Along the Way: Lessons for an Authentic: Lessons for an Authentic Journey of Faith

A Journey from the Spiritual Wilderness to an Integrated Catholic Life

Just in time for the Year of Faith, Randy Hain's second book (his first was the award-winning "The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work") is a thought-provoking, lesson-filled road map for navigating our faith journeys as Catholics. He considers conversion, faith, prayer, peace, parenthood, the Blessed Mother, the search for Truth, authenticity, and more from a humble and uniquely integrated Catholic life perspective. "We are not able to tackle everything at once, so let's make it simple and focus on what we can do. We need to work on ourselves and pursue lives of personal holiness, never forgetting we are made for Heaven and not this world," writes Hain.

Living an authentic Catholic life is not easy, especially in our contemporary society that views Christian beliefs in subjective and relativistic terms, yet Christians cannot stand on the sidelines. Along the Way provides encouraging guidance on hot-button topics, including materialism, charity, life issues, reconciliation, and much more. Though these lessons emerge from Hain's personal experience and observations, he applies them broadly to individual and community life within the Church.

Along the Way is an excellent source of spiritual enrichment for individuals or faith-sharing groups. Lifelong Catholics, those returning to the faith, converts, and anyone seeking the Truth will find this book practical, inspirational, and engaging.