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This Tremendous Lover

This Tremendous Lover

By Dom Eugene Boylan

366 pp

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About the Book

This Tremendous Lover was first published in 1946 and has since become known as a classic of Catholic spirituality and a heartfelt guide to strengthening our relationship with Christ. Author Dom Eugene Boylan introduces us to a love story between God and man, revealing how various aspects of day-to-day life shed light on Christ's all-consuming love. Boylan guides the reader through a series of meditations on how Christ can be found through prayer, humility, the sacraments, and even such mundane acts as reading or conversation. Ultimately, it is only through the abandonment of our will to the will of God that we are saved, for "No one can truly love, except Christ loves in him. No one can be truly loved, except Christ be loved in him."


About the Author

Dom Eugene Boylan, O.C.S.O. (1904–1964) was an Irish Trappist monk, scientist, and spiritual writer. After earning degrees in mathematics and physics in Dublin and Vienna, he entered Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea, where he was ordained in 1937. Beloved as a retreat master and confessor, Boylan authored two enduring classics of spirituality: Difficulties in Mental Prayer (1943) and This Tremendous Lover (1946). His writings continue to inspire lay people and religious alike with their rare combination of intellectual clarity and pastoral gentleness. He was appointed abbot of Roscrea in 1962 and died unexpectedly in 1964.

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