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Ronda Chervin Ph.D.. Walk With Me, Jesus: A Widow's Journey
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE. CRY OF INJUSTICE
PSALM 97:1-6
WHISPERS OF WIDOWHOOD: RONDA'S STORY
BLESSED MARGUERITE D'YOUVILLE: A STORY OF PATIENT ENDURANCE
PSALM 10:10-14
PSALM 1
ST. RITA OF CASCIA: PATRONESS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE
CHAPTER TWO. CRY OF SEPARATION
ROMANS 8:35-39
A HEART IN THE CLOUDS
ST. ELIZABETH SETON: A JOURNEY OF FAITH
ST. ELIZABETH SETON: A WORK OF CHARITY
PSALM 16:1-9
LONGING AND SILENCE
ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY: LIKE A BENDING WILLOW
CHAPTER THREE. CRY OF WEAKNESS
FEELINGS AND FAILINGS
SO TIRED…
PSALM 6
WIDOWS IN SCRIPTURE: AN OVERVIEW
ST. BRIGID OF SWEDEN: DISCERNING GOOD AND EVIL
CHAPTER FOUR. CRY OF ABANDONMENT
STORMS OF EMOTION: RONDA'S STORY
BLESSED CONCHITA: DRINKING DEEP OF SORROW
PSALM 16:7-11
THE STORY OF RUTH
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: ABANDONED TO FAMILY
ST. FRANCES DE SALES AND ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: A "BOND OF PERFECTION"
CHAPTER FIVE. CRY OF NEEDINESS
PRAXEDES FERNANDEZ: A WIDOW'S MIGHT
PSALM 27:8-10
A GOSPEL WIDOW: "TABITHA, ARISE!"
A SECOND KIND OF GRIEF
ST. ELIZABETH SETON: BATTLING DEBT AND NEGATIVE SPIRITUAL INFLUENCES
CHAPTER SIX. CRY OF REMEMBRANCE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEETHEART …
PSALM 4
THREE A'S OF COPING
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: LONGING
CHAPTER SEVEN. CRY FOR MERCY
ST. FAUSTINA KOWALSKA: WHEN LIFE IS STRUGGLE
ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA: SANCTIFYING LOVE
PSALM 34:4-11
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: DRYNESS AND DESOLATION
CHAPTER EIGHT. CRY OF COMPASSION
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: WHEN A CHILD LOSES A SPOUSE
PSALM 23
WIDOWS: TEMPTATIONS AND CALLINGS
WHEN FANTASY TURNS TO REALITY
HOLY AMBIVALENCE
BLESSED MARGUERITE D'YOUVILLE: A HEART FOR THE POOR
CHAPTER NINE. CRY OF DIMINISHMENT
TURNING THE HEART TOWARD JESUS
LOVE SONGS OF BRIDAL MYSTICISM
THE SECOND BRIDEGROOM: PROTECTOR, COMFORTER, AND LOVER
WIDOW SAINTS ON DIFFICULT SOLITUDE
LOVE PSALMS
SHOULD I REMARRY?
ST. ELIZABETH SETON: ON DANGEROUS SPIRITUAL FRIENDSHIP
CHAPTER TEN. CRY OF RELINQUISHMENT
BLESSED ANGELA OF FOLIGNO: A HEART WITHIN GOD'S HEART
PSALM 38: 6-15
RONDA'S STORY: LETTING GO OF ADULT CHILDREN
BLESSED CONCHITA: WIDOWED MOTHER
ST. BRIGID OF SWEDEN: ENTRUSTING A CHILD TO GOD
CHAPTER ELEVEN. CRY OF PAIN
MARY, EXALTED WIDOW
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: CHILDREN AND THE CONSECRATED LIFE
PSALM 31:8-13
ALTARS OF GOD: WIDOWS IN THE EARLY CHURCH
BLESSED ANGELA OF FOLIGNO: "WAY OF PENANCE"
CHAPTER TWELVE. CRY OF ANTICIPATION
CONCEPCION CABRERA DE ARMIDA: LOVING GOD … AND FAMILY
JESUS THE BRIDEGROOM: ON MYSTICAL UNION
PSALM 21:3-7
A WIDOW'S STORY: RONDA AND ALICE ON REGRET
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL: EXPERIENCING THE LOVE OF CHRIST
CHAPTER THIRTEEN. CRY OF INTERCESSION
BLESSED CONCHITA: WORKS OF THE CROSS
SAINT BRIGID OF SWEDEN: SAINT IN HIGH SOCIETY
PSALM 42:2-7
WHAT CAN I DO?
PRAXEDES FERNANDEZ: REVOLUTION OF LOVE
CHAPTER FOURTEEN. CRY OF REUNION
BLESSED MARIE OF THE INCARNATION: CONTEMPLATIVE MYSTIC
PSALM 46:2 7
WHEN CHILDREN LEAVE US
ST. ELIZABETH SETON: "I WAS NEVER SO HAPPY"
APPENDIX A: PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS FOR THE JOURNEY
APPENDIX B: INDEX OF WIDOWS
APPENDIX C: DEDICATED WIDOWS OF THE HOLY FAMILY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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