Happiness and Joy: Can a Spiritual Life Have Both?

By Nicholas Amato

Father Nicholas Amato has been a priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore for over 50 years. More than 20 of those years were spent ministering as a pastor, and the past 15 years, he has been leading retreats, parish missions, and days of recollection full time. He continues to write, speak publicly, and offer individual spiritual direction. Spirituality is not a science. It is individual and experiential. The leading proponents of spirituality, be they mystics or nature lovers, do not employ scientific method in making their claims. Their claims are personal, spiritual experiences. To their adherents, such contemplatives or spiritual practitioners become models, mentors, or coaches. This is the rationale for the present work. It is borne of Nicholas Amato's leading retreatsover 12 years, his daily contemplative practice of 40 years, and his drawing upon the insights of saints and mystics over millennia

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935911449
• ISBN13: 9781935911449
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Uptown Press
• Length: 134 Pages