A Simple Life E-Book

Kathryn Hermes

• Herausgeber: anna ruggieri
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2019

Beschreibung

How do I put all the pieces of my life together? How can I keep my focus on God when novelty and consumerism constantly pull me in different directions? Saint Jane Frances de Chantal's steadfast pursuit of inner simplicity of life in God offers rest to our psyches and spirits.Her gentle counsels illustrate how to live in harmony with God's will and thus find peace.

Leseprobe

CLASSIC WISDOM COLLECTION

A Simple Life

Wisdom from Jane Frances de Chantal

Edited and with a Foreword by Kathryn Hermes, FSP

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Chantal, Jeanne-Françoise de, Saint, 1572-1641.[Selections. English. 2011]  A simple life : wisdom from Jane Frances de Chantal / edited andwith a foreword by Kathryn Hermes.p. cm. — (Catholic wisdom collection)Includes bibliographical references (p. 85).ISBN 0-8198-7147-8 (pbk.)  1. Spiritual life—Catholic Church—Early works to 1800. I. Hermes,Kathryn. II. Title. III. Series.  BX4700.C56A25 2011  248.4’82--dc22                                                                                2010043343

Because Saint Jane Frances de Chantal freely quoted Scripture from memory in her conferences and letters, we have chosen not to change her Scripture references, and have merely reproduced the translation of the original French.

Cover design by Rosana Usselmann

Cover photo by Mary Emmanuel Alves, FSP

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Contents

Foreword

IDesire Only God

IIPerfect Simplicity

IIISurrender Yourself Absolutely

IVPreparation for Prayer

VFidelity in Prayer

VITranquility of Heart