Paperback: Saint Anthony of Padua deserves to be rediscovered as a saintly teacher for our time. To meet this need, in splendid fashion, Father Claude M Jarmak, a Conventual Franciscan friar, responds in the pages of this book, If You Seek Miracles: Reflections Of Saint Anthony Of Padua (1998).
He helps us know Saint Anthony through the Saint’s own words, sharing his profound and engaging reflections on the teachings of Jesus. The Saint claimed that Sacred Scripture supplies us with answers for all important questions in our life: our origin, identity and destination. It is in this sense that each section of this book is entitled "Saint Anthony reflects on..." because not only are his thoughts presented, but so are the passages from Sacred Scripture that he used to verify and confirm his teachings.
No wonder Saint Francis of Assisi commissioned Saint Anthony to teach theology to his first Franciscan priests. No wonder people crowded churches to hear Saint Anthony's preaching. No wonder the reader will find this book an aid for reflective prayer, a resource for preaching and teaching, and a reference for Franciscan spirituality, and much more.
This is because Saint Anthony’s lively intellect and prayerful reading of the Gospel of Jesus open up fresh understanding of the parables and offer uplifting insights on topics which range from the Blessed Trinity through Mary, the Mother of God, to the means of holiness.
May the Holy Spirit use these pages to let Saint Anthony guide the reader more deeply into the truth and power of the Word of God.
About the author: Fr Claude Jarmak was born in Buffalo, New York on 20 August 1927. He became a Franciscan in 1946 and was ordained a priest in 1954. From 1976 to 1982, he was president and academic dean of St Hyacinth College and seminary in Granby, Massachusetts. From 1982 to 1986, Fr Jarmak lived at the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, Italy. Upon his return to the United States, he resumed teaching Latin and Franciscan studies at St Hyacinth. He was also a contributing writer to the Messenger of Saint Anthony, published in Padua, Italy, a magazine for which he wrote a series of articles on the saintliness and spirituality of Saint Francis and Saint Anthony until his death on 19 August 2001. Fr Jarmak is the author of three other books on St Anthony: Seek First His Kingdom, Praise to You, Lord, and Saint Anthony: Herald of the Good News.
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