́drinks ́ for use in daily reflection or prayer services and liturgies, each passage is offered one to a page, and is supplemented alongside with a selection from Scripture, as well as suggestions for its use. Biographical sketches of some of the writers are included.