All Shall Be Well: Readings for Lent and Easter

by Michael Leach (editor), James Keane and Doris Goodnough, James Keane (Editor)

An anthology of inspired readings from cherished writers to enrich every day of the Lenten season. From Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday and beyond, these 54 readings from beloved writers, classical and contemporary, will surprise you with joy, touch you with love, and comfort you with peace. The authors James Martin, Pope Francis, Joyce Rupp, Thomas Merton, Joan Chittister, Henri Nouwen, Phyllis Tickle, John Updike, Mary Oliver, T.S. Eliot, Dorothy Day, and Brian Doyle.

Genres: Spirituality

300 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2015

Reviews

[Kelly Williams]

This book is very good compilation of reflections. It was a great read for the Lenten and Easter seasons.

[Monica]

An excellent ready throughout the Lenten season - worth revisiting annually.

[lisa]

For daily spiritual reading during Lent I intend to draw nourishment from All Shall Be Well: Readings for Lent and Easter. A powerful collection of writings from poets, activists, and religious sisters and brothers, this volume includes voices who speak for peace, caring for the needy, and uplifting the weak. I do not want to give a litany of the authors, but the table of contents, with writers both classic (Howard Thurman) and contemporary (Mary Lou Kownacki), had me quite excited.

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[Carol]

A diverse gathering of authors and meditations for the Lenten season. Thought-provoking and spiritually nourishing, a wonderful collection for those desiring more than a superficial devotional.

[Angelica]

This is an excellent collection of reflections for Lent and Easter--a fine companion for reflection/meditation/prayer.

[Joseph Mole]

This book was a wonderful companion to my Lenten journey this year. I will read it again!

[Karen Floyd]

A good collection of daily readings for the Lent and Easter season. The one reading per day concept is very doable, most are not very long, though there are a few that are, such as one by Thomas Merton. As is not unexpected from the Maryknoll Press, many of the writers chosen are Catholic, though I didn't find that a drawback. The writers are from many different places and backgrounds so there are a variety of voices, and many ways of seeing the stories of Lent and Easter, which I found valuable. This is a wonderful resource. My favorite reading was by Jesuit James Martin who suggests a different sort of Lent than the usual "giving something up." Originally when people gave things up for Lent it was so that they would have more to give to the poor. We seem to have lost sight of that positive giving sort of Lent today, and focus only on our own sacrifices, our own personal sacrifices - far too often our own bad habits. Instead he proposes that we have a positive Lent, and do something, specifically that we bother. "Jesus does not condemn those who are weak and trying hard; but those who are strong and aren't trying at all." Martin says. "..For Jesus, sin is often a failure to bother to love."