The death of one of the great modern spiritual writers
Fr. Thomas Dubay, SM has passed on to his reward.
Fr. Dubay is most known for his work Fire Within, which is a classic of spirituality and which I would recommend to anyone who is serious about deepening their life of prayer. However, it is not even my favorite Dubay book. That would be Happy Are You Poor, in which Fr. Dubay argues (persuasively, in my mind) that every Christian should live a life of poverty. And if you think you know what he means by that, I challenge you to read the book to actually find out.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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For thise of us who prefer podcasts, Fr Dubay has some of the best. There are talks on the lives of the Saints, Terese, St John of the Cross, St Francis, Contemplation and Prayer, etc.
All available for free download at
http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/series_index.asp
I have read this book and it has rocked me to my core. After reading his book, I examined my current lifestyle and realized I try to excuse it by saying it is frugal and within my income. Happy Are You Poor challenges that attitude (as well as other attitudes). I pray for conversion of my heart. May I become as Fr Dubay say’s, “completely possessed by God and not by things”.