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Ralph Martin, drawing upon the teaching of seven acknowledged Spiritual Doctors of the Church, presents an in-depth study of the journey to God. This book provides encouragement and direction for the pilgrim who desires to know, love, and serve our Lord. Whether the reader is beginning the spiritual journey or has been traveling the road for many years, he will find a treasure of wisdom in The Fulfillment of All Desire. It is destined to be a modern classic on the spiritual life.
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., founder of Friars of the Renewal and author of many books on the spiritual life, including Spiritual Passages and The Journey to God praised this book from Ralph Martin: “This is a book to keep at your place of prayer for years to come. Ralph Martin has given us the fruit of years of study of the spiritual life in the great Catholic tradition. It is a treasure chest of quotations of the greatest writers on the journey to God. Careful reading and rereading will be a source of powerful inspiration for all those on the spiritual journey.”
Over 150 thousand copies sold.
About the Author
Ralph Martin is the President of Renewal Ministries. He is the former Director of Graduate Programs in the New Evangelization and a Professor of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. He holds a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Martin as a Consultor to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization and a Peritus for the Synod on the New Evangelization. Martin is the author of the bestselling The Fulfillment of All Desire, as well as A Church in Crisis, A Life in the Spirit, and many other books. He and his wife, Anne, reside in Ann Arbor, Michigan and are the parents of six and grandparents of nineteen.
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A Guidebook for the Journey to God
The Fulfillment of All Desire is not only a modern classic that introduces readers to timeless Catholic teaching on prayer and spirituality, it is an engaging companion that provides encouragement and direction for the Christian who desires to know, love, and serve our Lord.
A new foreword by Fr. Mike Schmitz
When I was a teenager, I had an encounter with Jesus Christ that changed my life.
Although I had been raised Catholic and had received this tremendous gift from my parents, priests, and parish, there came a moment when the truths I had heard my entire life became personal. Not long after that encounter, I discovered something else: I wanted to be a saint.
Even before my conversion, I loved the stories of the saints. As a kid, I read comic books about Mother Teresa, Pope St. John Paul II, and St. Francis of Assisi. Their lives fascinated me. But after my encounter with Jesus, the saints became more than fascinating figures from history. They became examples. Models. Proof that a human life could be completely transformed by grace.
I came to realize what generations of Christians have known: the goal of life is nothing less than sainthood...
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