Rather than avoiding death, great saints like Robert Bellarmine, the book's author, use it as a prism through which to see life from the appropriate viewpoint – God's perspective.
When seen in this light, death becomes a source of spiritual liberation rather than a source of fear for them — and for you — allowing you to love the world as it should be loved and to answer your final summons with joy.
For you, St. Robert Bellarmine makes things simple. He describes sixteen things you can do right now to get your life in order so you may start living better now and be ready for death, whether it happens tomorrow or years from now. Not only will these sixteen insightful measures free you from fear; they'll invigorate your spiritual life and bring into all aspects of your life the consoling peace of Christ.
Allow St. Robert Bellarmine, a great Doctor of the Church who impacted the composition of the Declaration of Independence and other American founding documents, to teach you how to die wisely. You'll find out:
- Why learning these principles is more important than anything else you can do today
- How to die to the world while living in it — without losing the truly good things in life
- Fasting: how this spiritual discipline can determine your soul's destiny
- The secret spoiler of prayers and good works: has it crept into your heart?
- Why now is the time to prepare for death — whether you're young or in your twilight years
- And much more to help you learn to live well now and to die holy when God calls you!