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LIFE EVERLASTING
Catholic Devotions and Mysteries for the Everyday Seeker
LIFE EVERLASTING is a practical guide for readers of all faiths to discover the lifesaving power of Catholic devotions.
Unfulfilled at work? Confused in a relationship? Short on money? Trying to sell your home? Or are you suffering from an illness or from loneliness and have exhausted every human option? There's one thing to do: Drop to your knees and pray. But don't do it alone. Ask Jesus, the saints, and the angels for help.
LIFE EVERLASTING is about Catholic devotions: prayers, meditations, and small actions you can do right now to direct your life toward the greater good. Devotions are reminders that you are never, ever alone.
Before rolling your eyes, consider: Pope John Paul II had a longtime devotion to Our Lady of Fatima and credited her intercession with saving his life during an assassination attempt in 1981 (coincidence that the attempt took place on the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima?). Actor Danny Thomas's devotion to St. Jude led to the founding of the prestigious St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, which provides free medical care to kids with cancer.
Lost causes can be won through prayers to St. Jude, healings can occur by using the Miraculous Medal, and the Novena to St. Matthew (the tax-collector and apostle of Jesus) can aid you during financial difficulties. These practices and others can help you experience miracles, those moments when heaven and earth intersect in unsuspected and meaningful ways. And all it takes is the decision to do one simple thing: embrace a devotion with enthusiasm and faith.
Gary Jansen is the director of Image Books and senior editor of religion and spirituality at the Crown Publishing Group/Random House. He is the author of Holy Ghosts: Or, How a (Not So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night; The Rosary: A Journey to the Beloved; The 15-Minute Prayer Solution; and Station to Station. A frequent lecturer, he has appeared on NPR, The Huffington Post, CNN.com, Coast to Coast AM, A&E, the Sundance Channel and the Travel Channel, among others.
LIFE EVERLASTING is about Catholic devotions: prayers, meditations, and small actions you can do right now to direct your life toward the greater good. Devotions are reminders that you are never, ever alone.
Before rolling your eyes, consider: Pope John Paul II had a longtime devotion to Our Lady of Fatima and credited her intercession with saving his life during an assassination attempt in 1981 (coincidence that the attempt took place on the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima?). Actor Danny Thomas's devotion to St. Jude led to the founding of the prestigious St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, which provides free medical care to kids with cancer.
Lost causes can be won through prayers to St. Jude, healings can occur by using the Miraculous Medal, and the Novena to St. Matthew (the tax-collector and apostle of Jesus) can aid you during financial difficulties. These practices and others can help you experience miracles, those moments when heaven and earth intersect in unsuspected and meaningful ways. And all it takes is the decision to do one simple thing: embrace a devotion with enthusiasm and faith.
Gary Jansen is the director of Image Books and senior editor of religion and spirituality at the Crown Publishing Group/Random House. He is the author of Holy Ghosts: Or, How a (Not So) Good Catholic Boy Became a Believer in Things That Go Bump in the Night; The Rosary: A Journey to the Beloved; The 15-Minute Prayer Solution; and Station to Station. A frequent lecturer, he has appeared on NPR, The Huffington Post, CNN.com, Coast to Coast AM, A&E, the Sundance Channel and the Travel Channel, among others.
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