The Seven Mansions of Spiritual Growth

God our Father loves us so much that He wants us to share His Love. He wants us to be like Him and with Him, that our soul be embellished with His own virtues. The soul is a privileged place where God-Trinity establishes a little home in the innermost part called the Castle of the Soul. Those who have a deep faith know that God offers Himself for an encounter in the most intimate part of oneself. "The Kingdom of God is within you" (Lk 17:21), and religion is above all a relationship with God. Unfortunately, so many Christians allow the grace of their baptism to vegetate; they plateau and turn in circles for lack of light on the path of spiritual growth.
The path of the dwellings is the evolution of the soul from the outside, moving more and more inward to the depths of its heart where the Lord is. The point of arrival is the perfection of the union with God under the movement of the Holy Spirit. These stages allow us to better understand our evolution towards this perfect Man in the full stature of Christ according to Saint Paul: "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. (Gal 2:20) - Marcel Laflamme

I don't know how many times I have read the little gem you hold in your hands. At a time when my life of faith was floundering, it was to him that I clung with all my strength. It was in 2011... Marcel Laflamme's book was just in time. It was an extraordinary practical guide to prayer! This book helped me through a very big spiritual desert... It was a real lifeline for me! As I read this book, reread it and meditate on it, I pray that the Lord of glory will take you too, in his love! - Brigitte Bédard