National Catholic Register Saturday Book Pick: Mike Aquilina\'s
"A Year With the Church Fathers" (June 4, 2011)
Times change, but human nature does not. Neither do the daily
struggles that all Christians experience in their walk with the
Lord. Today as two thousand years ago we fight anger, pride, lust,
spiritual sloth. Now as then we strive to be more diligent in
prayer, more faithful to the commandments, more patient and
charitable toward others. And in our time, no less than in the
earliest centuries of Christianity, we need wise guidance to direct
us on the road to holiness.
In "A Year with the Church Fathers," popular Patristics expert
Mike Aquilina gathers the wisest, most practical teachings and
exhortations from the Fathers of the Church, and presents them in a
format perfect for daily meditation and inspiration. The Fathers
were the immediate inheritors of the riches of the Apostolic Age,
and their intimacy with the revelation of Jesus Christ is
beautifully evident throughout their theological and pastoral
writings: a profound patrimony that is ours to read and cherish and
profit from.
Learn to humbly accept correction from St. Clement of Rome. Let
Tertullian teach you how to clear your mind before prayer. Read St.
Gregory the Great and deepen your love for the Eucharist. Do you
suffer from pain or illness? St. John Chrysostom\'s counsels will
refresh you. Do you have trouble curbing your appetite for food and
other fleshly things? St. John Cassian will teach you the true way
to moderation and self-control.
" A Year with the Church Fathers " is different from a study guide,
and more than a collection of pious passages. It is a year-long
retreat that in just a few minutes every day will lead you on a
cycle of contemplation, prayer, resolution, and spiritual growth
that is guaranteed to bring you closer to God and His truth. From
the Church Fathers we should expect nothing less.
Beautiful gift edition, with two- tone ultra soft cover, ribbon
marker, and designed interior pages.
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