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We yearn for communion with one another because of God's yearning for communion with us. Fr. Billy reminds us that communion, according to John Paul II's Novo Millennio Ineunte, lies at the very heart of the Christian message. Contemplating the other. Living in unity. Accepting each other as gift. Sharing each other's burdens. Although such right relationship is meant to be practiced by everyone, the spirituality of communion has special significance for religious, since they are called to be experts in its daily practice. Fr. Billy points to the striking benefits and authentic renewal that embracing a spirituality of communion can bring to the life of men and women religious and their communities. He offers companionship and concrete strategies for helping to help narrow the gap between the vision of what we desire to become and the reality of who we are. Each chapter opens with an epigram about religious life and closes with a series of reflection questions.

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Many members of religious institutes will recognize themselves in the reflection of Father Billy, who offers a clear-eyed view of our struggles over the last four or five decades.. The book is an excellent tool for the initial and ongoing formation of religious women and men ... -- Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin Secretary, Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

Living in the Gap is a profound little book that examines the role and meaning of religious life in our modern world. Those who choose to live a consecrated life are called to communion with God and to relationship with the human family.... -- John Leonard Berg Catholic Library World I am grateful for having read Father Dennis' book and have personally enjoyed the simplicity and the profound underlying depth of Father Dennis' writing. -- Sister Cindy Kaye, RSM Horizon Many members of religious institutes will recognize themselves in the reflection of Father Billy, who offers a clear-eyed view of our struggles over the last four or five decades.. The book is an excellent tool for the initial and ongoing formation of religious women and men ... -- Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin Secretary, Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

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Father Billy, a Redemptorist of the Baltimore Province, taught for more than twenty years at the Alphonsian Academy of Rome's Pontifical Lateran University, reaching the rank of full (ordinary) professor. He is now scholar-in residence and holder of the John Cardinal Krol Chair of Moral Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania. Father Billy is the author of numerous theological and spiritual books.

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