The Imitation of Christ - Ignatius Press

The Imitation of Christ - Ignatius PressThe spiritual classic by Kempis, the second most widely read spiritual book after the Bible, has had an astonishing impact on the spiritual lives of countless saints, peasants, and popes for centuries. Even today, the soul searching words of the fifteenth century cleric Thomas Kempis continue to resonate, unbounded by time or geography. Drawing on the Bible, the Fathers of the early Church and medieval mysticism, his four part treatise shrugs off the

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"A character is made by the kind of thoughts a man thinks when alone

for the voice of the littlest

which aids in bringing it closer to God

as you prepare your mind

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and Catholic spirituality: a rich understanding of the temperaments and what they mean for you and for your family

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love our neighbors as ourselves

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