{"product_id":"when-women-pray-eleven-catholic-women-on-the-power-of-prayer-paperback","title":"When Women Pray: Eleven Catholic Women on the Power of Prayer - 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\u003eKathleen Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNihil obstat\u003c\/i\u003e: Fr. Hugh Barbour, O. Praem., \u003ci\u003eCensor Librorum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImprimatur\u003c\/i\u003e: Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann, J.C.D., D.D., \u003cbr\u003eBishop of Orange, February 24, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a book that will inspire a new outpouring of prayer for healing and holiness. This timely work proclaims the joy of prayer and wealth of grace entrusted to praying women. Through poignant personal stories and Church teaching, eleven Catholic women magnify the Marian vocation of living as \u003ci\u003econtemplatives in action\u003c\/i\u003e. For personal or group retreats, each chapter ends with spiritual reflections: \"Ponder, Practice, Pray\", and the \"Feminine Wisdom\" of women saints. The Eucharist, Scripture and Mary are beautifully highlighted in chapters from these Catholic women: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Beckman, co-founder of the international apostolate of Foundation of Prayer for Priests, \u003c\/b\u003e illuminates the nature of prayer, especially as seen in the example of the Blessed Mother, and shares her journey from sitting wounded and numb before the Eucharist to being set aflame with Divine Love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohnnette Benkovic, founder and president of EWTN's Women of Grace(R), \u003c\/b\u003e in a stunning explication of the Samaritan woman's encounter with Jesus at the well, speaks intimately to the feminine heart and reveals how Jesus alone can perfectly fulfill a woman's deepest desires to love and to be loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonda Chervin, Ph.D., professor of philosophy at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut, \u003c\/b\u003e tells the extraordinary story of how she, despite being brought up by atheist parents in a New York City home where \"God was no more real to us than elves,\" became a fervent Catholic and has remained even in the face of unimaginably heavy crosses including the suicide of her son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePia de Solenni, Ph.D., Associate Dean of the Augustine Institute and Theological Consultant to the Office of the Bishop of Orange County, \u003c\/b\u003e puts her theological expertise to work and draws on Scripture and Church teaching--not to mention her experience of growing up as the only girl in a family of boys--to unpack what \"feminine prayer\" really means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Healy, S.T.D., international speaker and professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, \u003c\/b\u003e describes her reversion after spending nearly all night in Adoration and how praise serves as the foundation of her prayer life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa M. Hendey, founder and editor of CatholicMom.com, \u003c\/b\u003e reflects back on her idyllic youth in a good Catholic home, her challenging days as a newlywed to a then non-Catholic spouse, motherhood, the conversion of her husband, and how she learned to see God's fidelity through it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Lewis is the Rome Bureau Chief for EWTN and host of EWTN's Vatican Insider, \u003c\/b\u003e shares a personal portrait of her family life growing up--including the special marriage of her parents--and beautifully illustrates that prayer is truly the greatest foundation for the family. Of course, Joan's characteristic practicality is peppered throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Jean Lopez, Senior Fellow at the National Review Institute and Editor-at-Large of National Review, \u003c\/b\u003e will leave you speechless. It was to her that Pope Benedict turned for help to share Pope Paul VI's message to women which she communicates in these brilliant pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Quirk, Founder of the international women's ministry Magnificat, \u003c\/b\u003e recounts with rare humility how she became \"dead in sin\" even while remaining a practicing Catholic, sending her children to Catholic school, and preserving the exterior appearance of piety. With true wisdom, Marilyn explains how to build an authentic prayer life without which it is impossible to attain union with Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVicki Thorn, Founder of Project Rachel (a post-abortion healing ministry offered in 140 U.S. dioceses today), \u003c\/b\u003e has confronted suffering of a kind and weight few have: family deaths, miscarriages, her first 3 children \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e suffering from life-threatening diseases, and more. In these pages, she shares how prayer miraculously preserved her and her relationships through any darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Wahlquist, Founder of the national ministry WINE: Women in the New Evangelization, \u003c\/b\u003e tells her story. It begins at 3 am in her dark family room where she \"threw open the window of her soul, turning for comfort to a Person she only vaguely knew...'Don't let me lose my joy.\" She says, \"He responded with such generosity and compassion that my heart overflowed with gratitude.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Foreword by Sr. Regina Marie Gorman, OCD speaks to every woman's heart. You'll journey with these authors through joys and sorrows to discover the transformative joy of prayer. You'll also learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow prayer is a willed, practiced response to Love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScriptural lessons on how Mary prays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy spiritual mothers are \"God's special weapons against evil.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a pierced, broken heart prays.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the Holy Spirit releases the power of prayer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow prayer can heal hurting women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a women's prayer impacts the family.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by the Parable of the Ten Wise Virgins (Matt 25: 2-13), this book affirms the wealth of grace entrusted to praying women. Through poignant stories and teaching, eleven Catholic women, single, widowed, married, mothers and grandmothers, magnify the Marian vocation of living as contemplatives in action.\u003c\/p\u003e \r \r \u003cp\u003eLearn how, amidst the noise of a secular culture, the authors were formed in joy and sorrow, and discovered the transformative power of prayer. Each chapter ends with spiritual reflections: \"Ponder, Practice, Pray,\" and \"Feminine Wisdom\" from women saints. Eucharist, Scripture and Mary are prominently highlighted. Here is a book that can inspire the new outpouring of the oil of prayer for healing and holiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \r \r \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKathleen Beckman: The Marian Heart Prays\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eJohnnette Benkovic: The Transforming Power of Prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eDr. Ronda Chervin: Prayer: Sigh of the Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eDr. Pia De Solenni: Prayer: With Sisters in Chris\u003c\/li\u003et\r \u003cli\u003eDr. Mary Healy: Prayer: God's Overflowing Grace\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eLisa M. Hendey: Daily Prayer with Saints\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eJoan Lewis: Prayer: A Heart to Heart with the Lord\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eKathyrn Jean Lopez: Pope Benedict XVI \u0026amp; Women Who Pray in Love\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eMarilyn Quirk: Prayer: A Relationship With The Living God\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eVicky Thorn: Prayer: My Ear to His Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eKelly Walhquist: Just Pray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r \u003cbr\u003e\r \r \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrayer: A Willed, Practiced Response to Love\u003c\/li\u003e \r \u003cli\u003eHow Mary Prays: Scriptural Lessons\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003ePraying Against Evil: Spiritual Mothers\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003ePrayer of the Pierced Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003ePrayer Partners: Mary and the Holy Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eDeep Calls to Deep\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eFrom Childish to Childlike\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eCreating New Saints-in-the-Making\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003ePrayer Foundation: Family\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eOf Prayer, Schedules and Priorities\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eAuthenticity in Prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003ePrayer Leads to Service\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eIntercessory Prayer: The Present Role of Women\u003c\/li\u003e\r \u003cli\u003eSix Fruits of Prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKathleen Beckman is a dynamic evangelist, best-selling author and Ignatian retreat leader who has served the Church for thirty years. She is often featured on Catholic TV and radio and had addressed laity, nuns, and clergy in thirteen counties on subjects such as prayer, the protection and promotion of marriage and families, intercession for priests, and living a Eucharistic life. In 2001 she was invested into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.Since 2008 Kathleen has served in the Church's ministry of healing, deliverance, and exorcism. She was on faculty for the Pope Leo XIII Institute for six years, completed the Association of International Exorcists Course at Rome's Pontifical Regina Apostolorum University in 2017, and serves as the diocesan administrator of exorcism and deliverance ministry. A member of the exorcist's team, she accompanies persons seeking liberation from evil spirits, and witnesses to Christ's victory.In 2013, with encouragem\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53618617712947,"sku":"9781622823864","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mAhgNOulb9781622823864.webp?v=1783392242","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/when-women-pray-eleven-catholic-women-on-the-power-of-prayer-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}