Giselle Beaumont

Editor @Redemptorist Publications. Desiring to help Christians grow in and share the faith in the 21st century with books and media.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@jackpalmerwhite @stevenspohn You've watched the whole of The West Wing three times?! That's about 18 months of watching it back to back.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@i_am_mill_i_am As I Lay Dying by Faulkner has to feature in this list. It is my favourite book probably because it is so unbelievably bleak and awful yet a brief synopsis of it cannot fail to elicit a laugh out of me.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@stmichaelsc1 @ShrineOLW @StAlbanSE25 Paul's dad, Roman, had a heart attack on Sunday night - he's recovering well but is still in the hospital. Prayers for him would be appreciated. x

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

Some gd ideas but the prob is that these req computers - the elderly are most at risk +therefore most likely to isolate (even before the call comes) and this demographic is generally less tech-savvy (a generalisation) what are our non-tech based answers? https://t.co/YSzvryFfMT

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@MrsMc_NewmanRC I think you've got the right idea with encouraging each class to develop their own bag to make it "theirs".

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@MrsMc_NewmanRC I definitely think having some kind of visual focus whether that be a cross, poster, icon or piece of artwork (maybe worked on by the class that could be specific for them) is important for designated an area as "set apart". Praying crosses can be popular or stones.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@MrsMc_NewmanRC The starter prayer bags we do, which are more aimed at primary schools, have a cross, Our Father poster, Raymond Friel's last prayer book, a pack of cards with suggestions for acts of kindness/service and some table cloths (white, green and purple) for some liturgical awareness.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@MrsMc_NewmanRC Sounds great - I'd be interested to hear what they've included in them. Different schools, even different classes, have very different approaches so I'd love to know what form the bags take at Newman.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

I really liked this reaction too. #coronavirus #covid19

[Sr Miriam McNulty @BirgitteUna]

Great to know that the Our Father takes roughly 20 secs to say. I love the idea of praying this every time I wash my hands. It seems very fitting.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

I'm not trying to make light of COVID-19 but I have to admit I like the approach of a couple of folk on Twitter today. Plus, it fits in to one of the other things trending in my feed - #vocabsize - because I had to look up what a "bodkin" was.

[Michael P Gibson @William_Blake]

In 1665, Cambridge University closed b/c of the plague. Issac Newton quarantined himself at his childhood home. It was the most productive time of his life. He discovered the calculus & laws of motion. Stuck a bodkin in his eye to study optics. How will you spend the next year?

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@StBartholomews For children I think the best bible out there is the "Catholic Children's Bible" it's big but stunning and is written in full chapter & verse. GNB translation. For adults I would suggest "Stations of the Cross - then and now" by Denis McBride. Happy to give more recommendations.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

"if your attitude is that only smarter people have something to teach you, your learning opportunities will be very limited. But if you have a humble eagerness to learn something from everybody, your learning opportunities will be unlimited."
https://t.co/da4r5GZa7d
Yes, this!

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

Thrilled that RP are publishing, for the first time, an exhortation. It's been quite the week! Official launch date is next Friday but I think we'll get it in next Wednesday. Having read it on Wednesday I have to say there's a lot of wisdom in there. #QueridaAmazonia #PopeFrancis

[Redemptorist Books @Redemptorist]

This week Pope Francis released his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Amazon region - Querida Amazonia. Redemptorist Publications is proud to publish this full document, available now for pre-order for release next week, priced £4.95. https://t.co/HHVm9we9Nu #PopeFrancis

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@Christianitymag @WorldVisionUK Should read - "East Africa".

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@friel_raymond Raymond - you might have ruined my productivity for the day. Watch this space for a weak anagram to follow in five hours time.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

Bringing this book back into print in 2019 was a great achievement. I love the cover which draws you in as the elegant prose within does. Oh, and how could I forget working with James - who surely has become more delightful with every year and he's 92!

[Redemptorist Books @Redemptorist]

🌟 BOOK OF THE WEEK 🌟

Inner Journey Outer Journey by James Roose-Evans.

The perfect companion for all those who feel drawn to contemplative prayer and meditation, but who need help and guidance going about it.

https://t.co/LquGjVGUP3

#bookoftheweek #author #booksbooksbooks

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@colinbraziersky To fit my customers I'd like it to tackle: 1. the science, debunking some of the myths. 2. personal stories of the joy of large families. 3. how to incorporate a spirituality/Catholicity into the home. Not super long - maybe 20k words.

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@colinbraziersky I think there is room for this and now is probably the right time before the acceptance of smaller families being the morally/ecologically right thing to do becomes too widespread - think about high-profile people talking about it like Harry and Meghan. 1/2

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

@RC_Southwark Also available from @Redemptorist. We have the crackers, sharing box and decorating angels too!

[Giselle Beaumont @GiselleRedPub]

Really pleased to read a great review of @roy_peachey book 'Did Jesus go to school?' in the @CatholicHerald today. Roy is a pleasure to work with. His manuscript made me laugh out loud. I took it home to read it to my husband - now that's a rarity. https://t.co/tw2lpS2VH0