Escape from Evil's Darkness: The Light of Christ in the Church, Spiritual Conversion, and Moral Conversion

This book synthesises the best advice given by Catholic spiritual masters through the ages, and is a practical guide to implementing it in our busy lives. It gives a roadmap on how to deepen our relationship with the Lord and how to be transformed in virtue in the imitation of Christ. Since the Catholic Church lies at the heart of spiritual and moral conversion, the book examines of the evidence that Jesus established an office of highest juridical and magisterial authority which he intended not only for Peter, but also for his successors. Confidence and reliance on this Church lays the foundation for conversion and eternal salvation. There are three elements in Catholic spiritual and moral conversion that provide invaluable assistance on our journey to eternal life in Christ through the Church -- the sacraments, prayer, and moral conversion. With respect to the sacraments, emphasis is placed on their origin in Jesus, the graces they impart, and how best to facilitate their good effects in our lives. With prayer, priority is on developing a contemplative life – a close dialogical personal relationship with the Lord. With moral conversion, emphasis is on resisting temptation and making the transition from “the old self” to “the new self” in the image of Christ. Appropriating virtue, resisting temptation, and becoming the “new self” is no easy task. Many are unsuccessful because they do not bring their efforts of transformation into their subconscious psyche. St. Ignatius of Loyola understood the need to detach from sin and appropriate virtue on the deepest levels of the mind, so he devised the Examen Prayer which is a remarkably successful method. This book gives a practical explanation of the Examen and complements it with insights from modern psychology.

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