Surrender
The posture of Mary — “let it be done to me.” HALAK begins where all discipleship begins: yielding the will to God before asking for direction.
For Catholic readers
HALAK helps believers walk with the Holy Spirit in real life — surrender, hear, obey, and lead without losing the inner witness. This page speaks directly to Catholic members: the same book, read with the Jerusalem Bible on the desk and the life of the Church in view.
Launches 26 January 2027
Launching 26 January 2027
26 January 2027
Register your pre-order and we email you the moment copies ship — the ebook, paperback, and hardcover editions are already on the book page.
A word to Catholic readers
If you were baptised and confirmed in the Catholic Church, the Holy Spirit is not a new idea — He is the gift you have carried your whole life. What many of us were never taught is how to walk with Him: how to listen, how to discern, how to obey promptly, and how to lead others without drying out inside.
HALAK — the Hebrew word for “walked” — is a sixteen-chapter journey in exactly that. It is written for real life: work, family, parish commitments, and the quiet hours nobody sees. It does not ask you to leave the Church to find the Spirit; it asks you to walk with the Spirit the Church has always proclaimed.
Throughout the book, Scripture is quoted from the New King James Version with the Catholic Jerusalem Bible alongside — so Catholic readers can follow in the translation they know from the lectionary and from lectio divina.
From the sample — Chapter 2
“I will live in your midst; I will be your God and you shall be my people.”
Walking is covenant language. From Eden to Emmaus, God meets His people on the road. The full excerpt — “What It Means to Walk” — is on the book page, with NKJV and Jerusalem Bible side by side, followed by a chapter summary and Scripture notes written for Catholic readers and parish groups.
The journey
The posture of Mary — “let it be done to me.” HALAK begins where all discipleship begins: yielding the will to God before asking for direction.
Scripture, stillness, and the long Catholic practice of lectio divina — learning to recognise the Spirit's voice without rushing past it.
Grace moves the will; we still have to walk. Obedience as a daily, ordinary act — in the family, the parish, the workplace.
Spirit-led life is not private. HALAK equips parents, catechists, and parish leaders to guide others without losing their own inner witness.
The quiet testimony of the Spirit within — the same Spirit received in Baptism and Confirmation — kept alive through real life, not just retreat days.
For parishes and prayer groups
HALAK works well as a parish small-group read, a RCIA companion, or a men's or women's group study across a season. Bulk pricing is available for parishes, and the cohort walk — surrender, hear, obey, lead — gives groups a shared rhythm chapter by chapter.
HALAK launches 26 January 2027. Join the cohort waitlist, or read the sample and order your copy on the book page.