"Life,
in the end, has only one tragedy: not to have been a saint." –
Léon Bloy
The
ever-popular and prolific Peter Kreeft says that the most important
question he has written about is how one becomes holy; or to put it
another way, how one becomes a saint. This question is central to all
the great religions, Kreeft demonstrates, for striving toward
holiness, moving toward perfect love, is the whole purpose of life.
Kreeft
admits that he is only a beginner on the climb to holiness, and it is
to novices like him that he has written this engaging and encouraging
book. Using the insights and experiences of saints and great
spiritual writers throughout history, Kreeft shows what holiness is
and how it can be achieved. He especially draws upon the spiritual
classic Abandonment
to Divine Providence by
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, S.J. The core of Caussade's timeless gem is
that God reveals himself to all of us through the daily events of our
lives. The surest way toward spiritual growth, therefore, is by
perceiving and accepting the merciful will of God in every situation.
Kreeft
stresses the simplicity of his approach to holiness, which focuses
mainly on the virtue of love. Sanctity is love, he asserts, and only
that can give us what we all long for—deep and lasting joy.
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