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.”
About the Author
Ralph Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries. He serves as the Director of Graduate Theology Programs in Evangelization and a professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. He holds a doctorate in theology from the 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 which was held in Rome in 2012. Martin is the author of the bestselling The Fulfillment of All Desire, A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward, 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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Are you "stuck" on your spiritual journey? Are you wondering how to take the next step? Are you wondering how the saints got where they were? This book shows how different saints went through the process of coming closer to God, and how you can too. Chock full of wisdom from doctors of the church. It's been very helpful to me.
Next to the Bible and the Patristics, this is the best book I've read. I'm on my 12th time through it. I pick up something new each time. He has a wonderful knack of combination his narrative with direct quotations from the saint that makes it easy to read. HIGHLY recommend.
