James Nugent

There is little practical information about how about how to go about the day to day business of being a Benedictine Oblate. This audiobook is an attempt to give practical suggestions....

I went to learn more about Esperanto, a language that was invented 126 years ago....

People fear putting the reason and or faith to a test because it seems to intolerable for there to be ambiguity in our world view....

Kayaking like most extreme sports is potentially fatal. The hazards are too numerous to list here. However, with proper instruction and equipment the hazards can be minimalized. This book is not meant to be any kind of instruction. It is only a general discussion....

The Scripture said something like, “pray always.” It was a strange concept. How could a person pray all the minutes of the day? It was a bit of a mystery to me which I would not resolve for another 25 years....

This book is a slice of my life. In most ways my life has been rather normal, and in a few ways, it has been extraordinary. I figure I am in the last two decades of my life....

This is an audio guide to teach Catholic religious organizations effective communication skills....

Sailing and adventuring on Puget Sound has been a part of my life since I was at least eight years old. Nowadays, at 58 years old, and despite numerous heath issues, I still love mud mucking around Southern Puget Sound....

When devout Catholics marry, they marry for life. They promise each other and God that they will not enter into another marriage until one of them dies....

I built a raft out of plastic pop bottles and plywood, and then sailed away for a Saturday....

Writer's block has caused some people to actually quit their careers as writers....

Someone might ask, "Why all the prayer?" I pray a minimum of 10 times a day because it is the right thing to do, and it does incredibly good things to me....

Here is a frank discussion about sexual behavior and the consequences of that behavior. It is an argument for saving sexual intercourse for marriage....

I went down to the West Bay Marina and viewed the mess which my boat had become. Eight months ago, it was jammed full of belongings which I couldn't store at my new home....

This little booklet is an attempt to illuminate the Catholic Christian way of facing pain and transform it into a useful and productive time in life....

There are at least two strategies which will serve us well in our pursuit of happiness. The short audiobook will share these two secrets to designing a happy life....

This is my story. If I survive, it will be my fourteenth short story I have written. If I don't survive I will ask my wife to publish it for me....

It took the full six weeks for us to move. I took 33 Ford Focus carloads and four full pickup trucks to move all our stuff to our new apartment....

The following tales are completely true and can draw all of us to think about the important things in life. They all take place around different campfires at the beach....

During the winter of 2004 I had a medical surprise - I found out that I was very sick. I was 43 years old and it looked like I might not make it to live past my father's age at his early death - only 49 years old....