Life in Christ
Old Things Have Passed Away, Behold, All Things Have Become New!

People are embracing spirituality, though perhaps not religion. There is a great attraction among Western Christians to eastern forms, hoping to find a pathway to a deeper sense of God. In the course of these searches, it is often forgotten that there is a long tradition of Christian spirituality th......more

This was certainly an informative book, and useful for stimulating discussion around faith practice in the Episcopal Church. The writing at first is a bit dense, but then either I adapted to her style, or she relaxed her academic stiffness. Either way it does make the text more of a theological writ......more

Episcopal priest, educator, and spiritual director, Julia Gatta provides an extensive, but easy-to-understand overview of the sacraments of baptism and Eucharist. She also extols the sacredness of time as evidenced through the cyclical liturgical year. Finally, she explores spirituality tools such a......more

There are few books on Christian theology and practice that are this good. Gatta is instructive, comforting, encouraging, and grounding, and she somehow doesn't just balance but mingles a mystic and practical mode in explaining and exploring the tenets of a small-c catholic, liturgical discipleship.......more

Like many others, I read this book as an assignment for an EfM class. It focuses on instruction about worship and prayer. There are flashes of great insight and good literary references. Other than that, it was quite difficult to get through in other spots--there's no place where questioning seems t......more