Becoming a Healing Presence - by Albert S Rossi (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In order to become a healing presence for others, we must first be healed ourselves-through an active relationship with the great Healer, Christ. Drawing on the teachings of the Fathers and saints of the Church, Dr. Rossi gently points the way toward deepening our love for God and for each other so that others may experience Christ through us.

Review Quotes

Dr. Rossi has identified a need that all of us have and that all of us can fill for each other. We can reflect the love and healing presence of Christ Himself in our relationships with others. Learn how by reading this book.

-Steve Arterburn, Founder of Women of Faith and New Life Ministries

Dr. Rossi's sincere, down-to-earth style makes a profoundly deep topic both personal and accessible. His words, soaked in the Fathers and theologians of Orthodox Christianity, compel the reader to take whatever step is necessary to turn off the iPod of the world in order to hear the Lord, to find wholeness in the soul, and to be Jesus to one's neighbor.

-Rev. Fr. John Parker, Chair, Department of Evangelization, Orthodox Church in America

Dr. Rossi's words that "becoming a healing person is within range" encourage me to rededicate myself anew to this primary calling of being a healing presence to others. Rossi offers practical how-to advice for the Christian seeking the Lord through love of others. You too can benefit from this wise man's years of experience by reading his book.

-Rev. Fr. Nino Cavoto

In a simple yet profound way, Dr. Rossi has touched on the mystery of Love: the Love of God and the Love of neighbor which Jesus revealed as Love intimately connected. He masterfully shares insights into the development of a deeper relationship with the Lord by which the disciple may experience more fully the Love of God and share that love selflessly with others.

-Rev. Fr. Bob Lombardo, CFR

Dr. Al Rossi is considered a treasure by seminarians and the many who have come to know him through retreats and podcasts. Now with Becoming a Healing Presence we have a written treasure as one more "gift from Al" that touches the soul and brings us ever closer to Christ our true physician and complete healer.

-Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, Chancellor, St. Vladimir's Seminary

Al Rossi's "little book" teaches you to go inward and find Jesus in the vast treasure house of your heart. Bits and pieces from family life interweave with sayings of the saints to take you on a journey that warms and equips your heart, sending you outward as a healing presence to others.

-Rev. Sarah L. Fogg, PhD, BCC, Palliative Care Chaplain

Dr. Rossi does here what most books on spirituality fail to do: he writes about how to live so as to be a healing presence in the messy world we inhabit today. He distills his decades of practical experience and thoughtful reflection living the Orthodox Christian way as a psychologist, university lecturer, seminary teacher, husband, father, and grandfather. His deceptively simple and accessible writing breathes with authenticity.

-V. Rev. Fr. John A. Jillions, Chancellor, OCA

Becoming a Healing Presence is a gift of calm to those caught up in the noise and busyness of our modern society. Through engaging personal stories, wisdom from the Church Fathers, and his professional experience as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Albert Rossi gently guides his readers toward prayerful stillness. His book is a peaceful and powerful reminder that to love is to foster healing in ourselves and in our neighbor through ceaseless communion with Christ. As one susceptible to becoming bound by earthly cares, I am very grateful for this curative dose of "the one thing needful."

-Molly Sabourin, author and podcaster, Close to Home