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Description
A collection of reflections and articles by a member of the Society of Jesus, with particular emphasis on the spirituality underlying religious life. Some chapters are commentaries or reflections on the annual messages from Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations in the spring.
Publication Date
1-5-2021
City
Worcester, Massachusetts
Keywords
Society of Jesus; Jesuits; Catholic Church; priesthood; religious life; religious vocation; spirituality; prayer
Disciplines
Catholic Studies | Missions and World Christianity | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Repository Citation
Reiser, William S.J., "Getting to Know the God We Believe in: Some Lessons from Religious Life" (2021). Holy Cross Bookshelf. 2.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/hc_books/2
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Catholic Studies Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Comments
This is an updated version of this title, originally posted in 2016.
Much of the material in this collection was previously published and is reprinted here, occasionally in revised form, with the permission of the original publisher.
Most of the articles first appeared in Vocations and Prayer.
“Looking for the Sign of Jonah: God’s Revealing Light Today” first appeared in The Way, 38:1 (1998)9-21.
“It is Good for Me to Be Here” first appeared in Praying Magazine in the January- February 1997 issue.
“The Vows ‘from below’” first appeared in the Review of Ignatian Spirituality in 2002.
“Reformulating the Religious Vows” first appeared Review for Religious, 54:4 (1995) 594-99.
Chapters 5 and 9 are previously unpublished.