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Post subject: Information on Healing prayer and ministry
 Posted: Jun 21, 2004 - 07:00 AM
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Ok, this is a major topic... let's start building a reference list.
Books
Healing in the Spirit of Jesus: A Practical Guide to the Ministry by Father Peter Sanders
Based on a series of courses for those envolved with Healing Ministry, Father Peter Sanders has brought today's understanding of living a Life in the Spirit to the healing ministry.
Amand's Book Review
Healing: The first comprehensive Catholic book on healing by Francis MacNutt, Illustrated by Joan M. Scheet
The is a revised version of the 1974 book that introduced me to Healing prayer and was the fundamental reference on Healing prayer during the early years of the Charismatic Renewal. A classic that belongs on every shelf. (Note: A synopsis by Alison Morgan can be found at Francis MacNutt: Healing)
The Healing Light by Agnes Sanford (1897-1982)
Agnes Sanford was born in 1897. The daughter of a Presbyterian missionary in China, and the wife of an Episcopal rector, she is viewed as one of the preeminent spiritual healers of the twentieth century. Her first book, The Healing Light, established her as a leading lay healer and minister within the Christian church.
I Believe in Miracles by Kathryn Kuhlman
Published in 1962, this book contains testimonies of the power of God to heal as witnessed through Kathryn Kuhlman's ministry. She held her famous miracle services in Carnegie Hall for 20 years and was someone whom early charismatics looked at in the early days of the Charismatic Renewal.
Miracles Do Happen by Sister Briege McKenna with Henry Libersat
Sister Briege McKenna was a quiet little nun in her convent till she got healed of her debilitating rheumatoid arthritis and called to a healing ministry all over the world. She and Fr. Kevin Scallon feel a special calling to minister to priests also. This book is part autobiography and part teaching.
The Power to Heal by Francis MacNutt
This book is a follow-up to McNutt's "Healing", as he says in the preface:
"The subject of this book will be limited to prayer for healing in general and to physical healing in particular... it presupposes that you have read a book (such as Healing) that is more orderly in its development. The chapters here will be more like a sharing of various discoveries and insights. "
A couple of the major insights are that; healing is not black or white; not that either a person is healed completely or not; that there are degrees and levels of healing of all types, improvement. Another is that healing takes time, whether brief or long, and so he came up with the concept of "soaking prayer".
So the two books, "Healing" and this one go together.
Christian Healing: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide by Mark A. Pearson
DavidB writes, "Pearson's work is flat-out the most mature and comprehensive I've read. He discusses all of the avenues of healing (healing prayer, deliverance prayer, sacraments, repenting from sin, breaking bondages/curses, etc). He's an awesome teacher. "
People famous for their healing ministries
Agnes Sanford (1897-1982) was an Episcopalian. She practiced her gift of healing since about 1954, wrote about it, and is a person that has inspired and influenced many Catholics and others who have been prominent and written on this subject since. For her biography, and an excerpt of her book The Healing Light, written in 1947, click on this link: Agnes Sanford: World-Renowned Spiritual Healer (404 Error as of 2008)
Fr. Robert DeGrandis is an internationally famous charismatic Priest. He teaches at weekend workshops, which included workshops on the word gifts. He has written many books on various charisms. Here are some links about him and some of his writings:
A short biographical sketch(404 Error as of 2008)
The Forgiveness Prayer(404 Error as of 2008)
A testimonial article on forgiveness
Francis MacNutt After becoming a member of the Dominican order and being ordained as a priest in 1956, he earned a Ph.D. in theology and he was appointed to teach Homiletics (preaching) in the Dominican Seminary. In 1967, Francis experienced the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and learned about praying for healing from Rev. Tommy Tyson and Agnes Sanford at a life-changing conference in Tennessee. He became one of the first Roman Catholics to become involved in the charismatic renewal movement. In 1968, he helped start a prayer group in St. Louis. By the late '60s, the demand for teaching about charismatic renewal grew so great that he resigned his administrative positions and went into a full-time preaching ministry.
In 1974, Francis wrote Healing, which has become a classic and sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. Francis continues speaking, teaching and writing, and serves as founding director of Christian Healing Ministries. A biography is here:
The biography link above reveals that Francis MacNutt is married to Judith Sewell. Rest assured that Francis MacNutt has been granted official laicisation from the clerical state and has been officially released from the Dominican order. He is validly married in the eyes of the Catholic Church.
Kathryn Kuhlman (1907-1976) began her healing ministry in 1946, and in 1948 held healing services at Carnegie Hall, and was someone whom early charismatics looked at in the early days of the Charismatic Renewal. The question of whether or not the Holy Spirit was active "today" in healing people thru using someone who was not a saint was a controversial one. and she was one of the few that could be interviewed and investigated.
For a short biography, click this link: Who was Kathryn Kuhlman? Was she a healer? Was her ministry a sham.
To listen to a sampling of her preaching, click this link: Sermons by Kathryn Kuhlman
Sister Briege McKenna was a quiet little nun in her convent till she got healed of her debilitating rheumatoid arthritis and called to a healing ministry all over the world. She and Fr. Kevin Scallon feel a special calling to minister to priests also.
Her web-site is: http://www.sisterbriege.com/ |
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Posted: Jun 21, 2004 - 08:53 AM
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Kathryn Kuhlman, 1907 - 1976, began her healing ministry in 1946, and in 1948 held healing services at Carnegie Hall, and was someone whom early charismatics looked at in the early days of the Charismatic Renewal. The question of whether or not the Holy Spirit was active "today" in healing people thru using someone who was not a saint was a controversial one. and she was one of the few that could be interviewed and investigated. Her book, "I Believe in Miracles" was published in 1962.
For a short biography, click this link:
http://nyny.essortment.com/kathrynkuhlman_rfbt.htm
To listen to a sampling of her preaching, click this link:
http://sermons.christiansunite.com/Kathryn_Kuhlman.shtml |
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Posted: Jun 21, 2004 - 09:13 AM
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McKenna, Briege, with Libersat, Henry; "Miracles do Happen"; 1987; Servant Books, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Sister Briege McKenna was a quiet little nun in her convent till she got healed of her debilitating rheumatoid arthritis and called to a healing ministry all over the world. She and Fr. Kevin Scallon feel a special calling to minister to priests also.
This book is part autobiography and part teaching. I especially was personally impressed by the image she tells us about of "the battered tent".
Her web-site is:
http://www.sisterbriege.com/ |
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Posted: Jun 21, 2004 - 11:28 AM
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Francis MacNutt
After becoming a member of the Dominican order and being ordained as a priest in 1956, he earned a Ph.D. in theology and he was appointed to teach Homiletics (preaching) in the Dominican Seminary.
In 1967, Francis experienced the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and learned about praying for healing from Rev. Tommy Tyson and Agnes Sanford at a life-changing conference in Tennessee. He became one of the first Roman Catholics to become involved in the charismatic renewal movement. In 1968, he helped start a prayer group in St. Louis. By the late '60s, the demand for teaching about charismatic renewal grew so great that he resigned his administrative positions and went into a full-time preaching ministry.
In 1974, Francis wrote Healing, which has become a classic and sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. Francis continues speaking, teaching and writing, and serves as founding director of Christian Healing Ministries.
Biography here: http://www.christianhealingmin.org/whoare.htm
Website here: http://www.christianhealingmin.org/index.htm
The biography link above reveals that Francis MacNutt is married to Judith Sewell.
Rest assured that Francis MacNutt has been granted official laicisation from the clerical state and has been officially released from the Dominican order. He is validly married in the eyes of the Catholic Church. |
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Al
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Posted: Jul 03, 2004 - 08:40 PM
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MacNutt, Francis; "The Power to Heal"; 1977; Ave Maria Press; Indiana
This book is a follow-up to McNutt's "Healing", as he says in the preface:
"The subject of this book will be limited to prayer for healing in general and to physical healing in particular... it presupposes that you have read a book (such as Healing) that is more orderly in its development. The chapters here will be more like a sharing of various discoveries and insights. "
A couple of the major insights are that.. healing is not black or white... not that either a person is healed completely or not.. that there are degrees and levels of healing of all types, improvement. Another is that healing takes time,, whether brief or long, and so he came up with the concept of "soaking prayer". This is very important.. as many prayer gatherings offer healing prayer only very briefly in lines at the very end of meetings when people want to go home.. or during breaks of the main program.. when most healings really need more time than that.
The is a chapter "do you have the gift of healing", in which he describes his idea of what the gift is and entails... and what it is not, including a person's good intentions and efforts.
And a chapter on death - after all,,, everyone is going to die sometime,, and do we see that as a failure in "healing"? and what about suffering that continues? There are special ways to pray.. if we know that the person is going to die, or that the suffering , for now.. will not be totally removed.
So the two books, "Healing" and this one go together.
(Let me know if there are any suggestions for this report before it goes up to the sticky thread, please) |
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Posted: Jul 24, 2004 - 04:35 AM
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I promised the book reviews of Barbra Shlemon's when I got my books back... here they are:
Shlemon, Barbara Leahy; "Healing Prayer"; 1976; Ave Maria Press
A small book of 85 pages, this book tells us how Shlemon happened to come into the charismatic ministry of healing from her vocation of nursing. Chapter headings are: "Who has the gift of healing?" which is about that it is not only saints and people from the early Church; Guidance, which is an excellent little chapter about seeking God's guidance before doing anything; "How should we pray?", about about trusting God and having faith and confidence in Him and His Love and Wisdom when we pray after receving guidance from Him: "Forgiveness" is about the well known fact that we need to keep the channels open for God to pour HIs Love thru and how unforgiveness and resentment block this; "Healing Prayer and Group meetings" has some excellent tips for prayer groups - why prayer in groups is better than prayer alone, and some important things to consider when setting up healing prayer at prayer gatherings; and the last chapter "Becoming Little Children" to God the Father in our relationship even as healers, instead of becomeing proud and thinking we are great because of any ability. |
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Posted: Jul 24, 2004 - 05:00 AM
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I'm listing this book separately because it is co-authored by Barbara Leahy Shlemon and Dennis and Matthew Linn.
Shlemon, Barbara Leahy; and Dennis and Matthew Linn; "To Heal As Jesus Healed": 1978; Ave Maria Press
This book is written in sections, each section by one of the co-authors with his/her name at the end of that section. It is mainly about the rite of anointing the sick, and the changes in it since it is no longer called "Extreme Unction" only for the dying, but now for anyone who is seriously sick and in need of healing. Some interesting information about its history; how one was to make the sacrament of confession along with receiving anointing with oil, and that at that time penances were sooo heavy that many would wait till they were dieing to make Confession, and this is how the rite got to be associated with dying. Shlemon alternates a section on the healing prayer of lay people, while the Linns alternate with info about how a priest does the rite of anointing. There is a good chapter on the laying on of hands,, and why touch is important as a sacramental. The blessings for the two kinds of oil used in prayer for healing are given, the one for the sacrament and the one for the laity, and there is some discussion about the historical misuses of the oil which were the reasons for restrictions put on it then. The following chapter is about prayers after the anointing which call for discernment and are chosen from the following: 1. full health with no pain, 2. health coming through suffering, 3. health and patience for coping with the weakness of old age, 4. strength and hope of salvation for those in great danger, and, 5. strength, forgiveness and relief of pain for those about to die. Barbara says that that is like the discernment that a charismatic has to do also in lay prayer for healing. There is a chapter on the healing that comes thru the sacrament of Communion. The final chapter is on the final blessing, and then there is some discussion about why our specific prayers for healing aren't always given to us. Barbara says, "Although I don't know why everyone isn't healed, I do know we have been commanded to seek the wholeness which will enable us to approach God and our neighbors in an ever deeper commitment of love. Anything that impedes our ability to love and be loved is not in the will of God. If my physical condition is causing me to be so self-centered that I can no longer lovingly care for my family, it needs to be healed." This is similar to the axiom that I heard... whatever brings us to love more is allowed and whatever is an obstacle to love needs to be removed.
done. my mission for now is complete
God bless you all
amanda |
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