Wisdom in the Waiting: Spring's Sacred DaysLoyola Press, 2004 - 130 pages In her three-book series that spans the liturgical year, renowned author Phyllis Tickle recalls simple stories from life on her family's farm in Lucy, Tennessee. In these spiritually uplifting and nostalgic memoirs, Tickle records the richness of faith in everyday life. What the Land Already Knows celebrates Advent, Christmas, and the Epiphany. Wisdom in the Waiting reflects on Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. The Graces We Remember provides tales from the end of Pentecost to the beginning of Advent. |
Table des matières
No Palms in My Purse | 1 |
Mardi Gras and Other Portals into Mystery | 15 |
Of Swallowtails in Particular | 29 |
Watching and Waiting | 41 |
Final Sanity | 47 |
On Just Such a Morning | 53 |
The Bleeding Birds | 57 |
Runaway Son | 67 |
Garden Myths | 83 |
Father and Son | 93 |
Through the Veil Torn | 101 |
Patron Saints and a Story of Grief | 105 |
Dance of the Fireflies | 111 |
Ascension Day | 117 |
Epilogue | 125 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
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