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You may do a double take the next time you notice actor Matthew McConaughey on a magazine cover. Sure, you recognize him as the star of U-571 and EDtv. After reading Public Lives, Private Prayers a compilation of prayers, blessings and poems edited by Mary Reath, you'll also know the Zen prayer that inspires him to add "a little rock 'n roll" to his life. That same passage reflects Senator Bill Bradley's ideas about "the union of work and play." In Public Lives, Private Prayers, actors, authors, world leaders and other well-known public figures share pearls of wisdom, lend earnest advice, and provide instruments to enliven one's religious and spiritual life. <p>Many people as diverse as McConaughey and Bradley find similar spiritual common ground in Public Lives, Private Prayers. Actress Julie Harris and Richard F. Grein, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of New York, seek solace in St. Teresa of Avila's Prayer; Dow Jones &amp; Co. chairman Peter Kann and Oregon Governor John A. Kitzhaber both find inspiration in the Rudyard Kipling poem "If."</p> <p>Much more than a recitation of spiritual buzz words, Public Lives, Private Prayers, expresses the deepest feelings of people many of us

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Author

[compiled by] Mary Reath

Publisher

Notre Dame, IN: Sorin Books

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781893732261

Category

religious

Subjects

Religion

Rating

4.6 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14