"There was nothing but land...the material out of which countries are made." ntonia Shimerda, Bohemian immigrant and embodiment of the American myth, arrives in this Nebraska prairie to carve a better life from the virgin plain. Her family's tragic quest, battling unexpected dangers and the unyieldi[...]

In this insightful and deeply personal work, Kathleen Norris, an award-winning poet and author of both Dakota: A Spiritual Geography and The Cloister Walk, draws on her life experiences, her poetry and her love of the Benedictine tradition to discuss the mysterious way that the daily or "quotidian" [...]

Music of Silence shows how to incorporate the sacred meaning of monastic living into everyday life by following the natural rhythm of the hours of the day. The book tells how mindfulness and prayer can reconnect us with the sources of joy.[...]

Defines the meanings of words commonly found in religious writing and sermons, such as dogma and salvation, through a historical and theological examination of faith and its meaning in the contemporary world. Reprint. 100,000 first printing. NYT.[...]

Best-selling author Kathleen Norris provides a unique viewpoint of what matters most, including: Belief Matters: Why does belief matter? To what do we give our hearts? What is the core message of what we believe creeds or commitment? To what extent is to believe also to belove ? The Bible Matters: T[...]

This Daily Practice series helps your students use their skills, so they won't lose them. There are five problems a day, every day, for 36 weeks. The practice activities are set up in a spiraling scope and sequence so that students practice skills at regular intervals. Each week's problems are based[...]