{"product_id":"lift-up-your-heart-a-10-day-personal-retreat-with-st-francis-de-sales-9781594717208","title":"Lift Up Your Heart: A 10-Day Personal Retreat with St. Francis de Sales","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of a 2018 Catholic Press Association Award: First-Time Author, Spirituality Softcover (First Place) and a 2018 Association of Catholic Publishers Award: Inspirational (Second Place).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For more than four-hundred years, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to the Devout Life\u003c\/i\u003e by Doctor of the Church St. Francis de Sales has been regarded as the essential guide to holiness and loving God. This spiritual classic takes on new life in \u003ci\u003eLift Up Your Heart, \u003c\/i\u003e where Rev. John Burns has interpreted ten meditations for the modern reader and distilled them into a ten-day mini-retreat that can easily be completed in the midst of a busy life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This practical book goes right to the heart of helping you kick the habit of floating along on your spiritual journey to start actively pursuing holiness and devotion to God. During the course of the retreat, you'll learn the basics of forming a daily prayer routine, including how to offer yourself to God, meditate on his love, and maintain peace in the face of suffering and clarity in the midst of temptation. The meditations will help you: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdopt gratitude as a daily prayer practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamine and reorder your priorities and relationships to better reflect your love for God.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscern between good and evil in your life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesire to love and serve as Jesus did.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e In a very real sense, Burns helps you take St. Francis de Sales as your spiritual director for ten days. As you do so, you'll feel God's fatherly love and restart your faith life, equipped with the tools to connect with God and live for heaven now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFr. John Burns\u003c\/b\u003e is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He is the author of the bestselling books \u003ci\u003eAdore: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLift Up Your Heart: A 10-Day Personal Retreat with St. Francis de Sales\u003c\/i\u003e. Ordained in 2010, Burns has served as an associate pastor and pastor in Milwaukee in addition to being an adjunct professor of moral theology at the Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. He completed a doctorate in moral theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome in 2019. His doctoral research focused on the theology of healing through forgiveness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Burns speaks at conferences, preaches for missions, and directs retreats throughout the country. He works extensively with the Sisters of Life and St. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, and has given retreats, conferences, and spiritual direction for the sisters in Africa, Europe, and the United States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ave Maria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50719202345234,"sku":"9781594717208","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1501b1e-39f3-4fec-9993-f709a4c71159.jpg?v=1734662181","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lift-up-your-heart-a-10-day-personal-retreat-with-st-francis-de-sales-9781594717208","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}