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The Christ's Call to Perfection and the Religious Life According to the Doctors of the Church

The Christ's Call to Perfection and the Religious Life According to the Doctors of the Church

Goodwin, Sidney

Paperback

CatholicismChristian Living

ISBN13: 9798235328051
Publisher: Colloquium Verlag
Published: Apr 16 2026
Pages: 148
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

From the first pages of the Gospel, the figure of Christ stands before humanity not merely as a teacher of moral principles or a founder of a religious movement, but as the living and incarnate summons to a new way of life. His words, gestures, and very presence communicate a divine invitation that is at once universal and deeply personal. Among His teachings, none is more striking, more demanding, or more luminous than the command spoken in the Sermon on the Mount: Be you therefore perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. This imperative, addressed to all who would follow Him, forms the foundation of the Christian understanding of perfection. It is not a counsel for the few, nor a poetic exaggeration meant to inspire without binding. It is a real call, rooted in the mystery of grace, and it shapes the entire spiritual tradition of the Church.

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