On Loving God

Name: On Loving God
Brand: Christianaudio
Availability: InStock
Author: P.J. Ochlan
ISBN: 9781683660828

Author: P.J. Ochlan, Saint Bernard Bernard of Clairvaux

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 1 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mission Audio

Published: 08/31/2016

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christianity, Catholic, Christian Theology

Synopsis

"We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable." On Loving God is first a touching description of God's love for us as a unmistakably demonstrated in the death of his Son. Second, it is a call for us to joyfully respond to God like the child who runs to and embraces her father whose love is sure. As St. Bernard writes, "They love all the more, because they know themselves to be loved so exceedingly."

About P.J. Ochlan

P. J. Ochlan, an Audie Award-nominated and multiple AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator, has recorded close to 200 audiobooks. His acting career spans more than thirty years and has included Broadway, the New York Shakespeare Festival (under Joseph Papp), critically acclaimed feature films, and regular roles in television series. Along the way, he's worked with countless icons, including Jodie Foster, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, Al Pacino, and Garry Marshall.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon on November 22, 2023

How often do we ask this question: what love does God want from us? So often it is just the opposite; we pray to God to tell him what we want - never thinking that we are in a relationship - never considering what we should give in return. Although this is a Christian text (Roman Catholic) the quest......more

Goodreads review by Reagan on March 07, 2025

A medieval spiritual classic.......more

Goodreads review by Alex on August 11, 2020

A succinct, exquisite meditation on what it means to love God. Suffused with Scripture and movingly written, this is devotional literature at its finest.......more

Goodreads review by Jaden on March 30, 2025

St. Bernard’s view of this life, presented in this text using two main illustrations, is absolutely enchanting. In the first section, we are compared to the bride of the Song of Solomon, currently resting our head on the left hand of the Bridegroom, awaiting the day when His right hand shall embrace......more

Goodreads review by Zach on January 09, 2024

For the most part, there is not much new here in the context of western mysticism in the high medieval period, yet it is quite a good succinct presentation on why man ought to love God and what that entails. I found the distinction between the 4 degrees of love quite helpful. It is a good way to show......more