Saints are men and women who perform acts of heroic virtue habitually. In our journey to the heights of holiness, we need to create good habits so that God's grace may transform us "from one degree of glory to another" (2 Corinthians 3:18). Habits … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Consecration to Divine Mercy by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, Marian Press, 2016. This book is a revealing of one the most powerful and best-kept secrets in the Catholic Church, St. … [Read more...]
Source: Story of A Soul, translated by Fr. John Clarke, O.C.D. Copyright (c) 1976 by Washington Province of Discalced Carmelites, ICS Publications, 2131 Lincoln Road, N.E., Washington, DC 20002 U.S.A., pp. 276-278. Other resources used: 33 Days to … [Read more...]
In his book Deep Conversion/Deep Prayer, Fr. Thomas Dubay offers a "surefire program" for holiness. Presupposing the absolute necessity of grace, Dubay goes into a series of 7 Be's to help explain our part in seeing to it that deep conversion does … [Read more...]
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