St. Alphonsus Liguori

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  Finding Peace In The Storm

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  Sometimes discernment seems complicated, and we struggle to “be still” to listen to God’s voice. Following the death of his spiritual director, St. Alphonsus Liguori penned timeless advice in a letter to one of his spiritual daughters, and it became the famous work titled Uniformity with God’s Will. Now Dan Burke breaks open St. Alphonsus’s eighteenth-century classic for you. He intersperses relevant explanations and insights within the text of this great saint and includes reflection questions for each chapter.

  St. Alphonsus explains, “We should most confidently abandon ourselves to all the dispositions of divine providence, since they are for our own good.” In page after page, Burke shows you how the “wind and waves” can help you ascend to union with God. You will discover:

  *The “paralyzing cocktail” we drink when we reject God’s will
  *When good works are displeasing to God (Can you guess?)
  *Three prayers that will assist you in directing all things to God’s will
  *Two ways we can know God’s love and hear His voice
  *Two life-altering spiritual disciplines according to St. Teresa of Avila
  *How humiliation, adversity, and trials can bring freedom, healing, and salvation (You will be shocked!)

  Liguori intersperses fascinating real-life examples from the saints to assist you in remaining steadfast amid afflictions. He explains three temptations that confront us and how to resist them, along with four practices of uniformity to God’s will and a surefire way to unite your sufferings to Christ’s sufferings.

  You will acquire tips on what to do during periods of aridity or desolation. Above all, you will discover how to enjoy peace of heart in all circumstances and foster loving conversation with God. By learning how to entrust yourself fully to God’s holy will, you will experience His divine embrace and the fulfillment of your deepest desires.

  A “What Next?” section helps you take practical steps in doing God’s will. Burke also provides a summary of the Paradigm of Ascent, which provides often hidden but foundational insights and practices necessary to live out Liguori’s wisdom and to know the peace promised by God. In addition, he provides a simple action plan to implement these fruitful practices in your life.

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  Prayer : The Great Means Of Salvation And Perfection

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  Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church and justly revered for his efforts and achievements as a pastor and bishop, St. Alphonsus offers here one of the most powerful and accessible primers on the art of prayer ever written.

  The graces necessary for salvation cannot be obtained from God except by prayer, explains the legendary eighteenth-century saint and scholar. Indeed, the damned have been lost precisely through their failure to pray, and all the blessed have been saved by their perseverance in prayer.

  Unbeknownst to many, mental prayer is the only weapon sufficient to overcome every assault of the devil. Prayer is a port where we are safe in every storm, and a treasure that provides us with every good. It is only through the reflection and meditation of mental prayer that we come to know eternal truth, identify the hidden sins that keep us from salvation, and gain the inspiration of holy thoughts, desires, and resolutions.

  With St. Alphonsus’s wise and holy advice, you’ll learn not only how to master the art of mental prayer, but also:

  *How to becomes docile and tender to the influence of grace

  *Why God permits you to be assaulted by your enemies

  *Why the grace of salvation is not a single grace but a chain of graces linked with that of final perseverance

  *The key to developing confidence in your prayers

  *The three reasons God delays granting you perseverance

  *How prayer overcomes worries about being saved

  *How souls in Purgatory can serve as spiritual aides for you

  *The critical differences between mental prayer and devotional prayer

  *Key prayers Alphonsus himself offered and his specific recommended daily aspirations

  *What the ancient Church Fathers determined was the single most useful prayer exercise

  *The ideal place, time, duration, and posture for prayer

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