Book Description
When Elizabeth Leseur's husband, Felix - an avowed atheist - discovered this diary, he converted and later answered God's call to become a priest.
Author : Elisabeth Leseur
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,23 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1928832482
When Elizabeth Leseur's husband, Felix - an avowed atheist - discovered this diary, he converted and later answered God's call to become a priest.
Author : Elisabeth Leseur
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0809143291
Leseur (1866-1914) was a French lay women whose work touched suffering, devotions, and lay and feminist spirituality. Contains selections from her entire corpus, including her letters, which have never before appeared in English.
Author : Bernadette Chovelon
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1642291366
Élisabeth and Félix Leseur began their life together in France as a carefree young couple with a bright future ahead of them. They were beautifully and compatibly matched, except for one major difference—Élisabeth was a devout Catholic, and Félix was a firmly decided atheist. As they faced the seasons of life together, their relationship was tested, and both were called to deep spiritual transformation. Out of love for her husband, Élisabeth spent her life offering her many sufferings for the sake of his conversion. After her death, and in response to the profound love he encountered in her writings, Félix converted and offered the rest of his life to God as a Dominican priest. This biography is a lovely narrative of their marriage and the transformative power of God's love and grace in their lives. It also presents a charming picture of upper-middle-class French society at the turn of the last century. The cause for the canonization of Élisabeth Leseur has been opened by the Catholic Church.
Author : Elisabeth Leseur
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 33,21 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Catholics
ISBN :
Author : Holly Ordway
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 37,76 MB
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1681493578
This is the story of a glorious defeat. Ordway, an atheist academic, was convinced that faith was superstitious nonsense. As a well-educated college English professor, she saw no need for just-so stories about God. Secure in her fortress of atheism, she was safe (or so she thought) from any assault by irrational faith. So what happened? How did she come to “lay down her arms” in surrender to Christ and then, a few years later, enter the Catholic Church? This is the moving account of her unusual journey. It is the story of an academic becoming convinced of the truth of Christianity on rational grounds — but also the account of God’s grace acting in and through her imagination. It is the tale of an unfolding, developing relationship with God — told with directness and honesty — and of a painful surrender at the foot of the Cross. It is the account of a lifelong, transformative love of reading and the story of how a competitive fencer put down her sabre to pick up the sword of the Spirit. Above all, this book is a tale of grace, acting in and through human beings but always issuing from God and leading back to Him. And it is the story of a woman being brought home.
Author : Diane Moczar
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,98 MB
Release : 2006-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1933184159
Ten Dates Every Catholic Should Know shows that since the first days of Christianity God has intervened and given strength to those who were faithful to Him.
Author : Fr. Michael E. Gaitley, MIC
Publisher : Marian Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1596143223
33 Days to Merciful Love is the stirring sequel to the international sensation, 33 Days to Morning Glory. Using the same 33-day preparation format, 33 Days to Merciful Love journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy. So whether you want to deepen your love of Divine Mercy or have a devotion to St. Thérèse, 33 Days to Merciful Love is the book for you.
Author : Patricia Treece
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 29,28 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1933184582
Holy healings and countless cures: Miracles wrought daily through God's beloved saints in our lifetime
Author : Sean McDowell
Publisher : Kregel Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,19 MB
Release : 2011-03-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0825489652
Sean McDowell and Jonathan Morrow have penned an accessible yet rigorous look at the arguments of the New Atheists. Writing from a distinctively Christian perspective, McDowell and Morrow lay out the facts so that the emerging generation can make up their own mind after considering all the evidence.
Author : Giovanna Della Croce
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 14,7 MB
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1622823788
Available in English for the first time, this short book is a powerful introduction to the spiritual wisdom of one of the Church's newest saints: Elizabeth of the Trinity. There was nothing extraordinary in Elizabeth of the Trinity's life. There were no ecstasies. She didn't work miracles. She didn't communicate heavenly messages through visions or words she heard. Instead, she presented a message to modern man through her own life of fidelity, showing us that the true road to contemplative prayer is not an ascent to grasp God, but a descent into the depths of one's heart. She teaches us that only by drawing our souls inward can we move toward bold abandonment and achieve immersion in God, thereby connecting our spiritual lives to the eternal praise of the saints in heaven. In our noisy culture, Elizabeth of the Trinity reminds us of God's power to establish in us a profound and peaceful stillness. She reminds us that that the Trinity is our home, and that God has created us in order to be united to Christ. In these pages, Sister Giovanna della Croce presents a brief and readable introduction to the teachings of Elizabeth of the Trinity, showing us the truth path to contemplative prayer. St. John Paul II considered Elizabeth of the Trinity to be one of the most influential mystics in his spiritual life. Now you, too, can begin incorporating in your own spiritual life the mystical wisdom of Elizabeth of the Trinity.