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Two days after Alex Cooper told her parents that she was gay, they took their daughter to a group of fellow Mormons who promised to "cure" Alex. For eight harrowing months, she was beaten and verbally abused. For the first time, Alex speaks out about her ordeal and its aftermath.

Rebecca Musser's shares the story of her struggle to escape the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Rulon Jeffs and his son, Warren, and her subsequent decision to take the witness stand against the new prophet of the FLDS in order to protect her little sisters and other young girls from being forced to marry at shockingly young ages.

Through many years of counseling, Dr. Henry Cloud has observed people trying to work out the most important issues of life. He has learned that there are universal principles that simply must be learned in order to "get life right."

This book draws from the foundational teachings of Ojibway tradition, the Grandfather Teachings. Focusing specifically on the lessons of humility, respect, and courage, the volume invites readers to unite in ceremony to heal themselves and bring harmony to their lives and communities.

As a follow-up to his award-winning The Knowledge Seeker: Embracing Indigenous Spirituality, Blair Stonechild continues his exploration of the Indigenous spiritual teachings passed down to him by Elders, and then moves his study further afield. He identifies the rise of what he terms a dominant Wetiko worldview, marked by an all-consuming and destructive appetite that is antithetical to the relational philosophy of Indigenous thinking whereby all things are interrelated and in need of care and respect.

Abby Stein was born as the first son in a dynastic rabbinical family, poised to become a leader of the next generation of Hasidic Jews. But Abby felt certain at a young age that she was a girl. She made a personal exodus from ultra-Orthodox manhood to mainstream femininity-a choice that forced her to leave her home, her family, her way of life.

Pastor and survivor Ruth Everhart shines a light on the prevalence of sexual abuse and misconduct within faith communities, highlighting the damage done to individuals, families, and communities. Everhart offers hope to survivors as she declares that God is present with the violated and stands in solidarity with victims.

En compagnie de saint Joseph et de Frère André, une méditation qui nous révèle les multiples facettes du visage de Dieu. Accueillant plus de trois millions de pèlerins par année, l'Oratoire Saint-Joseph symbolise la dévotion à saint Joseph, chère aux catholiques du Québec, que le saint Frère André n'a cessé de promouvoir jusqu'à s'engager de toutes ses forces pour que voie le jour ce monument incontournable de Montréal.

Comment dire « à dieu » à nos défunts ? La mort d'êtres qui nous sont chers est toujours une épreuve. Épreuve pour notre amour, épreuve pour notre foi. Surtout s'il s'agit de décès tragiques, de la mort de jeunes ou de longues et douloureuses agonies. Alors, les mots de la prière ne viennent pas facilement sur les lèvres. Ce recueil voudrait apporter une aide à ceux qui cherchent à prier en vérité.

« Je souhaite que la Parole de Dieu soit toujours davantage célébrée, connue et diffusée » (Misericordia et misera, 7). À la conclusion du Jubilé de la Miséricorde, le pape François invitait l'Église à placer au centre de sa vie et de son action pastorale l'Écriture Sainte. Car la Parole de Dieu possède ce « dynamisme... et ce potentiel que nous ne pouvons pas prévoir » (cf. Evangelii gaudium, 20.22) et qui touchent le cœur des humains et leur fait découvrir l'amour miséricordieux de Dieu (cf. Evangelii gaudium, 128).