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The Gospel of Small Things

By Owen Mitchell

The Gospel of Small Things Religion & Esotericism

The Gospel of Small Things

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The Gospel is often read in grand moments - conversions, sermons, miracles - while daily life is left to habits of convenience. This book argues that true Christian formation happens in the small, repeated acts that shape hearts over years: brief prayers at the table, bedside vigils, a nightly examen, a habit of listening, the patient kindnesses that make neighborhoods and families livable. Grounded in Scripture, the Fathers, monastic rules, and magisterial teaching, and illustrated with vivid examples from saints and ordinary witnesses, it shows how tiny practices become sacramental, political, and cultural forces for renewal.Readable, practical, and richly sourced, the book offers pastors, parents, and lay leaders a program for formation that fits busy lives: simple rituals to teach at home, liturgical rhythms to reclaim in parish life, and civic habits that resist consumer speed. It promises a hopeful, implementable way to rebuild attention, cultivate virtue, and sustain communities - not by spectacle, but by the slow accumulation of faithful, ordinary acts. This is a pastoral manifesto for anyone who wants Christianity to be lived, not only proclaimed.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
222
Release Date:
2025-10-25
Publication Date:
2025-10-25
Publisher:
Colloquium
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798232566388
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
286 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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