Religion

One Saturday morning, Beverly Gooden is woken by her husband shoving her off the bed. She makes to flee, but he catches her, his sudden anger inexplicable. No words are exchanged. He begins to strangle her - as he has done many times before. With unflinching vulnerability, Gooden outlines in painstaking detail what she had to do to walk away from violence and control, and how others can use her experiences to escape their own abuse, from skimming the grocery money, to squirreling away personal belongings, to navigating a domestic violence shelter.

Patrick C. Goujon a careful reading which emphasizes what makes giving spiritual help possible in a conversation. We are shown how Ignatius deals with decision-making and with obstacles in the spiritual life. He is also revealed giving encouragement and correction and advising about how to offer these to others.

In this new booklet, Fr Grace considers Patrick as a refugee and throughout his account of the life and times of Patrick, he reminds us of the parallels to the trials of modern refugees and asylum seekers. A true account for our times of this much loved saint and his trials and tribulations.

The bestselling book How to Pray in an accessible format for children.

Fr Brian Grogan has written an extraordinary book for ordinary people. In simple, clear language he shows how God is involved in all the details of our lives. God does not blush easily at our faults, he writes. In failure or in success, every individual remains uniquely important to God.

Silence and interiority are not merely the preserve of Eastern religions and philosophies; Christianity, as Jean-Marie Gueullette explains in this essential guide, offers a very simple way of praying in silence, by focusing on the presence of God through the inner repetition of his name.

An honest look at how women can play a leading role in society and the church, from one who's been there and done it.