The Christian's Guide to Character and Success: For Young Persons Seeking Lasting Happiness and Spiritual Wealth - Softcover

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Fr. Edward F. Garesché (1876-1960) was a practicing lawyer before he entered the Jesuit novitiate. Once ordained, he devoted himself to medical mission work and to writing. In addition to The Catholic Book of Character and Success, The Everyday Apostle, and A Marian Devotional, he's the author of seven volumes of poetry, twenty-four books, ten booklets, and numerous articles on prayer, art, history, science, education, pastoral theology, and nursing. Fr. Garesché founded of the Sons of Mary, a medical missionary congregation.

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How to live a life of nobility and goodness "¬‚¬" even in corrupt and confusing times.

Here is a complete guide to mature, responsible, even noble behavior in our complex modern society. Written in the 1930s by Edward F. Garesch and steeped in the wisdom of the ages, these pages teach the timeless principles that have led countless souls to true success and lasting happiness.

Filled with savvy advice on how to deal with the practical problems faced by all those who strive to live their lives nobly and well, this book teaches you:

• How to discipline your imagination so that it won't lead you astray;
• How to tell the critical difference between pleasure and happiness;
• How to strengthen your will to ensure that you always choose the good;
• How to maintain a healthy mind and resist temptations;
• How to practice fortitude and grow temperate.

Once you assimilate the wisdom here, you will know how to find genuine success "¬‚¬" the kind of success that transcends money, fame, and worldly pleasure.