WHEN SPIRITUALITY ISN’T ENOUGH
Understanding Our Physical Need for God in the Sacraments

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tell us that “spirit and matter, in man, are not two natures united, but rather their union forms a single nature.” If human-to-human relationships require physical interaction, how much more so does a human relationship with God, the ultimate source and object of our love. We sometimes think of our relationship with God as strictly spiritual. But we cannot have a complete relationship with God on a purely spiritual level – because we are not purely spiritual. God knows this, and in his infinite wisdom and love he has provided ways for this physical interaction to happen through Jesus Christ, God in human flesh. Jesus is thus the sacrament of God. He is the visible, tangible sign of God’s invisible reality. Jesus completes our relationship with God, revealing God totally and bringing our relationship to the point where we can physically touch and truly become one with him. Jesus brings God’s full and saving grace to all who accept his physical and spiritual touch. This book tells us how.

About the Author: James Penrice has also written these titles from ST PAULS / Alba House: Crossing Home: The Spiritual Lessons of Baseball; Goad to Go: The Spiritual Lessons of Football; God Could Be Teen: Nobody Understands Him Either; If There Is God, Why Do I Need Braces?; You Know More Than You Think; Conscience: An Owner’s Manual; A New Dad’s Guide to Playing God; and Living the Eucharist through Sport. He is the Director of Adult Formation for St Mary’s Parish in Spring Lake, Michigan, where he lives with his wife Gina and their children Zachary, Elizabeth and Nicholas.