The Journey to Peace

by BERNARDIN, JOSEPH CARDINALSPILLY, ALPHONSE P. CPPS

• ISBN13: 9780385501026
• ISBN10: 0385501021
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-02-18
• Publisher: Image

Summary

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin (1928-1996) touched millions of people through his passionate witness, humble wisdom, and spiritual writings. In the final months of his life he shared his personal reflections inThe Gift of Peace, a modern classic about finding inner peace in the face of life's greatest trials. As part of his rich legacy,The Gift of Peacehas become an international bestseller and has brought courage, healing, faith, hope, and love to people of all backgrounds throughout the world. Cardinal Bernardin's legacy is continued here inThe Journey to Peace, a special collection of his previously unpublished spiritual reflections. Using the Stations of the Cross as a framework,The Journey to Peacereveals the extraordinary faith, wisdom, and compassion of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin. Through these excerpts from his homilies, Cardinal Bernardin helps readers understand the relevance of Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection to their own lives, inviting all to join the journey that leads to peace. Written with eloquent simplicity, and elegantly designed and illustrated with specially commissioned contemporary artwork,The Journey to Peacereaches people of all faiths for reading throughout the year. From the Hardcover edition.

Author Biography

Joseph Louis Bernardin served as Archbishop of Cincinnati and President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. He became a cardinal in 1983 and was Archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until his death in 1996. Widely recognized as both a church and civic leader, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom shortly before he died. <br><br>Alphonse P. Spilly, C.PP.S., served as special assistant to Cardinal Bernardin from 1984 to 1996. He assisted <i>with </i><b>The Gift of Peace</b> and edited the two-volume <b>Selected Works of Joseph Cardinal Bernardin</b>. He is director of the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Center for Theology and Ministry at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.<br><br>Jeremy Langford edited <b>The Gift of Peace</b> and two biographical photoboo

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Editors' Introduction	xv
Invitation to a Journey	1	(18)
Jesus Is Condemned to Death	19	(8)
Jesus Bears his Cross	27	(10)
Jesus Falls for the First Time	37	(10)
Jesus Meets his Mother	47	(10)
Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry his Cross	57	(8)
Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus	65	(8)
Jesus Falls for the Second Time	73	(8)
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem	81	(6)
Jesus Falls for the Third Time	87	(8)
Jesus is Stripped of his Garments	95	(10)
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross	105	(8)
Jesus Dies on the Cross	113	(8)
Jesus is Taken Down From the Cross	121	(10)
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb	131	(8)
Jesus is Raised From the Dead	139