in condensed points
these stories will capture your children's attention and help you pass along to them five more great stories of faith
From them I gained not only the guidance I needed to traverse a difficult terrain
It all begins with involving them in the life of the Church from birth onward—in the parish and also at home
and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers storeCost_9.6 in condensed points[short]Translated by Benedicta Ward, Pages: 248[ short][long] During the fourth and fifth centuries, the laboratories for Christian monasticism were in Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Arabia. Many of these desert communities emphasized prayer as a life continually attuned to God. Monks and hermits practiced solitude, silence, hospitality, asceticism, fasting, and charity. These desert fathers and mothers, the abbas and ammas, gave advice and counsel to