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Open your mind and heart and discover how the sacred art of fasting can strengthen your spiritual appetite

"Fasting as a religious act increases our sensitivity to that mystery always and everywhere present to us.... It is an invitation to awareness, a call to compassion for the needy, a cry of distress, and a song of joy. It is a discipline of self-restraint, a ritual of purification, and a sanctuary for offerings of atonement. It is a wellspring for the spiritually dry, a compass for the spiritually lost, and inner nourishment for the spiritually hungry."
--from chapter...

Open your mind and heart and discover how the sacred art of fasting can strengthen your spiritual appetite

"Fasting as a religious act increases our sensitivity to that mystery always and everywhere present to us.... It is an invitation to awareness, a call to compassion for the needy, a cry of distress, and a song of joy. It is a discipline of self-restraint, a ritual of purification, and a sanctuary for offerings of atonement. It is a wellspring for the spiritually dry, a compass for the spiritually lost, and inner nourishment for the spiritually hungry."
--from chapter...

The Worlds of Jacob Eichholtz explores the life and times of an oft-overlooked figure in early American art. Jacob Eichholtz (1776-1842) began his career in the metal trades but with much practice, some encouragement from his friend Thomas Sully, and a few weeks instruction from America's preeminent portraitist, Gilbert Stuart, he transformed himself into one of the nation's most productive portrait painters. Eichholtz worked primarily in the Middle Atlantic region from his homes in Lancaster and Philadelphia. While Stuart and Sully concentrated on the elite of American society,...

When Rosalie, a poor but bright girl, turns up on the doorstep of his ramshackle castle, the Baron allows her to stay in exchange for tending his garden and cleaning up after his spoiled daughter, Kate. Rosalie loves flowers and is willing to work hard, but she also has a secret: a collection of magical seeds. Soon the garden is blooming again, and the Baron's old servant teaches Rosalie to read and write, although the Baron and Kate have never bothered to learn to read or write more than their names.

Prince Valor falls in love with Rosalie and her garden, but the Baron hopes a...

Kelly and Tini are sick of being stuck indoors. It's raining outside, and to make matters worse, their crayons and markers are gone-they can't even color

When they're sent to the dusty attic to play, an old chest immediately gets their attention. Their mother warned them not to open it...but it couldn't hurt to take one little peek, right?

The girls discover a bottle that contains a magical genie. Now they're granted one special wish-anything they want in the whole world.

They choose to be able to color and draw, with crayons and brushes, anything their hearts desire....