He Leadeth Me by Walter J. Ciszek S.J.

He Leadeth Me

An Extraordinary Testament of Faith

Walter J. Ciszek S.J., Daniel L. Flaherty S.J., Walter J. Ciszek

PRH Christian Publishing · Print & ebook · May 6, 2014

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply personal true story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse Captured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent twenty-three agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia.

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Who it’s for
Ciszek’s memoir brings spiritual reflection into sharp focus against imprisonment and forced labor.
Genres
Religious Lives, Christian Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Published
PRH Christian Publishing, May 6, 2014

About this book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A deeply personal true story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse Captured by a Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” Jesuit Father Walter J. Ciszek spent twenty-three agonizing years in Soviet prisons and the labor camps of Siberia.

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Only through an utter reliance on God’s will did he manage to endure the extreme hardship. He tells of the courage he found in prayer—a courage that eased the loneliness, the pain, the frustration, the anguish, the fears, the despair. For, as Ciszek relates, the solace of spiritual contemplation gave him an inner serenity upon which he was able to draw amidst the “arrogance of evil” that surrounded him. Ciszek learns to accept the inhuman work in the infamous Siberian salt mines as a labor pleasing to God. And through that experience, he was able to turn the adverse forces of circumstance into a source of positive value and a means of drawing closer to the compassionate and never-forsaking Divine Spirit. He Leadeth Me is a book to inspire all Christians to greater faith and trust in God—even in their darkest hour. As the author asks, “What can ultimately trouble the soul that accepts every moment of every day as a gift from the hands of God and strives always to do his will?”

Faith Under Pressure

Ciszek’s memoir brings spiritual reflection into sharp focus against imprisonment and forced labor.

Come here for

  • A deeply personal account of faith tested by captivity and hardship
  • Prayer and spiritual reflection under pressure

Expect

  • A contemplative account of enduring Soviet prisons and Siberian labor camps
  • Faith presented as a source of courage and inner serenity

Where it sits

Religious Lives47%
Christian Memoirs31%
Personal Memoirs21%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Religious Lives
  • Personal Memoirs
  • Catholicism
Authors
Walter J. Ciszek S.J., Daniel L. Flaherty S.J., Walter J. Ciszek
Publisher
PRH Christian Publishing
Published
May 6, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Religious Lives