Praise Without Ceasing

“This beautiful little book is a perfect guide for anyone who wants an introduction to Augustine’s spiritual wisdom. Clearly and accessibly written, Praise Without Ceasing is a treasure trove of Augustine’s deepest insights about journeying home to God, laid bare for the current age.”
—Veronica Roberts Ogle, Assistant Professor of Political and Social Thought and the Augustinian Catholic Intellectual Tradition, Villanova University

“James Lee’s Praise Without Ceasing offers an accessible and insightful guide to understanding the caritative spirituality of Augustine’s thought. Lee’s presentation of Augustine’s insight into the deepest longings of the human heart has much to teach all who are interested in Augustine’s thought. Readers will benefit from journeying alongside Augustine and Lee!”
—Colleen E. Mitchell, Associate Director of Outreach, Augustinian Institute, Villanova University

“A common barrier to St. Augustine’s thought is its immensity. There are so many insights that one does not know where to start and, if one does start with one element and focuses on it, such as Augustine’s interiority, one risks losing sight of other elements, such as his emphasis on community. Lee’s book answers this problem by being a concise, accessible overview of various elements in Augustine’s spirituality with many quotes from Augustine himself.”
—Austin Murphy, OSB, St. Procopius Abbey

“In this informative, delightful, and captivating book, James Lee invites us on a spiritual journey with Saint Augustine of Hippo. Its destination is nothing less than God, who is great and exceedingly worthy of praise. I highly recommend reading this book to go with Saint Augustine to God.”
—Andrew Hofer, OP, editor of The Cambridge Companion to Augustine’s Sermons

“This little gem of a book not only offers the best, concise account available of the spiritual life according to St. Augustine, it also offers an introduction to the spiritual life itself, in contrast to the series of self-help books and websites to which it is often reduced. The spiritual life is here revealed as both personal and ecclesial, biblical and sacramental, a bracing life in the Spirit in which the discipline of prayer and the ubiquity of grace are intimately intertwined, a training of the heart whose thirst for God can never be satisfied by any other path. An accessible book anchored in sound scholarly judgment and seasoned pedagogical experience. Highly recommended.”
—John C. Cavadini, McGrath-Cavadini Director, McGrath Institute for Church Life, University of Notre Dame