{"id":7319,"date":"2004-05-08T13:23:07","date_gmt":"2004-05-08T13:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/05\/spiritual_workout_of_a_former_saint.html"},"modified":"2004-05-08T13:23:07","modified_gmt":"2004-05-08T13:23:07","slug":"spiritual_workout_of_a_former_saint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/05\/spiritual_workout_of_a_former_saint.html","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Workout of a Former Saint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a Times-Picayune article on that Danny Abramowicz book Michael edited.<\/a><\/p>\n

The path that winds from professional athlete to drunk to recovering drunk now finds Abramowicz as author of a small handbook on spirituality for men: “Spiritual Workout of a Former Saint” (Our Sunday Visitor).<\/p>\n

“Workout” is an instruction manual for men, salted with a few of Abramowicz’s own stories of what he believes are clear signs of God’s action in his life. <\/p>\n

Chapters on the Holy Spirit as a “personal trainer,” “stretching out” in prayer, “scouting” temptation and others are interspersed with relevant digressions called “time outs.” <\/p>\n

It is drenched with Scripture references but also frequently refers to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and such spiritual masters as St. Ignatius Loyola, Thomas Kempis and Thomas Merton. <\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amazon link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a Times-Picayune article on that Danny Abramowicz book Michael edited. 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