Il cammino della speranza. Testimoniare con gioia l'appartenenza a Cristo

The Road of Hope by Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan is a wonderful book I recommend to all people interested in diving into their faith. The book is a collection of writings of Bishop Van Thuan that were smuggled out of the prison of which he was in solitary confinement. The writings form a series o Leggi tutto

Good reading for Lenten meditation. Very easy with the short passages to pick up whenever I had the time.

Would someone please bring me all the books and writings from cardinal fx van thuan stat?! Imagine the type of writings you could get and the depth from someone who’s spent years of solitary confinement united to God in contemplation and Sacraments? Yep that’s what makes this book singularly beautif Leggi tutto

Quando pensi di aver letto tutto l'importante e aver compreso qualche saggezza, leggi questo libro: ti fulminerà la sapienza delle sue poche frasi. Anima penetrante che ha fatto tesoro, oro, della sua prigionia di anni.

A very inspirational book with quotes from the gospels to back the authors writings. A guide to life everyday with its words.Amen.

If you were an innocent bishop, locked up in prison for thirteen-years, nine of them in solitary confinement, what would you do? How would you lead your flock? How would you deal with a broken heart upon hearing the bells of your Cathedral? These are questions that one would pose to the Venerable Ca Leggi tutto

Read this as a daily devotional. It's hard for me to read anything in the morning much less contemplate it all day but these short bite-sized thoughts are perfect. The author is clearly inspirational and genuine, having suffered much in his personal experiences and yet to move beyond those hurts and Leggi tutto