At some point in each of our lives, we reckon with big questions: why is this happening to me? Can anyone understand what I’m going through? Is there any deeper meaning to be found in my experience of pain?
The Doors of the Ocean is a considered reflection on the deep, life-changing nature of suffering, grief and loss.
Wherever you find yourself on the journey of life, The Doors of the Ocean offers comfort and hope in a dark world.
I love the format of John’s book. The gentle pace of the poetry and the elegant, peaceful photographs invite you to slow down and rest. The poetry is accessible, but not simplistic, it is not facile, but hopeful. I recommend this book to anyone living in the tides and waves of human experience. — Rev Dr Kirk Patston, Director of the Centre for Preaching & Pastoral Ministry, Sydney Missionary & Bible College
"John O'Callaghan has a deep understanding of grief, suffering, and faith—and their complex entanglements. This wisdom and compassion, born of experience, is beautifully reflected in this book. His poetry and prose, and the luminous black and white photos that accompany them, provide both insight and comfort to those who wrestle with the brokenness of the world and the way it wounds us. No doubt readers will connect with some pieces more than others. That's to be expected with such a profoundly personal book. But it's worth reading—and re-reading—for the gentle grace you'll find there." – Andrew Sloane, Lecturer in Old Testament and Christian Thought at Morling College
Perfect for a new DM, well made and full of useful stuff
This book was impossible to put down. Equally discomforting and fascinating, the stories within are never fully told, leaving your imagination to fill in the gaps. This book is everything that our ever-increasing AI world is not. Painfully and beautifully human, with no punches pulled.
Sometimes in movies you see a bookstore with nearly everything you want, staff full of knowledge and knowing advice. That place feels like magic. This is that place
An insightful and moving story told through the etes of a young woman struggling with anxiety. The end is hopeful, though, as she seeks support and learns to live with her condition.
I first started using the Monk Manual three years ago buying through Soul Tread.
It took a while, but once I got into the swing of things it was truly transformative.
More than just a tool, it's part of an amazing ecosystem of curriculum and community that gives you everything you need to accelerate your monastic journey.
It may seem a little pricey, but the return on investment is such that I think you'd be foolish not to give it a go.
Remember it's a tool - and the tool serves the work.
Perfect for a new DM, well made and full of useful stuff
This book was impossible to put down. Equally discomforting and fascinating, the stories within are never fully told, leaving your imagination to fill in the gaps. This book is everything that our ever-increasing AI world is not. Painfully and beautifully human, with no punches pulled.
This book was interesting to see how in the animal kingdom, there is a lot of sexual diversity, and the males and females of each species are cared for equally in the group. I was disappointed that Erna found it necessary to bring in a quote from the bible, Corinthians, to show that women were kept down and in their box in that era. What that verse meant was that women weren't allowed to discuss or argue biblical meanings in the church with the men. That was to be done at home. I think that would have been because the men were educated in the church ways whereas the women weren't. It still shows that the women were not given the same rights as men but what it doesn't show is that women weren't allowed to sing and young men were castrated so they could sing with a boy soprano voice.
I was also disappointed that there weren't so many stories of zoo keeping. I was hoping it would be like a James Harriot of zoo keeping book.
Cultural practices have discriminated against women through the ages and continue to do so but it there has been great headway and continues to be. I thank Erma for being one of the women who fought for the right to be treated respectfully in that all male domain.
Sometimes in movies you see a bookstore with nearly everything you want, staff full of knowledge and knowing advice. That place feels like magic. This is that place
An insightful and moving story told through the etes of a young woman struggling with anxiety. The end is hopeful, though, as she seeks support and learns to live with her condition.
