...a milestone in American religious publishing.
It is also the first time that the Letters have been presented together, and that a scholarly and comprehensive introduction to the Salesian Spiritual tradition, as embodied in the lives and writings of both Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal, has been attempted..
This collection is unique, since many of these letters, which are treasures of lived Salesian teaching, are translated for the first time into the English language.
These Letters show us the daily attempts of laity, clergy, cloistered religious, bishops, and obscure windows to live in the authentic spirit of Jesus, and will speak not only to the historian of the period, but to all contemporary readers.
Francis de Sales to Jane de Chantal Offered here in fresh translation are the Letters of Spiritual Direction of two seventeenth century mystical writers, Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal.
It would be impossible for me to explain either the quality or the goodness of this desire that I have to be at your service, but I can tell you that I believe it is from God, and for that reason, I cherish it and every day see it growing and increasing remarkably.
I want you to know and to believe that I have an intense and very special desire to serve you with all my strength.
Nouwen I know you have complete confidence in my affection
I have no doubt about this and delight in the thought. preface by Henri J.
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Wright and Joseph F. selected and introduced by Wendy M.
New Catholic World Francis de Sales, Jane de Chantal: Letters of Spiritual Direction translated by Peronne Marie Thibert, V.
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M. ...a milestone in American religious publishing
