Immediately before and for a good while after my conversion, I was of the opinion that to lead a religious life meant one had to give up all that was secular and to live totally immersed in thoughts of the Divine. But gradually I realized that something else is asked of us in this world and that, even in the contemplative life, one may not sever the connection with the world. I even believe that the deeper one is drawn into God, the more one must ‘go out of oneself’, that is, one must go to the world in order to carry the divine
life into it. —FR. DONALD HAGGERTY quoting Saint Edith Stein in Conversion: Spiritual Insights Into an Essential Encounter with God Contemporary spiritual writer Fr. Donald Haggerty offers penetrating observations of the phenomenon of Christian conversion. Arranged as a collection of concise, meditative reflections, this book discusses the essential elements of a soul's return to God, including the repercussions of sin, the proper understanding of mercy, and the importance of a more radical response to God's will. PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Ignatius PressSaint Joseph Communications Copyright © 2018 Ignatius Press and Saint Joseph Communications. All rights reserved. 1915 Aster Rd. in Sycamore, IL 60178
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