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REVIEWS

Prayer: Our Deepest Longing
by Ron Rolheiser
Cincinnati, OH: Franciscan Media, 2013
70 pages, CAD$10.10, GBP£5.44, USD$8.99
Reviewed by Amelia Stratton-Smith
“Pervasive restlessness and discontent can propel us
into prayer as the vehicle for nurturing intimacy with
God, if only we recognize its deeper potential. ‘Today
most of us do not see our restless longing as pushing us
toward the infinite. We have trivialized and tamed our
longing’” (vii). ■

Spiritual Letters
by Sister Wendy Beckett
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Press, 2013
305 pages, CAD$28.95, GBP£12.99,
USD$24.00
Reviewed by Kathryn Madden, RC
“The letters predate Beckett’s popularity as a renowned
art expert and fall within the years between 1970 and
1986. These are the sixteen years following her transfer
from the life of an active, teaching order to that of a her-
mit, a woman consecrated by the bishop of the diocese
for solitary prayer on behalf of the church.” ■ CLASSIFIEDS

SAN DAMIANO RETREAT – Danville,
California. We are a Franciscan retreat and
conference center located thirty-five miles
east of San Francisco. We offer weekend
and extended retreats, Private Retreats and
Conference Center space. Sr. Joyce Rupp
comes Nov. 2-6, 2014 with “Institute of
Compassionate Presence.” We are a peaceful,
prayerful setting for rest and renewal. (925)
837-9141, website: http://www.sandamiano.
org . For conference and meeting space
contact Lisa: [email protected]. For
private retreats (with or without spiritual
direction) and sponsored retreats, contact
Kateri: [email protected].

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