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    Escape From Evil's Darkness: The Light of Christ in the Church, Spiritual Conversion, and Moral Conversion
    Escape From Evil's Darkness: The Light of Christ in the Church, Spiritual Conversion, and Moral Conversion
    Escape From Evil's Darkness: The Light of Christ in the Church, Spiritual Conversion, and Moral Conversion
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    Escape From Evil's Darkness: The Light of Christ in the Church, Spiritual Conversion, and Moral Conversion

    By Robert Spitzer

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    In this second volume of the Called Out of Darkness trilogy, Father Robert Spitzer, S.J., draws together some of the best advice given by Catholic spiritual masters across the ages and brings it into harmony with modern scientific research, offering practical ways to live out the gospel in our busy days. It is a roadmap to a deeper relationship with the Lord and to authentic transformation through the imitation of Christ.

    Giving evidence that Jesus established just one Church, with Peter as its head, Spitzer shows that the Catholic Church—with its rich array of sacraments, teachings, prayer traditions, and lived examples of holiness—continues to be fertile ground for profound Christian conversion.

    But no true conversion is purely spiritual; it must bear fruit in our daily lives. Father Spitzer guides readers through the workings of moral transformation, with detailed sketches of all the cardinal and theological virtues, especially love. Using insights from Saint Ignatius of Loyola, as well as from modern psychology, Escape from Evil's Darkness concludes with an in-depth study of the sacrament of confession and the staggering power of God's loving mercy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIgnatius Press
    Release dateFeb 19, 2021
    ISBN9781642291605
    Escape From Evil's Darkness: The Light of Christ in the Church, Spiritual Conversion, and Moral Conversion
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    Robert Spitzer

    Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. is the President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith and the Spitzer Center. He was the President of Gonzaga University from 1998 to 2009. He is the author of many books, including Healing the Culture, Finding True Happiness, Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life, The Light Shines On in the Darkness, The Soul's Upward Yearning, and God So Loved the World.

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