by Loyola Press on November 12, 2009
Loyola Press has added A Year of Grace-Filled Days: 2010 to its mobile app offerings. Each day, the app delivers Scripture readings from Mass, a quotation from the readings, inspirational music, and a short reflection to spur meditation and prayer. In addition to the current day’s readings, users can view all readings from October 1, 2009 through December 21, 2010, while background images and color schemes change seasonally. This app is based on the popular Grace-Filled Days book series.
A Year of Grace-Filled Days: 2010 is available in the iTunes App store for $4.99. A lite version, with access to seven dates, is available for free.
This is the second of Loyola Press’s mobile app offerings: the highly popular 3-Minute Retreat app debuted in August 2009.
by Loyola Press on October 15, 2009
by Loyola Press on September 10, 2009
The saints are our spiritual companions. They pray for us from heaven, inspire us, and are our role models. Yet the saints were ordinary people just like us—at times proud, hot-tempered, at fault, and tempted by sin. Each saint decided to be holy by accepting God’s will. We, too, can be like the saints if we choose to respond to God’s calling.
Loyola Press offers you this quiz to find a saint whose life resembles your own. You may learn something new; you may even find a new favorite saint to guide you on your spiritual journey. This quiz is inspired by the new release Voices of the Saints by Bert Ghezzi.
by Loyola Press on September 10, 2009
The Power of Pause by Terry Hershey became available on September 1, 2009. The book is receiving positive feedback from Publishers Weekly and Spirituality & Practice. The August 10, 2009 issue of Publishers Weekly describes The Power of Pause as “Well-written and issuing continual invitations to pay attention, live in a centered way and say yes to the moment, Hershey shows people how to pause and makes them want to do so.” Spirituality & Practice states, “Hershey is a gifted storyteller, so you’ll find a treasure-trove of delighttful tales.” Please share your review of The Power of Pause on Amazon.com.
by Loyola Press on August 13, 2009
The Power of Pause: Doing More by Doing Less Terry Hershey. Loyola, $16.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-8294-2862-9
Retreat leader and speaker [Terry] Hershey offers his growing fan base of faithful Christ followers a smart, sensible and so practical primer on the power of pausing. Hershey (Soul Gardening) presents 52 nifty ways to hit the pause button no matter what the season of life. In an eight-part text in which sections are defined by the four seasons, each with an early and late aspect—readers will find themselves removed from the tyranny of the urgent and moved to a peaceful, reflective and deliberatively inactive place of reflection. Hershey, funny and honest about his own foibles, will have thoughtful readers resonating with his human struggles while gratefully accepting his kindly offered yet stern cautions on the dangers of the busy life. Well-written and issuing continual invitations to pay attention, live in a centered way and say yes to the moment, Hershey shows people how to pause and makes them want to do so. (Sept.)
This review is from the August 16, 2009 issue of Publishers Weekly.
