From the Introduction to Billy Graham: An Ordinary Man and His Extraordinary God by Lon Allison. I’m a reluctant witness when it comes to writing about Billy Graham. I am privileged to know him and to have visited with him...
Like others, I have spent the better part of my life in pursuit of words that might answer my deepest longings for self-realization. And now, as I approach eighty and watch my friends dying or winding up in hospitals and...
While a longing for community—a desire for real relationship with God and other people—may bring us to monastic wisdom, the wisdom itself pushes back against our desires, suggesting that our longings are not enough. Benedict knows that a simple desire...
From the Introduction to his Meditations and Devotions Finally, Meditations and Devotions is practical. It is a book that is meant to be used. And it demonstrates the habits and spiritual practices of this remarkable saint of the Church—habits that are perhaps best...
Dear Friends: We know that life is busy, so we wanted to make it as easy as possible for you to creatively participate in the first World Drawing God Day on Thursday, November 7th. After reading the book Drawing God,...
St. Francis of Assisi is one of the great saints who somehow reaches across all divides, touches hearts and souls, and brings spiritual peace. His little-known “Admonitions” are at once some of the most beautiful, and troubling, of Francis’s writings....
For Immediate Release Paraclete Press is pleased to release five recent, bestselling titles into the audiobook market, with plans to release a total of 20 audiobooks during its 2019/2020 publishing season. Paraclete audiobooks will be available on Amazon, Audible, and...
Introduction to Amid Passing Things: Life, Prayer, and Relationship with God by Jeremiah Shryock. Like many people, I have often asked, “Where are you, God?” Over the years, I have found the answer to that question in varied places: in prayer, study, the...
