![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thus his entire spiritual doctrine is contained in a variety of conferences, retreat notes, and letters over a considerable period of time. The difficulty with the various editions of his work is that he not only gave comprehensive spiritual direction to the Sisters of the Visitation in Nancy while chaplain there from 1733 until 1740, but he also followed up with numerous letters on personal questions and related topics after he had gone on to other assignments. de Caussade himself, of course, wrote in French. I first used this book in an old reprint by TAN of the Burns, Oates and Washbourne edition of 1959, which itself was based mostly on four separate volumes published in the 1930s covering various portions of the material. His treatment of this topic is by far the most comprehensive we have in any one place. de Caussade goes even further with the word “abandonment”, implying a relinquishing of our own wills in favor of a joyful perception of and total reliance on the will of God. Some speak in terms of “resignation”, but Fr. This, of course, is a common theme in all authentic Catholic spiritual direction, lodged deep in the mind of the Church. de Caussade’s approach is the insight that God reveals himself through the daily events, possibilities, restrictions, cares and sufferings of ordinary life, and that we can ensure rapid spiritual growth only by fully recognizing and accepting His merciful will in every situation. ![]()
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