Life Everlasting: Catholic Devotions and Mysteries for the Everyday Seeker

Gary Jansen

Penguin, Mar 13, 2018 - Religion - 304 pages

The time-honored practices in this inspiring book will guide you in unlocking the power of Catholic devotions— prayers, meditations, and even very simple, small actions you can take right now that will bring you closer to God and also offer reassurance that we are never, ever alone.  The mystical practices of mindfulness and heartfulness presented can help anyone find so­lace, healing, and direction during difficult times.
 
In Life Everlasting readers will discover that lost causes can be won by meditating with St. Jude; healings can occur by praying with the Virgin Mary; and the Holy Spirit can assist us in making important decisions. The Catholic art of devotion can help us experience miracles in all aspects of our daily lives including our health, finances, and relationships. By praying and taking our attention off our own problems for just a few minutes a day, we can take the first steps toward abandoning fear and living a life of forgiveness, abundance, and perpetual gratitude. In other words, we can experience a little heaven on earth, a little life everlasting.

Contents

• The Awakening: 1
• No Need to Go It Alone: 22
• The Path: 37
• Step 2 Focus Your Mind and Heart: 46
• Step 3 Make the Sign: 53
• Step 5 Ask Seek Knock: 63
• Step 6 Cultivate Silence: 72
• Give Your Life Away: 82
• Saints Our Spiritual Lifesavers: 89
• Angels Our Constant Guardians: 122
• Mary Our Holy Mother: 134
• Jesus Our Beloved: 175
• Reality: 217
• St Cecelia A Vision and: 223
• Spiritual 911: 229
• Calendar of Saints: 251
• Permissions: 291

About the author

Gary Jansen is the director of Image Books and an executive editor at Penguin Random House where he has edited and published books by New York Times bestselling authors Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Deepak Chopra, Michael Singer, Robert Barron, Scott Hahn, Gabrielle Bernstein and Greg Kincaid. He is the author of the bestselling memoir Holy Ghosts: Or, How a (Not So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night; The 15-Minute Prayer Solution; and Station to Station. Paulo Coelho, The New York Times bestselling author of The Alchemist, has called Jansen's work "Wonderful;" while legendary Newsweek Religion Editor Kenneth L. Woodward has called him, "A fine writer." A frequent lecturer, Jansen has been featured on NPR, The Huffington Post, CNN, Coast to Coast AM, A&E, the Sundance Channel, and has appeared numerous times on the Travel Channel's Mysteries at the Museum. His website is www.garyjansen.com.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Life Everlasting: Catholic Devotions and Mysteries for the Everyday Seeker
• Author: Gary Jansen
• Publisher: Penguin, 2018
• ISBN: 0525503862, 9780525503866
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christianity / Catholic; Religion / Christianity / Saints & Sainthood; Religion / Mysticism