Emily M Deardo

Living Memento Mori

My Journey Through the Stations of the Cross

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"In her first book, Emily DeArdo draws on the medieval Christian practice of memento mori (reflecting on mortality) and shares her personal story with unique and compelling insight into the meaning of Christian life and death. Using the Stations of the Cross to frame her explorations, DeArdo leads her readers to trust in God's providence as they confront suffering and death, and develop enduring spiritual strength and courage along the way"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ave Maria Press
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 173mm x 124mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 113g
• ISBN-13: 9781594719677
• ISBN-10: 1594719675
• Artikelnr.: 58025836

Autorenporträt

Emily M. DeArdo (1982-2023) was a Catholic writer and speaker who graduated in 2004 from Capital University with a bachelor's degree in political science and English literature. She worked for the Ohio State Senate for ten years. At age eleven, DeArdo was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a fatal genetic disease, and received a double-lung transplant at age twenty-three. She contributed to several studies published by Take Up & Read in 2018 and 2019 and also self-published an eBook, Catholic 101. DeArdo was also a guest on The Jennifer Fulwiler Show on SiriusXM Radio. She was named Young Catholic Woman of the Year by the Diocese of Columbus in 2005. She was a contestant on Jeopardy! in 2016. DeArdo was a Third Order Lay Dominican who lived in the Columbus, Ohio, area. She passed away in 2023 at the age of forty-one. "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7