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In the words of Philip Caraman, S.J., “the Eucharist was the central, inexhaustible and unifying mystery of his priestly life” and the holy Sacrifice of the Mass was “not merely the central act of his own life, but the unifying mystery of the people of God.” And this because, in that Sacrifice, the very body and blood of Jesus Christ are made present in their substance and Christ offers himself as our true food and true drink, unto eternal life. 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Saint John Eudes, whom Pope Pius XI called “a wonderful herald of eternal truths,” was the leading proponent in the seventeenth century of the devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary; he wrote the propers to the Mass and Divine Office for the devotion as well as composing litanies, salutations, and consecrations for its practice. In \u003ci\u003eThe Admirable Heart of Mary\u003c\/i\u003e, Eudes develops a spiritual treatise on the nature, object, and expressions of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In the saint’s inspired fashion, he makes the sublime truths of revelation and tradition simple, familiar, and practical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo speak and write worthily of the holy Heart of God’s own Mother one would need a heart of fire. \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSaint John Eudes)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTranslated from the French by Charles di Targiani and Ruth Hauser and published as the lead volume in the \u003ci\u003eSelected Works of Saint John Eudes \u003c\/i\u003ein 1948, \u003ci\u003eThe Admirable Heart of Mary \u003c\/i\u003eis a classic work of Catholic spiritual literature, in which he lays—in the words of Pope Benedict XVI—“a path of holiness…founded on steadfast trust in the love that God had revealed to humanity in the priestly Heart of Christ and in the maternal Heart of Mary.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint John Eudes \u003c\/b\u003e(1601–1690) was a French Catholic priest and founder of two religious orders: the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge and the Congregation of Jesus and Mary. Preacher of countless parish retreats, advocate for seminarian formation, and dedicated confessor, he made the supreme achievement of his exemplary priesthood the promotion of the devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In 1925, Pope Pius XI canonized him a saint of the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 452pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954017\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46685081338075,"sku":"978-1685954017","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/2329\/5645\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1274.jpg?v=1744280243"},{"product_id":"the-sacred-heart","title":"The Sacred Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eArthur R. McGratty, S.J.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus \u003c\/b\u003eis a relatively late arrival to the list of Catholic spiritual practices, only beginning formally in the late seventeenth century. Three centuries before, St. Gertrude had had a vision of St. John the Evangelist, who assured her that the divine reasoning for the delayed revelation of the Sacred Heart devotion was so it might be given when the world, grown older and colder, might “recover some warmth of the divine love.” As the seventeenth century drew to an end, that providential plan came to fruition. Into the soil prepared and cultivated in the Middle Ages by St. Bernard, St. Gertrude, and St. Bonaventure, the apparitions of Christ to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque planted the devotion, where it took root and quickly burst into flower, tended to reverently and steadfastly by its champion, St. John Eudes. In the centuries since, the devotion has enjoyed such success that Pope Pius XI could declare that the devotion to “the Sacred Heart is the very epitome of our religion, and opens the way to a more perfect life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLearn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart.\u003c\/em\u003e” (Matthew 11:29)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eJesus, meek and humble of heart, make our heart like unto Thy Heart.\u003c\/em\u003e” (The Roman Breviary)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTreating his subject with love and honor, Arthur R. McGratty, S.J., records a story of \u003ci\u003ecor ad cor loquitur\u003c\/i\u003e—the Sacred Heart speaking to every human heart and inviting each to draw near the altar of the world’s desire. First published in 1951, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Heart: Yesterday and Today \u003c\/i\u003edistills the abundant fruit of a venerable devotion into a refreshing blend of historical interest and spiritual inspiration.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur R. McGratty, S.J. \u003c\/b\u003e(1909–1976) was an American Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus. Besides \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Heart: Yesterday and Today\u003c\/i\u003e, his writings include \u003ci\u003eFace to the Sun \u003c\/i\u003e(1942), \u003ci\u003eThe Fire of Francis Xavier \u003c\/i\u003e(1952), and \u003ci\u003eThe Early Miracles of Jesus \u003c\/i\u003e(1958).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46685085171931,"sku":"978-1685954024","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/2329\/5645\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1278.jpg?v=1744280369"},{"product_id":"the-vine-and-the-branches","title":"The Vine and the Branches","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Edward Leen, C.S.Sp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe supernatural life and influence of Jesus Christ \u003c\/b\u003eis the underlying reality of human existence. This reality is accessible, not by means of reason or science, of ethical ideals or artistic inspirations, but by faith—adhering to Christ, accepting his commandments, and abiding in his love, safeguarded by the arms of his Church. And this is the Christian life. Following the lines of Sacred Scripture, Edward Leen reflects on the central mysteries and motifs of this life—the Incarnation, the preaching of the Kingdom of Heaven, the Paschal Mystery, the life of the Church, the Mass, traditions of prayer and asceticism, the Christian calling. In this life lies the basis for true peace and unity among mankind, the fulfillment of Christ’s own prayer: “Holy Father, keep them in thy name whom thou hast given me; that they may be one, as we also are.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eFirst published as \u003ci\u003eThe True Vine and Its Branches \u003c\/i\u003ein 1938, Leen’s \u003ci\u003eThe Vine and the Branches\u003c\/i\u003e reveals rich veins of both spiritual counsel and practical applications for growth in the Christian life, for appreciation of the Church, the Sacraments, and the Blessed Mother, and—above all—for abiding faithfully and fruitfully in the true Vine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am the vine; you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(John \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e15:5)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Leen\u003c\/b\u003e (1885–1944), an Irish Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, was a missionary and scholar, as well as prolific, widely-read author on spiritual matters. Besides \u003ci\u003eThe Vine and the Branches\u003c\/i\u003e, his other books include \u003ci\u003eIn the Likeness of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProgress in Mental Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of a Priest\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954109\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46772749336795,"sku":"978-1685954109","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/2329\/5645\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--130410.jpg?v=1746816759"},{"product_id":"collected-letters-of-saint-therese-of-lisieux","title":"Collected Letters of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Saint Thérèse of Lisieux \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEdited by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003eAbbé André Combes | \u003c\/span\u003eTranslated by F. J. Sheed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn every age,\u003c\/b\u003e God sends saints to renew his Church. For the nineteenth century, that age of sweeping intellectual bewilderment, surely the obvious choice would have been another Angelic Doctor, a great mind to correct error and clear up confusion. Instead, the selection was Thérèse of Lisieux, a precocious, provincial young Frenchwoman. Neither lofty philosophy nor intricate mysticism did she wield as the instrument of renewal, but the seemingly inauspicious “Little Way.” “The \u003ci\u003esmallest actions \u003c\/i\u003edone for love,” she wrote, “are the actions which win God’s heart.” The difficulties of the Christian life are undeniable, yet even the most ordinary of souls can surmount them by following this Little Way.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eEdited by Abbé André Combes, translated by F. J. Sheed, and printed exactly as they were originally written, the \u003ci\u003eCollected Letters of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux \u003c\/i\u003econtains everything in the way of her correspondence—from the lengthiest epistle to the simplest inscription on the back of a holy card. As Pope Pius XI declared at her canonization, Thérèse received from God an “exceptional wisdom, so that she was enabled to trace out for others a sure way of salvation.” In these letters, that “sure way,” its author, and its divine destination are revealed in brilliant simplicity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo rich was Thérèse in the science of the Saints that she was able to point out to them the true path of salvation… Whence was derived this vast treasure of knowledge? From the secrets which God reveals to little ones. \u003c\/em\u003e(Pope Benedict XV)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndré Combes \u003c\/b\u003e(1899–1969) was a French Catholic priest and historian. A professor at the Pon­tifical Lateran University and the Institut Catholique, director of France’s National Center for Scientific Research, and a peritus at the Second Vatican Council, Abbé Combes wrote and edited numerous books concerning St. Thérèse of Lisieux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eF. J. Sheed \u003c\/b\u003e(1897–1981) was one of the most important Christian intellectuals of the twentieth century. With his wife, Maisie Ward, he founded Sheed \u0026amp; Ward, which revived the Catholic literary movement and promoted innumerable intellectual, literary, and artistic treasures of the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e * * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 388pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e978-1685954369\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47573774074075,"sku":"978-1685954369","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/2329\/5645\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1388.jpg?v=1757355355"},{"product_id":"secrets-of-the-saints","title":"Secrets of the Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Henri Ghéon | Afterword by G. K. Chesterton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe secret of the saints \u003c\/b\u003eis simple and straightforward: they love God. This, holds Henri Ghéon, is the measure of their greatness—regardless of whether they know it surely or catch merely an odd or occasional glimpse of it during their journey through this valley of tears. \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Saints \u003c\/i\u003eoffers vivid presentations of the lives of four faithful servants of Christ and His Church: John-Marie Vianney, the Curé d’Ars and pastor par excellence; Thérèse Martin of Lisieux, the Little Flower and author of the “Little Way” of following Jesus Christ; Margaret Mary Alacoque, the disciple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; and John Bosco, priest, patron, and educator of youth. Thanks to Ghéon’s dramatic gifts, the saints practically leap off the page—their lives, their personalities, their very selves, evident as tangible, exciting, and salvific testimonies to the grace of God and the power of men and women to co-operate with the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn the words of F. J. Sheed, Ghéon saw the mysteries of the faith, not simply as doctrines proposed for belief, but as “plain ever-present facts.” Animated by this vision, \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Saints \u003c\/i\u003eaccomplishes the mission which its author held for all his work: “the restoration of the conversation between heaven and earth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf all great hearts, the greatest is still the heart of a saint.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor it wants to contain not only its neighbour, strangers,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eall suffering, sinful, warring humanity—but God Himself. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(Henri Ghéon)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenri Ghéon \u003c\/b\u003e(1875–1944) was a French Catholic doctor and author. While serving for the Red Cross in World War I, Ghéon returned to the Catholic faith he had abandoned as a teenager. After the War, he devoted himself to reviving Christian art, founding the theatrical group Companions of Our Lady (for which he wrote sixty plays) and writing poetry, novels, and lives of the saints.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e978-1685954451\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47879883849947,"sku":"978-1685954451","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/2329\/5645\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1455.jpg?v=1761840806"},{"product_id":"the-holy-spirit","title":"The Holy Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Luis M. Martínez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eI will ask the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete, one who is to dwell continually with you forever. It is the truth-giving Spirit…\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOn the day\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebefore he was to suffer, on the night of the Last Supper, Jesus spoke these words in revelation of the Third Person of the Trinity. It is no coincidence that, shortly following these words, Jesus then calls his disciples “friends.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eAs Archbishop Luis M. Martínez eloquently explains: “The love of friendship is mutual. God loves us through the Holy Spirit; and that we may correspond to that infinite love with a love created, to be sure, but also supernatural and divine, the Holy Spirit when giving Himself to us pours into our souls the likeness of Himself, which is charity; and this can become so perfect that it can be said that God and we form one same love, one same spirit.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, Martínez offers an inspired and inspiring study of the Paraclete, “the soul’s delightful Guest,” his Gifts and their fruits, and his sanctification of souls.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurely you know that your bodies are the shrines of the Holy Spirit, who dwells in you. And he is God’s gift to you… \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(1 Corinthians 6:19)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe true Director of souls, the intimate Master, the soul of the spiritual life, is the Holy Spirit. Without Him, there is no sanctity. \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLuis M. Martínez)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOriginally published in English in 1957, \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Spirit \u003c\/i\u003eis a classic of Christian spirituality, a beautiful summary on the revelation and doctrine of the Third Person of \u003cbr\u003ethe Most Holy Trinity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuis M. Martínez\u003c\/b\u003e (1881–1956) was Archbishop of Mexico City and a distinguished spiritual author and theologian. In 1951, he was named the first official Primate of Mexico. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, his works in English include \u003ci\u003eLiturgical Preludes\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Only Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Priest: Mystery of Love\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSecrets of the Interior Life\u003c\/i\u003e—all available from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/luis-martinez\" style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCluny.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover: \u003c\/strong\u003e296pp., with ribbon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954499\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA\u003c\/em\u003e BENE \u003cem\u003eBook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47880424784091,"sku":"978-1685954499","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/2329\/5645\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1461.jpg?v=1761842137"},{"product_id":"love","title":"Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Fulton J. Sheen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Saint John the Evangelist\u003c\/b\u003e writes that “love has no room for fear,” he has in mind only one kind of love: perfect love, the love of God. And this love, as Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen makes plain, is the source of all other love worthy of the name, the opening salvo in the conversation of charity, and the one invitation absolutely worthy of a wholehearted response. In these twenty-eight addresses, Archbishop Sheen expounds upon the meaning of love: the love of God who created man out of love, then redeemed him and sanctified him into the Divine life by that same love; the love of husband and wife; the love of family—father, mother, child; the love of priest and religious for souls; the love of Christians for the Church; the love of each and every human being which is a form of love in truth, which is not self-seeking but at the service of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCombining addresses originally published in the volumes \u003ci\u003eLove on Pilgrimage \u003c\/i\u003e(1946) and \u003ci\u003eThe Love That Waits for You \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), \u003ci\u003eLove \u003c\/i\u003eshows the way out of the devil’s trap of hatred and greed, envy and misery—and it is the way of divine Love, incarnated in Jesus Christ, who offers to every man and woman an escape into Truth and Life, if they will but follow Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eWhat keeps us back most from the fire of Love? Is it our doubts or is it our behavior? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Fulton J. Sheen)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFulton J. Sheen \u003c\/b\u003e(1895–1979) was one of the most renowned Catholic priests of the twentieth century. An eminent scholar, prolific author, and natural entertainer, Sheen provided insight into the truth and beauty of the Catholic faith for millions around the world through his scores of books and countless radio and television programs. His cause for canonization was opened in 2002, and in 2012 Pope Benedict XVI declared him “Venerable.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e978-1685954789\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48609144766683,"sku":"978-1685954789","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/2329\/5645\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--155269.jpg?v=1776433800"},{"product_id":"sacrifice-of-praise","title":"Sacrifice of Praise","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Saint Leo the Great | Foreword by Pope Benedict XVI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePope Leo the Great \u003c\/b\u003ewas aptly named. A lion for Christ and His Church, he strove after greatness for the glory of God: instructing Christians in the mysteries of the faith; celebrating the liturgy, prayer, and fasting as central and living realities of the Christian life; chastising heretics and challenging pagans; caring for the poor and confronting barbarians—and all these efforts lovingly set in service to Christ, the Son of the living God. Yet the simplest and best example of Pope Leo’s greatness is surely his sermons, which clearly and splendidly articulate the saving message of the Gospel.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis sampling of forty-eight sermons, freshly revised from Charles Lett Feltoe’s original 1895 translation, presents the wisdom of a great saint and successor to St. Peter in all its greatness, a servant of the servants of God truly devoted—in the words of Pope Benedict XVI—“to the service of truth in charity through an assiduous exercise of the Word,” unwaveringly committed to Jesus Christ, true God and true Man, who alone has the words of everlasting life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Lord Jesus Christ, being at birth true man though He never ceased to be true God, made in Himself the beginning of a new creation, and in the form of His birth started the spiritual life of mankind afresh.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSaint Leo the Great)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48869337792731,"sku":"978-1-68595-486-4","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/2329\/5645\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--15588.jpg?v=1781279233"}],"url":"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/spiritual-classics.oembed","provider":"Cluny Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}