The Father:: 30 Meditations to Draw You Into the Heart of God

by Fr. Mark-Mary Ames

Overview

"The Father by Fr. Mark-Mary has been a helpful resource for me during my time of prayer. Through the stories, biblical passages and meditations provided in this work, I have perceived the Father's delight in me as His beloved son. I highly recommend this book!"
—Fr. Josh Johnson
Director of Vocations, Pastor, Author & Podcast Host of Ask Fr. Josh

"Christians often talk about having 'a personal relationship with Jesus' or being 'guided by the Holy Spirit.' But what about God the Father? Do we find our identity in the Father's love and live from that love day-by-day? Thankfully, Fr. Mark Mary's The Father helps us do just that... Through Scripture, the saints and compelling stories of true fatherhood, this book beautifully brings us deeper into the heart of the Father's love.
–Edward Sri
Author of When You Pray: Trust, Surrender and the Transformation of Your Soul and host of the acclaimed podcast All Things Catholic

"Powerful, engaging, and vitally important. Fr. Mark-Mary speaks straight into our hearts with words that help to trust in the goodness and love of God the Father. In a world where so many of us have wounded relationships with earthly fathers and complicated ideas of what it might mean to have a Father in heaven, this book draws us toward the life-giving truth about our dignity and worth in the eyes of a loving God."
–Danielle Bean
Host of the Girlfriends podcast

"Through moving accounts of fatherhood and insightful meditations on Sacred Scripture, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, draws us to a deeper understanding of the merciful and loving heart of our Heavenly Father. This guided retreat will be a source of inspiration and an opportunity for the reader to renew their identity as a beloved son or daughter of God."
–Fr. Michael Bruno, STD
Dean of Seminarians, Director of Institutional Effectiveness,
Professor of Church History
St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie

"Whether we tend to take God's fatherhood for granted or ache to believe in the Father's love, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames' The Father will gently shake us awake to the most beautiful reality of our lives: we have always been, and always will be, loved."

–Claire Dwyer
Author This Present Paradise: A Spiritual Journey with St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, and co-founder, Write These Words

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185942376
Publisher:	Ascension Press
Publication date:	02/14/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Fr. Mark-Mary Ames is the Director of Communications and the Director of Priestly Studies of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR). The primary mission of the CFR community is a wholehearted embracing of Jesus Christ and their Holy Father, St. Francis of Assisi. Through their commitment to prayer and contemplation, the study of Sacred Scripture, fidelity to the Church and the sacraments, their fraternal life, and their generous service to others especially the poor, the CFRs receive the nourishment necessary to live out their lives as sons of St. Francis in the Capuchin tradition.

Fr. Mark-Mary is the host of the Ascension Presents video series The CFRs. He was also the executive producer of the Poco a Poco music album featuring Br. Isaiah, CFR, and is the author of both Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress and The Father: 30 Meditations to Draw You Into the Heart of God.

His favorite work, however, is not nearly as public. Near and dear to Fr. Mark-Mary’s heart is his work walking one-on-one with the suffering, hearing confessions, and offering service as a regular chaplain to the Sisters of Life formation convents.

See more from Fr. Mark-Mary:
Ascension Presents: The CFRs (YouTube)
Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress
The Father: 30 Meditations to Draw You Into the Heart of God
Poco a Poco CD