SPIRITUAL DIRECTION FROM DANTE: AVOIDING THE INFERNO
The Inferno is comprised of 33 cantos. Lent is comprised of 40 days. This makes Lent the perfect time for using The Inferno as spiritual reading!
Most people shy away from reading Dante's Divine Comedy, believing it to be too hard to understand and grasp given all of the historical references within it. This can be overcome by combining Anthony Esolen's translation of Dante's Inferno with Fr. Paul Person's Spiritual Direction from Dante: Avoiding the Inferno. Mr. Esolen's translation and copious notes and Fr. Person's direction help you to understand the various stages of the Inferno and the spiritual lessons contained in each.
Most people, even those familiar with his classic, do not realize that Dante Aligheri’s Divine Comedy, chock-full as it is of history and politics, is a masterpiece of spiritual writing. The most famous of his three volumes is the Inferno, an account of Dante's journey through the underworld, where he sees the horror of sin firsthand. Join Dante and—guided by Oratorian Father Paul Pearson—with him . . .
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The Inferno is comprised of 33 cantos. Lent is comprised of 40 days. This makes Lent the perfect time for using The Inferno as spiritual reading!
Most people shy away from reading Dante's Divine Comedy, believing it to be too hard to understand and grasp given all of the historical references within it. This can be overcome by combining Anthony Esolen's translation of Dante's Inferno with Fr. Paul Person's Spiritual Direction from Dante: Avoiding the Inferno. Mr. Esolen's translation and copious notes and Fr. Person's direction help you to understand the various stages of the Inferno and the spiritual lessons contained in each.
Most people, even those familiar with his classic, do not realize that Dante Aligheri’s Divine Comedy, chock-full as it is of history and politics, is a masterpiece of spiritual writing. The most famous of his three volumes is the Inferno, an account of Dante's journey through the underworld, where he sees the horror of sin firsthand. Join Dante and—guided by Oratorian Father Paul Pearson—with him . . .
- learn that the sufferings of the souls in hell are the natural consequences of the spiritual disorder of their sinful actions.
- develop a profound hatred for sin, not merely because it offends God, but because it will destroy your soul and thwart your happiness, both on earth and for eternity.
- observe the horrible punishments of the damned and be shocked into a state of enlightened self-interest.
- armed with the knowledge of what sin does to us, resolve to fight against it with all your strength.
- realize that this literary journey through hell is intended to lead you to heaven.
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