Little Talks with God by Catherine of Siena (English) Paperback Book

Description: Little Talks with God by Catherine of Siena While in an ecstatic trance, Catherine of Siena dictated "The Dialog," presented here in a mildly modernized, edited form, which offers up petitions to God and provides insight on true and false spiritual emotion, obedience, and truth, revealing her famous image of Christ as the bridge. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Eternal greatness! You made yourself low and small to make mankind great." While in an ecstatic trance, St. Catherine of Siena dictated The Dialogue. In this intense and searching work, she offers up petitions to God, filling her conversation with instruction on discernment, true and false spiritual emotion, obedience and truth, and revealing her famous image of Christ as the Bridge. Catherines brilliant insights into the nature of the spiritual life have motivated Christians for centuries to unite a life of prayer with a life of action. "This have I told you, my sweetest daughter, that you might know the perfection of this union-producing state, when the eye of the intellect is ravished by the fire of my charity, in which it receives supernatural light. With this light the souls in the state of union love me, because love follows the intellect, and the more it knows the more it can love." (from the book) Back Cover While in an ecstatic trance, St. Catherine of Siena dictated The Dialogue . In this intense and searching work, she offers up petitions to God, filling her conversation with instruction on discernment, true and false spiritual emotion, obedience and truth, and revealing her famous image of Christ as the Bridge. Catherines brilliant insights into the nature of the spiritual life provide us with a means whereby our own eager quest for Gods love and truth can be folded into the many and busy pathways of our lives. These "little talks" have motivated Christians for centuries to unite a life of prayer with a life of action. "This I have told you my sweetest daughter, that you might know the perfection of this union producing state, when the eye of the intellect is ravished by the fire of my charity, in which it receives supernatural light. With this light the souls in the state of union love me, because love follows the intellect, and the more it knows the more it can love." (from the book) Author Biography By the time St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) was twenty-one, she had experienced her mystical "marriage" to Christ and thrown herself tirelessly into ministering to the poor and sick. Throughout her active ministry, Catherine pursued truth through prayer, reading, and spiritual experience. She is one of only a few women in history to be recognized as a theological "Doctor" of the Catholic Church. Details ISBN1557257795 Author Catherine of Siena Short Title LITTLE TALKS W/GOD Series Paraclete Essentials Language English ISBN-10 1557257795 ISBN-13 9781557257796 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-08-01 Imprint Paraclete Press Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2010-08-01 Place of Publication Orleans AU Release Date 2010-08-01 NZ Release Date 2010-08-01 US Release Date 2010-08-01 Pages 208 Publisher Paraclete Press DEWEY 248.2 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127349350;

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