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Love Letters for ACTS Retreat: A Guide to Expressing Your Faith and Feelings
Are you preparing for an ACTS retreat and feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of writing a love letter to God or a reflection on your spiritual journey? This comprehensive guide provides inspiration and practical advice on crafting heartfelt and meaningful love letters perfect for your ACTS retreat experience. We'll delve into the purpose of these letters, offer writing prompts to unlock your deepest emotions, and share examples to get your creative juices flowing. By the end, you'll feel confident and prepared to pour your heart out in a way that truly resonates with your spiritual growth. Let's explore how to write powerful love letters that deepen your connection with God and yourself during your ACTS retreat.
Understanding the Purpose of Love Letters in ACTS Retreat
ACTS retreats emphasize personal reflection and deepening one's relationship with God. Love letters, often written during periods of quiet reflection, serve as powerful tools for:
Uncovering Hidden Emotions:
Writing allows you to access emotions you might not be consciously aware of. The act of putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) can unlock profound insights into your faith journey, struggles, and triumphs.
Strengthening Your Relationship with God:
Expressing your thoughts and feelings directly to God, in a vulnerable and honest way, strengthens your personal relationship with the Divine. It's a form of prayer that moves beyond rote recitation and into genuine dialogue.
Facilitating Personal Growth:
The process of introspection and articulation facilitates personal growth. By reflecting on your experiences and expressing gratitude or concerns, you gain a clearer understanding of yourself and your spiritual path.
Preparing for Shared Reflection:
Many ACTS retreats involve sharing reflections with others. A well-crafted love letter provides a solid foundation for meaningful and impactful discussions with fellow retreatants and facilitators.
Writing Prompts to Ignite Your Heart
Feeling stuck? These prompts will help you uncover the perfect words to express your love and gratitude:
Focus on Gratitude:
What are you most grateful for in your life right now?
How has God shown you love and compassion in the past?
Reflect on specific moments where you felt God's presence.
Explore Your Struggles:
What are your biggest challenges or fears?
How has God helped you overcome past difficulties?
What do you need God's help with right now?
Embrace Vulnerability:
What are your deepest desires and aspirations?
Share a time when you felt lost or uncertain. How did God guide you?
Express your doubts and anxieties openly and honestly.
Celebrate Your Blessings:
What gifts has God bestowed upon you?
How have you been blessed by others?
How can you share your blessings with others?
Example Love Letter Structure for ACTS Retreat
A simple yet effective structure for your love letter might include:
1. Opening: Begin by addressing God directly – "Dear God," or "My Dearest Lord."
2. Gratitude: Express gratitude for specific blessings in your life.
3. Challenges: Honesty is key here. Share your struggles and ask for guidance.
4. Vulnerability: Share your deepest feelings, fears, and hopes.
5. Affirmation of Faith: Reiterate your faith and commitment to your spiritual journey.
6. Closing: End with a prayer or a heartfelt expression of love and trust.
Tips for Writing a Powerful Love Letter
Write from the heart: Authenticity trumps eloquence.
Be specific: Avoid vague generalizations. Use concrete examples.
Don't censor yourself: This is a safe space for honest expression.
Embrace imperfection: There's no need for perfection.
Proofread before sharing: Ensure clarity and readability.
Conclusion
Writing a love letter for your ACTS retreat is a profound act of faith and self-reflection. By utilizing these prompts and following the suggested structure, you can craft a letter that resonates deeply with your spiritual journey. Remember, the most important aspect is to be authentic and vulnerable. Let your heart guide your pen, and allow God's love to flow through your words.
FAQs
Q1: Do I need to be a skilled writer to write a love letter for ACTS retreat?
A1: Absolutely not! The purpose is heartfelt expression, not literary perfection. Focus on sincerity and honesty.
Q2: What if I don't know what to write?
A2: Use the writing prompts provided above to get started. Let your thoughts flow freely. Don't worry about structure initially.
Q3: Is it okay to share personal struggles in my letter?
A3: Yes, absolutely. Vulnerability is key to deepening your relationship with God and yourself.
Q4: Will my letter be shared with others?
A4: That depends on the specific ACTS retreat. Check with your facilitators for their guidelines on sharing.
Q5: What if I don't feel inspired?
A5: Take a break and come back to it later. Prayer or meditation may help to clear your mind and inspire you.
| love letters for acts retreat: ACTS Retreat Manual ACTS Missions, 2020-06-12 The intent of the ACTS Retreat Manual is to provide all priests, deacons, and lay ACTS Retreat Team leaders and members with the necessary information to facilitate the ACTS Retreat process in a way that grounds the experience in the invitation to encounter Jesus Christ and be His disciple. |
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| love letters for acts retreat: Camps, Retreats, Missions, and Service Ideas Youth Specialties,, 2011-03-22 Nearly 200 ideas for planning meaningful, memorable experiences for your kids! -Camps & Retreats . . . The drive up the mountain . . . The opening talk . . . The outdoor activities . . . The closing fireside -- here's a lodgeful of ideas for organizing successful camps and retreats. - Missions . . . Because even foreign mission work can start within our own borders, you'll find dozens of ideas for helping overseas missionaries right here at home. A used-Bible drive, a scavenger hunt for missionary supplies -- activities like these not only benefit missionaries, but also help your kids understand the personal, local aspects of mission work. - Service . . . Expose your students to others' needs! Inside you'll find ways to help children, the community at large, the elderly, the poor and homeless, shut-ins, and the sick and disabled Whether you're a youth worker or recreation director in a church, school, club, or camp -- Camps, Retreats, Missions, & Service Ideas is your storehouse of proven, youth-group tested ideas. |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Unveiled Wife Jennifer Smith, 2015-03-03 As a young bride, Jennifer Smith couldn’t wait to build her life with the man she adored. She dreamed of closeness, of being fully known and loved by her husband. But the first years of marriage were nothing like she’d imagined. Instead, they were marked by disappointment and pain. Trapped by fear and insecurity, and feeling totally alone, Jennifer cried out to God: What am I doing wrong? Why is this happening to us? It was as if a veil had descended between her and her husband, and between her and God—one that kept her from experiencing the fullness of love. How did Jennifer and her husband survive the painful times? What did they do when they were tempted to call it quits? How did God miraculously step in during the darkest hour to rescue and redeem them, tearing down the veil once and for all? The Unveiled Wife is a real-life love story; one couple’s refreshingly raw, transparent journey touching the deep places in a marriage that only God can reach. If you are feeling disappointment or even despair about your marriage, the heart-cry of this book is: You are not alone. Discover through Jennifer’s story how God can bring you through it all to a place of transformation. |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Life and Letters of Father Bertrand Wilberforce of the Order of Preachers Bertrand Wilberforce, Mother Mary Reginald, 1906 |
| love letters for acts retreat: Letters of St. Therese of Lisieux, Volume II St. Therese of Lisieux, 2014-09-29 This sequel to volume 1 contains all of Thérèse's letters from the end of September 1890 (during her novitiate) until her death in 1897, as well as many letters written to or about her. Here the mature Saint Thérèse shows the path of her growth as a religious and as a deep spiritual writer. The reader learns much about all of her correspondents, including her two missionary brothers, and gains familiarity with the development of her thought and message. Fifty pages of complementary documents give us useful tools for studying the texts. This work has been translated from the critical edition by John Clarke, OCD. The ebook includes 4 pages of facsimiles of Thérèse's letters, plus a fully linked general and biblical index. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Letters of St. Therese of Lisieux, Volume I St. Therese of Lisieux, 2014-07-07 Letter writing at the end of the nineteenth century was an important activity for the people of France. Those who received letters from family and friends alike usually kept the hand-written texts sent to them as precious gifts. That is why this collection of letters by and to one of the greatest saints of modern times is so interesting to us today. No mere notes slapped together in distracted haste, the missives found in this volume reveal communications of warm personal sentiment along with expressions of lively spiritual development. Thérèse's efforts as a fifteen-year-old to enter Carmel before reaching the required age appear in revealing detail. This tortuous course of a very subtle diplomacy is set out not only by the letters of Thérèse herself, but also by those of so many others who shared her hopes and eventual victory. The translator-editor gives us 75 pages of introductory remarks to Thérèse's letters. This volume also includes 4 pages of facsimiles of Thérèse's letters. |
| love letters for acts retreat: First Letters in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Alain Kerhervé, Catherine Thomas-Ripault, 2020-07-09 ‘First letters’ can be understood in various ways: as the first letters written by a person, such as the letters of children, or of drafts which were preserved, amended and copied; as the first letter of a particular type, such as an experienced letter-writer’s first love letter; and as the first letter to a new correspondent, among many others. The idea of a first letter also suggests a link with the letters that follow: what is the connection between the first letter and those which come after it? Written by academics specializing in letter-writing internationally, this volume examines the letters of various authors, philosophers, and artists, including Benjamin Constant, José-Maria de Heredia, Voltaire, Diderot, Coleridge, De Quincey, and others. It is structured in four sections: letters from youth; first letters in fictional works; the writer’s persona; and first letters within correspondence. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Letters to Mom Cassie Mullinax, 2019-11-07 Writing about my experience and the help I received, is an addition to my healing process. My wish for this book is that women in this type situation will get help right away and don't take as long as I did. |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Letters of S. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan Saint Ambrose (Bishop of Milan), 1881 |
| love letters for acts retreat: Thoughts of a Changed Mind: Letters from Father to Son Eric Robinson, 2016-08-26 Thoughts of a Changed Mind is a series of letters written from a father to his son on a broad range of topics including stories about encountering God, a call to Catholicism, contemporary social issues, practical wisdom for everyday life, and much more. |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Letters of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and Those Who Knew Her: General Correspondence, vol. 1 Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, 1982 Letter writing at the turn of the (19th) century was an important activity for the people of France. Those who received letters from family and friends alike usually kept the hand-written texts sent to them as precious gifts. That is why this collection of letters by and to one of the greatest saints of modern times is so interesting to us today. ... [from back cover] |
| love letters for acts retreat: A Journal of the American Civil War: V7-1 Theodore P. Savas, 2021-12-31 Balanced and in-depth military coverage (all theaters, North and South) in a non-partisan format with detailed notes, offering meaty, in-depth articles, original maps, photos, columns, book reviews, and indexes. Chattanooga Revisited – Missionary Ridge – US Regulars at Chickamauga – Cleburne and Tunnel Hill – 2nd Georgia Sharpshooters – Camp Thomas, 1898 |
| love letters for acts retreat: A Dictionary of Music Titles Adrian Room, 2024-10-15 The title of a great musical composition is not always a clear or simple matter. An allusive title, particularly in a foreign language, or a title that does not seem related to the work, can confuse even the most devoted music lover. Here are histories of the creation of 3,500 titles for symphonies, operas, oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, choral works, chamber music, keyboard compositions, and songs, ranging from the popular to the obscure. Each entry (arranged by English, French, German, Italian or Spanish title) includes alternate titles where appropriate, the composer's name, date of composition and first performance, opus number where appropriate, a description of the work, and the origin of the title or any story behind it. A bibliography and an index conclude the work. |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Letters of Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan Saint Ambrose, Aeterna Press, THE Translation of S. Ambrose’s Epistles was made in the early days of the Library of the Fathers by a friend, now with God, before the check which the Series received through various sorrowful losses. It has now been revised by an accomplished scholar, the Rev. H. Walford, M.A., one of the Masters at Hayleybury. Aeterna Press |
| love letters for acts retreat: Mother Teresa's General Letters to Her Sisters Kolodiejchuk MC Brian, 2024-06-21 Mother Teresa's General Letters to Her Sisters is a collection of Mother Teresa's circular letters to the members of her religious congregation, the Missionaries of Charity Sisters. Not intended for those outside her community, they were written informally and spontaneously, often with little editing. It was for Mother Teresa a way of being present to the members of her rapidly expanding religious order. Seemingly of little interest except for those to whom they were addressed, the letters reveal the spiritual depth and pragmatic leadership of one of the most popular modern saints, as well as the inner dynamics underlying one of the most flourishing religious congregations of the last century. At the same time, and perhaps surprisingly, these letters may also prove to be worthwhile reading for a wider audience. Something of God's wisdom and love seems to shine through Mother Teresa's guidance and counsels, giving the reader light and help even though he or she is not living the same religious life as one of the Sisters. Mother Teresa's unpolished statements are at times humble and at times humbling. They inspire confidence and encourage generosity. Many a time they are humorous but more often challenging. They are sprinkled with serene joy but also permeated with deep pain. She delighted in her Sisters' accomplishments yet did not shy away from correcting even the smallest flaw, which didn't escape her very observant eye. Sometimes she sounded just like a mother, full of tender loving care, and at other times more like a commander in chief, exhibiting an iron will and uncompromising determination. In either case, her followers seemed to have been drawn into the mystery of her charism, endeavoring to keep pace with her. Was it the attraction of what could be termed as her leadership style in the unremitting service of the poorest of the poor, or the perceived love of a mother's heart that made her so unanimously loved and admired by the members of her congregation? Or was it both? The letters will reveal the answer! Inspiring in their simplicity, the letters may well serve as a treasure trove where anyone from a reflective scholar to a caring mother of a family may find satisfaction for their spiritual palate. The attractiveness of perennial truth often makes Mother Teresa's presentation of traditional spiritual themes likewise relevant for contemporary needs. In the context of Mother Teresa's statement that we are created for greater things, to love and to be loved', these letters will help the reader discover and experience God's presence through the little miracles of His love in one's daily life. They will inspire us to put our love into living action, sharing His love with all those we meet, and so make our lives something beautiful for God. |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Educational Monthly of Canada , 1891 |
| love letters for acts retreat: I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die Sarah J. Robinson, 2021-05-11 A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Letters and Conversations between several Young Ladies, on interesting and improving subjects. Translated from the Dutch of Madame de Cambon, with alterations and improvements Maria Geertruida de CAMBON, 1793 |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Letters of Thom Gunn Thom Gunn, 2021-03-16 'Gunn's letters serve as one of the most indispensable epistolary chronicles of an era, especially in the US, of the Eisenhower fifties transforming into the revolutionary sixties and seventies, and then the revanchist, reactionary Reagan eighties and the AIDS epidemic, all seen through the lens of a gay, ex-pat English poet.' August Kleinzahler Gunn was not just the leather jacket-wearing, motorbike-riding tough that he is sometimes made out to be; nor the rambunctiously laughing happy-go-lucky bon vivant that he often showed to the world. This correspondence, meticulously transcribed and annotated by the editors, charts his contradictions and complexities, bringing alive the biographical, political and poetic landscape that informed his imaginative and heroic body of work. The letters demonstrate not only the poet's role-playing and theatricality - recounting in various voices to share his experiences as fully as possible - but also a deep literariness and humane intelligence: friendship, Gunn himself remarks, 'must be the greatest value in my life'. |
| love letters for acts retreat: General Index to the Gentleman's Magazine Samuel Ayscough, 1789 |
| love letters for acts retreat: Letters of a Peruvian Woman Françoise de Graffigny, 2009-01-08 'It has taken me a long time, my dearest Aza, to fathom the cause of that contempt in which women are held in this country ...' Zilia, an Inca Virgin of the Sun, is captured by the Spanish conquistadores and brutally separated from her lover, Aza. She is rescued and taken to France by Déterville, a nobleman, who is soon captivated by her. One of the most popular novels of the eighteenth century, the Letters of a Peruvian Woman recounts Zilia's feelings on her separation from both her lover and her culture, and her experience of a new and alien society. Françoise de Graffigny's bold and innovative novel clearly appealed to the contemporary taste for the exotic and the timeless appetite for love stories. But by fusing sentimental fiction and social commentary, she also created a new kind of heroine, defined by her intellect as much as her feelings. The novel's controversial ending calls into question traditional assumptions about the role of women both in fiction and society, and about what constitutes 'civilization'. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Life of George Washington Edward Everett Hale, 1887 |
| love letters for acts retreat: Epistolary Community in Print, 1580–1664 Diana G. Barnes, 2016-05-13 Epistolary Community in Print contends that the printed letter is an inherently sociable genre ideally suited to the theorisation of community in early modern England. In manual, prose or poetic form, printed letter collections make private matters public, and in so doing reveal, first how tenuous is the divide between these two realms in the early modern period and, second, how each collection helps to constitute particular communities of readers. Consequently, as Epistolary Community details, epistolary visions of community were gendered. This book provides a genealogy of epistolary discourse beginning with an introductory discussion of Gabriel Harvey and Edmund Spenser’s Wise and Wittie Letters (1580), and opening into chapters on six printed letter collections generated at times of political change. Among the authors whose letters are examined are Angel Day, Michael Drayton, Jacques du Bosque and Margaret Cavendish. Epistolary Community identifies broad patterns that were taking shape, and constantly morphing, in English printed letters from 1580 to 1664, and then considers how the six examples of printed letters selected for discussion manipulate this generic tradition to articulate ideas of community under specific historical and political circumstances. This study makes a substantial contribution to the rapidly growing field of early modern letters, and demonstrates how the field impacts our understanding of political discourses in circulation between 1580 and 1664, early modern women’s writing, print culture and rhetoric. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732), Author of "The Beggar's Opera" Lewis Melville, 2019-12-09 Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732), Author of The Beggar's Opera by Lewis Melville John Gay was an English poet and dramatist and a member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera whose characters became household names. In this book, Melville describes the life of this important figure in literary history through a collection of facts and letters that were collected and thoroughly researched to create an encompassing picture of Gay. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Letters of Madame de Sévigné to Her Daughter and Her Friends Marie de Rabutin-Chantal marquise de Sévigné, 1811 |
| love letters for acts retreat: Letters of Madame de Sévigné to Her Daughter and Her Friends. An Enlarged Edition, Translated from the Paris Edition of 1806 Marie de Rabutin-Chantal marquise de Sévigné, 1811 |
| love letters for acts retreat: A Friend's Gift. By a Lady. [Poems and Letters by Mrs. E. Hamilton.] LADY., 1839 |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Life and Letters of Father Bertrand Wilberforce of the Order of Preachers H. M. Capes, 1912 |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Passionate Fictions of Eliza Haywood Kirsten T. Saxton, Rebecca P. Bocchicchio, 2021-05-11 “Will be required reading not just for students of eighteenth-century literature but also for feminist critics and historians of the novel.” —Sandra M. Gilbert, award-winning poet and literary critic The most prolific woman writer of the eighteenth century, Eliza Haywood (1693–1756?) was a key player in the history of the English novel. Along with her contemporary Defoe, she did more than any other writer to create a market for fiction prior to the emergence of Richardson, Fielding, and Smollett. Also one of Augustan England’s most popular authors, Haywood came to fame in 1719 with the publication of her first novel, Love in Excess. In addition to writing fiction, she was a playwright, translator, bookseller, actress, theater critic, and editor of The Female Spectator, the first English periodical written by women for women. Though tremendously popular, her novels and plays from the 1720s and 30s scandalized the reading public with explicit portrayals of female sexuality and led others to call her “the Great Arbitress of Passion.” Essays in this collection explore themes such as the connections between Haywood’s early and late work, her experiments with the form of the novel, her involvement in party politics, her use of myth and plot devices, and her intense interest in the imbalance of power between men and women. Distinguished scholars such as Paula Backschieder, Felicity Nussbaum, and John Richetti approach Haywood from a number of theoretical and topical positions, leading the way in a crucial reexamination of her work. The Passionate Fictions of Eliza Haywood examines the formal and ideological complexities of her prose and demonstrates how Haywood’s texts defy traditional schematization. |
| love letters for acts retreat: The Letters of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and Those Who Knew Her: General Correspondence, vol. 2 John Clarke, OCD, 1988 Letters to and from St. Thérèse of Lisieux from September 1890 (Novitiate period as a Carmelite Nun) to September 1897 (death). Translated from the critical edition by John Clarke, OCD. Includes 4 pages of facsimiles of Thérèse's letters, plus general and biblical index to both volumes. More Information This sequel to volume 1 contains all of Thérèse's letters from the end of September 1890 (during her novitiate) until her death in 1897, as well as many letters written to or about her. Here the mature Saint Thérèse shows the path of her growth as a religious and as a deep spiritual writer. The reader learns much about all of her correspondents, including her two missionary brothers, and gains familiarity with the development of her thought and message. Fifty pages of complementary documents give us useful tools for studying the texts. |
| love letters for acts retreat: That Mysterious Man Michael Woodward, 2001 |
| love letters for acts retreat: Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies of Great Britain Mary Anne Everett Green, 1846 |
| love letters for acts retreat: Thinking Through Communication Sarah Trenholm, 2016-08-19 Praised for its teachability, Thinking Through Communication provides an excellent, balanced introduction to basic theories and principles of communication, making sense of a complex field through a variety of approaches. In an organized and coherent manner, Thinking Through Communication covers a full range of topics- from the history of communication study to the methods used by current communication scholars to understand human interaction. The text explores communication in a variety of traditional contexts: interpersonal, group, organizational, public, intercultural, computer-mediated communication and the mass media. This edition also offers new insights into public speaking and listening. This text can be used successfully in both theory- and skills-based courses. Written in a clear, lively style, Trenholm's overall approach-including her use of examples and interesting illustrations-helps both majors and non-majors alike develop a better understanding of communication as a field of study and an appreciation for ways in which communication impacts their daily lives. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Room 24 Katie Prejean McGrady, 2016-02-05 Five years after she graduated from high school, teacher, youth minister, and sought-after speaker Katie Prejean McGrady returned to her alma mater in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to teach freshman theology. In the early years of her career, McGrady’s hormonal, sometimes grumpy, and often confused students taught her what it means to evangelize. Her frequently witty and always candid stories—and the ten lessons she offers—will inspire anyone who works with youth in the Church today. As she began her first year of teaching, McGrady was eager to impart the Catholic doctrine she loves to her class in room 24 at St. Louis Catholic high school, but she was quickly rattled by the magnitude of the task, especially when she was challenged by a teen who said he didn’t believe. In ten brief and compelling chapters, McGrady shares humorous and hopeful interactions she’s had with her students that helped her learn that teaching them about Jesus and his Church is not as important as knowing them, loving them, and inviting them to know and love Jesus as a personal friend and savior. Her frequent mistakes and occasional successes with her students taught McGrady how to evangelize young people by building relationships in joyful, humble, and prayerful ways. Likewise, McGrady determined that the power of inviting conversation, welcoming questions, and witnessing to faith through personal stories engages students and helps them fall in love with Jesus. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Prison Letters Nelson Mandela, 2019-08-13 “Heartbreaking and inspiring,” Nelson Mandela’s Prison Letters reveals his evolution “into one of the great moral heroes of our time” (New York Times). First published to mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela sparked celebrations around the globe for one of the “greatest warriors of all time” (O, The Oprah Magazine). Featuring 94 letters selected from that landmark collection, as well as six new letters that have never been published, this historic paperback provides an essential political history of the late twentieth century and illustrates how Mandela maintained his inner spirit while imprisoned. Whether they’re longing love letters to his wife, Winnie; heartrending notes to his beloved children; or articulations of a human-rights philosophy that resonates today, these letters reveal the heroism of a man who refused to compromise his moral values in the face of extraordinary human punishment, invoking a “story beyond their own words” (New York Times). This new paperback edition—essential for any literature lover, political activist, and student—positions Mandela among the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Shhh...God Is in the Silence Fiona Basile, 2020-07-08 Shhh…God Is in the Silence reminds us that we are all loved by God and were created with the spark of God’s love in our hearts. Through the gentle repetition of simple yet profound truths, this book will help children realize that silence is itself a form of prayer—the part of the prayer conversation when we quiet our minds to listen to God in our hearts. 2019 Catholic Press Association, Third Place: Children's Books and Books for Teens—Children's Books 2019 Independent Press Awards, Distinguished: Children's Religious (Non-Fiction) 2019 International Book Awards, Finalist: Children's Religious 2019 Best Book Awards, Finalist: Children's Religious For families looking for affirming resources to show children that we are all loved by God, for teachers and catechists entrusted with the spiritual formation of young children, and for anyone looking for a meditative reminder of silence as prayer, Shhh…God Is in the Silence will help create the space to listen to the voice of God gently guiding us and speaking to us. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Shaw Gale K. Larson, 2001 SHAW 21 offers readers an eclectic perspective on Shaw, his works, and his contemporaries. Basil Langton, actor and director, reminisces about his early development as an actor, his meeting with Shaw, and his career as director of many of Shaw's plays. He focuses upon Shaw's stagecraft, augmenting his views with those of Sybil Thorndike and Sir Lewis Casson, whom he interviewed in 1960. Galen Goodwin Longstreth analyzes the correspondence between Shaw and Ellen Terry and argues that the exchange is itself a literary genre, a dramatic performance that reveals their personal identities. The next two contributors, Stanley Weintraub and Andrea Adolph, examine the Shaw/Virginia Woolf relationship. Weintraub focuses on those occasions when their respective lives touched each other, what their feelings for each other were, and how those occasions were obliquely woven into Shaw's plays, most notably Heartbreak House. Professor Adoph argues that in Woolf's only dramatic text, Freshwater: A Comedy, she was conforming to the traditional theatrical mode of the day, dominated, of course, by Shaw, but that she subverted his traditional literary depiction of paternity as, for example, the paternity dramatized in Major Barbara. Sidney Albert and Bernard Dukore provide unique perspectives on reading Major Barbara. Albert shows how John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress serves as Shaw's source for Barbara's progress toward enlightened understanding. Dukore, focusing on the perspective of the familial relationship within the play, concludes that Shaw's dialectic gives the kids the future and not the dad. It will be the next generation, not Father Undershaft, who will determine where society will go next. Julie Sparks and Martin Bucco approach Shaw from a comparative basis, juxtaposing him with two American writers, contemporaries of Shaw, Mark Twain and Sinclair Lewis, respectively. Sparks explores the commonality that exists in Shaw's and Twain's thinking about evolution, namely, their heretical visions of a post-Darwinian Eden. Both viewed conventional Christianity iconoclastically, but both arrived at different conclusions about human origin and destiny, a view Sparks describes as emanating from the deist-pessimist-evolutionary-determinist perspective versus the mystic-optimistic-creative-evolutionist perspective, or the Personal Godhead versus the Impersonal Force. Professor Bucco enumerates the many references Sinclair Lewis makes to Bernard Shaw throughout his writings, both prose and fiction, to underscore the American novelist's admiration for the Irish playwright, both recipients of the Nobel Prize for Literature. The final two contributors to SHAW 21, Rodelle Weintraub and William Doan, provide the readers with distinctive perspectives on John Bull's Other Island and The Doctor's Dilemma, respectively. Weintraub recasts the play into a dream sequence whereby Doyle's dream becomes an artifice for problem solving. Implied within Father Keegan's lines in the play, Every dream is a prophecy: every jest is an earnest in the womb of Time, is the resolution of Doyle's problem with Nora, the girl he had left behind, and of the dream of modernizing Roscullen. Doan suggests that in The Doctor's Dilemma Shaw uses the idea of unconsummated adultery to argue for the efficacy of art over science. In the conflict between the artist and the scientist, the latter plans to have the artist's muse. In the end, not only is he deprived of the wife but also of the works of art themselves and the spirit that animates them. SHAW 21 also includes three reviews of recent additions to Shavian scholarship as well as John R. Pfeiffer's Continuing Checklist of Shaviana. |
| love letters for acts retreat: Finding Out Michelle A. Gibson, Deborah T. Meem, Jonathan Alexander, 2013-02-14 By combining accessible introductory and explanatory material with primary texts and artifacts, this text/reader explores the development and growth of LGBT identities and the interdisciplinary nature of sexuality studies. Authors Meem, Gibson, and Alexander clearly situate debates and readings within clear contexts (History, Literature and the Arts, Media and Politics), providing students with a coherent framework and comprehensive introduction to LGBT studies. While this emerging field is complex, multifaceted, and interdisciplinary (and therefore often inaccessible to students), Finding Out - through its instructional apparatus, primary texts, and organization - provides the ideal introduction for today's students. Contents: I. HISTORY 1. Before Identity: The Ancient World through the Nineteenth Century 2. Sexology: Constructing the Modern Homosexual 3. Toward Liberation 4. Stonewall and Beyond II. POLITICS 5. Nature, Nurture, and Identity 6. Inclusion and Equality 7. Queer Diversities 8. Intersectionalities III. LITERATURE AND THE ARTS 9. Homo-sexed Art and Literature 10. Lesbian Pulp Novels and Gay Physique Pictorials 11. Queer Transgressions 12. Censorship and Moral Panic IV. MEDIA 13. Film and Television 14. Queers and the Internet 15. The Politics of Location: Alternative Media and the Search for Queer Space |
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