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Fr. William Cleary, CSSp, is an Irish Spiritan with different mission experiences in Ireland, Kenya, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Zimbabwe. He wrote a history of the Catholic Church in The Gambia, Reaping a Rich Harvest, in preparation for the papal visit of 1992. As Director for Ethos in Irish mehr anzeigen Spiritan schools, he edited Spiritan Schools: Education for Transformation through Gospel Values (2015). He wrote Spiritan Life and Mission since Vatican II during his time as Spiritan Scholar in Residence, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. weniger anzeigen

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Cleary's contemporary prayers channel some of love's energy into illumination. They point to Love as the meaning of sexuality, and see sex as a context for contemplation. Sprinkled among the prayers are quotes from poets, mystics and romantics.
Prayers for Lovers is a beautiful gift for Valentine's Day, anniversaries or weddings, or any nice day at all.
 
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StFrancisofAssisi | Mar 11, 2023 |
Took this out of the Interfaith Library today and leafed through it. It's based on the work and words of Sr. Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, whose book [b:She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse|171002|She Who Is The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse|Elizabeth A. Johnson|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1328806646s/171002.jpg|165123] I read for my trinity course a few years ago.

The prayers tend towards the verbose and clunky to my ear, a bit reminiscent of the Blue Mountain Arts card style of poetry. But there are some beautiful images, and a broad array of themes strongly clustered around care for the poor, the oppressed, and the earth.

I did particularly like the versicle at the end of each prayer, which in line one, addressed God by a name from the prayer followed by three descriptive gerunds ending in freeing, and line two was always In you we live and move and have our being.

The line-drawing illustrations are a worthy complement to the prayers. I particularly liked the image of ruach, She-who-is blowing creation into being, and the image of God as a woman pouring out a jar of water onto the soil to sustain the growing grain.
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