St Benedict Joseph Labre (Cana Press) Lorraine V.

St Benedict Joseph Labre (Cana Press) Lorraine V.Paperback, 174 pages In God's mysterious plan He occasionally raises up a saint who lives a life so radically different from the ordinary that we are reminded how 'other' God is, how true it is when He says in Holy Scripture 'For my thoughts are not your thoughts: nor your ways my ways' (Is 55: 8). St Benedict Joseph Labre is one of those saints. Born into an ordinary French family in the mid 18th Century, he started his studies for ordination, then

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" He says that the roses of your Rosary will "never wilt or die

The poorly educated son of a hardworking

for the eternal marriage with God

and negotiator

self-satisfied standpoint of Christ's hearers must let itself be burst open into the unlimited

It also is a source of instruction for those Catholics who feel a need for more adequate instruction in the faith of the Church

or their parents or grandparents

celebrated spiritual teacher Benedict Groeschel demonstrates how the combination of grace with enduring Christian truths and practices will enable you to experience a deep

William Johnston--an authority on fourteenth century spirituality and specifically on the writings of this unknown author--provides a substantive and accessible introduction detailing what is known about the history of this text and its relevance throughout the ages

looking out over his little diocese of Stamford

is obliged by Christ’s institution and command to be solicitous for the whole Church