{"product_id":"desert-living-contemplative-living-as-the-context-for-contemplative-praying-9781440176555","title":"Desert Living: Contemplative Living as the Context for Contemplative Praying","description":"Many seek a life of deeper contemplation and union with God, but few see the connection between this desire and the need to live apart from the world.\u003cp\u003e There is an essential connection between contemplative living and contemplative praying. Contemplative living consists of being apart from the world. One must have a heart that is reserved for the Lord alone and remain separate from the delights, sights and sounds of society. By doing this, one can seek God with an undivided heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fr. Steven Scherrer, an ordained Catholic priest lives as though he's still in the deserts where he once conducted missionary work. Without a telephone, television, radio or newspapers, he reflects on his life while praying and fasting. Along with his personal insights and experiences, discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhether religion in the United States is dying \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe history of asceticism and the monastic life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to commune with God in a desert place \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe importance of fasting \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Journey with a Roman Catholic priest through decades of desert living and discover how to truly seek God in \u003ci\u003eDesert Living\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440176555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Fr Steven Scherrer Th D.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42353030332597,"sku":"9781440176555","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9a1fd3ad-f5dc-4428-9788-03dfdc7eed6e.jpg?v=1661842605","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/desert-living-contemplative-living-as-the-context-for-contemplative-praying-9781440176555","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}