{"product_id":"the-saints-guide-to-happiness-practical-lessons-in-the-life-of-the-spirit-paperback","title":"The Saints' Guide to Happiness: Practical Lessons in the Life of the Spirit - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Ellsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhat is happiness and how can I find it?\u003c\/i\u003e\" may be one of the most frequently asked questions there is. Perhaps that's because it is so hard to experience lasting happiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Saints' Guide to Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Ellsberg suggests that some of the best people to show us are holy men and women throughout history--from St. Augustine to Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Merton to St. Theresa of Avila and Mother Theresa. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese people weren't saints because of the way they died or their visions or wondrous deeds. They were saints because of their extraordinary capacity for goodness and love, which--in the end--makes us happy.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is happiness and how can I find it?\" may be one of the most frequently asked questions there is. Perhaps that's because it is so hard to experience lasting happiness. \u003cbr\u003eIn \"The Saints' Guide to Happiness, Robert Ellsberg suggests that some of the best people to show us are holy men and women throughout history--from St. Augustine to Flannery O'Connor, Thomas Merton to St. Theresa of Avila and Mother Theresa.\u003cbr\u003eThese people weren't saints because of the way they died or their visions or wondrous deeds. They were saints because of their extraordinary capacity for goodness and love, which--in the end--makes us happy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR \"THE SAINTS' GUIDE TO HAPPINESS \u003cbr\u003e\"Robert Ellsberg regards saints as friends worth knowing . . . for their uncommon wisdom as people who discovered that happiness and holiness are the same thing.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kenneth L. Woodward, author of \"Making Saints \u003cbr\u003e.\" . . neither a quick-fix nor a stiff tone, but a modern, refreshing guide to a true life and the kind of happiness that lasts.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Nora Gallagher, author of\" Practicing Resurrection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Ellsberg, a native of Los Angeles, became a Catholic in 1980 while a member of the Catholic Worker community in lower Manhattan. After studying theology at Harvard Divinity School he became Editor in Chief of Orbis Books, the publishing arm of Maryknoll. Married with three children, he lives in Ossining, New York. His other books include \u003ci\u003eAll Saints \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlessed Among All Women\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.16 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966680301869,"sku":"9780385515665","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OZNcLgD5a29780385515665.webp?v=1775535277","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-saints-guide-to-happiness-practical-lessons-in-the-life-of-the-spirit-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}