Margaret Silf, Author . Doubleday $21.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-385-50461-4
Christian "how-to" books on prayer can often be dry, intimidating or cloying. In her first foray with a large American publishing house, British author Silf successfully avoids all of these pitfalls. This New Testament travelogue is...
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Margaret Silf, Author . Doubleday $12.95 (224p) ISBN 978-0-385-50464-5
As the speed of life increases, so does the appeal of a "self-guided spiritual retreat." Silf, a Jesuit-trained retreat leader, offers this guide to "the art of sailing life's waters by a Christian compass." Nautical imagery...
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Margaret Silf, Author . BlueBridge $14 (121p) ISBN 978-1-93334-604-5
Her spare prose a mute rebuke to the anecdotal loquaciousness of many self-help books on the spiritual life, Silf aims to help her readers craft thoughtful decisions in a world in which options seem endless and decisions pressing. Stringing her...
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Margaret Silf, Author . Loyola $13.95 (235p) ISBN 978-0-8294-2810-0
A collection of short-form meditations, anecdotes and nuggets of insight gleaned from Silf's work, travels, family and spiritual life, this volume aims to highlight God's appearances in ordinary life. A British retreat director...
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Margaret Silf, Lion (IPG, dist.), $14.95 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-0-7459-5210-9
"Wisdom is a creating force," writes Silf (One Hundred Wisdom Stories), and indeed she has used wise words to build this collection of quotations, gathering ideas from contemporary spiritual leaders, timeless traditions, scientists, popular authors,
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Margaret Silf, Author Loyola Press $10.95 (201p) ISBN 978-0-8294-1994-8
What kinds of retreats are available for Christians? How much do they cost? What is ""spiritual direction""? Once I am on a retreat, how in the world am I supposed to fill the hours? Margaret Silf provides answers to these questions and more in ...
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Margaret Silf, Author Loyola Press $21.95 (232p) ISBN 978-0-8294-1452-3
Silf, author of Inner Compass, offers her readers a basic guide to contemplative prayer. Utilizing techniques acquired during her own spiritual formation, Silf maintains that contemplative prayer is an aid to locating the calm below the emotional...
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Margaret Silf. Loyola, $14.95 (144p) ISBN 978-0-8294-3668-6
Would your world be changed if you had regular coffee (and wine) dates with the 16th-century Spaniard Ignatius Loyola? That’s the implicit question posed in this intriguing time travel experiment by Silf, whose previous book, Inner Compass, explored
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