Desert Spirituality for Men
Ebook
Overview
Inspired by Richard Rohr, Ronald Rolheiser, Belden Lane, and Thomas Merton, Desert Spirituality for Men reveals the transformative and healing power of the desert--for men who actively seek God. Blending a memoir of his son’s fight for life, reflections on his own desert retreats and response to the Lord’s persistent desire for relationship, Brad Karelius offers guidance to men in their holy longing for God. An Episcopal priest for fifty years, Professor of Philosophy for forty-five years, husband, and father, Karelius also tells about the power of his friendship with six remarkable men, and he describes some of their well-founded prayer practices which will sustain and nurture any man in his quest. This book will encourage men of all callings and stages in life to plan their own retreats to the desert--where God lives and gives life.
“The buoyant narrative style of Brad Karelius carries us along.
His mode of writing permits him to gives us his passion as a
priest, his deep embrace of the desert, and the specificity of his
rich lived encounters. . . . In his compassion, Brad is
wise; more than that, he offers transformative vision and
transformative practice. As with all his work, this book is a gift
to be treasured.”
—Walter Brueggemann, Columbia University
“Thanks so much to Brad Karelius for the wealth of material from
his wonderful explorations of prayer.”
—Benedicta Ward, Oxford University
“Brad Karelius is a compelling storyteller, weaving tales of men’s
spiritual experience with the challenges of desert terrain.”
—Belden Lane, Saint Louis University
“Equal parts travelogue and diary, confession and acknowledgment of
the many people who helped him along the way, Desert
Spirituality for Men speaks eloquently of one man’s journey as
scholar and teacher, priest and human person marked by God’s grace
in the ups and downs of his life. There is indeed wisdom here for
men, but also for all of us discerning vocation and life’s meaning
in our uncertain times.”
—Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Harvard University
“In this book, visits to the desert alternate antiphonally with
vivid sketches of some of the very different men who through the
course of Karelius’s long life have shaped and disciplined and
tutored and kindled his spirit. . . . This modest but
moving book . . . belongs as much in the cab of a pickup
truck as on any library shelf. Got a lonely trip ahead of you? Take
it along. You’ll be glad you did.”
—Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography
- Title: Desert Spirituality for Men
- Authors: Brad Karelius, Eileen CSJ McNerney
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666727531, 9781666733150, 9781666727524, 1666727539, 1666733156, 1666727520
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666727531
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-22T06:49:49Z
Brad Karelius is associate professor of philosophy at Saddleback
College in Mission Viejo, California, and an Episcopal priest in
the Diocese of Los Angeles. He is author of The Spirit in
the Desert: Pilgrimages to Sacred Sites in the Owens Valley
(2009), Encounters with the World’s Religions: The Numinous on
Highway 395 (2015), and Desert Spirit Places: The
Sacred Southwest (2018).