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Diane Allen the author of the popular Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry: True Stories of Padre Pio Book 1 and Book 2, spent three years in the research and writing of her latest book, They Walked with God Book 1: St. Bernadette Soubirous, St. John Vianney, St. Damien De Veuster, St. Andre Bessette, Blessed Solanus Casey. Bernadette Soubirous was born in Lourdes, France in 1844. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette eighteen times at the grotto of Massabielle. Bernadette was 14 years old at the time. When Bernadette was twenty-two years old, she entered the Sisters of Charity Religious Order in Nevers, France. She passed her remaining years in prayer and seclusion despite almost constant sickness and pain. To this day, Lourdes remains one of the greatest healing centers in the world. At the Capuchin monastery in Detroit, Michigan, where Father Solanus Casey (1870-1957) served for many years, he was given the job of doorkeeper. It was as doorkeeper that his amazing spiritual gifts came to be known and recognized. People of all ages, creeds, and economic backgrounds found themselves drawn to him and sought him out. He was known for his remarkable abilities as a spiritual counselor, as well as for his great attention to the sick, to whom he directed his attention and his prayers. The great love and compassion which he manifested extended even to the animal kingdom. Countless people were healed by his touch. Brother André Bessette served as a lay brother in the Congregation of the Holy Cross. He was known during his lifetime as a wonder worker and had gift of prophecy, reading of hearts and more. Thousands of miraculous healings were attributed to his prayerful intercession and he became commonly known as the "miracle man of Montreal." Through his efforts, the largest shrine in the world dedicated to St. Joseph was built. When he passed away on January 6, 1937, over a million people attended his funeral. Not long after Father John Marie Vianney had been ordained to the priesthood, the tiny parish of Ars became vacant and needed a pastor. It was the poorest and most remote parish in the diocese of Lyons, France. The bishop assigned Father John Marie to the parish of Ars and said to him, "There is hardly any love in that parish. It will be up to you to bring love there." Paradoxically, the parish of Ars, so small and so poor, through the continuous efforts of Father John Marie became the focal center of spirituality for all of France. The mayor of Ars described it correctly when he said, "We have a poor church but a holy priest" and a visitor to Ars was so impressed by the saintly priest that he said of him, "I have seen God in a man." During the last year of his life,100,000 people traveled to the tiny village to make their confession to Father John Marie and to receive his blessing. Father Damien of Molokai has been described as a "martyr to charity." He volunteered to serve at the leper settlement on the island of Molokai, well-aware that his service there was a potential death sentence, since leprosy at that time was both contagious and incurable. To the lepers confined to Molokai, Father Damien became their doctor, their nurse, their advocate, their counselor, their father and their friend. He brought order and peace to an island where there had been no law and no hope. Like the Good Samaritan, Father Damien is an example for all who wish to be involved in the struggle for a more just, more humane world. He died of leprosy after serving 16 years at Molokai and 25 years in all in the Hawaiian Islands. Be sure to visit the author's website at www.padrepiodevotions.org

"Looking at the lives of the saints we see their heroism, extraordinary virtue, profound intimacy with our Lord. They can seem distant, if not in time and place, then certainly in experience and stature. A common misunderstanding is to think of them as the fortunate few, almost as if they won the divine lottery. When we read of St. Paul running his race, we, the spiritual hoi polloi, run the danger of contenting ourselves with observer status in this most existential and dramatic of all contests. The problem is that we too often think holiness some arcane subject, when all along, the Church has clearly laid out its itinerary for us through her own spiritual masters and teaching. Knowledge of the spiritual life requires understanding of the Church's teaching on grace. Spiritual theology deals with understanding mechanics of this teaching and how to employ it. Lacking this understanding, we are left with the descriptive method that tends to convert the spiritual life into a disjointed collection of experiences. We end up with a more psychological-experiential presentation of the spiritual life than a theological one. When God created man according to his image and likeness, he made human nature in a specific way, with a spiritual structure, though natural, capable of receiving the supernatural structure imposed by grace. For example, the intellect, a purely spiritual yet natural faculty within our nature, receives the light of faith through grace and thus assents to truths that can only be known supernaturally. The light of grace affords us the ability to understand things that would otherwise remain hidden to our natural mind. In heaven, in fact, God gives the mind what is called the light of glory, the supernatural grace of being capable of beholding his Face without self-destructing; for no man can see my Face and live (Ex 30:20). A cornerstone of the Classical Tradition teaches us that grace builds on nature. What this means is that God created human nature in such a way that it would be capable of spiritual actions in the natural order - like having a conversation, thinking syllogistically, etc. When grace is superimposed on human nature, the spiritual elements of the human nature - namely, the intellect and the will, become capable of realizing supernatural actions, working above and beyond their own nature, while employing it more fully. The theological virtues of faith, hope, and love are examples of this, as are the infused virtues. All of this is thanks to grace. And grace is the beginning of holiness and, indeed, eternal life. The measure or the perfection of the spiritual life is the degree of participation by the individual Christian in the sanctity and perfection of God. In other words, how holy you are is determined by the degree of sanctifying grace you have. "It is the will of Jesus Christ that the whole body of the Church, no less than the individual members, should resemble Him." The more you are like God and participate in his nature, the holier you are." This book is based on the perennial teaching of the Church on the doctrine of grace: what it is; what it does; and how to grow in it. It draws from Scripture, the writings of Thomas Aquinas, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross.

Hollywood has co-opted the notion of diabolical possession, placing the devil at center stage. Forgotten are those people who were possessed and their family members. In this book, the very people who suffered the indescribable tell the true story of their trials in which tragedy turns to victory, thanks to the help of a humble and generous Franciscan exorcist.Beginning with an exegesis of Christ's exorcism narratives in the Gospel of Mark, we then come to the main body of the book: 14 people give their testimony of diabolical possession. Finally, Friar Benigno, the exorcist who helped bring these suffering souls to deliverance gives us a manual of spiritual combat to overcome the influence of the Evil One in our lives.

Roaring Lion or Angel of LightThus Saints Peter and Paul described the enemy of human nature - Satan.Whether as a threatening adversary or coddling manipulator, how the devil works on us towards his ends depends, in great part, on where we are in the spiritual life. The great mystic and authority on all things spiritual, St. John of the Cross, is our guide and coach in this volume based on his writings.St. John of the Cross lays out the entire spiritual trajectory, punctuated throughout with the red flags along the journey. He reveals not only everything Satan is capable of doing to to us, but also his limitations.Learn: - If the devil can read your mind or knows the future.-How to distinguish between divinely inspired visions and those inspired by the devil.-Common pitfalls for beginners in the spiritual life - as well as those of the most advanced.-How to grow in prayer.-What are the most effective weapons in combatting the devil - as well as those the devil use against you to halt your progress