The Frog's Prayer 2

What is the reason for the extraordinary success of Tony de Mello's books? In the words of Pedro Miguel Lamet, "it is one more manifestation of the hunger for spirituality that is spreading throughout the world. The man of today, immersed in a profound cultural change, wants to know first who he is, what ties he has, what are the things that prevent him from walking; and he wants to recover God above what for many years he has identified with the name of God: laws, norms, doctrines not made flesh, words foreign to life... That is why Tony de Mello used to say that "our violent spirituality has created problems for us", or that Jesus Christ has a terrible reputation because of what is said about him in the pulpits", or that "when your holiness becomes evident, I have my suspicions"... In a word, if we want to make Christianity credible, we need to go deep, much further."

ANTONY DE MELLO, SJ TE

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