The Way to Eternal Life
Contemporary Reflections on the Traditional Stations of the Cross
Published on 26. August 2014
92 pages
978-1-4976-8185-9 (ISBN)
Description
The way to Eternal Life is through the Cross, and to be effective, it requires our cooperation-the loving gift of self in response to God's love for us. God's desire to involve us in his merciful act of redemption. This book is intended to be an extended meditation on that mystery. It is not a devotional guide on the Stations of the Cross in the traditional sense-though it can certainly be used as such. Rather, each Station offers avenues of reflection connecting the Cross of Christ with our own.
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Persons
Br. Francis de Sales Wagner, O.S.B., is a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Indiana, and is an editor and writer for Path of Life Publications at the Abbey Press. Born and raised in Findlay, Ohio, he received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University in 1988. He worked as a staff writer, news editor, managing editor, copy editor, and wire editor for four daily newspapers in Ohio before coming to Saint Meinrad in 2006. He professed his vows as a monk in 2008, and in 2012 received a Master of Theological Studies degree in the School of Theology. He also serves as a conference presenter for the Benedictine oblate program and as a spiritual director. He is the author of several pastoral care publications and spirituality articles, and is editor of the book
Sacred Rhythms: The Monastic Way Every Day.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Prologue
- God's Designs
- Acceptance
- Ascending Humility
- A Mother's Eyes
- Sharing the Burden
- The Face of Christ
- God Stoops
- Tears of Prayer
- Perfection In Weakness
- Letting Go
- Mercy
- Lifted Up
- A Mother's Embrace
- Holy Desire
- Epilogue
- About the Artist
- About the Author
- Copyright
