SALESIAN LITERATURE

Enabling and ennobling love

Studies in Salesian Spirituality


“Love, and love alone, is heritage and heart, motive and mainspring, in the life of the holy Church”, says St. Francis de Sales. ENABLING AND ENNOBLING LOVE presents an in-depth study of St. Francis de Sal s’ spiritual classic: The Love of God. It highlights the various aspects of love in a Salesian but thoroughly Christian perspective. This book is the eleventh in the series of “Studies in Salesian Spirituality.” The papers contained in this volume were originally presented during the Annual Salesian Seminar held in 1992.

Table of Contents

Foreword

  1. Key-Note Address - Thomas Cherukat -MSFS

  2. Historical Background: Works of Ascetical and Mystical Theology known to St. Francis de Sales - Armind Nazareth MSFS

  3. Nature of Love: A Biblical Perspective – Thomas Aerathedathu MSFS

  4. Love and Suffering in the Old Testament – Anthony R. Ceresko OSFS

  5. Declining Love, Sin and Guilt: A Psychological Approach – Mathew Kalathungal MSFS

  6. Asceticism in Love – Sr.Vincy DSFS

  7. Relevance of the Saints in Our Life according to St. Francis de Sales – Francis Moget MSFS

  8. Love in the Indian Tradition – Antony Kolencherry MSFS

  9. Grace in St. Francis de Sales – Antony Mookenthottam MSFS

  10. Love in Faith and Hope – Anthony D’Souza MSFS