A Mind at Peace: Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1622823818 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 421 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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We now live in the midst of a digital revolution that leaves us far more distracted and more deeply worried and all too often causes us to lose our mental and spiritual composure that threatens our relationships, our self-knowledge, our prayer, and our ability to make decisions.Dr. Most of us are far less peaceful and more easily manipulated than in our younger years. You'll be reminded of what you cannot change, and be led to strengthen your own interior faculties of sensing, understanding, choosing, and resting and rejoicing in the good and the true. Each chapter offers a valuable discussion of one quality of the soul that is essential to peaceful life, leading to self-examination and resolutions that you can carry throughout the day and return to for consolation.. Joshua Hochschild offer this book as a practical guide for anyone who has:Discovered that only with difficulty can you refrain from looking at your phone or computer for more than fifteen minutes at a timeTexted, tweeted, or posted something that you have subsequently regretted
Hochschild and Blum have drawn deeply from the font of Catholic wisdom to produce a mental and spiritual cure. Smith Professor of Theology, University of St. Thomas (Houston) --Personal Endorsements . Check, Rector St. A Mind at Peace guides us to reclaiming what we may not know we have lost."Rev. In this profound and beautifully written book, they help us put aside our distractions and focus our minds and hearts again on what is truly important." Randall B. "This potent dose of reality confirms what I have often said to my students: that metaphysics can be of practical help in daily life. Paul N. John Fisher Seminary Residence, Diocese of Bridgeport"In an age besotted with what Pascal would have called distraction (divertissement), Messrs