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Called to Carmel, Called to Community

In Called to Carmel, Called to Community, Tim Bete shares his reflections on the Carmelite Rule, OCDS Constitutions, and Provincial Statutes. The book brings the governing documents to life and connects them to the writings of St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and other Carmelite Saints. …

A Family’s Journey Back to Union: Reflections on One Family’s Celebration of Faith in God and One Another

This is the story of one extended family’s journey back through the lost years and distant miles to rediscover their union with one another. It is the story of four generations who came together to respond to each other’s trials and tragedies, and to celebrate their victories and blessings. So many…

From the Heart Volume 1: Sunday Homilies 2011-2019

A collection of homilies given by Deacon Rusty Baldwin at St. Peter Catholic Church and Emmanuel Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio.

From the Heart Volume 2A: Weekday Homilies 2011-2019

A collection of homilies given by Deacon Rusty Baldwin at St. Peter Catholic Church and Emmanuel Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio.

From the Heart Volume 2B: Weekday Homilies 2011-2019

A collection of homilies given by Deacon Rusty Baldwin at St. Peter Catholic Church and Emmanuel Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio.

From the Heart Volume 3A: Novena and Carmelite Homilies 2011-2019

A collection of homilies given by Deacon Rusty Baldwin at St. Peter Catholic Church and Emmanuel Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio.

From the Heart Volume 3B: Novena and Carmelite Homilies 2011-2019

A collection of homilies given by Deacon Rusty Baldwin at St. Peter Catholic Church and Emmanuel Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio.

Wanderings of an Ordinary Pilgrim

When on a pilgrimage with his family, poet Tim Bete decided not to take along a camera but rather a notebook. He jotted down thoughts, ideas and images that struck him while traveling through Portugal, Spain, France and Italy. He wrote a handful of poems during the pilgrimage and after returning, m…

The Raw Stillness of Heaven

Through poems about prayer, conversion and faith, Tim Bete shares his search for God--a search that is common to each of us. Somewhere in the intersection of holy silence and the struggles of daily life, God appears: in a winter evening walk, in the smell of incense at church, in a blue patio chair…