How to Find God: ...and Discover Your True Self in the Process - Softcover

Van Zeller, Hubert

 
9780918477880: How to Find God: ...and Discover Your True Self in the Process

Synopsis

How to FIND GOD . . . and discover your true self in the process! These pages give you practical help to look honestly at yourself — and by doing so, to attain the deepest desire of every sincere Christian: union with God Himself. No longer will you be diverted from the search for God . . . or live in fear of losing your soul. Rather, with the help of the monk Hubert van Zeller, you’ll learn how to spot — and avoid — dangerous spiritual distractions. You’ll find out how to keep your feet on the path that leads to holy wisdom: true knowledge of yourself . . . and of God. From van Zeller, you’ll discover how to grow into the person Christ means you to be — no matter how far you still have to go. Your new knowledge will draw you closer to God and charge your life with a transforming spiritual vigor. How to Find God is a spiritual banquet for every Christian who wants to attain true self-knowledge and to be united with Him who is the fount of all joy. Dom Hubert van Zeller O.S.B. (1905–1984) lived a life of spiritual adventure and holy renunciation. He was born in Egypt when that nation was a British protectorate, and entered the Benedictine novitiate at age nineteen. His soul thirsted for an austere way of life; at one point he even left the Benedictines to enter a strict Carthusian monastery. However, he soon * to the Benedictines. A talented sculptor as well as a writer, his artworks adorn churches in Britain and the United States. He was a friend of the great Catholic writers Msgr. Ronald Knox and Evelyn Waugh, and is the author of Holiness: A Guide for Beginners, Holiness for Housewives, and Spirit of Penance, Path to God. “Brisk and readable . . . a book for all who enjoy the inner search, the life of genuine prayer.” American Benedictine Review “Magnificent. . . . Its simplicity makes it of value not only for adepts but for all who can crawl, however feebly, to their Father’

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