Holiness: A Guide for Beginners

by Hubert Van Zeller

From the The little book that shows you how to be a saint!Yes, holiness is within your reach . . . and attaining it is far simpler than you think. Indeed, this book reveals all you need to know to get started. What’s more, you can start today! Just follow the steps in A Guide for Beginners, and holiness will be yours — guaranteed.Author and priest Hubert van Zeller spent sixty years in the monastery, striving for holiness and directing numerous retreats for persons who struggled with the ordinary obstacles to holiness that we all face. These long years of praying, preaching, and teaching won for Dom van Zeller a pure, simple wisdom about the path that leads to holiness — a holy wisdom that can now be yours.From this wise Benedictine monk, you’ll What holiness is — and what it’s how to guard against common errors* How to increase your faith in God (yes, even when He seems distant)* The one infallible way to grow in holiness . . . and happiness* The one right motive for without it, you’re wasting your time (and may just be irritating those around you)* The holiness of the don’t imitate the wrong elements in their example* The central place of faith, hope, and charity in the perfection of your soul* The will of God and beware of trying to separate them!* God’s role in your why it’s such a powerful reason for hope* The amazing rewards of they’re even greater than you think . . . and you can start receiving them right away* And much more that will help you joyfully grow closer to God!“This book is a blessing. Filled with warmth and understanding.” The Sign“Christians hardly know what a saint is any more, or that it is what we must all become. This humble little book is a sound and practical way to turn that around. It is exactly what its subtitle a guide for beginners, a ‘sanctity for dummies,’ a book that C. S. Lewis might have written for a confirmation class.” Peter Kreeft

Genres: Catholic, Spirituality, Religion

Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 1996

About the author

Dom Hubert van Zeller lived a life of spiritual adventure and holy renunciation. He was born in Egypt when that nation was a British protectorate, and entered the Benedictine novitiate at age nineteen. His soul thirsted for an austere way of life; at one point he even left the Benedictines to enter a strict Carthusian monastery. However, he soon returned to the Benedictines. A talented sculptor as well as a writer, his artworks adorn churches in Britain and the United States. He was a friend of the great Catholic writers Msgr. Ronald Knox and Evelyn Waugh, and is the author of Holiness: A Guide for Beginners, Holiness for Housewives, and Spirit of Penance, Path to God.

Reviews

[booklady · Rating 5 out of 5]

We're all beginners, always.

Worth reading every year.

[Lkb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Please read this little book. Life changing!

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a simple book but a treasure chest of ideas. I found this online after hearing Fr. Mike Schmitz mention this in a YouTube video. Do not regret this purchase and will come back to it many times.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet little book that teaches the basics of holiness. We are all called to it. We are to be perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect according to the gospel of Matthew, so I wanted to explore it more. Holiness or sanctity requires faith, perseverance, and love. It is always doing the will of God and, by doing it, we become joyful.

[Greg Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very down to earth. Any lay person would benefit from the direct approach to becoming a saint.

[Johnmichael Debartolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a thoughtful read and introduced "God's point of view", to me.