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The Simplest Way to Holiness
Following Christ is not made up of a collection of rules to be lived out in a contractual way but is meant to be a dynamic and loving relationship. In Fidelity to Grace, Fr. Plus teaches us how to thrive in that relationship with Christ, which results in a simple path to holiness. Through attentiveness to the action of grace, prayer, trust, and action, Fidelity to Grace shows us that the way is quite simple and achievable to anyone willing to say “Yes” to Christ.
Translated and Introduced by Fr. Cliff Ermatinger
About the Author
Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J. (1882–1958), wrote more than forty books to help Christians of every degree of education (or lack of it) to understand God’s love for the soul. The content of his books is always profound but simply stated.
The Example and Model of a True Penitent
An erudite 18th century Irish bishop presents us with the extraordinary depravity and even more extraordinary life of grace and penance of this spiritual giant from the 5th Century, St. Mary of Egypt. From prostitute and sex addict to woman of prayer, penance, and whole-hearted surrender to the Spouse of her soul and the object of all our longings, Jesus Christ.
Her story is humbling, edifying, inimitable, but wholly inspiring, showing us that no sin, sincerely confessed, surpasses the Mercy of God. St. Mary shows us how to trust in the Lord through conversion, lived out in prayer and penance rather than in the emotion of a fleeting moment.
This book, older than the United States itself, speaks to our age through the example of St. Mary and the counsels of the holy bishop who penned it.
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Litany of St. Joseph
Third Sunday of Lent — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Pinned Post
Eugene Joseph Verboeckhoven, 1846
Translation of the Epistle for the Third Sunday of Lent (Ephesians 5:1-9)
Brethren: Be followers of God, as most dear children: and walk in love, as Christ also had loved us, and had delivered Himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweetness. But fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints: nor obscenity, nor foolish talking, nor scurrility, which is to no purpose: but rather giving of thanks. For know ye this, and understand, that no fornicator, or unclean or covetous person, which is a serving of idols, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these […]
Meet the Author
Fr. Cliff Ermatinger is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee where he works full-time as a spiritual consultant and in deliverance ministry. He has a Ph.L and an STL from Regina Apostolorum in Rome and has published 14 books.