The scandal of Christian faith is that baptized men and women are anointed to actually stand in the place of Jesus, the risen Christ, in our world today. What does this life-changing reality mean for you? In Anointed for a Purpose, author and vocational consultant Mary Sharon Moore explores the invitation and the challenge of living an anointed Christ-centered life. Part 1, ?Becoming Anointed, ? addresses the lifelong work of Confirmation in the context of relationship with God, with self and Christian community, and with the world. Part 2, ?Living the Anointed Life, ? explores the vocational...

In a culture that's ?all about me, ? the church continues to offer men and women of Christian faith a refreshing, life-serving practice for personal growth: spiritual and vocational direction. Far from being today's ?new personal trainers, ? spiritual and vocational directors point the trajectory of life toward God. In her introduction to Moving in God's Direction, author and vocational consultant Mary Sharon Moore notes: ?Spiritual directors have been around for centuries, going back to ? those early abbas and ammas of the desert tradition. ? This spiritual practice is not about getting the...

"Praying is like breathing," writes Mary Sharon Moore in her latest book, Lord, Teach Us to Pray. "Yet everyone breathes. So I like to think that at some essential level, everyone also prays." Not just another book on prayer, Lord, Teach Us to Pray offers an intimate look into a maturing prayer life. Through stories, observations, discoveries, and a rich instinct for movements of the Holy Spirit, the author carries her readers to discoveries of their own in the ever maturing life of prayer. Catholic author Mary Sharon Moore is an active writer and speaker on the maturing relationship with God...