The Unsheltered Heart: An At-Home Advent Retreat (Cycle C)
Inspired by the author’s ministry with Portland, Oregon’s most marginalized people and based on the Sunday gospel readings (included), this Advent booklet is unique in its profound challenge to find Christ in the disarming presence of the poor. This at-home, self-directed retreat follows the same widely praised format used in The Unsheltered Heart books for each liturgical cycle.
In the tradition of Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, and Mother Teresa, Ronald Patrick Raab, C.S.C., writes from the depths of his own conversion experiences. Living and working among some of the poorest and most marginalized people of Portland, Oregon, Raab struggles with the meaning of the Incarnation in today’s fractured world and with his own calling to promote the Gospel message of justice. His narrative style unsettles, challenges, and enlightens, yet in the end, offers the hope of Christ dwelling among us.
This retreat is based on the Sunday gospel readings for Advent 2018 (Cycle C) and the life-anchoring lessons Raab has gleaned from them. The Unsheltered Heart provides a simple four-step process for each day of Advent that includes the gospel reading, personal reflections, commentaries, prayers, writing prompts, and spaces to journal for each day.
A guide for small-group use is available for free download.
"The genius of this retreat is the balance between prayer and action. God will pitch a tent in the broken places of your heart and you will be nudged toward inner growth by the transforming power of the Incarnation." -- Greg Rohde, Director of Parish Social Ministry, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of St. Louis
"Each day of this retreat has one praying, 'O God, unshelter my heart. . . .' Most of us want God to shelter and protect us, but Ron Raab suggests that what we really need is to become unsheltered, cracked open, deeply vulnerable and wake up to our solidarity with the suffering poor in whom God dwells." -- Sister Marilyn Lacey, R.S.M., Author of This Flowing Toward Me
"The simple, practical format of this daily guide makes it not another obligation, but a welcome respite for those wishing to deepen their Advent prayer and renewal." -- Bernadette Gasslein, Editor of Celebrate!
| Type | |
| Genre | Seasonal Devotions, Group Study/Workshop |
| Expression | General Writing/Recording |
| Season | Lectionary Year C, Advent Season, All Church Seasons |
| Event | Retreat |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ave Maria Press |
| ISBN | 9781594712968 |
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