The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ (Liguori Classic)

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Summary: A book full of litanies and gentle advice
Review: Alphonsus Liguori is one of the "doctors" of the Church. He lived during the late 1700s, and his work was written to inspire everyone one; not just one group, such as only the laity or a group of nuns, or a house of monks. The work is not preachy in one, but written in a gentle explanatory style. He synthesizes knowlege from a variety of Christian sources.

This book is absolutely beautiful; phyisically with the font and cover, and content-wise, with the meaning of the text. The size makes it easily portable.

It is a wonderful tool for mediatation. Each chpaters contain breief paragrpahs that contain exclamations of how much God loves us as dmonstrated through Jeuss, based on scriptural sources or writings of the early church fathers or the saints. Paragraphs within each chapter also instruct us how we can adopt practices of various virtue in order to model out life in a way that pleases God, to correspond with how much God loves us.

The different nature of the paragraphs work in tandemn to make you feel loved, and then to advise you how to implement this love in your life. It is a great feel-good book. Reading it makes one feel more valued by God, and in turn, more eager to demonstrate to God how appreciative one is of such value.

A great book to read any time, particularly if the phyiscal creatures in your life have you feeling a bit blue and unappreciated. But especially helpful to prepare for Lenten sacrifices or to cultivate an atitude of welcome for any holiday period.

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Summary: A positive, yet challenging guide to loving Jesus Christ
Review: This book is full of the Love of Jesus Christ. The tender mercy of God is presented in a simple and easy to read format. It is packed with wisdom and advice from numerous saints. Read this book with pen in hand.

Rating:
Summary: A positive, yet challenging guide to loving Jesus Christ
Review: This book is full of the Love of Jesus Christ. The tender mercy of God is presented in a simple and easy to read format. It is packed with wisdom and advice from numerous saints. Read this book with pen in hand.

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Summary: The greatest exposition of St. Paul's chapter of Love 1Cor13
Review: This book is the greatest of the "unknown" Christian classics ever penned. A detailed exposition of the true meaning of chapter 13 of Paul's 1st letter to the Corithian church word by word. What does it mean when we read love is: Patient, Kind, Not Jealous, Not Perverse, Not Boastful, Not Arrogant, Not Irritable, Not Resentful, Bears All Things, Believe All Things, Hopes All Things, Endures All Things. This book makes a Southern Baptist want to be a Catholic if he could love God with all his heart, mind, and soul the way St. Alphonsus has. This book was so great my wife made me get her a copy for her own. If you're serious about loving God with all your heart, mind and soul you gotta get your hands on this book as it can be a roadmap for the journey from your head to your heart.

Rating:
Summary: The greatest exposition of St. Paul's chapter of Love 1Cor13
Review: This book is the greatest of the "unknown" Christian classics ever penned. A detailed exposition of the true meaning of chapter 13 of Paul's 1st letter to the Corithian church word by word. What does it mean when we read love is: Patient, Kind, Not Jealous, Not Perverse, Not Boastful, Not Arrogant, Not Irritable, Not Resentful, Bears All Things, Believe All Things, Hopes All Things, Endures All Things. This book makes a Southern Baptist want to be a Catholic if he could love God with all his heart, mind, and soul the way St. Alphonsus has. This book was so great my wife made me get her a copy for her own. If you're serious about loving God with all your heart, mind and soul you gotta get your hands on this book as it can be a roadmap for the journey from your head to your heart.