Holiness: A Guide for Beginners

by Hubert Van Zeller

Yes, holiness is within your reach...and attaining it is far simpler than you think. These pages reveal all you need to know to get started.

Genres: Catholic, Spirituality, Religion

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1996

About the author

Dom Hubert van Zeller lived a life of spiritual adventure and holy renunciation. He was born in Egypt when that nation was a British protectorate, and entered the Benedictine novitiate at age nineteen. His soul thirsted for an austere way of life; at one point he even left the Benedictines to enter a strict Carthusian monastery. However, he soon returned to the Benedictines. A talented sculptor as well as a writer, his artworks adorn churches in Britain and the United States. He was a friend of the great Catholic writers Msgr. Ronald Knox and Evelyn Waugh, and is the author of Holiness: A Guide for Beginners, Holiness for Housewives, and Spirit of Penance, Path to God.

Reviews

[booklady · Rating 5 out of 5]

We're all beginners, always.

Worth reading every year.

[Lkb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Please read this little book. Life changing!

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a simple book but a treasure chest of ideas. I found this online after hearing Fr. Mike Schmitz mention this in a YouTube video. Do not regret this purchase and will come back to it many times.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet little book that teaches the basics of holiness. We are all called to it. We are to be perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect according to the gospel of Matthew, so I wanted to explore it more. Holiness or sanctity requires faith, perseverance, and love. It is always doing the will of God and, by doing it, we become joyful.

[Greg Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very down to earth. Any lay person would benefit from the direct approach to becoming a saint.

[Johnmichael Debartolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a thoughtful read and introduced "God's point of view", to me.