Orbis

Joining the wisdom of East and West, a modern spiritual master proposes a new Christian mysticism for the third millennium, one that will help humanity to transcend violence and heal the earth. Seamlessly blending history and philosophy, and with dee

In 1989, while working as a missionary in Guatemala, Sister Dianna Ortiz, an American Ursuline, was abducted by security forces and brutally tortured. Her case attracted international attention -- not because it was so unusual, but because she escape

In this moving and entertaining portrait, drawn from the memories of thos who knew her best, Dorothy day emerges as a woman of courage, humour and love, who left an unforgettable mark on the lives of all she touched. Included are voices of those who

Highlights the essential dimensions of her spiritual message and her path of faithful discipleship.

William Johnston, an Irish-born Jesuit and a famous pioneer of East-West dialogue, tells his fascinating story of spiritual adventure. After his upbringing in a staunch Catholic family in Belfast and his rigorous formation in the Jesuits, Johnston fa

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.Where there is hatred let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon . . .For it is in giving that we receive, It is in pardoning that we are pardonedAnd it is in dying that we are born to eternal life".This