Bücher veröffentlicht von Apocryphile Press

Williams wanted his Arthurian poem to be a universal epic: not just a tale of early-Medieval heroics, but a poem that would use its narrative to portray the human condition, and the world, with the kind of completeness found in Milton's Paradise Lost or Dante's Divine Comedy. Charles Williams is perhaps the least well known of the Inklings, the writers' group based in Oxford which included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. In making this collection of Williams's major Arthurian poetry we have sought to make available again, after several years out of print, all his previously published verse on the abiding subject that dominated his work and life from the early 1900s to his death in 1945. The earliest work, published here for the first time since its original appearance in 1913, is the 'Pageant Song of Gwent', which shows Williams thinking about the Arthurian legends even this early. This, along with poems from Heroes and Kings (1930) and Three Plays (1931), comprises all of Williams's early published work on the subject, and is followed by his mature work, contained in the two major sequences Taliessin Through Logres (1938) and The Region of the Summer Stars (1944), which form the centre of this collection.The volume includes an introduction by Grevel Lindop (biographer of Charles Williams) and an essay on Williams's work by Arthurian scholar, John Matthews.

Saints and heroes of the LGBTQ community come alive through bold artwork in "Heavenly Homos, Etc" by Dutch priest Jan Haen. He paints diverse people of faith, courage, and love who can inspire readers with new models of queer holiness. The clear, concise style packs a whole pantheon of saints into a single user-friendly volume. Dozens of saints and historical figures from all over the world are presented, including popular favorites such as Sebastian, David and Jonathan, Joan of Arc, Sergius and Bacchus, Harvey Milk, and Matthew Shepard. Less famous but richly deserving people are also canonized by Haen's paintbrush. Short, accessible text lets the pictures tell their stories. The book's deceptively simple style conveys sophisticated understandings of sexual orientation and queer Biblical scholarship. Large, colorful illustrations on every page present a fresh, unsentimental perspective on saints and other uplifting people. Intended for adults, the book naturally includes the occasional nudity that is needed to tell the history."Queer saints danced in my soul when I read 'Heavenly Homos, Etc.' Let the heavenly homos encourage you by revealing their place in human history and in God's creation."-Kittredge Cherry, publisher of Qspirit.net, author of Art That Dares and The Passion of Christ: A Gay VisionJan Haen is a Dutch visual artist and Redemptorist priest who has ministered in the Netherlands and South Africa. He painted murals in schools, churches, and public places in Africa and across Europe. Haen is an active member of the Werkverband van Katholieke Homo-Pastores, an association of gay Catholic pastoral leaders.

Take a 30-day journey into the truth of your being and discover how to stay plugged in to the Sacred, no matter what.In the clamor of everyday life, we are constantly distracted from what matters most: living as our sacred self, intimately connected to the Divine. My Deepest Me offers readers a powerful and innovative path for doing so; a 30-day guided journey to forge an enlightened relationship with Self and Source. Spiritual director, educator and author, Janice Lynne Lundy offers us gentle guidance, exercises and affirmations, along with the opportunity to reflect and write about our understanding of who we really are. Day by day, she invites us to shine the light of awareness of what keeps us from inner peace, love, and joy, and to supplant what we find with fresh insights and nourishing spiritual practices. At the end of the journey, we can rest in the knowledge that we have responded well to this holy call to live as our deepest self, not just for our own well-being, but for the betterment of humanity. My Deepest Me is an ideal guidebook for seekers of all traditions; an excellent tool for spiritual formation programs and for spiritual directors to use in private sessions and retreat settings. "In My Deepest Me, Janice Lynne Lundy leads us inward on the most important journey of our lives, the discovery of self and soul. Her sure-footed approach steadies us as we dare to open our hearts to ourselves so we can serve others from the deepest well of our being. In this book, we find a great treasure: a simple program that can change us profoundly."-Peggy Tabor Millin, author of Mary's Way and Women, Writing, and Soul-MakingJanice L. Lundy, DMin, MPC, is an interfaith spiritual counselor and guide who has been pointing us back toward the Sacred for more than twenty years. She is the author of several spiritual growth books and an educator; co-director of The Spiritual Guidance Training Institute, and a Visiting Professor of Spiritual Direction at The Graduate Theological Foundation. She resides in Michigan.

The Seven Sorrows of Mary. The Seven Joys of the Franciscan Crown. Why not pray both at once?This is a collection of fourteen lively meditations on the sorrows and joys of Mary, told in the order they happened in the life of Mary: joys, then sorrows, then joy, then the most terrible sorrows on the Via Dolorosa, and finally the perfect joy of the Resurrection and Mary's assumption and crowning in Heaven.May these meditations on the sorrows and joys of Mary remind you of how Mary suffers and rejoices with you in your own life.Mary Pezzulo received her BA in English from Otterbein University. She blogs about art, religion, politics and her life in Northern Appalachia at the Steel Magnificat blog on the Patheos Catholic channel. She is the author of Stumbling Into Grace: How We Meet God in Tiny Works of Mercy from Ave Maria Press and Meditations on the Way of the Cross from Apocryphile Press.

Have you grown weary of yet another self-improvement program? Are you exhausted from seemingly endless spiritual seeking? Do you feel stalled, stuck...constipated? Listen up, your True Nature is calling!Transformative coach Stephen Ladd invites you on a journey of (re)discovery unlike any you have traversed before. Spiritual Constipation is a breath of fresh air in an often-musty genre. At times deeply profound, and other times profoundly sardonic, Stephen applies a blended salve of modern psychology and non-dual spirituality to a wide range of topics, from "The Art of Doing Nothing" to "The Spirituality of Naked Yoga," from "Authentic Freedom" to "Fight Club."In this book, you'll discover: · How your mind works (psychology) + your True Nature (spirituality) = a "Psycho/Spiritual" Inner Wisdom GPS to guide you through life· A refreshing alternative to the rigid, rule-based, deprivation-inducing "self-help" programs· How to Calm the F*ck Down... and rest in peace (while still alive)· The secret to being in a meditative state without meditating · Why "trying harder" usually backfires, and the way of effortless effort· Guided Meditations and Hypnosis Audio sessions (included)· The punchline to the Cosmic Joke (it's always nice to be in on the joke)Spiritual Constipation is a wake-up call without an annoying alarm clock. If you are ready to look in a new direction and explore boundless possibilities, all the while laughing somewhat inappropriately, Stephen is your travel guide.Come on in, the water's fine! Buy Spiritual Constipation and get spiritually unblocked today!

Every time the church has encountered crises, its understanding and performance of the Eucharist has shifted to help it meet that crisis. This book documents those shifts and asks the important question: what crisis is the church facting today, and how must the Eucharist change again to meet the challenge?

Of all the books left out of the Bible, only the Apocrypha rivals the Pseudepigrapha in popularity and importance. This edition of the Pseudepigrapha was edited by R. H. Charles and was the definitive critical edition for over 70 years.