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Title: Introduction to the Devout Life by John K. Ryan, Francis De Sales ISBN: 0-385-03009-6 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 04 January, 1972 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.93 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Dated but full of charm and good advice
Comment: St. Francis de Sales is one of the greatest of spiritual writers and writers, period. It is easy to be charmed by this guide to the spiritual life. He inspires the reader with a gentle, loving touch which I found delightful. He was also a very learned and experienced adviser when it came to things of the spirit. He seemed to have known about every difficulty that one has in the spiritual life and offers practical and wise solutions that anyone can carry out. If you are interested in reading the great spiritual classics, be certain not to miss this one. It will be well worth your time. I cannot imagine anyone finishing this volume without obtaining some excellent advice from it and also without making progress just from reading it. The only drawback is that it IS several hundreds years old and some of the theology is dated and will seem strange to modern, post Vatican 2 Christians. Do not let that keep you from this book, just keep it in mind when reading it. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Practical Spirituality
Comment: This book was a required text for a Catholic Spirituality class that I took from Franciscan University of Steubenville. I absolutely loved the reading for several reasons: it helped transform my understanding of the spiritual life. Many think that a devout life is reserved only for those who have formally committed to that way of life, i.e., priesthood or religious life. However, St. Francis De Sales gives very practical guidelines for the spiritual life, helping his readers understand that the spiritual life is intended for ALL, and can be lived successfully by all. I suggest this book to anyone, in any walk of life, that is seeking direction in how to make great progress in their spiritual life.
Rating: 5
Summary: Still accurate, still powerful, still useful!
Comment: If you think that a book several hundreds years old is going to offer only "dated" theology, think again: Christianity is a revealed religion that claims to be given by God to humanity--and therefore no Christian doctrine can be changed. This book will seem strange to modern, post-Vatican-II Christians only if they don't understand their Faith. Vatican II changed no Church teaching, and in fact encouraged us to look to the great saints of the past for guidelines to our own development. Along with St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and St. Alphonsus of Liguori, St. Francis de Sales is among the most accessible, most reliable, and most immediately useful Catholic authors, and this is a fine edition. Get it! Read it! Learn what your Church teaches about life, and why.
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Title: Finding God's Will for You by St. Francis de Sales ISBN: 0918477832 Publisher: Sophia Inst Pr Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Way of Perfection by TERESA OF AVILA ISBN: 0385065396 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 15 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Dark Night of the Soul : A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross by E. Allison Peers, St. John of the Cross ISBN: 0385029306 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1959 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis ISBN: 0375700188 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 24 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius by Anthony Mottola ISBN: 0385024363 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 07 January, 1964 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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