The Happiness Of Heaven: The Joys and Rewards of Eternal Glory

by F.J. Boudreaux

Shows how the joys of Heaven stem from the direct vision of God--the joys of the heart; of the mind; of physical beauty; of the senses; of friendship; and of perfect love of God. Tells of the magnificent variety in Heaven. How Mary Magdalen's glory exceeds that of many innocent souls; etc. Explains that a high degree of glory in Heaven is within the reach of all baptized souls; however poor; ignorant or insignificant they may be here. A marvelous book!

280 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1984

Reviews

[Evan Þ. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written by a Roman Catholic priest in 1881, this book on Heaven contains some very good parts. I love his focus on how seeing the glory of God in Heaven will make us happy; how - even though Heaven has so many other good things to fully satisfy all the senses God has given us - it's God Himself who is the chief and fullest blessing of Heaven. I hadn't fully appreciated that before reading this.

Another major point of his, I still need to chew on: that we in Heaven will have different capacities for seeing God's glory and thus different capacities for joy. It's compatible with Scripture, but he largely supports this with other citiations, so I (as a Protestant) am left unusure what to think. I'll need to study this question this some more. (Also, there are of course a few chapters that I as a Protestant reject (such as on Mary and on blessings for religious vows).)

All in all, I'm very glad I read this book.

[Sarah Beshay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such an elaborate book giving an understanding of heaven and human nature once it ascends to heaven.