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Way To Happiness

9781505123395
272 pages
St. Benedict Press LLC
Overview

Every human person seeks happiness, but few find it, because they have not discovered the source of all happiness: God. In the Way to Happiness, Futon Sheen reflects on the most fundamental aspects of our lives: love, politics, motherhood, work, teens, forgiveness, rest, meditation, and more.

In a culture stricken with anxiety, boredom, despair, and fear, Sheen desires to reignite healing, hope, and contentment in the reader. While the secular world holds the mistaken belief that hunger for infinity can be satisfied by an infinity of material things, Sheen warns that they really wish for the infinity of divine love. Addressing the philosophy of pleasure, Sheen reminds the reader of the centrality of self-discipline and detachment.

At the heart of Way to Happiness is heroically living out the spirit of charity: love of God and love of neighbor. To achieve a spirit of service and self-donation, a strong interior life is a prerequisite. True peace is born in meditation.

Lastly, Sheen provides a blueprint to overcome bad habits through introspection, avoiding the occasion of sin, willing the good, and a right philosophy of life. In an age when so few people have time to make a retreat, allow the retreat master, Sheen, to take you on a spiritual journey that will spurn you on to holiness. For anyone seeking a clear path to a happy and saintly life, the Way to Happiness will be your guide.

Author Bio
Venerable Fulton Sheen was one of the leading religious figures of the twentieth century. After his ordination in 1919,he earned his doctorate in philosophyand theology and went on to teach formany years at the Catholic University ofAmerica. In 1951, he was consecrated asthe auxiliary bishop of New York. Aftertwenty years on the radio, Sheen becamea regular face in 1950s American homeswith his TV show Life Is Worth Living. In2002, Sheen’s cause for canonization wasofficially opened.