Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis's Rejoice and Be Glad: A Faith Formation Guide

by Daniel P Horan

Overview

Drawing on the wisdom of the Second Vatican Council’s landmark teaching on the universal call to holiness, Pope Francis addresses all Christian women and men in his latest apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate and invites them to embrace fully their baptismal call to live the Gospel. Fr. Horan guides readers through Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation with helpful commentary, additional context, and expert insight. Each chapter includes suggestions for prayer and reflections questions, which makes Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis’s Rejoice and Be Glad an ideal resource for adults, students, and faith formation groups interested in learning more about this teaching and exploring their own spirituality. This is the most extensive and helpful commentary on Gaudete et Exsultate available anywhere. It does not include the full text of the apostolic exhortation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814664070
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	02/27/2019
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Daniel P. Horan, OFM,is assistant professor of systematic theology and spirituality at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He is the author of numerous popular and scholarly articles and several books including All God’s Creatures: A Theology of Creation (2018), God is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude (2016), and The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton: A New Look at the Spiritual Influence of His Life, Thought, and Writing (2014).

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
What Holiness Is and Is Not
1 The Call to Holiness
2 Two Subtle Enemies of Holiness
Striving toward Holiness in the Modern World
3 In the Light of the Master
4 Signs of Holiness in Today’s World
5 Spiritual Combat, Vigilance, and Discernment
Notes
For Further Reading
 

Editorial Reviews

This is a wonderful little booklet designed to guide an individual reader of a faith formation group through Pope Francis's latest apostolic exhortation. This book is recommended as an essential guide for those interested in exploring Pope Francis's most recent teaching on Christian holiness.
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