Contemplation and Midlife Crisis: Examples from Classical and Contemporary Spirituality - Softcover

Carfagna, Rosemarie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809144980 ISBN 13: 9780809144983

Publisher: Paulist Pr, 2008

Synopsis

This book helps the reader in midlife crisis frame his/her experience in spiritual/contemplative terms, and thereby provides a wider context in which to understand and eventually accept it.

About this title

About the Author

Rosemarie Carfagna, OSU, is an Ursuline sister from Cleveland, Ohio. She teaches at Ursuline College and John Carroll University. She has taught courses in Spirituality for the Christian Spirituality Program at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and for St. Mary Seminary in Cleveland. She supervises interns in the Ignatian Spirituality Institute at John Carroll University and is involved in spiritual direction and retreat work.

Review

"Through the lives of well-known people like Catherine de Hueck, Dorothy Day, Edith Stein, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, and many others, Rosemarie Carfagna in this powerfully enlightening book illustrates in detail the midlife crisis, how it reveals our common humanity and affords persons of faith the chance to surrender more deeply to the mysterious power of God at work in their lives. -- Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD

In this eminently readable book, Rosemarie Carfagna offers spiritual encouragement to the prayerful and reflective person struggling with midlife's challenges. Using examples from the lives of classic and contemporary figures, she shows how negotiating the mystery of midlife can be a profoundly contemplative experience. -- Richard J. Hauser, SJ Director of Masters Program in Christian Spirituality Creighton University Omaha, NE

With its remarkable blend of depth and clarity, Contemplation and Midlife offers solid guidance for turning a crisis into a spiritual opportunity no matter where we are on the aging journey. Carfagana provides us with enjoyable and absorbing reading by taking us into a rich array of lives--John of the Cross, Edith Stein, Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, and many others--and brings us back to our own situations stronger and wiser. Her book will be an excellent resource not only for individuals, but for retreat leaders, pastors, and spiritual directors. -- Kathleen Fischer Author of Autumn Gospel

Edition details

• Publisher: Paulist Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0809144980
• ISBN 13: 9780809144983
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 179