The Glories of Divine Grace

We are aware that baptism bestows sanctifying grace upon us and grants us a portion of God's eternal life, making us children of God and heirs of paradise. How does that apply to our everyday lives, though? The enormous grace gift that the Savior obtained for us and the incredible power this grace imparts to our lives are both described in The Glories of Divine Grace. The concept of grace takes center stage among the mysteries of faith. Grace is at the core of Christianity because it is how God communicates with and is received by us. It is a wrongdoing against God to take this gift of divine favor for granted or to let it go to waste. Fr. Matthias J. Scheeben was a man who understood divine grace personally and valued it wisely, as seen by his insights into its splendors. Do not let this wonderful gift go unappreciated, unused, or misinterpreted. Read this amazing and captivating book about grace.

Matthias Joseph Scheeben (1835–1888) was a German priest and scholar whose theology points to the inner coherence of the Christian faith and its supernatural mysteries. Notable in his own time, Scheeben later received praise from Pope Pius XI, who in 1935 encouraged study of the late theologian’s works, reflecting: “The entire theology of Scheeben bears the stamp of a pious ascetical theology.” Hans Urs von Balthasar credited Scheeben as “the greatest German theologian to date.” Scheeben’s works include Nature and Grace, The Mysteries of Christianity, and the unfinished Handbook of Catholic Dogmatics.

 

“Because [Scheeben’s] thinking is so profoundly rooted in the Church Fathers and Sacred Scripture, his deepest speculative theology makes one want to drop to their knees in prayer, in absolute awe at the glory of who the Triune God is and what he has done for us.”
Andrew Swafford, PhD
Professor of Theology, Benedictine College

 

“In an age of individualism, we prefer to grasp after straws rather than accept the deifying fire that would lift us to glory. Scheeben points us heavenward, a masterful guide into the divine mystery of faith.”
Jared Staudt, PhD
St. John Vianney Seminary, Denver

 

“Scheeben masterfully outlines what grace is, how it works, and how it ultimately leads to our intimate union with God Himself, a union Scheeben so wonderful describes as ‘drawing down the entire Holy Trinity from Heaven into our soul.’”
Taylor Patrick O’Neill, PhD
Thomas Aquinas College, New England

 

“This early work of one of the greatest authors of Catholic theology in the modern era is penetrated by scholastic analysis of the mystery of grace. It is also a beautiful and profound work of mystical theology, giving voice to the living experience of the inward presence of God, and its transformative power within human nature.”
Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP
Rector, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)