Filled with all the Fullness of God An Introduction to Catholic Spirituality [Hardcover]

Filled with All the Fullnessof God looks at the truths of Christian faith which pertain to spiritualgrowth and the 'lived theologies' or spiritualties which have derived fromthem.McDermott discusses here a variety of issues - human self-knowledge,our understanding of God, our partaking in the divine nature of God and theimportance of prayer. He also emphasizes the importance of personal spiritualgrowth and argues that we should see Christianity not as a matter of just 'gettingto heaven' but as a way of participating in the divine life here and nowthrough deifying grace in the sphere of the Church, prayer and the Eucharist.McDermott illustrates his argument with a variety ofsources: Scripture, the Church Fathers, Thomas Aquinas, Catherine of Siena, theCatechism of the Catholic Church, andcontemporary spiritual writers.

Introduction / 1. Self-Knowledge / 2. Knowledge of God / 3. Partakers of the Divine Nature / 4. A Deified Mind and Heart / 5. The Reign of God / 6: Prayer / 7. Growing in Grace / 8. Peaceful Sea / Conclusions / Bibliography / Index

Thomas McDermott is a Dominican
priest and Regent of Studies of the Province of St. Albert the Great. He obtained a doctorate in spiritual theology
from the Angelicum and taught for several years at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in
St. Louis. He wrote Catherine of Siena.
Spiritual development in her life and teaching (2008).

This book looks at the truths of Christian faith which pertain to spiritual growth. McDermott discusses human self-knowledge, our understanding of God, our partaking in the divine nature of God and the significance of prayer, emphasizing the importance of personal spiritual growth and participation in the divine life.