Conquer your most stubborn vices

Conquer your most stubborn vices— and start cultivating virtue TODAY.   There’s more to goodness than keeping the Commandments: you’ve got to cultivate virtue, too, so that you please God in what you do — not merely in what you don’t do. In this new release of Romano Guardini's classic, you’ll learn countless ways to grow in such virtue.   The wise Msgr. Guardini, a German priest hailed by Pope Benedict XVI as “a great figure,” leads you from a consideration of virtue in itself to a discussion of each of the key virtues that will make you holy and lead you to God. Here you’ll learn how to begin practicing the virtues and make them part of your daily routine. You’ll also learn about: Envy:  It’s the hidden sin — even in the spiritually mature.  Learn how to fight it Courtesy: how good manners are spiritually vital to souls “What is truth?” The surprising answer to Pilate’s question will transform you Patience: it’s the prerequisite for all moral growth, and only the morally strong attain it Orderliness: not a moral virtue in itself, but lack of it may cost your soul Why a sense of humor is so important — even to your spiritual health The strange contradiction in blaming God for the evil in the world Belief in “progress”: in our day it can be a form of idolatry The tyranny of justice: why so many justice movements turn unjust (knowing this is the key to our future as a society) Asceticism: it’s not just for monks — without it, you may not be saved! Trashy movies: there’s spiritual danger even in the ones that don’t obviously glorify sin Discover why noise weakens the spiritual life, and how silence is balm for your soul Plus: many other topics to help you grow in the virtues that lead you to God! Learning the Virtues that Lead You to God by Msgr. Romano Guardini List Price: $14.95 - 224 Pages Paperback and eBook Order online HERE Save 30% when you order the set:   Regular Price: $29.90 Order the set  at this link for only $19.99   Christ came not to call saints but to make them — often out of weak, stupid, and sinful men. That’s why the saints are not only models of holiness for us to imitate; they’re reminders that God’s grace can outshine every human flaw. As Alban Goodier’s classic Saints for Sinners shows us, even the greatest saints had to battle the same stubborn vices, temptations of the flesh, and bouts of spiritual dryness that afflict you and me today. In these pages, with a style that perfectly blends hagiographical detail, spiritual meditation, and a skilled storyteller’s touch, Archbishop Goodier brings us the tales of: The mercenary fighting man and itinerant gambler who left behind his rough soldier's habits and founded a religious order to care for the sick   The backward, sickly teenager, disowned by his family and dogged by the Inquisition,who became a miraculous healer and paragon of humble simplicity   The willful Tuscan beauty with a bad reputation who forsook vanity and lust to answer God's call to live in poverty and penitence   The brilliant, brooding Spanish nobleman who gave up everything to be a missionary — only to see most of his efforts fail   The royal chaplain and daring Counter-Reformer who escaped the gallows but had to endure a lifelong interior martyrdom of doubt and discouragement   The hedonistic heretic and womanizer who traded worldly pleasure for divine happiness, and became one of the Church's greatest theologians   And other inspiring tales of imperfect souls "made perfect in infirmity" Read these stories and find in them delight and encouragement, as well as hope. You'll come to see that there is no one so sinful, weak, or desolate that God has not already raised another like him to the heights of glory.   Save 30% when you order the set HERE   Order online above, or call 1-800-888-9344 www.SophiaInstitute.com   Save up to 40% when you join Sophia's