Book description
In a series of essays linked by his examination into key areas of spiritual growth, Fr. Jacques Philippe develops themes relating to prayer, freedom, the Holy Eucharist, and man's constant struggle for contentment amid the stresses of everyday life. Through spiritual insights of amazing women of the Church—Etty Hillesum, Thérèse…
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One of the most nourishing reads in 2025 for me was Jacques Philippe’s little book Fire & Light: Learning to receive the gift of God (Spectre 2016). Jacques Philippe is a Christian spiritual author whose advice I always find eminently practical. I read Fire & Light a page or two at a time, and then I ruminated on what he says, and drew strength from it. I was particularly struck by his comments on interior peace.
“The more the world goes through crises, the more society is marked by tensions and insecurities, the more necessary it is to find true…
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