This is an absolute gem! A very quick read yet will not leave you when you put it down. O'Reilley's views on contemplative teaching have not come easy. She has questioned her practices as we all do, but somehow she has excepted herself and others shortcomings and has proceeded in giving us not necessarily a guidebook, but a "give it a try" book that should help us all through this journey of life.

Exceedingly well researched and clearly presented, this book makes roses doable for everyone-no matter the climate, type of rose, or gardener's experience. There are terrific sections on choosing roses (grafting or own-root, grades, where to buy, etc.), planting, and general care. But the best part is "the rose gallery"-a list of 100 most carefree roses from among all the rose types, including old roses, modern ones, shrubs, and climbers. Weaver checked with some 70 rosarians, plant pathologists, and nursery growers in 40 states and weighed disease resistance, hardiness, general vigor, and overall performance to come up with the list. Each rose gets a good description and most have photos. A wonderful book.

This book is amazing. It brings one's own life into sharp focus and really made me re-evaluate everything

My great granny wrote the book. I love her paintings

Lady Eve MacMurrough, fairest of Erin's fair flowers, her flashing emerald eyes held secrets no man could resist. Defiant daughter of one king and willful ward of another, she would bring the purity of true love to her marriage bed.

Sir Richard FiztGilbert deClare, sitting astride his great black war horse Taran, no English knight was bolder. To the tempestous Lady Eve he had pledged his troth, but he longed to posses in timeless ecstasy her wild, resisting heart.

Born in a fierce, feudal world as cruel as it was courtly, theirs was the rapturous love destined to change the face of the Irish nation forever.

The Singing Bird Will Come is a remarkable book by a man who is truly in touch with himself as he struggles with the reality of death. His strong desire to continue to celebrate life as he prepares to die makes a lasting impression on the reader. How the author comes to grips with communicating his journey is the focus of the book. He seems to follow Kubler-Ross's stages of death--denial, anger, bargaining with God, depression and finally, acceptance. He feels it is especially ironic that he has to come to accept his dying so soon after he had come to accept himself as a gay man. This story captures the well-balanced tension John Noonan experiences between continuing daily living and thinking of eternity. I recommend it highly for caregivers, service providers, and all of us who will prepare to die someday.

Read this book this saint is a very good saint

I found the book to be very informative. The descriptions of different training methods were written in a down to earth, easy to understand way. This book covers a lot of importan subject from early training to problem horses. Also descriptions of tack and the different uses are included. I think it would be useful book for anyone interested in training a horse, their own or someone elses.

I read this book and for me was a disgrace to hear from a saint of the ortodox church such arguments or elements arguments of the coredemption of Mary. I dont know where this person or monk found such answer of the coredemption but the think is, this person is out of his mind or he didnt found the real answer.First of all the Catolic Church has never put Mary in the same level of Jesus the church with the dogma of the inmaculate Conception had just says what the angel says in the holy bible, Rejoice full of Grace, this are words from God our Father in the words of the angel.The church has never invented such thing,is God who has call Mary full of grace. It is incredible to hear from the Ortodox Church their arguments againts the Catolic Roman Church and at the same time trying to say that they love Mary.This is a real contradiction because Mary have Jesus is because the only way to have Jesus my ortodox friends is without sin, no one with sin can ever have God Jesus in the womb if that person is not without sin. That is why her cousin full of the holly spirit call her too, bless among all womans and bless the womb of Jesus. Because her womb was without sin.Why we call her Coredemptrix because she like the old Eve have a participation or co-participation in the plan of God like the old Eve with the old Adam and because was by Eve a Woman because sin come to the world in the same manner is from Mary other woman without sin that salvation came to the world, and this salvation came through Mary with the participation of Mary and because for God their is nothing imposible exept for those ortodoxs that are confuse.Mary apear in France and confirm what the church was believing by centuries with hundreds of miracles confirm by all scientifics all over the world as true an authentic.

St. John Maximovitch was a truly special figure in the 20th century Orthodox Church. He bore his sufferings with love and patience. To this day his memory and relics are venerated. Father Seraphim Rose was a man of great intellect and passion whose works continue to challenge and engage. These men were powerful and unapologetic advocates of Orthodoxy . The combined effort of these two holy men merits, and perhaps even demands, one's time and careful consideration.

Understanding of all phenomena, natural or supernatural is based on a synthesis of observable instances including empirical and intuitive, logical assumptions, and deductive analysis. In Christianity this understanding is called dogma, or what it is we beleive. There are many places where doctrinal error can be introduced into dogma, so great precision, and time must be allowed for all the ramifications of neologisms to be assessed before it is accepted as dogma. This is not to say that all neologisms are in error, but rather to say great care must be taken with them.

St. Augustine was a great theologian, and he understood the care needed to maintain the dogma very much. But some of his speculations about the nature of sin, and the nature of the Holy Spirit have come to be accepted without proper care in the Occidental Churches, which have been rejected by the Eastern Orthodox Christian faith. One of St. Augustine's neologisms is treated in this book very carefully by St. John Maximovitch--the neologism of original sin, or that mankind is liable for the guilt of Adam and Eve.

The neologism of original sin, adopted by the Roman Catholic Church, created a logical problem, that of our Lord Savior's birth as a descendant of Adam and Eve. Surely our Lord Christ did not inherit the guilt of Adam and Eve. If he did, then his death on the Cross was meaningless. In order to address this, the Roman Catholic Church, instead of recognizing the error of adopting Augustine's speculation, introduced yet another error, that of the Immaculate Conception.

St. John Maximovitch addresses this error eloquently, demonstrating how the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception does not glorify the Theotokos, but indeed, denies her of her rightful honor. St. John Maximovitch is careful to never malign the purity of the All-Holy (Panagia) Theotokos (God-Bearer).

St. John Maximovitch also addresses the modern error of the Protestant rejection of Mary as someone worthy of veneration and honor in the Church. This error is nothing more than a childish reaction to the error of the Roman Catholic Church. The Protestants, recognized that the dogma of Mary had been compromised by the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. But instead of examing the doctrinal elements of Marian dogma, preserving what it true, and rejecting that which is false, have rejected it in its entirety. In fact, much of Protestant dogma is simply a negative uncalculated response to the errors of the Roman Catholic Church. What they fail to realize is that in their rejection of Sacred Tradition, they have made themselves vulnerable to any and all neologistic speculations.

This is a wonderful book, explaining much of the Orthodox Christian Faith in the context of Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture. I highly recommend this book to anyone and all who wish to understand the special place the Theotokos has in the Church, and how to venerate her properly without confusion.

This is a truly special book, written by no less than a modern Saint, living in a modern America. It will change the Way you see the Theotokos, and the Way you see the Church.

Wow, what an incredible story. Stephen, diagnosed with a deadly disease decides to go on a 'holiday' for a while. With a theater group in town, he decides to attend. He meets Rose. They immediately feel a mutual attraction. Knowing that he's dying makes him rethink a relationship. He doesn't feel it would be fair to her. As the days count down, he starts getting sicker and sicker, losing weight, etc. I had to put the book down several times to wipe my eyes. I know this sounds stupid but it's the truth. I didn't realize this is the 4th of the Fallen Angel series. Had I known, I think I would have read them in order. Instead I have to go back and at least read the other three in order. Thunder & Roses, Dancing on the Wind, and Shattered Rainbows are the first three. A Perfect Rose is the 4th. Neverthless, this is a very good read.

Mary Jo Putney has a gift for storytelling. It is difficult to say what I enjoyed most about this story--the depth and quality of the characterization, the deft plotting, or the well-written prose. Rosalind is refreshingly mature, a realistic character who is both strong and vulnerable. With Stephen, Putney achieves just the right balance of integrity, responsibility, and mischief to charm the reader. I cared about these people, as well as the secondary characters, and simply couldn't put down the book.

One Perfect Rose also gives a moving portrayal of two people facing the inescapable reality of human mortality. Putney achieves an effective blend here of insight, emotion, and philosophy. Too much in one direction and the story could have become melodramatic; too much in the other and it could have lost its heart. It takes a talented writer to make this subject matter work so well--and Putney is that writer.

One Perfect Rose is romance at its best. In fact, it transcends genre. At times I have been asked by people who don't normally read romance to recommend one they might enjoy. This book is always on my list.

I had never read this author's work before picking up this book. I am delighted to find another author to add to my collection of top-rated works! I know I will be reading more of her books.

The theme and plot for this story are not completely new, because we've all read or seen movies about two lovers who face the death of one of them. What made this unique for me was the time, and the setting: there is a particular helplessness and poignancy in facing a terminal diagnosis when technology isn't there to promise any hope (false or otherwise). The author uses this as an opportunity to explore psychological and spiritual aspects of dealing with one's own - or one's beloved's - mortality. There was a depth of characterization for Stephen and Rosalin that I won't forget, and their dialog and scenes together were so wonderfully natural that I felt like I was looking into someone's window at a real life. Their relationship develops gradually after a fair amount of soul searching, which allows their sexual involvement to flow naturally and with believability - no quick bed hopping here. But it made the story even more enjoyable, and I had some bad moments wondering what would happen to them and how it would end. My only disappointment was that when the end came, it was so swiftly completed; I felt the story "hurried" a little at this point. However, that was not enough to deter me from giving it 5 stars. I plan on both keeping it to re-read in the future, and recommending it to my friends.