Helpful Tools for Caring
Every Moment Holy: Volume 1
Douglas Kaine McKelvey
EVERY MOMENT HOLY, VOLUME 1 by Douglas McKelvey is a book of liturgies for the ordinary events of daily life–liturgies such as “A Liturgy for Feasting with Friends” or “A Liturgy for Laundering” or “A Liturgy for the First Hearthfire of the Season.” These are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose even when, especially when, we are too busy or too caught up in our busyness to notice.
Every Moment Holy: Volume 2
Douglas Kaine McKelvey
EVERY MOMENT HOLY, Vol. 2: Death, Grief, and Hope, is a book of liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving–liturgies such as “A Liturgy for the Scattering of Ashes” or “A Liturgy for the Loss of a Spouse” or “A Liturgy for the Wake of a National Tragedy.” These are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose and eternal hopes even when, especially when, suffering and pain threaten to overwhelm us.
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
John O’Donohue
John O’Donohue, Irish teacher and poet, looks at life’s thresholds—getting married, having children, starting a new job—and offers invaluable guidelines for making the transition from a known, familiar world into a new, unmapped territory.
Celtic Night Prayer
The Northumbria Community
The ancient and beautiful tradition of night prayer finds new expression in this charming collection of simple liturgies and readings shaped by Celtic spirituality. The powerful symbols of light and darkness will offer readers inspiration during joyful or distressing occasions.
Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community
Padraig O’Tuama
Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community draws on the spiritual practices of Northern Ireland’s longest-established peace and reconciliation organisation. For over fifty years, it has been bringing fractured communities together and resourcing others in the work of healing conflict.
At the heart of its life is a simple pattern of daily worship. This prayer book captures the essence of the Corrymeela prayer experience to help you incorporate its spirituality into your practice of prayer. Structured over 31 days, it offers a daily Bible reading with accompanying prayer by Pádraig Ó Tuama. as well as an introduction to the spirituality that sustains Corrymeela’s remarkable work.