Böcker av Iaroslav Wise

The purpose of this book is not to provide a step by step guide for establishing a Church school or to give a set of lesson plans, but to help instructors and other Church school volunteers align on the key point of departure (well begun is half done) and to serve as a quick reference for the things that are frequently used at a Church school, such as prayers before a meal and before a lesson, carols, feast and fast dates, Church greetings and more.

Each person, with God's help, is capable of achieving a lot of positive, useful and important things, be it in science, sports, art, work, studies or other areas. Sometimes, however, we are told "no" too many times or we may be tired of a lot of everyday duties that slow us down instead of helping achieve our objectives. At times, therefore, what may be needed is a little inspiration to proceed and to complete our worthy undertaking. This book does just that - it consists of short poems and picturesque landscapes making us ponder about edifying things and switch to positivity, courage, faith, hope and love to accomplish our kind tasks.

"Inspirational Calendar Book" consists of 366 short poems for each day of the year. Their purpose is to help maintain a positive, Christian, wise and harmless outlook in studies, work and everyday life. The author hopes that these poems will brighten not only readers'' day, but also the day of those with whom they wish to share. The poems in this book can be read one poem a day or any number of poems can be read any time anywhere in the book.

This is the book of inspirational poetry. It consists of 102 poems in English, French and Ukrainian (34 in each language) and 34 photos of Canada''s nature (the cover and 11 in each section). The inspirational poems in this book are intended to tune to positivity, faith, hope and love in work, studies and everyday life. Since the poems are short, even busy readers may find it easy and convenient to read a poem or so at a time.

Akathist is a Christian hymn dedicated to a saint, holy event, or One of the Persons of the Holy Trinity. This booklet is a translation (from Ukrainian) of one of the most beautiful akathists - gratitude to God for everything. When used piously it can serve the purpose of reminding everyone of how great God's deeds for us are and how much grateful we ought to be, indeed, for everyone and everything.