{"product_id":"the-dazzling-light-of-god-a-madeleine-delbrel-reader","title":"The Dazzling Light of God: A Madeleine Delbrêl Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Everything is so beautiful when we look at it with a little love,\" wrote the French social worker and poet Madeleine Delbrêl (1904-1964), whom the Vatican named Venerable in 2018. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through the convulsions of the twentieth century, she made her home in one of the most brutal towns of Europe--the Communist-run Parisian suburb of Ivry. But to her shock, she saw the dazzling light of God everywhere she looked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Gathered in this book are buds of wisdom from across the writings of Madeleine Delbrêl, who believed that Christian joy is possible--indeed necessary--in the bleakest settings. God can never abandon the world he loves. \"We, the ordinary people of the streets, believe with all our might that this street, that this world where God has placed us, is, for us, the site of our holiness.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Delbrêl's luminous reflections on Christ, man, and everyday life tap into the depths of divine mystery yet shine with the simplicity of a child. If we read them carefully, we might finally become the saints we're called to be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeleine Delbrêl\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1964) was a French Catholic social worker and an acclaimed author, poet, and mystic. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe, the Ordinary People of the Streets\u003c\/i\u003e. Her cause for sainthood has been officially opened by the Vatican. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625931182354,"sku":"9781621645580","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bcc3bf96-b5df-4e4d-9a37-3c8376ea999b.jpg?v=1732644941","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dazzling-light-of-god-a-madeleine-delbrel-reader","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}