{"id":2429,"date":"2011-03-07T05:02:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T13:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2011-03-06T19:03:48","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T03:03:48","slug":"catholic-book-group-reading-de-caussade-for-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/catholic-book-group-reading-de-caussade-for-lent","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Book Group Reading de Caussade for Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385468717?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nickslists-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0385468717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2431\" title=\"Abandonment to Divine Providence\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/caussade-194x300.gif\" alt=\"Abandonment to Divine Providence\" width=\"116\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/caussade-194x300.gif 194w, http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/caussade.gif 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;<em>Today God still speaks to us as he used to speak to our ancestors at a time when there were neither spiritual directors nor any systems of spirituality. To be faithful to the designs of God then comprised the whole of one&#8217;s spiritual life. Religious devotion had not become a science crammed with precepts and detailed instructions<\/em>&#8221; &#8211; Jean-Pierre de Caussade, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385468717?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nickslists-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0385468717\"><em>Abandonment to Divine Providence<\/em><\/a>, translated by John Beever<\/p>\n<p>Spiritual reading is one of the most powerful and oft-recommended Lenten practices. This year, you might consider reading de Caussade&#8217;s <em>Abandonment to Divine Providence<\/em>. Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s an acknowledged classic of spirituality, providing fruitful material for mediation for hundreds of years.<\/li>\n<li>de Caussade&#8217;s simple message is an effective antidote for a world that tends to complicate things unnecessarily.<\/li>\n<li>At 119 pages, the book is a perfect length for the forty days of Lent; 54 short chapters make it easy to divide into daily passages for contemplation.<\/li>\n<li>For teachers, its message can profoundly affect the way we approach our students and our teaching, leading to a deep inner peace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I count <em>Abandonment to Divine Providence<\/em> as one of the most influential books I&#8217;ve ever read, and have gotten into the habit of reading it each year during Lent. As a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/topic\/show\/480042-lenten-read-a-thon-idea\">Catholic Readers group on Goodreads<\/a>, I&#8217;m very glad that they have chosen it as their Lenten book. If you&#8217;re looking for some profoundly inspirational spiritual reading this Lenten season, look no further than this classic by Jesuit Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Today God still speaks to us as he used to speak to our ancestors at a time when there were neither spiritual directors nor any systems of spirituality. To be faithful to the designs of God then comprised the whole of one&#8217;s spiritual life. Religious devotion had not become a science crammed with precepts and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/catholic-book-group-reading-de-caussade-for-lent\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Catholic Book Group Reading de Caussade for Lent&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[24],"tags":[50,8,34,62,76],"class_list":["post-2429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spirituality","tag-books","tag-inspiration","tag-jesuit","tag-lent","tag-reading"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/prZ8V-Db","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":366,"url":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/101-practical-fasting-ideas-for-lent","url_meta":{"origin":2429,"position":0},"title":"101 Practical Fasting Ideas for Lent","author":"Deacon Nick","date":"February 24, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"[Note: I've updated this list with 10 more ideas at One Catholic Life - February 17, 2010] Fasting, praying and almsgiving are the three penitential practices that we are asked to engage in during Lent. 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