{"product_id":"set-the-world-on-fire-a-4-week-personal-retreat-with-the-female-doctors-of-the-church-9781646801015","title":"Set the World on Fire: A 4-Week Personal Retreat with the Female Doctors of the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly four women in the two thousand-year history of the Church--Thérèse of Lisieux, Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena, and Hildegard of Bingen--have the distinction of being named Doctors of the Church because of their impact on the faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSet the World on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author, retreat leader, and spiritual director Vinita Hampton Wright offers a four-week personal retreat that immerses you in the dramatic lives, historical eras, and groundbreaking ideas of these formidable saints and invites you to develop the grit, humility, pragmatism, hope, joy, and vision these women possessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach week of your retreat begins with weekend reading and prayer to introduce the saint and the primary topic of the chapter, followed by five days of morning and evening prayer. Much of the text comes from the saint's own writings. Scripture, reflection questions, and suggestions for action are designed to help you engage personally with the saint and her wisdom for living your faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach week offers a unique and in-depth experience of the saint and her unique gifts to the Church: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeek one: St. Thérèse of Lisieux--the young Carmelite nun whose autobiography sent ripples across Christendom--will teach you to love God through her Little Way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeek two: St. Teresa of Avila--a Carmelite who spent years reforming her order and gave to the world a spiritual masterpiece called \u003ci\u003eThe Interior Castle\u003c\/i\u003e--will instruct you in trusting your personal experience of God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeek three: St. Catherine of Siena--a Third-Order Dominican who poured out her life for people in need but also gave astute, sharp direction to Church leaders--will guide you to live every moment with courage through the love of truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeek four: St. Hildegard of Bingen--a Benedictine abbess whose spiritual visions led to books, poetry, music, art, and early scientific discovery--will show you how to engage life with passion and creativity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach woman's experience of God, understanding of spirituality, and timeless wisdom gained her the title Doctor of the Church, which indicates that through her life, research, study, and writing, she has deepened and advanced the faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWright, Vinita Hampton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinita Hampton Wright\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and workshop and retreat leader who served as a book editor for more than thirty years. She retired as managing editor at Loyola Press in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is the author of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Soul Tells a Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Spiritual Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe St. Theresa of Avila Prayer Book\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel, \u003ci\u003eVelma Still Cooks in Leeway\u003c\/i\u003e, won a Logos Book Award for fiction, and \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e honored her book \u003ci\u003eDwelling Places\u003c\/i\u003e as the best fiction of 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWright earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Pittsburg State University in Kansas and a master's degree in communications from Wheaton College in Illinois. She also earned a certificate in spiritual direction from the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago. Wright previously worked as a teacher and musician in both the United States and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWright lives in northwest Arkansas with her husband, James.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ave Maria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626176581906,"sku":"9781646801015","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16e90ff2-0b56-40f8-bb47-227c6c8f5848.jpg?v=1732650744","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/set-the-world-on-fire-a-4-week-personal-retreat-with-the-female-doctors-of-the-church-9781646801015","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}