{"product_id":"sacred-fire-a-vision-for-a-deeper-human-and-christian-maturity-paperback","title":"Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Rolheiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen one reaches the highest degree of human maturity, one has only one question left: How can I be helpful?\u003c\/i\u003e--TERESA OF  VILA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Beloved author Ronald Rolheiser continues his search for an accessible and penetrating Christian spirituality in this highly anticipated follow-up to the contemporary classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Longing\u003c\/i\u003e. With his trademark acuity, wit, and thoughtfulness, Rolheiser shows how identifying and embracing discipleship will lead to new heights of spiritual awareness and maturity. In this new book, Rolheiser takes us on a journey through the dark night of the senses and of the spirit. Here, we experience the full gamut of human life, pleasure and fervor, disillusionment and boredom. But, as Rolheiser explains, when we embrace the struggle and yearning to know God we can experience too a profound re-understanding to our daily lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What lies beyond the essentials, the basics?\" Rolheiser writes. \"Where do we go once some of the basic questions in our lives have been answered, or at least brought to enough peace that our focus can shift away from ourselves to others? Where do we go once the basic questions in our lives are no longer the restless questions of youthful insecurity and loneliness? Who am I? Who loves me? How will my life turn out? Where do we go once the basic question in life becomes: How can I give my life away more purely, and more meaningfully? How do I live beyond my own heartaches, headaches, and obsessions so as to help make other peoples' lives more meaningful? The intent of this book is to try to address exactly those questions: How can we live less self- centered, more mature lives? What constitutes deep maturity and how do we reach that place? And, not unimportantly, what constitutes a more adult, Christian discipleship? What constitutes a truly mature following of Jesus?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the poet Rainer Maria Rilke suggests, \"Live the questions now.\" In \u003ci\u003eSacred Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, Rolheiser's deeply affecting prose urges us on in pursuit of the most holy of all passions--a deep and lasting intimacy with God.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRONALD ROLHEISER O.M.I.\u003c\/b\u003e, is a specialist in the fields of spirituality and systematic theology. His regular column in the \u003ci\u003eCatholic Herald\u003c\/i\u003e is featured in newspapers in five different countries. He is the author of the prizewinning \u003ci\u003eThe Restless Heart\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eForgotten Among the Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Longing\u003c\/i\u003e has more than a quarter of a million copies in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42596113875040,"sku":"9780804139441","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/T1lVSklFdlBpVEVhNjY5dlVINkpFQT09.webp?v=1771606490","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/sacred-fire-a-vision-for-a-deeper-human-and-christian-maturity-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}