Called and form the organizing principle

and form the organizing principle of this book

Christian living and discernment using Benedictine disciplines

The reflections are intended to help readers to apply the proverbs in their own ministries

Chronicled here is the author’s pilgrimage to Ireland—not as a travelogue but as deep

Called and form the organizing principleThe life and ministry of a priest are two aspects of the same journey, and beloved author and priest Barbara Cawthorne Crafton approaches this journey in four sections, envisioned as embracing a clerical life. The first, The Dream, contains the early years of discernment, training, and youthful ministry. The second, Desert, deals with the terrible obstacles (self created or inflicted from outside), that may end a ministry or wound it deeply. The