We are all called to be saints, yet many of us struggle to move beyond living as “average” Catholics who have settled into complacency. Here’s the one book you need to break through to higher ground and attain holiness in your ordinary life. In these short, compelling chapters, Fr. Leo Trese brilliantly explains how we can manifest our faith, hope, and love for God in our everyday lives, and he shares concrete ways you can grow in zeal through simple actions. 
You Are Called to Greatness offers valuable advice for parents on how to bring up emotionally healthy children to become saints, as well as how older Catholics can best serve our Lord in their golden years. Fr. Trese offers the secret to forgiving others – both spiritually and practically – and he he shows us how our fidelity to making small sacrifices can bring tremendous fruit. 
Fr. Trese discusses the most common sins you will encounter on your spiritual journey, and he provides a short, daily examen that will help you move from what you did wrong to why you sinned. He clarifies numerous misconceptions of God’s love that may be standing in your way, and he even tackles those issues that lead many souls to scrupulosity and oversensitivity. 
Fr. Trese skillfully unpacks the four cardinal virtues and shows how they can become a permanent presence in your life. In addition, he explains how your sins against virtue diminish the happiness of those around you. 
Best of all, you will learn about the importance of spending time daily with the Lord and how to give God the greatest honor. You will be consoled by Fr. Trese’s advice about distractions in prayer and, importantly, will learn how to intercede for others. Taking this classic book to heart will deepen your mental prayer, open the door of your heart to contemplation, and fix your gaze lovingly upon the Lord in all things.

You Are Called to Greatness

Religion & Spirituality

Leo J. Trese

Christian Books & Bibles

Sophia Institute Press

No matter how dedicated to Christ you are, familiarity can blunt your fervor and even make you less vigilant against sin. That's why you need this warm guide! It reveals what you must do in order to begin living your life with God truly at the center of everything you do. With these seventeen steps, you'll be able to prevent your love for God from being diminished by day-to-day pressures. The author, Fr. Leo J. Trese, helps you to integrate into your actions the truths you profess. He gives you solid ways to look squarely at the reality and love of God and to root out contrary attachments in your life, showing you how to improve your confessions, pray more fervently, and let the fact of God's love and the joys of Heaven inspire you to be holy. Refreshingly unlike many modern writers, Fr. Trese speaks bluntly of Hell and of the devastating magnitude of sin. But don't despair! He also discloses the remedies you can use to root out even the most entrenched sinful habits and attachments. Simple, profound, and insightful, this book is an effective and long-lasting antidote to the spiritual dry rot that infects the soul of even the most careful Catholics. Make your salvation a vivifying reality as Fr. Trese shows you: <li>Why Heaven is worth living for, working for, and suffering for in this life</li> <li>God's anger: what the inspired writers of Scripture mean when they use this phrase and how you can avoid this anger</li> <li>Do you truly belong to Christ? Four qualities you'll have if you do</li> <li>What you must do if your confessions have become casual and thoughtless</li> <li> It's only a venial sin : why this is one of the saddest phrases you could ever speak</li> <li>God's judgment: how you can (and should) start getting ready now for this moment of divine truth</li> <li>Suffering from strong temptations? Three things you can do today to overcome them</li> <li>Plus: more to help you attain a truly soul-nourishing relationship with God!</li>

Seventeen Steps to Heaven

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Sophia Inst Pr

The Faith Explained is an all-in-one handbook to help you understand, explain, and defend the great truths of the Catholic Faith. In brief and readable chapters, it explains the purpose of human existence, God and His perfections, the creation and fall of man, the Incarnation, the Redemption, the sacraments, sacramentals, prayer, the importance of the Bible, and much more. Perfect for RCIA classes, this book is also a magnificent refresher course on the Faith for Catholics and an illuminating resource for non-Catholics with questions about the Church.

The Faith Explained

Sinag-Tala Publishers

Fr. Leo J. Trese The well-known Catholic apologist and spiritual writer illuminates the central elements of the Catholic faith-the Creed, the sacraments, prayer and the commandments-in a clear and vivid style. This Third Edition incorporates the many changes put into effect by Vatican Council II and the new Catechism of the Catholic Church. With this updating,TheFaith Explainedcontinues to be a standard reference book for every Catholic home and library. "For the busy priest pressed for itme, for the teacher in search of new and striking ways of presenting doctrinal subjects, for the individual who desires to deepen his knowledge of faith and morals, Father Trese has provided a book that will serve all and endear him to even more readers." - The Critic

Scepter Publishing

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You Are Called to Greatness

Seventeen Steps to Heaven

The Faith Explained

The Faith Explained