Hammer and fire
Subtitle: way to contemplative happiness and mental health in accordance with the Judeo-Christian tradition : liturgical prayer, centering prayer, charismatic prayer, transforming union
By: Raphael Simon.
Publisher: Zaccheus Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Bethesda, Md
Language: eng
Subjects: Spiritual life -- Catholic Church.; Meditation -- Catholic Church.; Contemplation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: Petersham, MA : St. Bede's Publications, c1987.
Table of contents: title: The way to happiness; title: Happiness; title: Hammer : reading the scriptures; title: And fire : prayer; title: The obstacles to our happiness : conformity to the Father's will; title: Self denial; title: The angels : our first parents, the predominant fault; title: Mary, the reflection of the Father's happiness and word; title: The new Adam and Eve : sin, the fruit of the Tree of Life; title: Life from the dead; title: "I am the way, the truth, and the life"; title: Fire on earth; title: St. Joseph; title: From the side of Christ the church; title: The sacraments : channels of grace; title: The liturgy and liturgical prayer; title: Jesus in the Eucharist; title: Forgiveness : the sacrament of reconciliation; title: Vocations : marriage, the single state, the consecrated single state; title: Vocations : the priesthood and the religious state; title: The charismatic renewal; title: Centering prayer and the centering prayer movement; title: Divine adoption : the theological virtues, faith; title: Faith, our foundation; title: Hope, our anchor; title: Charity; title: Hinges of the soul : the cardinal virtues; title: More about the cardinal virtues; title: Progress in the virtues and gifts : the particular examen; title: True devotion : the faculties, temptation, retreats; title: The last things; title: Psychological advice; title: The role of grace in mental balance; title: Two in one spirit : the degrees of the spiritual life; title: The degrees concluded and illustrated by St. Therese; title: Spiritual direction; title: A complete program of the spiritual life.