Ralph Martin - The Fulfillment of All Desire: A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints

Ralph Martin has produced a gem of a guidebook for those who would set out on the path to holiness in language that readily engages the modern reader. Martin's particular genius is to make the most profound spiritual treasures accessible to contemporary people. Like the masters whose wisdom he distills, he communicates a burning desire to respond to the Lord's call. The result is an inspiring work brimming with insight and practical help for people at every stage of the spiritual journey.

F ATHER P ETER R YAN , S.J.
Professor of Moral Theology,
Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD.

I am deeply moved by this work. There is a beauty in this book which draws the reader into intimate friendships with the saints and opens one to the Holy Spirit's presence, increasing our desire for nuptial union. This book, with its synthesis of the saints' teaching, is an extraordinary gift to the Church for the work of the new evangelization.

F ATHER J OHN H ORN , S.J.
Co-founder of the Institute for Priestly Formation,
Creighton University, Omaha, NE.

Many Catholics leave the church and seek refuge in eastern religions and in cult movements because they are seeking a spirituality and prayer of greater depth than they find in their own tradition. But they need not seek elsewhere. Ralph Martin opens up the sources of the rich, Catholic, mystical tradition and makes it accessible to all, clergy and laity alike.

F ATHER K ILIAN M CDONNELL , O.S.B.
Founder and President of the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research,
St. John's University, Collegeville, MN.

This reliable and challenging synthesis, which is obviously the fruit of lots of prayerful reflection and study, abounds in wisdom, offers practical guidance, and deserves to be a classic.

F ATHER P ATRICK C OLLINS , C.M.
Author of numerous books and lecturer in spirituality at
All Hallows College as well as at Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland.

Ralph Martin has written an excellent book that gathers together the wisdom of Bernard of Clairvaux, Teresa of Avila and others as well who have left us with a great store of wisdom about how we can cooperate with the transforming work of the Spirit. Without watering down the depth of these writers Ralph has made their teachings understandable and accessible and given us a true guidebook for the journey to God. Men and women in all parts of the Body of Christ will find this book both inspiring and practically useful. A great help for our life of prayer.

P ASTOR M IKE B ICKLE
Founder of the International House of Prayer, Kansas City, MO.

Ralph Martin transmits in an orderly and attractive manner the consensus teaching of some of the great representatives of the Western spiritual tradition. I would recommend this book particularly to young couples who wish to come to know God more deeply and allow him, with the help of genuine spiritual masters, to work a deep transformation in their lives, one that builds their family and endures for eternity.

F ATHER F RANCIS M ARTIN , SSD
Holder of the Adam Cardinal Maida Chair in Sacred Scripture,
Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI.