Thank God Ahead Of Time: The Life And Spirituality Of Solanus Casey
Thank God Ahead Of Time: The Life And Spirituality Of Solanus Casey
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ÔÇ£Solanus Casey would never have considered himself a mystic but,
paradoxically, his very insights about atheism point to his being so.
Furthermore, he was not only a mystic, but a mystic in action: one who
combined in himself the contemplative and active dimensions of the
God-experience in such a way that he became a Christ-figure for many
people.ÔÇØ ~ from chapter nine
Appointed by the Vatican as the ÔÇ£External Collaborator to the RelatorÔÇØ for the cause of canonization of Capuchin Father Solanus Casey, the first man born in the United States to be declared ÔÇ£VenerableÔÇØ by the Catholic church, Michael Crosby gives us an inspiring and insightful story of one personÔÇÖs unswerving faith in GodÔÇÖs abiding presence throughout the universe.
ÔÇ£For Solanus,ÔÇØ Crosby writes, ÔÇ£knowing God demanded a threefold response: appreciation, love, and service. Solanus wrote that everyoneÔÇÖs ÔÇÿpurpose as a rational creature is to recognize and to know his Creator, so as to be able, intelligently to love him, confidently to hope in him, and gratefully to serve him.ÔÇÖÔÇØ
Besides the gift of healing which brought happiness to many, Solanus Casey also used his gift of prophecy to encourage and challenge and to bring back hope to others. But the humble CapuchinÔÇÖs greatest gift was charity - charity that not only characterised his happy relationship with God but that overflowed in the warm, caring, fraternal and even humorous way he related to his neighbour.
Appointed by the Vatican as the ÔÇ£External Collaborator to the RelatorÔÇØ for the cause of canonization of Capuchin Father Solanus Casey, the first man born in the United States to be declared ÔÇ£VenerableÔÇØ by the Catholic church, Michael Crosby gives us an inspiring and insightful story of one personÔÇÖs unswerving faith in GodÔÇÖs abiding presence throughout the universe.
ÔÇ£For Solanus,ÔÇØ Crosby writes, ÔÇ£knowing God demanded a threefold response: appreciation, love, and service. Solanus wrote that everyoneÔÇÖs ÔÇÿpurpose as a rational creature is to recognize and to know his Creator, so as to be able, intelligently to love him, confidently to hope in him, and gratefully to serve him.ÔÇÖÔÇØ
Besides the gift of healing which brought happiness to many, Solanus Casey also used his gift of prophecy to encourage and challenge and to bring back hope to others. But the humble CapuchinÔÇÖs greatest gift was charity - charity that not only characterised his happy relationship with God but that overflowed in the warm, caring, fraternal and even humorous way he related to his neighbour.
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Crosby, Michael H, OFM CAP
Publisher
St Anthony Messenger Press
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ISBN/Code: 9780867169195
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