Fr. Wojciech Giertych, O.P. The Mystery of Divine Love. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2022. Paperback $14.95. eBook $9.99. 128 pages. Available from the publisher.
Renowned Theologian of the Pontifical Household Fr. Wojciech Giertych, O.P. provides a fresh, relational look at Scripture in his new book The Mystery of Divine Love. It will ignite readers’ spiritual lives and assist them in trusting in God with simplicity and confidence.
Fr. Giertych invites readers to take a deep dive into living the virtues of faith, hope, and charity. “Just a declaration of faith is not yet sufficient. Faith has to seep into life, into all our reactions. Because faith opens us to grace, which heals,” shared Fr. Giertych.
Through examples from the lives of the saints, especially Saint Therese, along contemporary stories, Fr. Giertych elucidates our universal call to holiness and communion with God. With powerful and practical analogies, Fr. Giertych explains how:
- God is love and His love is more powerful than our expectations
- We should pray in faith always, especially for those who no longer believe
- To embrace a childlike faith, and how to teach children to pray
- God shows us new dimensions of His love, even in trials
- The love of God impels us to perform acts of charity
- The supernatural love elevates our human love
Fr. Giertych writes of the soul’s encounter with the Living God. “The Father is somehow mysterious, and we can say that God hides in the mystery. But by hiding in the mystery, He reveals Himself more, because we encounter God, not through our clear, rational knowledge, but through faith and love, where there is trust and a recognition of the paternal heart.”
Regardless of our vocation and where we are currently at, Fr. Giertych reminds us of God’s desire for an intimate, loving relationship with us.
Reviews of Fr. Giertych’s last book Spark of Faith also apply to this work: “Beautifully written and translated, comprehensive in scope, and wonderfully rich in content, this is a masterwork on the nature of Christian faith.” (Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia) “A retreat between two covers, to be savored, prayed over, and then shared with friends.” (George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow and William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies, Ethics and Public Policy Center)
Another reviewer said Fr. Giertych “has a gift of expressing the most profound and complex theological truths in clear, concise language grounded in the concrete circumstances of everyday life.”
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