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A New Book available: Little sister Magdeleine of Jesus

Little Sisters Hackney — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:10:58 +0000

My friends the Poor

Little Sisters Hackney — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:09:04 +0000

"This book consists of a seriesof true stories. Each of them has been confided to me, for you, by someone poor. I have demanded no other I.D.' of my heroes. They are hungry, they are marginalized, they are handicapped. They make a living
by working too hard."

Beyond Borders, Life and spirituality of Little sister Magdeleine of Jesus

Little Sisters Hackney — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:21:58 +0000

This book tells the life of an extraordinary woman who, at 38, started a new journey, going beyond social barriers and all kind of borders which separate people, with a blind trust in Jesus "the Master of the Impossible." It's the story of a woman who, being attentive to the signs of her time, influenced the Church in many hidden ways.

I Sought and I Found - My experience of God and of the Church

Little Sisters Hackney — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:38:00 +0000

Carlo is back again, mature but as outrageous as ever, as outrageous as Jesus of Nazareth. He gives us his own story and along with it his prayers and his help.

Why, O Lord? The inner meaning of suffering

Little Sisters Hackney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:47:39 +0000

Carlo Carretto shares his personal story because he believes that it is only the man or woman who has suffered who has the right to speak to others about suffering.

Summoned by Love

Little Sisters Hackney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:38:29 +0000

SUMMONED BY LOVE is a sustained mediation based on the prayer of Charles de Foucauld known as the ‘Prayer of Abandonment to God.’

Letters from the Desert, Anniversary Edition

Little Sisters Hackney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:30:31 +0000

At the age of 44, after a prominent career as a Catholic activist, Carlo Carretto was summoned by a voice that said: ‘Leave everything, come with me into the desert. I don’t want your action any longer, I want your prayer, your love.’ Carretto responded by leaving for North Africa, where he joined the Little Brothers and embraced the example of Charles de Foucauld.

Blessed are you who Believed

Little Sisters Hackney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:55:46 +0000

Carlo Carretto chose Mary as his instructor in the faith.

The God who Comes

Little Sisters Hackney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:45:17 +0000

This book is an excursion into the heart of Christian Love. The challenge is the call to love, silence, poverty and faith.

In Search of the Beyond

Little Sisters Hackney — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:24:39 +0000

Carretto shows us how through prayer to alone with God, lifting us onto a new plane of living.