Summary of The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis Martinez

The Sanctifier by Archbishop Luis Martinez, Pauline Books, Boston, 2003.  Part I: True Devotion to the Holy Spirit Ch.1: The Holy Spirit Leads Us to Holiness The goal of the Christian life is the transformation of the soul into Jesus. This mystical … [Read more...]

Summary of Living Your Strengths by Winseman, Clifton and Liesveld

Living Your Strengths: Discover Your God-Given Talents and Inspire Your Community: Catholic Edition by Albert Winseman, Donald Clifton, Curt Liesveld, Gallup, 2008.  This book is based on the Clifton StrengthsFinder - a Web-based talent assessment … [Read more...]

Summary of Growing an Engaged Church by Albert Winseman

Growing an Engaged Church: How to Stop "Doing Church" and Start Being the Church Again by Albert Winseman, Gallup Press, 2012 In Growing an Engaged Church, Albert Winseman provides key measurements of engagement and strategies to improve it as ways … [Read more...]

Summary of Happy Are You Poor by Fr. Thomas Dubay

Happy Are You Poor: The Simple Life and Spiritual Freedom  by Fr. Thomas Dubay, S.M. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2003. Happy Are You Poor is a fantastic book that deserves to be read from cover to cover. Fr. Dubay explains the purpose of this book … [Read more...]

What is Joy? by Fr. Thomas Dubay

In his book, Happy Are Your Poor, Fr. Thomas Dubay has an important section where he answers the question: What is joy? This question is meant to prepare us to understand both what Jesus meant by His Beatitude, "Blessed are the poor" (Luke 6:20), and … [Read more...]

3 Key Insights from Gaudete et Exsultate by Pope Francis

1: Jesus wants YOU to be a saint Pope Francis made it very clear that Jesus is calling us to be saints, that He is addressing each of us personally to be holy. Rather than getting discouraged by "examples of holiness that appear unattainable" (11) or … [Read more...]