Hans Urs von Balthasar

Book of All Saints

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“The Book of All Saints is a wonderful gift to the Church because it shows us how the saints pray and because it invites us – by contagion, as it were - to pray ourselves.”

Confession - 2nd Edition

Theology

“Von Speyr's book on confession is one of her most central works. Indeed, all her books revolve around the act and attitude of confession, around the personal and ecclesial-sacramental encounter between sinner and God, around that total openness that is the prerequisite for all blessing, mission and prayer.”

Doctor and Patient

Work, Money & Leadership

“The focal questions around which Adrienne’s thinking revolves are touched upon here: the holistically human, correct behavior of the practicing doctor towards his patients, and the comprehensive problem of medical truth as it presents itself in the doctor’s knowledge on one hand, and in the sick person’s experience on the other hand. The mutual limits of these can only be transcended in the opening to the divine truth - and what is accessible to us of it in Jesus Christ. This book shows how much Adrienne realistically cared for the people entrusted to her, even as she constantly struggled to mediate between her numerous worldly responsibilities and the abundance of her spiritual insights, to which her scriptural commentaries and other religious works bear witness.”

First Glance at Adrienne von Speyr - 2nd Edition

History & Biography

“On the whole I received far more from Adrienne, theologically, than she from me. As her confessor and spiritual director, I observed her interior life most closely, yet in twenty-seven years I never had the least doubt about the authentic mission that was hers. Her work appears far more important to me than mine. I am convinced that when her works are made available, those who are in a position to judge will concur with me about their value and will thank God that he has granted such graces to the Church in our time.”

The Cross - Second Edition

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“I received far more from Adrienne, theologically, than she from me. Her work appears far more important to me than mine. I am convinced that when her works are made available, those who are in a position to judge will concur with me about their value and will thank God that he has granted such graces to the Church in our time.”

The Mission of the Prophets

Christian Living

“Von Speyr's main concern with these great figures of the Old Testament is their inner decisions, their prayers, their tasks, their fulfillment of the roles God has assigned to them. Their missions were both personal and historical - different and new in every case, always surprising and never to be calculated.”

The World of Prayer

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“What is found here in this book is rich enough to rekindle genuine prayer life in the Church and to give a powerful impetus to the theology of prayer.”

Three Women and the Lord - 2nd Edition

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“I received far more from Adrienne, theologically, than she from me. Her work appears far more important to me than mine. I am convinced that when her works are made available, those who are in a position to judge will concur with me about their value and will thank God that he has granted such graces to the Church in our time.”