When Anxious and Weary
Published on 11. November 2014
58 pages
978-1-5040-0023-9 (ISBN)
Description
This new book reminds readers that, in various ways, Jesus offers us holy rest, so that we may place our priorities in order, and then address them peacefully and attentively. Subtly threaded throughout each chapter is Jesus' gentle call to every soul: "Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
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Person
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
- Introduction
- Chapter I "God. I'm Stressed Out!"
- Chapter II How Sunday Offers God's Rest to the Weary
- Chapter III Finding Strength of Spirit in the Midst of a Busy Life
- Chapter IV How the Saints Help Us Through Hardship
- Chapter V How the Eucharist Makes Whole the Broken
- Copyright Page
