Making Peace with Cancer: A Franciscan Journey

by Robert Michael Stewart

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809140543
• ISBN13: 9780809140541
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring to all!

I had read "Making Peace With Cancer" when it first came out in 2001. Bob Stewart was one of my teachers at the Franciscan Institute at St Bonaventure University back in 1998. When I had to deal with my own bout with cancer, I returned to the book with a new understanding and appreciation of Bob's message. Over the past few years, I have shared my copy with others who have had to face cancer. They have found peace with their situation by walking with Bob. (Many people have asked to keep the book to pass on to others.) My most recent purchase was to restock my bookshelf so I can continue to share Bob's wisdom and insight with others. Thanks Bob for your life and for your words that live on in these pages!

Painting without canvas

Painting without canvas was what Fr. Bob originally wanted to name the book. I think a better name would be making peace with life. He does a wonderful job of teaching even when he was in such pain and others would feel sorry for him. His words reminded my of Tuesdays with Morrie.He shows that even though we all know that death is coming, to make the most of our time here.It is a short book but it demonstrates his ability to teach adn to command an audience (even of one) very well.

Finding peace

Father Bob Stewart's easy-to-read book will cause you to weep and mourn, but his message is strong, clear and inspirational. He shows us that a life cut short by a disease such as cancer isn't a tragic or unfinished life.He challenges us to walk with our crises, rather than run away from them or bitterly stand against them. He teaches us how to find moments of love and blessings in our darkest times.If you or anyone you love suffers or has suffered from cancer or any other terminal disease, this book will be a God-send. Because through his own journey -- his walk with Brother Cancer -- Father Bob shows how to find meaning and peace in death.

Peace is Achievable

Father Stewart?s book speaks in everyday words to the everyday man and woman, but with a beauty not unlike poetry, such as Donne?s Sonnets. It is not a theological tome to be waded through. It flows with an ease the reader will appreciate. It is the same ease at which Father Stewart lived his life. For me, the nexus of ?Making Peace with Cancer? is the freedom God has given each of us. That freedom forms the basis for understanding why people suffer from cancer, or endure other hardships. It is not God?s will for these events to befall us. As Father Stewart explains, God cries when we do, and He cries when we are in pain, whether physical or emotional. If God controlled these things, we would not be free.?Making Peace with Cancer? is not just for cancer patients. It is for everyone who wants to find peace in their lives as well as a sense of the wonderful life that awaits us in God?s Kingdom. I found the book, in a word, to be ?life-affirming.? In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that Bob Stewart is my cousin. However, I have recently returned to my faith, and so it was not with a blind eye that I read ?Making Peace with Cancer.? The thoughts expressed in the book are beautiful and will perhaps provide peace, as well as truth, for those who seek it.