A Sheltering Tree: Inspirational Stories of Faith, Fidelity, and Friendship - Softcover

Wilcox, Peter C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1625646658 ISBN 13: 9781625646651

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2014

Synopsis

When we think about the lives of the saints, we can easily forget that they were people just like us with all the same struggles, temptations, joys, and sorrows we experience in life. They were not born saints; they became saints. And in the course of their journeys through life, other people helped them become the people that God wanted them to be. A Sheltering Tree offers stories of faith, fidelity, and friendship from both Christian and non-Christian writers that explore the importance of friendship to psychological and spiritual development. These stories show how friends became "special graces" special gifts given to us by the Lord to help us grow in holiness. Contemporary stories of "ordinary people" illustrate fifteen lessons about friendship in our own time to help us understand the "grace of friendship" in our lives. These stories are a source of encouragement and inspiration for each of us on our personal journeys, leading us closer to each other and to the Lord who has called each of us his friend.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter C. Wilcox, STD, has been a psychotherapist and spiritual director for over thirty years. He holds a doctorate in theology from the Catholic University of America and has taught at the Washington Theological Union, Loyola University Maryland, and Saint Bonaventure University. He has directed retreats and conducted seminars on personality development and spiritual growth for many years and is the author of John Henry Newman, Spiritual Director 1845-1890. Dr. Wilcox lives in Millersville, Maryland, with his wife and daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1625646658
• ISBN 13: 9781625646651
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108