R. Thomas Richard
Auteur de The Ordinary Path to Holiness
A propos de l'auteur
R. Thomas Richard is presently Director of Ministry Formation for the Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut.
Œuvres de R. Thomas Richard
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- Richard, R. Thomas
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- R. Thomas Richard, Ph.D., has earned degrees in ministry and theology, as well as in physics. He has taught at the college, high school and middle school levels, has served as a Protestant pastor, and in missionary work living among migrant farmworkers. After much study and prayer he returned to the Catholic Church, earning a graduate degree in Catholic theology and ministry. He has served the Church in lay ministry as parish director of religious education, as parish director of evangelization and adult catechesis, as diocesan director of lay ministry and deacon formation, and as retreat and programs director for a major Catholic retreat center.
He has served the Church, together with his wife, in giving retreats, conferences, presentations and writing. His four books on the spiritual life are described on his website, www.renewthechurch.com. He is currently offering adult faith formation at the parish level.
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There is an ordinary path to holiness. Not common! Not usual. But simple, and true.
It is not easy to hear whispers in a chaos of noise - and Truth comes in whispers.
It is not easy to see Truth right before one's eyes, while looking for figments of imagination.
It is not easy to grasp the firm anchor, racing with the crowd in stampede for escape.
Bright, clear, unmoving and eternal - Truth exists! And He calls us into the holy, into the beauty, into the True - but we have to learn to listen so as to hear. We have to learn to walk all over again, as a learner - a disciple - following the true Teacher, no matter the cost.
Jesus brought Truth, and it is here, and it is free and it alone is freeing. Why then is there so much confusion? Why so many "opinions" and so little certainty, or lasting happiness, or deep peace? Why? Many are too busy to really listen and be surprised by Truth! And learn, and follow His way to holiness.
How do we work out our salvation? What ought we anticipate, and likely meet, on this journey through - and to - life? If we know the purpose of our life, do we have the wisdom we need to attain that purpose, even through the trials and temptations we are sure to encounter? We are called to holiness, and Jesus is the Way!
Many holy saints have found in Him, the ways of His way. There is an "ordinary path" - many have walked it, and their wisdom has been treasured in His Church for centuries. Many seekers, however, have yet to find this path, and many contemporary teachers and spiritual guides have failed to teach this path, even to today. This ought not be.
There are today many new attempts to renew, awaken, invigorate and vivify the Church and her members! There are many program packages, including guides, books, videos, training manuals, leaders, and so on. Many of these new programs promise much, but deliver little that is lasting, because they lack the depth, the wisdom and the unction that is needed for this task! They look for new insights, but fail to see what is there already, in the traditional wisdom of the Church.
Persons sincerely seeking holy Truth, eternal Truth, no matter the cost, need God Himself to guide them. The wisdom, depth and unction that is needed was found by the holy saints, and embraced by the holy saints, and lived by them. Their examples, their writings and experiences are the foundations of the "renewal program" that the Church needs, and that you and I need personally, to grow in the life of Christ. He the Lord will guide us, in His Holy Spirit, if we will avoid the latest innovations that come and go, and receive instead, and cling tenaciously to all that is proven, trustworthy and true.
This book presents the traditional Catholic spirituality that has been tested and proven in the lives of the saints. Our spiritual life develops and grows in a way not unlike our physical, emotional and intellectual lives. There are stages of human growth, stages common to our growth both in natural human life and in supernatural spiritual life. We have an "interior" life ordered to our calling to true, personal communion with God the Holy Trinity. That interior life is intended to grow, develop and mature. And if we will follow Truth, we will find all that we seek. This book is offered to help the sincere seeker find, and grow, toward the "all" He created us for: beatitude in Him.… (plus d'informations)
There is an ordinary path to holiness. Not common! Not usual. But simple, and true.
It is not easy to hear whispers in a chaos of noise - and Truth comes in whispers.
It is not easy to see Truth right before one's eyes, while looking for figments of imagination.
It is not easy to grasp the firm anchor, racing with the crowd in stampede for escape.
Bright, clear, unmoving and eternal - Truth exists! And He calls us into the holy, into the beauty, into the True - but we have to learn to listen so as to hear. We have to learn to walk all over again, as a learner - a disciple - following the true Teacher, no matter the cost.
Jesus brought Truth, and it is here, and it is free and it alone is freeing. Why then is there so much confusion? Why so many "opinions" and so little certainty, or lasting happiness, or deep peace? Why? Many are too busy to really listen and be surprised by Truth! And learn, and follow His way to holiness.
How do we work out our salvation? What ought we anticipate, and likely meet, on this journey through - and to - life? If we know the purpose of our life, do we have the wisdom we need to attain that purpose, even through the trials and temptations we are sure to encounter? We are called to holiness, and Jesus is the Way!
Many holy saints have found in Him, the ways of His way. There is an "ordinary path" - many have walked it, and their wisdom has been treasured in His Church for centuries. Many seekers, however, have yet to find this path, and many contemporary teachers and spiritual guides have failed to teach this path, even to today. This ought not be.
There are today many new attempts to renew, awaken, invigorate and vivify the Church and her members! There are many program packages, including guides, books, videos, training manuals, leaders, and so on. Many of these new programs promise much, but deliver little that is lasting, because they lack the depth, the wisdom and the unction that is needed for this task! They look for new insights, but fail to see what is there already, in the traditional wisdom of the Church.
Persons sincerely seeking holy Truth, eternal Truth, no matter the cost, need God Himself to guide them. The wisdom, depth and unction that is needed was found by the holy saints, and embraced by the holy saints, and lived by them. Their examples, their writings and experiences are the foundations of the "renewal program" that the Church needs, and that you and I need personally, to grow in the life of Christ. He the Lord will guide us, in His Holy Spirit, if we will avoid the latest innovations that come and go, and receive instead, and cling tenaciously to all that is proven, trustworthy and true.
This book presents the traditional Catholic spirituality that has been tested and proven in the lives of the saints. Our spiritual life develops and grows in a way not unlike our physical, emotional and intellectual lives. There are stages of human growth, stages common to our growth both in natural human life and in supernatural spiritual life. We have an "interior" life ordered to our calling to true, personal communion with God the Holy Trinity. That interior life is intended to grow, develop and mature. And if we will follow Truth, we will find all that we seek. This book is offered to help the sincere seeker find, and grow, toward the "all" He created us for: beatitude in Him.… (plus d'informations)
The Interior Liturgy of the Our Father is almost incredible: there is so much that is uncovered in the simple prayer, the "Our Father", that one is left in awe. When Jesus said, "Pray then in this way,..." He was giving us so much more than most of us ever see or hear in this profound prayer. Prayer itself is much more than mere petition - and in this book, layer after layer of meaning and purpose is unfolded that one can only add the prayer of gratitude to the Lord for this wonderful gift of the Our Father.… (plus d'informations)
The Ordinary Path to Holiness is often a great and happy surprise to many Catholics, and Christians in general. There is a normal, normative, "ordinary" path toward the holiness that Christ calls us to! It is a journey in stages - traditionally three major stages. This ancient understanding of the way that God intended for us to grow, and progress, toward Him is unknown by many moderns, but it is a "secret" that ought to be taught in every parish around the world. God is calling us all to holiness.
This book (either edition) is an excellent introduction to a spiritual treasure, and can be very helpful to the soul seeking real guidance along the path.… (plus d'informations)
This book (either edition) is an excellent introduction to a spiritual treasure, and can be very helpful to the soul seeking real guidance along the path.… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 37
- Popularité
- #390,572
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 5
You will never pray the Our Father again in the same way - not after reading this book!
If someone offered you a map, showing the safest, most direct route to the very place you most needed to go - would you be interested? The simple and very familiar prayer, the Our Father, shows us that route. The Our Father is the very pathway in prayer to holiness, a guide to the Presence of the eternal and loving God, to the One who is Truth.
The Our Father is probably the most poorly prayed of prayers, while in truth it is the most profound and beautiful of prayers. The Our Father is complete; it is the perfect prayer. It is from God, who would gather and guide us into loving prayer-communion with Himself.
We are too familiar with this prayer! We have prayed it too often, for too many years, with far too little attention or real personal investment. But the Our Father quietly invites us into a full, deep and most intimate encounter with God the Holy Trinity. The Our Father glows; it is luminous with the humble unction of Christ Himself. He gave us this treasure! When teaching His Church to pray, He said, "Pray then like this, 'Our Father, who art in heaven....'"
Have we overlooked this gift of great value because it has been too close, too common? Far more than a prayer among prayers, the Our Father is the norm and standard for our whole life of prayer. The norm is not to judge us, but rather, to guide us. The Our Father is the guide, brief though it is, to the entire spiritual journey of our return to God.
This is not a prayer for the self-centered, or the individualistic! The Our Father gathers us personally into the communion of prayer, the highest of prayers, the Holy Liturgy of the Mass. This prayer, rightly prayed, aligns our personal interior life with the worship and prayer and the life of the Church.… (plus d'informations)