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Through this beautiful, nuanced and poignant exploration of personal healing, Sister Mary Eucharista reminds us of a simple, yet profound truth: one of the first steps towards holiness is to know oneself in the Light of God's Love. True humility entails seeing ourselves as God sees us, and this necessitates removing from our lives the impediments to wholeness; the wounds and misconceptions that slow our progress.

Although Sister shares particular aspects of healing from unhealthy religious life in a previous community, this book is a moving commentary on God's Love that will inspire the hearts of all: those discerning their vocations, consecrated religious and lay Catholics alike.

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Foreword by Fr. Thomas Nelson, O. Praem.
National Director of the Institute on Religion Life
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Praise for Learning to Live Again (More included inside the Book)

“This spiritual memoir gives us a privileged glimpse into the sacred, painful, and glorious wounds of this courageous and beloved child of God. Sister Mary Eucharista unveils the truth that, interiorly, we are all far more alike than we are different. This book speaks to the human heart. It transcends vocation, office, commission, and genealogy. She reminds us of the healing power of God’s infinite mercy and that our healing is integral to our salvation. She invites us to let Jesus love us right where we are while we are still broken because He is the remedy to all that afflicts us. Sister Mary Eucharista challenges us to be awake to the cunning deceit of the dark world’s manipulation and coercion, making what is good appear bad and that which is bad seem good. She proclaims the truth we all desperately need to hear in a time such as this: we are not forgotten; we are beloved. Jesus, the Wounded Healer, has indeed come to save us from death and to give us new life!”
— Gina Witt
Director of Healing Ministries
St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal

“In Learning to Live Again, Sister Mary Eucharista gives us the gift of her personal spiritual journey and the hope of the restoration and renewal the Lord wants for all His children that have been broken and wounded by the brokenness of others, especially those of religious authority. This book shines the Lord’s light of truth on these broken situations. It will bring freedom, and give consolation and support for those who have suffered alone in confusion and despair. It will help them to realize that the Lord is with them; He has a path of healing for them, and there are others who are available to accompany them in His love. The sharing of Sister Mary Eucharista’s personal experience presents an opportunity for healing to religious communities that have been wounded and a restoration to the beauty of the Lord’s call for them.”
— Mary Sue Mooney, Director
Cenacle School of Spiritual Direction

"Learning to Live Again is a clarion call for authentic Christian humanism as a key to the renewal of religious life. If this call is heeded, the implementation of such a perspective by superiors and its incorporation into the process of formation will greatly strengthen religious life, enabling consecrated persons to thrive and enhancing their witness and apostolic work. Sister Mary Eucharista's book is sound, balanced, and wise. It is clearly the fruit not only of experience, suffering, and reflection, but also of intense prayer.”
— Dr. Robert J. Matava
Dean & Associate Professor of the Graduate School
Christendom College

“Based on her personal experiences, Sister Mary Eucharista shows that restoration can happen through the ‘light and heat’ of God’s love and the love of others in healthy and holy ways. As this healing unfolds, we gain the freedom to become the saints we are created to be.” — Heather Voccola, Executive Director, Mary and Elizabeth