She has made it her mission to enable people to experience God with them wherever they are and whatever their need. Whether it’s loneliness, a physical illness, a broken relationship, or a spiritual wound, hurting people long for the healing touch of God. They want relief. They want more fullness of life.
Jan is the author of four books that offer hope and help for healing through the use of scripture, compelling stories, and the wisdom of many people. While writing from a Catholic perspective, her books are ecumenical and of interest to any Christian.
A long-time resident of Seattle, Jan leads retreats and speaks at faith communities locally, in the Pacific Northwest and throughout North America. Her experience in healing and wholeness includes a degree in physical therapy from the University of Wisconsin.
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Seeking Christ Through Friendship
Jan Alkire. Paulist Press, 2019
Many people want to experience fullness of life and draw closer to God but aren’t sure how to do so. They belong to a faith community and want to share their journey with others, but with whom? Few have access to a spiritual director or mentor, and as a result, they feel alone.
Healing: Stories of Faith, Hope, and Love
Jan Alkire. Paulist Press, 2003
This book offers readers hope and shows them how to participate actively in their own healing: physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational.
Healing as a Parish Ministry: Mending Body, Mind, and Spirit
Fr. Leo Thomas, O.P. and Jan Alkire
This sound and practical book shows how Jesus’ mandate to heal the sick, an essential but forgotten ministry, is rooted in Christian scriptural and sacramental tradition.
Healing Ministry: A Practical Guide
Fr. Leo Thomas, O.P. and Jan Alkire
Today thousands of lay and ordained people seek ways to bring the healing power of Christ back to the people they serve. This book grows out of Fr. Thomas‘ experience of more than thirty years of training both clergy and laity – Catholic and Protestant – to do pastoral ministry.
Quests: Travel Stories of Seeking and Finding
Jan Alkire, Byron Books, 2014
When you’re in the hands of unfriendly authorities in a foreign country, an American passport feels like a security blanket— a combined Declaration of Independence and American flag all rolled into one.
#gospel for today. Read John 21:1-19 today in a new way. Jesus asks Peter to revisit his failure, his denial of Him three times. He allows Peter to respond differently so instead of living in the shame of his denial, Peter can change. It is in going back to these moments that we are redeemed. Invite Jesus into your mistakes, your pain -- and let Him redeem them.
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Happy Mother's Day! Thought for today. Mothers are the strongest antidote to the spread of self-centered individualism… It is they who testify to the beauty of life. ~Pope Francis. May God bless all mothers today. ❤
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As the conclave begins today, let us pray and remember the words of Saint John Paul II.
Who is He? Behold, the creating hand of the Almighty, the Ancient One,
reaching towards Adam... In the beginning God created... He, who sees all things...
The colors of the Sistine will then speak the word of the Lord:
Tu es Petrus--once heard by Simon, son of John. "To you I will give the keys of the Kingdom." Those entrusted with the legacy of the keys gather here, letting themselves be enfolded by the Sistine's colors, by the vision left to us by Michelangelo--
Michelangelo's vision must then speak to them. "Con-clave": a shared concern for the legacy of the keys, the keys of the Kingdom. Lo, they see themselves in the midst of the Beginning and the End, between the Day of Creation and the Day of Judgment... It is granted man once to die, and thereafter, the Judgment!
Final transparency and light. The clarity of the events-- the clarity of consciences--
During the conclave Michelangelo must teach them--
You who see all, point to him! He will point him out...
PC: Sistine Chapel ceiling.
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Quote of the Week
“The mind wants to know all the world, and all eternity, and God. The mind’s sidekick, however, will settle for two eggs over easy.” Annie Dillard