Be Holy : A Catholic's Guide to the Spiritual Life

by Morrow, Thomas G.

• ISBN13: 9780867168785
• ISBN10: 0867168781
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-31
• Publisher: Servant Books

Summary

If youre hoping to get to heaven, youll need a plan to reach your goal. Do you pray? Give any thought to the virtues? Do works of mercy? And what about the sacraments? Been to confession lately? Are you doing any spiritual reading? This handy manual not only presents all the elements of a successful life, it also helps you incorporate those elements into everyday practice. Be Holy is the guide you need to achieve holiness now and heaven later.

Author Biography

Father Thomas G. Morrow is a priest of the archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and author of Christian Courtship in an Oversexed World and Achieving Chastity in a Pornographic World. He holds a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. His many devotional booklets and Catholic leaflets can be seen at www.cfalive.org.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Motivations for Holiness	p. 1
The Delight of Heaven: The Divine Marriage	p. 3
The Reality of Hell	p. 12
The Suffering of Purgatory	p. 17
The Pursuit of Happiness	p. 26
The Life of Grace	p. 35
The Foundation: Prayer	p. 37
Beginning Prayer	p. 46
Spiritual Reading	p. 53
Meditation and Contemplation	p. 57
Difficulties in Prayer	p. 64
Commitment to Prayer	p. 69
The Sacrament of Penance	p. 77
The Mass, ""Source and Summit of the Christian Life""	p. 81
Eucharistic Adoration	p. 89
Loving Our Neighbor	p. 95
The Spiritual Works of Mercy	p. 97
The Corporal Works of Mercy	p. 106
The Life of Virtue	p. 115
The Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity	p. 117
Prudence, Justice and Fortitude	p. 127
Temperance	p. 137
The Fruits of the Holy Spirit	p. 148
The Shortest Way to the Kingdom	p. 157
Afterword	p. 169
Notes	p. 170
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