Single for a Greater Purpose: A Hidden Joy in the Catholic Church - Paperback

by Luanne Zurlo (Author)

In these fascinating pages, author Luanne Zurlo shows that, contrary to popular opinion, single life is often a holy, joyful vocation lived out, sometimes in a hidden way, by souls who have had an authentic encounter with Christ.

Here she sheds light on this little-understood vocation discerned and embraced by a growing number of single persons who neither marry nor enter religious life.

These souls are joyfully single for a greater purpose, nourishing both the world and the Church with the unique spiritual strengths and graces that God gives to souls who deliberately remain single for Him -- in the world but not of it.

Read these pages to learn:

• Why dedicated single life is uniquely suited to our times
• How it builds on our baptismal vocations
• The special role that dedicated singles have in the Church
• How the dedicated-single vocation complements marriage and religious life
• How celibacy for the sake of the Ki

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  In these fascinating pages, author Luanne Zurlo shows that, contrary to popular opinion, single life is often a holy, joyful vocation lived out, sometimes in a hidden way, by souls who have had an authentic encounter with Christ.

  These souls are joyfully single for a greater purpose, nourishing both the world and the Church with the unique spiritual strengths and graces that God gives to souls who deliberately remain single for Him "¬‚¬" in the world but not of it.

  Read these pages to learn:

  • Why dedicated single life is uniquely suited to our times
  • How it builds on our baptismal vocations
  • The special role that dedicated singles have in the Church
  • How the dedicated-single vocation complements marriage and religious life
  • How celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom yields a fruitful spousal relationship with Christ
  • How dedicated singles can follow the evangelical counsels of obedience and poverty without the structured life of a religious community
  Number of Pages: 208
  Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN
  Publication Date: November 19, 2019