{"product_id":"4168","title":"Learning the Virtues That Lead You to God, # 4168","description":"Learning the Virtues That Lead You to God, # 4168\u003cbr\u003epaperback 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere’s more to goodness than keeping the Commandments: you’ve got to cultivate virtue, too, so that you please God in what you do — not merely in what you don’t do. In these pages, you’ll learn countless ways to grow in such virtue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wise Msgr. Romano Guardini, a German priest hailed by Pope Benedict XVI as “a great figure” who “aspired to the truth of God and to the truth of man,” leads you from a consideration of virtue in itself to a discussion of each of the key virtues that will make you holy and lead you to God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere you’ll learn how to begin practicing the virtues and make them part of your daily routine. You’ll also learn about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEnvy, the hidden sin, even in the spiritually mature: how to fight it\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCourtesy: how good manners are spiritually vital to souls\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\"What is truth?\" The surprising answer to Pilate’s question will transform you\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePatience: it’s the prerequisite for all moral growth, and only the morally strong attain it\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eOrderliness: not a moral virtue in itself, but lack of it may cost your soul\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhy a sense of humor is so important — even to your spiritual health\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe strange contradiction in blaming God for the evil in the world\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eBelief in “progress”: in our day it can be a form of idolatry\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe tyranny of justice: why so many justice movements turn unjust (knowing this is the key to our future as a society)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAsceticism: it’s not just for monks — without it, you may not be saved!\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eTrashy movies: there’s spiritual danger even in the ones that don’t obviously glorify sin\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eDiscover why noise weakens the soul, and how silence is balm for your spiritual life\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePlus: many other topics to help you grow in the virtues that lead you to God!\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sophia Inst. Press (SOP)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48504952619200,"sku":"4168","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/3735\/9296\/files\/4168.jpg?v=1782608239","url":"https:\/\/rampartcatholic.com\/products\/4168","provider":"Rampart Catholic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}