Enfolded in Christ. John-Francis Friendship

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      Contents

       Expanded Contents List

       Acknowledgements

       Foreword by the Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, Bishop of Southwark

       Preface – That in all things, God may be glorified

       Introduction – In my beginning is my end

       1. What Do You Seek? – A passion for God

       2. Still I Rise – Confession, Absolution and Reconciliation

       3. The Heart of a Servant—The diaconate as the wellspring of the priesthood

       4. Formed in the Likeness of Christ – Formators and formation

       5. The Land of Spices – Prayer beyond the beginnings

       6. Seven Times a Day I Praise You – The Daily Office

       7. Eucharistic Living – The sacrament of cosmic communion

       8. Living in Ordinary Time – Developing a wholesome life

       9. Being Beneath the Role – Discovering our personal vocation

       10. In My End is My Beginning – Life in the Trinity

      APPENDICES

       1. Prayer Practice for Sitting in the Compassionate Gaze of Jesus

       2. Praying Our Farewells

       3. A Form of Confession and Absolution

       4. A Simple Examen

       5. Lectio Divina

       6. Vesting Prayers

       Bibliography

       Acknowledgement of Sources