Br. Bertrand Hebert, O.P., on the Simplicity of Holiness

"Living a holy life is not that difficult. In fact, it's quite simple.

"Let's start with holiness itself. Holiness is simple. And the road to get there is simple, too. If holiness is our full conformity to Christ (Rom 8:29; Eph 4:13), then prayer is the school in which we learn to imitate Christ's love of the Father and so become holy ourselves (CCC 2564). It is in this school of prayer that we encounter our teacher, the Holy Spirit, who not only enlightens our minds but also guides our actions to live in a holy way. In short, holiness is simple because we are made holy through the lucid instruction of the Holy Spirit. And he is a good and patient teacher. 

"Let's now consider this divine school in more detail. The Holy Spirit makes prayer simple. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Brother Bertrand Hebert, O.P., reflected on the simplicity of holiness - simple because the "Holy Spirit instructs us to turn away from those things that make it complicated". and, in so doing, turns us toward Himself.

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