My Life with Christ: Spiritual Meditations for the Modern Reader

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"...A book destined to work wonders with the human soul." -Franciscan Herald Caught up in the turmoil and problems that arise daily in our contemporary society, the man who would know Christ today must seek Him in all available ways and means. MY LIFE WITH CHRIST is one such way. It is a basic book of spiritual meditations designed to guide readers toward that mental, emotional, and moral growth which is indispensable to a solid religious development. In it each of the 183 meditations is presented in a 4-R format- Read, Reflect, Review, Respond. A reading of a brief passage from the Gospel is followed by a short reflection on the incident described. This observation is then expanded and applied to daily life. The final R is a colloquy which draws the reader into deep personal union with Christ. The meditations themselves are concerned with problems of spiritual anxiety, confused ideals, impatience with oneself or others, lack of charity, envy, anger, humility, hope, interior peace, and many other perplexing human emotions and states of mind. The hallmark of Father Paone's spiritual direction is the sound common sense he uses; he manages to "hit the nail on the head" every time. His style is lucid, concise and to the point, and, perhaps most important of all, it is geared to the age in which we live. MY LIFE WITH CHRIST is an indispensable daily guide for all Catholics in search of a way to Christian perfection.

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a collection of short, simple meditations, exquisitely understanding of the modern searcher after Christ, and ingeniously pointed to the needs of his soul.
-The Advocate

Father Paone presents a splendid approach to the common, modern difficulties in the spiritual life, as he weaves practical, psychological analysis into appropriate meditations on the life of Christ.
-Pittsburgh Catholic

Father Paone has done it again within the pages of this book [he] offers to the modern reader a wonderful opportunity to develop his spiritual life. His style is lucid, concise and to the point and, in addition, it is geared to the age in which we live.
-Green Bay Register

This is one of the finest meditation books to reach publication in a long time. Father Paone presents Christ in such a refreshing light that He cannot be indifferently approached: one falls immediately in love with a Christ so powerfully human.
-Catholic Book Reporter

For the person who thinks he cannot mediate, this book is an excellent aid A book destined to work wonders with the human soul.
-Franciscan Herald

Recommended especially to lay people who use the method of meditative reading to draw closer to Christ daily.
-Ave Maria

What makes this book memorable is Fathers apparently ability to keep hitting the nail on the head.
-Catholic Herald Citizen