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Home > Books > Solo Dios Basta (God Alone Suffices), by Slawomir Biela (SOFTBACK)SPANISH EDITION
Solo Dios Basta (God Alone Suffices), by Slawomir Biela (SOFTBACK)SPANISH EDITION
Manufacturer: IAM
Manufacturer Part No: ISBN: 0-9720211-2-4
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Solo Dios Basta (God Alone Suffices), by Slawomir Biela (Softback)
FROM THE BACK COVER:
"As we relinquish control over the helm of our lives, the words of Our Lady of Guadalupe touch us very deeply, speaking louder to us than anything else. When Mary appeared in 1531 to Blessed Juan Diego [canonized July 2002], an Aztec Indian who had converted to Christianity, she encouraged him in the midst of his difficult situations to seek his total support in her: 'LISTEN AND PUT IT IN YOUR HEART, MY SON, SMALLEST OF ALL, THAT IT IS NOTHING THAT FRIGHTENED OR AFFLICTED YOU. LET NOT WORRY PERTURB YOUR FACE, YOUR HEART. . . AM I NOT HERE, I WHO AM YOUR MOTHER? ARE YOU NOT BENEATH MY SHADOW AND PROTECTION? AM I NOT THE SOURCE OF YOUR HAPPINESS? ARE YOU NOT IN THE HOLLOW OF MY MANTLE, IN THE CROSSING OF MY ARMS? DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE?' So, all of our struggles will remain difficult for us to bear as long as, believing in ourselves, we count on ourselves and seek human support. The arms of Mary, where we can find security and happiness, are in reality the arms of God Himself, who completely permeates the one whom the Church calls the Vessel of the Holy Spirit." --To Give Over the 'Helm' of Our Own Lives, GOD ALONE SUFFICES pp. 107-108.
EXCERPTS FROM THE AMERICAN FOREWORD by Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington:
“In his Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, His holiness Pope John Paul II affirms that the individual call to sanctity is the basis of the Church's action in this new millennium and that 'itineraries of sanctity [must be] personal and demand a true pedagogy.'”
“In GOD ALONE SUFFICES…the reader can sense the nearness of the Lord as the author presents a specific spiritual path which can help humanity on its journey to sanctity.”
“…this profoundly spiritual lay author offers a very precise guide to sanctity for couples and individuals who desire to grow in a deep, humble, clear and engaged faith.”
“I recommend GOD ALONE SUFFICES as a book well worth reading and a meditation well worth making.”
ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE CLERGY:
“. . . Your work in translating [GOD Alone Suffices] and making it available to the many English speaking people in the world is a great service to be lauded.
In these days when the world seems so overwhelmed by alienation, the assurance of the Good News that Gods unobtrusive presence is real and that this presence must be engaged freely in our lives is refreshing. Poignant, also is its reminder that the authentic journey toward holiness entails letting go of self-centered pursuits and entering the presence of God through free and selfless acts of love.”
--Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski
Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education
“This book [GOD Alone Suffices] can be thoroughly recommended as an insightful and practical guide to the path of holiness and a powerful reminder, as the Council put it in Lumen Gentium, that 'all that the faithful of Christ, of whatever rank or status, are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity. By this holiness a more human way of life is promoted, even in this earthly society. In order that the faithful may reach this perfection, they must use their strength according as they have received it, as a gift from Christ. In this way, they can follow in His footsteps and mould themselves in His image, seeking the will of the Father in all things, devoting themselves with all their being to the glory of God and the service of their neighbour.'
It is in the light of this message that this book has been written, for the glory of God and the service of all its readers.” (Excerpts from the foreword to the Irish edition.)
--Cahal B. Cardinal Daly
Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
“With realism, the author of this book [GOD Alone Suffices] presents the risk in which man lives: the risk of salvation. He knows how to look at daily life from the perspective of salvation. This faith realism directs the author's gaze toward family, matrimony--temporal realities in the midst of which man strives for salvation as if salvation depended on himself. It is there where the author, with the light of Revelation, exposes to the reader the danger of the distorted love of oneself, the danger of seeking one's own glory and of utilizing other people instead of serving them. ... Man--the author tells us--is a poor beggar of God, who is in need of grace. The capacity to save himself is not within him but in God, in His infinite mercy, in Christ's love....The Carmelite mystics, great doctors of the Church previously mentioned, support the spiritual road proposed by the author: to detach oneself from all that is not God in order to find oneself in God and in order to love all things in God. Only in this way can man go through this world with not merely the theoretical but the practical certainty that God alone suffices.” (Excerpts from the foreword to the Spanish edition.)
--Antonio Maria Cardinal Rouco Varela
Archbishop of Madrid
“Slawomir Biela's book GOD Alone Suffices is an extraordinary guidebook of interior life for those who want to live by radical faith.” (Excerpt from the foreword to the Byelorussian edition of GOD Alone Suffices.)
--Kazimierz Cardinal Swiatek
Archbishop Metropolitan of Minsk-Mohile
“In comparison with some superficial images, which in reality are merely a falsification of the true reality of mystics that consist of living the mystery of God-Love who calls us to live in love in our earthly time and in eternity, works like the one I have the joy to present, show us the way of the true Christian mystics of our time. And for the same reason, these works show us the way of the new evangelization that John Paul II proposes to us at the beginning of the third millennium of Christianity.” (Excerpt from the foreword to the Catalonian edition of GOD Alone Suffices).
-- Ricard-Maria Cardinal Carles Gordo
Archbishop of Barcelona
“[God Alone Suffices is] true, undiluted and Gospel based spiritual food of which there is such a need today.
The author consistently and radically reveals Christian life which is based on an absolute reliance on God. With amazing animation and certitude the pages of this book reveal to us the reality that every Christian can chose one of two ways: the way of the kingdom of the world, which leads to self-expression and disappointment, or the way of the kingdom of God, which is based on an absolute reliance on Lord's love and mercy and leads us to the true life which is not limited by only earthly time but illuminated with eternal perspective.” (Excerpt from the foreword to the Lithuanian edition of GOD Alone Suffices.)
--Audrys Juozas Cardinal Backis
Archbishop of Vilnius
“I'm thankful to God for this opportunity I have to introduce you, dear readers, to the known author Slawomir Biela's new book, God Alone Suffices. . . . The reading of GOD Alone Suffices will certainly help those seeking a deeper relationship with the Lord.” (Excerpts from the foreword to the African edition.)
--Adam Cardinal Kozlowiecki, S.J.
Former Archbishop of Lusaka
"As the author states in the introduction to [his] book, 'To the extent to which you are open to His grace, God will lead you to the deep water of truth. Duc in altum (put out into the deep water).' GOD Alone Suffices charts those 'deep waters' for all of us."
--Most Reverend James A. Griffin
Bishop of Columbus, OH
“I do recommend GOD ALONE SUFFICES. I have read the book and found that it, and other books of the same authorship, each form a bridge to my own fulfillment. It is so very reassuring that, when so many 'authorities,' and 'experts' are working hard to remove from my life anything that may give it meaning and purpose - I have found the antidote.”
--Deacon Norman B. Keller
Archdiocese of Washington, DC
ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE LAITY:
“The book [God Alone Suffices] is a 'gem.' I can hardly put it down. It will be read and reread as I want the message to be emblazoned in my being.”
--Racheal Turicchi
Huntington Beach, CA
“The author of this book GOD Alone Suffices, takes us to the garden of reliance which is our focus on God, where we see through the eyes of God because of our trust in God....”
--Jim Benefield, MspEd, MA, MPC, DAPA
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
“If there is one book specifically designed to help lay people develop an authentic spiritual life, God Alone Suffices is that book. After reading it twice I could not help but compare it to the spiritual classic Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade. . . . God Alone Suffices is thoroughly practical and inspiring. It is grounded in the spirituality of the great doctors of the interior life: John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila and Therese of Lisieux. This book will challenge you to re-evaluate your spiritual life and help you grow closer to God. I highly recommend it.” (Read the complete review at RevolutionofLove.com.)
--Brian
Revolution of Love.com
“This book is a must read for anyone who, even though not a Christian, longs for a state of being that makes life seem a little nicer to live. And for those of us in the Christian faith, sometimes we need to be kicked in the seat of our pants. If for no other reason, that we don't become complaisant in our lives. Sometimes we tend to forget that we are to lay everything at the throne of God. This book reminded me, as it will those who read it, that everything should be given to God.” (Read the complete review at SpiritRestoration.org.)
--Mark Shoffner
Theology student and ordained minister, Huntington, IN
“Last year I discovered Slawomir Biela's book God Alone Suffices. I was moved by his ability to express deep spiritual truths and sentiments in language that is easily understood by the laity! After reading the works of many spiritual masters and doctors of the Church, I found Biela's book synthesized many of their words and thoughts...I hope to share the book with others who might not take the time to read the complete works of the great spiritual masters...God bless your organization and apostolate!”
--member, Our Lady's Missionaries of the Eucharist, co-founded by Sister Joan Noreen, O.L.M.E. (a regular presenter on EWTN) and retired Bishop Thomas Welsh.
“St. Paul reminds us, 'What do you have that has not been given to you?' (1 Cor. 4:7). A thorough and humble meditation on this rhetorical question is the beginning of true spiritual poverty. GOD Alone Suffices is one such meditation. This careful meditation considers the various goods that we possess, from the material benefits we enjoy to the spiritual graces we treasure, and reminds us that all these things are given to us by God for the sake of leading us to Himself. God does not desire that we place our trust in the gifts He gives, but in Himself. For this reason, the Christian must cultivate a certain detachment from all other goods and persons. Such detachment is by no means easy and requires a careful examination of our lives and all our attachments. GOD Alone Suffices, with its extensive consideration, is a useful aid to making this worthwhile examination....I recommend this book.” (Excerpt from review posted at www.TiberRiver.com.)
--Suzanne Temple
Tiber River
“I use the book God Alone Suffices as the resource for a faith sharing group in my parish. The results in the growth of the faith of our members is extraordinary. I recommend this book to anyone with an open heart to the working of God's love.”
--Gerald L. Ferris, MD
Small Church Group Facilitator, Parker, AZ
“If we would only remember the title of this book, life would be so easy! Reading the truths written in God Alone Suffices, has helped me release the burden of being ‘in charge’ of my life. This book has revealed to me how God is present in every situation ready with His love and mercy. This book has wonderful chapters regarding marital and family relations. It is a must read for newlyweds. You are doing yourself a favor by reading this book...it will effect your whole outlook on life!”
--A. J. Higle
Marriage Prep Catechist, Holy Family Church, Burns, OR
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