Learning the Virtues that Lead You to God

There's more to goodness than just keeping the Commandments: you have to cultivate virtue too. Father Romano Guardini, a German priest hailed by Pope Benedict XVI as a 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 lead you to God. You will learn how to begin practicing the virtues and make them part of your daily routine. You'll also learn about:* Envy, the hidden sin, even in the spiritually mature: how to fight it* Courtesy: how good manners are spiritually vital to souls*Patience: it's the prerequisite for all moral growth, and only the morally strong attain it* Orderliness: not a moral virtue in itself, but lack of it may cost your soul* Why a sense of humor is so important even to your spiritual health* Belief in progress: in our day it can be a form of idolatry*The tyranny of justice: why so many justice movements turn unjust*Discover why noise weakens the soul, and how silence is balm for your spiritual life