Selected & Collected Volume I
A Spiritual Ascent in Thirteen Triads
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A Spiritual Ascent in Thirteen Triads
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About this online book
Selected & Collected is an online book of Catholic reflections drawn from parish and diocesan writing. It gathers short essays on prayer, grace, repentance, suffering, spiritual reading, the saints, and the ordinary Catholic struggle to remain faithful.
The work is arranged in thirteen triads. A triad is a three-part presentation: a short story, a doctrinal reflection, and a commentary connecting Catholic teaching to daily life. Each triad invites the reader to slow down, think with the Church, and consider how doctrine becomes lived Catholic faith.
This is not a quick devotional scroll. It is meant to be read slowly, attentively, and in order — more like a spiritual meal than a snack.
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Selected & Collected Volume II
Finding God Where He Already Is
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All author proceeds from the sale of these volumes will be donated to Catholic charitable causes.
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Triad 7 — Buying Eternal Riches with Earthly Ones
Opening Pages
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The Thirteen Triads
- ✣ Triad 1 — The Moment Time Became Heavy
- ✣ Triad 2 — The Thin Air of Grace
- ✣ Triad 3 — Preparing Our Souls: Death as the Final Exam
- ✣ Triad 4 — The Journey to Christmas Is the Road to Bethlehem
- ✣ Triad 5 — Respecting All Life: From Womb to Eternity
- ✣ Triad 6 — In Christ We Are One — The Body That Still Breathes
- ✣ Triad 7 — Buying Eternal Riches with Earthly Ones
- ✣ Triad 8 — Grace Between the Lines: The Gospel According to Madison Avenue
- ✣ Triad 9 — The Duty of Love: The Moral Obligation to Care for One’s Own
- ✣ Triad 10 — Charity Begins in the Confessional
- ✣ Triad 11 — The Watchman — Standing Guard at the Gates of the Soul
- ✣ Triad 12 — The Light That Burns
- ✣ Triad 13 — The Inheritance That Lasts