St. Francis de Sales’ reputation as a charitable teacher and defender of Catholic doctrine shines through in this three-volume collection. A nobleman turned priest and bishop, de Sales ministered in the face of intense opposition, overcoming the vitriol of his detractors with gentleness and kindness. That practical and engaging spirit is on full display in Practical Piety, a series of discourses on personal devotion culled from his sermons and correspondence. The Catholic Controversy documents de Sale’s defense of Catholicism in the midst of Protestant resistance. Rounding out this introduction is Mary Elizabeth Herbert’s The Mission of St. Francis of Sales in the Chablais, a sympathetic recounting of St. Francis’ challenging period of mission to convert Protestants in modern day France and Switzerland. The Select Works of St. Francis de Sales is a strong introduction to the life and thought of an important Catholic writer and apologist.
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