Self-Knowledge and Self-Discipline
Self-Knowledge and Self-Discipline
Fr. B. W. Maturin
276 pages hdbk
"Don't ever let this book go out of print. It has helped too many people." So spoke a "famous bishop" (undoubtedly Fulton Sheen) to a New York bookstore manager when he came upon this title while browsing. Yet the book did go out of print, until now. With the present edition, it will complete its first century ofhelping Catholics.
Grounded in Scripture and tradition and therefore never dated, Fr. Basil Maturin's classic is a thorough guide to knowing yourself better - and to disciplining your will, mind, affections and body. He also explains the value of mortification: how properly to practice it, and why it's essential to spiritual growth.
Fr. Maturin, a celebrated convert from Anglicanism, later became Catholic chaplain at Oxford. With a confessor's wisdom, he helps you make steady, sure progress in knowing and governing yourself.
