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You Give Them Something to Eat: Loaves and Fishes for the Christian Heart and Soul

You Give Them Something to Eat: Loaves and Fishes for the Christian Heart and Soul - Paperback

by Michael J. Rieder
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael J. RiederTheme:Religious Orientation/Catholic, Religious Orientation/Christian, Topical/Christian InterestPublish date:9/29/2026Pages:408
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palmetto PublishingISBN-13:9798318845314UPC:9798318845314Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Living, ChristianityBook Topic:Personal Memoirs, CatholicSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.91 inchesWeight:0.472Product ID:SCY6P5QWAD

Your heart is hungry. These stories are the feast.

You show up. You serve. You give what you can, even when it feels like almost nothing. And somewhere in the middle of the ordinary, exhausting, beautiful work of faith, you wonder: does any of it matter? Does God really see me in this?

In You Give Them Something to Eat: Loaves and Fishes for the Christian Heart and Soul, Fr. Mike shares a lifetime of stories gathered from the most unexpected places: the quiet after Communion at mass in jail, a burned-out Brooklyn neighborhood where a nun saw heaven, parish life, high school hallways, mission trips through Latin America, interfaith pilgrimages, and countless moments where grace arrived without warning. With the warmth of Chicken Soup for the Soul and the spiritual depth of Love Does, Fr. Mike invites you to see your own life through the lens of the loaves and fishes miracle. The disciples served the crowd, yes. But they were fed too.

These reflections will help you:

- Recognize the sacred hiding in your everyday encounters

- Rediscover the joy, humor, and grace woven through your own faith journey

- Remember that when you give what little you have, God multiplies it beyond anything you imagined

This is not a theology lecture. It is a fellow traveler on the scenic route through life, stopping to point out where God has been at work all along. Read a story. Then put the book down, call a friend, and share one of your own. Let your heart and soul join in the feast.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Palmetto PublishingISBN-13:9798318845314UPC:9798318845314Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Christian Living, ChristianityBook Topic:Personal Memoirs, CatholicSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.91 inchesWeight:0.472Product ID:SCY6P5QWAD
Rieder, Michael J.: - Fr. Michael J Rieder is a Roman Catholic priest serving in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY who holds a BA in philosophy with a minor sequence in sociology from Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception and a Master of Divinity from Immaculate Conception Seminary. His ministry spans decades of hands-on experience, including parish work, high school chaplaincy, service as a chaplain at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico, and mission journeys in Latin America and an interfaith pilgrimage to Israel. These varied experiences have given him a rich and deeply human perspective on faith in action.Fr. Rieder's debut book, You Give Them Something to Eat: Loaves and Fishes for the Christian Heart and Soul, grew out of a lifetime of stories gathered along what he calls "the scenic route through life." From his early struggle to discern a vocation to the priesthood to the profound encounters that shaped his ministry, he weaves together moments of humor, challenge, and grace in the tradition of books like Chicken Soup for the Soul and All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. His writing invites readers to slow down, look around, and recognize the glimpses of God at work in their own lives and in the lives of those they meet.The youngest of a pair of fraternal twins and the eighth of nine children, Fr. Mike brings a warmth and relatability to his storytelling that reflects a life spent walking alongside others.
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