With God in America : the spiritual legacy of an unlikely Jesuit / Walter J. Ciszek, S.J. ; compiled and edited by John M. Dejak and Marc Lindeijer, S.J. ; foreword by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984, author.

Contributor:

Dejak, John M., editor.

Lindeijer, Marc, 1966- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ciszek, Walter J., 1904-1984.

Ciszek, Walter J.

Catholic Church--United States--Clergy--Biography.

Catholic Church.

Clergy.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 253 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

God in America

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Loyola Press, a Jesuit ministry, [2016]

Summary:

Priest. Prisoner. Everyday Saint. In 1963, Following Twenty-Three Years of Hard Labor and abuse in Soviet prison camps, Walter J. Ciszek, S.J., finally returned to America. Had he come back a bitter man, or a man of diminished faith, it would have been hard to fault him. But he didn't. For the remainder of his years, until his death in 1984, Fr. Ciszek's grace, faith, and wisdom touched-often in profound and lasting ways-everyone who came into contact with him. With God in America is a collection of previously unpublished writings on Ciszek's post-imprisonment life and thoughts. The contents-which include articles he wrote, speeches he delivered at retreats, letters he sent to people he was counseling, and interviews with individuals who knew him personally-present a man unbroken by all that he had endured and eager to share God's love with others. From Ciszek's first days back home in the States to his final words before his death, With God in America demonstrates that saintliness isn't primarily about acting heroically in dramatic or devastating circumstances, but about honoring the ordinary, everyday aspects of life as treasured gifts from God. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Prisoner Comes Home 1

1 "Jesuit Returns from Exile behind Iron Curtain" 3

2 The Transition Home 8

3 "Return from Russia" 15

Part 2 The Jesuit 23

4 Walter Ciszek, Jesuit Priest 25

5 Prepared for Total Abandonment to God 37

6 Working for God 51

7 The Idea of Priesthood 58

8 A Voice from Eternity 62

9 Living Gods Gift 66

Part 3 The Spiritual Teacher 69

10 Walter Ciszek among Religious 71

11 Generosity 81

12 Patience with Ourselves 87

13 The Mystery of Suffering 93

14 Humility 97

15 Faith 102

16 The Love of God 107

17 Mystical Body 112

18 The Presence of God 117

Part 4 The Counselor 123

19 Counseling through Letters 125

20 Prayer 128

21 Turmoil in the Church 139

22 Marriage 145

23 Suffering 150

24 Gratitude 156

25 Faith amidst Difficulties 164

Part 5 The Lover of God's Word 171

26 Walter Ciszek's Biblical Reflections 173

27 Human Living and Loving 182

28 The Eucharist 188

29 Called and Chosen in the Church 191

30 Our Lady 195

Part 6 The Legacy 201

31 Fr. Ciszek's Final Words 203

32 "Father Ciszek Dies-Russian Missionary" 215

33 His Continuing Story 219

34 A Boyhood Remembered, a Calling Claimed 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780829444544

0829444548

OCLC:

947817460