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Spiritual Letters of Monsignor R Hugh Benson
THE letters of which this volume consists had begun to appear in my brother's lifetime, with his full consent and approval, as a series of articles. He had indeed himself seen and criticised the earliest of them. The recipient of the letters consulted me as to their publication in book-form, and as my brother left me in his will the whole of his papers and manuscripts, I feel that he intended me to have the full responsibility of using my discretion as to publication. In the present case it is perfectly clear to me that it was his wish and intention that the letters should appear, while I have no doubt that he would have sanctioned their appearance in the form of a book. Moreover, on reading...
The Grounds of Faith
My purpose is to speak of the grounds of Faith; I do not mean of the special doctrines of the Catholic theology, but of the grounds or foundation upon which all Faith rests. This is a subject difficult to treat: partly, because it is of a dry and I preliminary nature; and partly, because it is not easy to touch upon a matter so long controverted, without treating it likewise in a controversial tone. But I should think it a dishonor to the sacredness of truth itself, if I could treat a matter so sacred and so necessary in a tone of mere argument. I desire to speak, then, for the honor of our Lord, and, if God so will, for the help of those who seek the truth. To lay broad and sure the foundat...
The Unity of the Church
This was written while Manning was still an Anglican and Archdeacon of Chichester. ST. AUGUSTIN, in his book concerning the instruction of persons ignorant of the Christian doctrine, after giving many rules for the guidance of the teacher, adds, "but if the catechumen be slow of understanding, and have neither hearing nor heart for the sweetness of truth, he must be borne with tenderly, and, after a short and cursory statement of other points, those things which are chiefly necessary are to be inculcated with much of awe, such as the Unity of the Catholic Church, the nature of temptation, and of the Christian life by reason of the judgment to come." It will sound strange to modern ears to he...
Assertio Septem Sacramentorum
For writing this book, King Henry VIII was named Defender of the Faith by Pope Leo X. When out of lust, Henry fell into schism from the Catholic Church he unjustly retained the title of defender of a faith he had now abandoned. In this book he defends the seven sacraments, now diluted by the Anglican Church he had started. He also defends the primacy of the Roman Pontiff, he who was soon to refuse to obey in a matter of morals in regard to the Sacrament of Matrimony.
The Golden Sayings of Blessed Brother Giles of Assisi
THERE existed in the Franciscan Order from an early date a school of asceticism, remarkable no less for great elevation of thought than for singular vivacity and picturesqueness of expression. This two-fold characteristic is perhaps nowhere more happily blended than in Aurea of Blessed Giles of Assisi, a work which the Bollandists do Dot hesitate to rank at the head of its class and which is here presented to the reader in an English dress. No one at all conversant with things Franciscan need be told that Blessed Giles was of that stalwart little band who "were with the Blessed Francis from the time he began to have companions." "The Knight of our Round Table," St. Francis called him, and Gi...
The Religious State
SOME years ago, finding my ideas to be inadequate and, at least to that extent, erroneous with regard to certain details of the Religious Life, I resolved to read from beginning to end the great work of Suarez - De Statu Religionis I found it to be a mine of learning on the subject; and I had not spent many days in exploring it before the thought came to me that many persons might be glad to have some of its treasures placed within their reach in a more readily accessible and portable form. Hence the following Digest. I have aimed simply, to change the metaphor, at giving the marrow of the doctrine of my author, separated from the dry bones of controversy; and I hope the work may prove to be of service not only to religious but to seculars, and not only to Catholics but to others who although not Catholics desire to have information with regard to an essential constituent, and salient feature of the Catholic Church. No words are needed in commendation of the doctrine of so renowned a theologian, so perfect a religious, and so saintly a man as Father Suarez. of the Society of Jesus.
The Life of Saint Gerard Majella
Gerard's mother speaks of him: "My child found his only pleasure in the church, on his knees before the Blessed Sacrament. He used to remain there so long that he would forget the dinner-hour. In the house, young as he was, he prayed all day. He was born for Heaven."Let us consider his strong desire for Holy Communion at a young age: “This holy child, already so dear to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was not seven years old, when already his soul yearned for the Bread that cometh down from Heaven. One day during Mass the little boy felt a secret inspiration to go up with the people and receive Holy Communion. The priest, seeing that he ,vas hardly more than a baby in appearance, passed him by. The child went back to his place in the church, the tears flowing down his cheeks. But the next night the great Archangel St. Michael came to console him, bearing the body ofhis Lord. This miraculous Communion was, doubtless, one of the great reasons for Saint Gerard's life-long devotion to the Prince of the Angelic Hosts.”Gerard's life was one filled with miracles.
The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence was a man of humble beginnings who discovered the greatest secret of living in the kingdom of God here on earth. It is the art of "practicing the presence of God in one single act that does not end. " He often stated that it is God who paints Himselfin the depths of our soul. We must merely open our hearts to receive Him and His loving presence. For nearly 300 years this unparalleled classic has given both blessing and instruction to those who can be content with nothing less than knowing God in all His majesty and feeling His loving presence throughout each simple day.
Life and Spirit of J B M Champagnat
The papers and documents from which we have compiled this work, have not been taken at random. They are the result of fifteen years of laborious research; and have been supplied:-(1.) By Brothers who have lived with Father Champagnat, who have been eye-witnesses of his conduct, who have looked closely into his actions, taken part in his labours and heard his instructions. These Brothers have given us their written notes. To verify these notes, we have specially interrogated each of them upon their contents, in order to ascertain the accuracy of each statement, and to collect from the Brothers themselves, whatever further information our questions might elicit.(2.) By a great number of other ...
God the Teacher of Mankind
A CERTAIN traveller, returning to his home from a distant country, came, at nightfall, to the entrance of a vast forest. Being unable to tarry or retrace his steps, he was obliged to pass through the forest in the darkness of the night. As he was about to enter these gloomy woods, he met with an old shepherd of venerable aspect, of whom he asked the way. "Alas!" said the shepherd, "it is not easy to show you the way. The forest is crossed by hundreds of paths which wind in every direction, and very much resemble one another. They all, except one, lead to the abyss." "To what abyss?" said the traveller. "The abyss which surrounds the forest," said the shepherd. "Moreover, the forest is not sa...
