Dwight Longenecker

The Wilderness Warrior Dwight Longenecker

Are you ready to leave your comfort zone and embark on a hero's adventure? You will encounter thrilling mountain climbs, explore caves in frigid winter, and dance around the fire in the wild pursuit of God. Riveting and accessible, this novelized account of the spiritual life is a hero's journey for our times. It tells the story of the conversion of a young man named Austin through the ministrations of a Clint Eastwood-like priest, Fr. Max, who forms, challenges, and encourages nine college students to take a leap of faith on the path to holiness. You will follow their courageous expeditions from the United States to England and Ireland and back again. By means of their sojourns through inner cities and remote monasteries, author Fr. Longenecker unveils a twelve-part plan for union with God that parallels the purgative, illuminative, and unitive stages of the spiritual life. This book is profitable for young adults, casual Catholics, and those more advanced in the spiritual life. It teaches St. John Cassian's rules of discernment and warns, helpfully and insightfully, about enemies you will meet along the way. It presents the Church's teaching on sexuality through characters who struggle with distorted views due to concupiscence and poor catechesis. And it dramatizes and extols the benefits of spiritual friendship. Best of all, the book shows you how to discern God's will for your life and pray without ceasing. In our lamentable time of wilderness wandering, you will be inspired to become a vagabond warrior in pursuit of God!
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