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efforts sponsored by Reiser Relief Inc.
Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval.
July
27, 2011
The Catholic
Writers Guild Inc.
" Thank you for submitting Fr. Reiser’s
book, Reiser’s Ramblings, for the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of
Approval. After completing the review process, we are excited to
award you the Seal of Approval for your book. "
Reiser's Ramblings book will be featured in a
fall edition of the Catholic Book News Letter that is sent to
nearly 500 Catholic bookstores and libraries in the US and Canada.
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“Reiser’s
Ramblings” is a
collection of the best columns written over the past three decades by
Fr. Bernard Reiser, former pastor of Epiphany Parish in Coon Rapids,
Minn. In the book, find Fr. Reiser’s take on everyday topics such as
family, kindness, gratitude, prayer, helping others, and staying
focused on what’s important in life. Fr. Reiser’s essays are rich in
symbolism, wise in understanding of human nature, and fruitful in
explicating the word of God.
Preview
Book
Book Information:
Size: 6x9x5/8
Weight: 1lb.
Pages: 268
Binding: Perfect
Bound
Published: 2010
ISBN:
978-0-615-36478-0
LCCN: 2010904474
Publisher: Reiser
Relief Inc.
Author: Fr. Bernard
Reiser
Editor: Jacqueline
Hilgert
Cover Artist: Mark
Sanislo
Retail Price: $16.95
Tax Minnesota
Residence: 7.125%
Awards:
2011 Paris Book Festival: “Spiritual” - Runner-Up
2011 San Francisco Book Festival: “Spiritual” - Honorable Mention
2011 Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval
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Read Reviewer comments
These ramblings memoirs are composed of moving, funny, and profound
vignettes that blur the line between sermon and a story. Like a
homily, Father will share a little scripture with a story that helps
readers understand that verse and, even more, learn to live it.
Living with Christian Spirituality in
your everyday life - pick and chose to read a column for a daily
devotional. "Put God first when filling up your day".
Read in this book a sincere glimpse into the heart and soul of a
religious man serving the people around him; his memories from
childhood to an inspiring account of his priestly life, which spans
over 60 years that stared in 1949.
All
profits from the sale of Reiser’s Ramblings go to Haitian relief
efforts sponsored by Reiser Relief Inc.; a volunteer run non-profit
501(c)(3) corporation founded by Father Reiser, who has been involved
with Haiti outreach programs for over 13 years
“Reiser’s Ramblings” is a collection of the best columns written over
the past three decades by Fr. Bernard Reiser, former pastor of Epiphany
Parish in Coon Rapids, Minn. In the book, find Fr. Reiser’s take on
everyday topics such as family, kindness, gratitude, prayer, helping
others, and staying focused on what’s important in life. Fr. Reiser’s
essays are rich in symbolism, wise in understanding of human nature,
and fruitful in explicating the word of God.
Reiser’s
Ramblings would make a nice addition to a Catholic book club or
Catholic literature consortium. Fr. Reiser was the Founding
Catholic pastor of Church of the Epiphany and the columns he wrote in
the bulletin can be considered a Catholic prayer book good for daily
devotional reading for anyone in the family and would make a nice gift
for a Catholic seminarian. Reiser Relief Inc is Catholic
publisher founded by Fr. Reiser to help the poor and suffering in Haiti.
Father Bernard Reiser was born in 1924 to Aloys and Ottilia
Reiser, farmers living in, Medina, Minnesota. Father Reiser was
ordained to the priesthood on June 4, 1949 and was assigned to St. Mary
of the Lake parish in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. In 1964,
Archbishop Leo Binz asked Father Reiser to start a parish in the
quickly-growing Minneapolis suburb of Coon Rapids located in Anoka
County. Seventy acres of farmland was acquired for the new church,
which was named Epiphany after one of the great feast days of the Lord.
Under Father Reiser’s leadership, Epiphany grew to become one of the
largest Catholic communities in the state. In addition to a spacious
sanctuary, the Epiphany campus includes an elementary school, a
Perpetual Adoration chapel, a senior housing complex, an assisted
living facility, a cemetery, and several outdoor shrines.
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Reviewer comments:
“Where there is a need for faith, he met that need… A collection of
thoughts from Bernard Reiser as he recollects his own journey forward,
founding a parish in a growing Minnesota town…A story of a good man
with the drive to bring more good through the world. Highly
recommended”
Midwest Book Review
"…Father Reiser Writes With Passion, Conviction and Confidence… I would
like to invite you to join me on a spiritual journey that is inspiring,
illuminating and heartening… I want to emphasize that this is not
a book exclusively for those of the Roman Catholic faith. This book is
for me and it is for anyone who is seeking a closer personal
relationship with Jesus Christ.” JanetteFuller.com
“.. Writings to teaching you how to start and continue having a
relationship with God, and the people around you. Father uses everyday
happenings and pairs it to life learning lessons, something so simple
and easy to do, you can apply it to your everyday life. I have enjoyed
reading a lesson a day… I have found this book inspirational and
enjoyable to read.”
Anonymous
"This is an amazing book written by an amazing man. Fr. Resier is
devoted to the children of God, be they poor Haitians, widows, the sick
or the lonely. He gave his heart to God as a young priest, placed all
of his faith in Him, served all God's people no matter how they looked,
how much money they had, what religion they were or how sinful they had
become. His love for his fellow man is without compare except to Christ
alone. I am very fortunate to say that I know this beautiful priest and
to read this book is to look inside the soul of a future saint of the
Church, a man beloved by the thousands he has touched. "
Up north lady
"... A brief reflection on daily life, faith, gratitude, and everything
from farm living to an eternity in Heaven to be thought-provoking and
poignant... I enjoyed each story, lesson, and faith/ministry reference
included. The
writing style is comfortably conversational...Fr. Reiser's undeniable
awe and gratefulness for the simple things
in life are as endearing as his notes about the extreme poverty and
suffering in Haiti are heart wrenching."
Trisha Niermeyer Potter "spiritual diva"
"I really enjoyed reading these little weekly columns but one of my
favorites and I have seen this many times was
on pg 220, "Put God first when filling up your day". This being the
focal point will give us direction to our daily life.
Recommended for all ages. Would be a great book for a weekly family
reading. "
Lynn
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