Author: Charles de FoucauldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Charles de Foucauld
Author: Charles de FoucauldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Charles de Foucauld
Author: Jean-Jacques AntierPublisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1642292249
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 529
Book Description
"My Father, I put myself in your hands", wrote Charles de Foucauld in his journal. "Whatever you make of me, I thank you, I am ready for everything, I accept everything, I thank you for everything." When he was killed by bandits in 1916, the French aristocrat-turned-monk was virtually unknown. Over the course of a century, however, the radiance of Foucauld's hidden life has spread more and more, and the Church now recognizes him as a saint. His youth and early adulthood read like a novel—the loss of his parents; his education in Paris, where he abandoned the faith of his childhood; his military career in French Algeria; and his exploration of Morocco. After a conversion at the age of twenty-eight, Foucauld was charged with a desire to surrender himself completely to God, leading him eventually to a life of prayer in the Algerian desert. There he devoted himself to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and charity toward his Muslim neighbors—even to the point of death. Jean-Jacques Antier describes Foucauld's dramatic, inspiring life in a vivid narrative style. He based his biography on the man's writings and correspondence as well as interviews with numerous people who knew him. Illustrated with sixteen pages of photos, and indexed.
Charles de Foucauld
Author: Annie (Little Sister of Jesus.)Publisher: New City Press
ISBN: 1565482298
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
In anticipation of his beatification, this book presents the life and writings of the ""universal brother"", one of the great spiritual figures of the twentieth century.
Desert Calling
Author: Anne FremantleCharles de Foucauld, Hermit and Explorer
Author: René BazinLetters from the Desert
Author: Charles de FoucauldPublisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN:
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Meditations of a Hermit
Author: Charles de FoucauldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Devotional literature
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Hidden in God
Author: Bonnie ThurstonPublisher: Ave Maria Press
ISBN: 1594716609
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
"Spirituality & Practice 2016 Award Winner." Blessed Charles de Foucauld (1858–1916) was a complex man. Born into French aristocracy, he floundered as a military officer, but rediscovered his Catholic heritage and eventually lived voluntarily as an impoverished priest/hermit in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. Foucauld wanted to emulate the hidden life of Jesus in Nazareth and in doing so, left a spiritual legacy that attracted such figures as Dorothy Day and author, poet, and spiritual director Bonnie Thurston. Published in celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of Charles de Foucauld’s death on December 1, 1916, Hidden in God highlights the profound conversion that led Foucauld to embrace the life of a hermit in the Sahara, where he was eventually murdered by a band of marauders. Foucauld’s legacy is an enduring spiritual vision: believe in God, you should live for God and make him your reason for living. Drawing from his letters and journals, Bonnie Thurston explores how the hidden life of Nazareth brings the grace of great closeness to Jesus; the gift of the desert is the grace of complete dependence on God; and the grace of public life is the practice of charity and self-giving. Thurston adeptly demonstrates how these three locations are metaphors for states of spiritual life and ministry and how each one brings both a challenge and a danger. Words of wisdom from Foucauld, as well as questions to ponder and biblical texts to explore conclude each chapter. Thurston shares how she became enamored with Foucauld for the passionate way he lived his ideals without regard for recognition or success. “I’ve fallen in love with a dead Frenchman who was a hermit,” she admitted to a friend. Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, also was attracted to Foucauld’s desert spirituality and wrote to Thomas Merton and others about Foucauld’s spiritual influence.
Christian Hermit in an Islamic World
Author: Ali MeradPublisher:
ISBN: 9780809139033
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916), after a worldly beginning, lived a life of prayer, self-denial and love for the Arabs in the African desert. Here is a moving personal tribute by a Muslim scholar.
Saint Charles de Foucauld
Author: LSJ Cathy WrightPublisher: Pauline Books and Media
ISBN: 0819891339
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
An early life of wrenching loss, unbelief, and rebellion preceded Charles de Foucauld’s unlikely journey to holiness. After an encounter with God’s mercy, he devoted his life to seeking “Nazareth.” Charles’ search led him to follow Jesus in humility and prayerful solidarity with the Muslim people of Algeria, making him a prophetic witness of communion today. Author Cathy Wright, a Little Sister of Jesus living out the spirituality of Charles de Foucauld, offers a moving portrait of this twentieth-century saint.