CPR for the Soul by Tom Stella

CPR for the Soul by Tom Stella

The fact that you are not dead is not sufficient proof that you are alive So begins Tom Stella's latest exploration into the life, death, and rebirth of the soul. In CPR for the Soul: Reviving a Sense of the Sacred, Stella shares the deep, eternal wisdom that knows the lines separating the sacred and the secular, time and eternity, humanity and divinity, are false. Or, at the very least, blurred. God, by whatever name, is found in the midst of everyday life, work, and relationships. All people, all creation, and all of life is holy ground. Divided into 12 sections, this collection of over 100 short reflections speaks to the countless people - young and old, male and female, churchgoers and church avoiders - for whom life's demands and stress have caused them to lose touch with their soul, the still point, to use the words of Dag Hammarskjold, surrounded by silence. This book offers a revival for the soul, a reminder that we are one with something vast - a something that is not a thing or a person, but a spiritual source and force at the heart of life.

Tom Stella has been sharing his spiritual wisdom with the world for years. His previous books include The God Instinct (Sorin Books), A Faith Worth Believing (HarperSanFransico), and Finding God Beyond Religions (SkylightPaths). Before resigning from the Congregation of Holy Cross in 2009, he ministered to thousands of people in parishes and on campuses for 30 years. He is the co-founder and director of Soul Link Inc., a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, hospice chaplain, and corporate chaplain for Centum Health, a Catholic and Adventist health system headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Stella holds an MDiv degree from the University of Notre Dame, an MA in counselling from the University of Michigan, and an STM in spirituality from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley.