How Confidence in God Can Lead You to Heaven’
by Fr. Philip Bochanski
In this marvelous series of reflections on hope, adapted from a series of talks, Father Philip Bochanski not only lays out what hope is but also shows how we can exercise this theological virtue, through being daring, changing our ways, serving the Lord, struggling, suffering and praying. Beginning with the Book of Genesis and proceeding through the Gospels, the writings of St. Thomas
Aquinas, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, he examines how hope directs us to our ultimate goal of life with God and gives us the strength and perseverance to attain it.
“The Virtue of Hope” is excellent spiritual reading for everyone, an instruction manual for how to grow in hope and in bravery in the face of life’s challenges. It is a clarion call that hope must not be merely theoretical, but must “lead us to a deeper relationship with God, an encounter with the One who loves us and calls us to friendship with Himself.”
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by Matt Fradd and Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.
St. Louis de Montfort’s classic Total Consecration to Mary has seen a strong resurgence in recent years, with Catholics around the world consecrating themselves to Our Lady. Building off this momentum, this book encourages this closeness to Jesus through Mary, but with a preparation that reflects the Church’s love for St. Thomas Aquinas.
St. Thomas Aquinas’s writings provide ample resources for the task. Especially in his preaching, there are numerous passages detailing the graces bestowed on Mary and the role afforded her in leading us to Christ.
We hope this book will assist you in offering all that you have to Jesus through Mary in consecration, with the Angelic Doctor as a teacher and guide. After all, it’s not just religious who are called to holiness. We all are! It is our hope that this method will captivate you, and lead you to closer union with Jesus as you offer yourselves to Him through Mary.
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