Courage in Chaos: Wisdom from Francis de Sales
Overview
“It is easier to catch flies with a teaspoon of honey than with a barrel full of vinegar.” St. Francis de Sales wrote these wise words—and lived them—in the midst of the changes and difficulties of his own time. His spirit of hope and interior freedom, his confidence in God’s love were the foundations of his activity. They enabled him to meet challenges with unflappable kindness, cheerfulness and humor, steadfast to the end.
During his lifetime, St. Francis de Sales influenced thousands of people. They looked to him for guidance in facing their daily problems. This required a calm trust born of deep faith. Even today his counsel—offered with respect, precision, wisdom and great wit—provides the reader with practical ways to find inner peace and courage. With our hands clasped in God’s, like Francis, we will never walk alone.
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- Examines the teachings of Francis de Sales
- Provides time-tested spiritual guidance for living a Christian life
- A Gentle Way
- Be Just and Fair
- Be Not Too Anxious
- True Discipleship
- Gentleness in Your Heart
- Never Give Way to Anger
- The Jewel of Poverty
- Virtues to Practice
- True Zeal
- Do Small Things with Great Love
- The Need for Patience
- Do Not Lose Inner Peace
- Avoid Vanity and Ambition
- Do Not Be Overwhelmed
- Attached to the Will of God
- Cast Yourself on God
- Unite Perfectly to Divine Goodness
- Soften Your Sorrows
- Be Content
- Live in the Spirit
Top Highlights
“No one ever loses by being generous, noble-hearted, and courteous” (Page 7)
“When your ordinary work or business is not particularly engrossing, let your heart be fixed more on God than on it; and if the work be such as to require your undivided attention, then pause from time to time and look to God, even as navigators do who set their course for the harbor by looking up at the heavens rather than down into the deeps on which they sail. Doing this, you will see that God will work with you, in you, and for you, and your work will be blessed.” (Pages 11–12)
“No work done with impetuosity and excitement was ever well done” (Page 10)
“We are only responsible for steady, honest diligence in our work. This alone depends upon ourselves, success does not.” (Pages 55–56)
“those who are restless and eager, or full of noisy solicitude, never do much, nor do they do it well” (Page 10)
St. Francis de Sales does . . . have much to say to those who are trying to live a God-centered life in a crazy world.
—Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur, MA, Elms College
- Title: Courage in Chaos: Wisdom from Francis de Sales
- Author: Francis de Sales
- Series: Classic Wisdom Collection
- Publisher: Pauline Books & Media
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 89
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Spiritual life › Catholic Church
- Resource ID: LLS:COURAGECHAOSWISD
- Resource Type: text.monograph.quotations
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