DescriptionThese inspirational stories serve to remind us of the potential for human kindness we all share. Readers of Catholic Digest have submitted dozens of accounts of true-life incidents illustrating the instinctive goodness of human nature. One such story tells of an elderly nursing home resident who was wandering the halls aimlessly, as nurses passed by telling her to return to her room. It was the nursing home janitor, not a nurse, who took the time to take the woman's arm and, with some kind words, gently guide her to her bed for the night. Many similarly inspiring stories are included in this uplifting collection.
DescriptionIf I cannot receive the gifts of the Spirit in silence, I will never be able to receive them in any other way. Often I understand that this strange dark bird has been with me only when I am turned again and look back...and realize that the No of God when I felt most deserted, was a Spirit-filled No preparing me for a Yes. - Madeleine L'Engle. This excerpt from the pages of Catholic Digest is just one out of over 100 classic and contemporary quotes in this collection, designed to renew our hope and spiritual vitality. Great spiritual thinkers from Albert Schweitzer to St. Augustine offer messages to give us a new perspective on the miracles that sustain us daily.
DescriptionPope John Paul II has always spoken to the people of the world in their own language and in a very personal way. In this special recording of the Roman Catholic Holy Eucharist and other liturgical selections, John Paul gives access to a centuries-old spiritual and theological tradition. These multilingual recordings by the Holy Father convey his dignity and passion, and most of all, his love for the world. His prayers and scriptural readings are truly a treasure and an inspiration, no matter what your language or where you live.
DescriptionCulled from the Pope's encyclicals, apostolic letters, addresses, occasional speeches, and other writings, The Wisdom of John Paul II is a powerful, illuminating distillation of the Pope's most moving, wise, and penetrating statements on a range of important issues. In this compilation by Nick Bakalar and Richard Balkin, the Pope addresses spirituality in modern life, human rights and religious freedom, marriage and family, morality, peace, prayer, women's roles, poverty, and many other concerns vital to Christian life and thought. Read by Kevin McCarthy ( Death of a Salesman ), this program offers direct access to the bold and noble thoughts of a great spiritual leader.
DescriptionGeorge Weigel's best-selling biography of Pope John Paul II, Witness to Hope, set the standard by which all portraits of the modern papacy are now measured. With God's Choice, he gives us an extraordinary chronicle of the rise of Pope Benedi…
