Holiness for Housewives: And Other Working Women - Softcover

Hubert Van Zeller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0918477476 ISBN 13: 9780918477477

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press, 1997

Synopsis

This unique spiritual guide will help you grow holier and more prayerful as you perform the most menial household chores -- not in spite of those chores, but in the midst of them.

Written especially for women in charge of households, Holiness for Housewives will help you better understand and respect your vocation as a housewife -- and discover in it your own God-given path to sanctity.

This handy guide will show you how to:

Find meaning in even the most boring work

Pray in the midst of a bustling household

Bear the stress of those long days in which the work never seems to end

Develop a greater awareness of God s presence -- even amid the diapers and the dirty dishes

Learn to rely more on your will and less on emotions, when life seems to be an endless round of drudgery

Handle your burdens and sorrows with prayers that are especially fashioned for housewives

Let Holiness for Housewives show you how to find and savor the lasting pleasures that await you in your noble, God-given vocation as a housewife!

About this title

About the Author:

Dom Hubert van Zeller (1905-1984) was a popular spiritual director and a prolific author. His books offer practical advice to all Christians seeking to know God and to serve Him with greater fidelity. He is the author of the bestselling book Spirit of Penance, Path to God.

Review:

Dr.Susan Muto
"Here’s a way to grow holy day by day through intimacy with the ordinary."

Homiletic and Pastoral Review
"Housewives and mothers of families will find much to help them in this author’s common sense."

The Midwest Book Review
"Inspiring reading for every housewife, and every spouse, father, brother, and son of a housewife!"

Ave Maria Magazine
"Van Zeller points out a sure way to combat fatigue and weariness of spirit. Written with charm and a fine sense of humor."

--Personal Endorsements

About this edition

• Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0918477476
• ISBN 13: 9780918477477
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104