Finding Confidence in Times of Trial: Letters of St. John of Avila

Surrounded by clerical corruption and unprecedented consumerism, St. John of Avila (1500-1569) led the authentic effort to reform the Church and Christian society during one of its darkest hours. When faced with spiritually bankrupt seminaries and lax universities, St. John simply founded new ones. When vast regions of his homeland lapsed into spiritual indifference, he spent a decade storming the cities and villages to reignite the Faith. He fearlessly denounced decadent leaders and withstood the subsequent interrogations of the Inquisition with perfect charity, winning over skeptics and melting the hearts of sinners.

St. John of Avila Was no Stranger to Adversity, and his Letters have been Compiled here to Help you Persevere in Times of Trial and to Find God s Grace in Adversity.

In these pages, you will learn many lessons from this new Doctor of the Church:

The life-giving habits of an authentic Christian life.

How suffering is frequently the means God chooses to reveal His mercy and design for our lives.

The easy graces of the liturgical year.

How a Christian should prepare himself for Holy Mass.

That weakness and infidelity are often found within the institutional Church, and what we can do to combat it or at least suffer it faithfully.