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Explore the profound insights and deep love for Sacred Scripture in Anselm's work, The Glories of Heaven. Discover the promised gifts of friendship, honor, joy, and wisdom in heaven.

The Gifts Of Heaven

Relying on his profound insights from prayer and his deep love for Sacred Scripture, Anselm systematically describes various aspects of the happiness of heaven in his work, The Glories of Heaven. This excerpt compiles his writing on the gifts of friendship, honor, joy, and wisdom that we are promised in heaven.

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Virtuous Friendship

The Way of Perfection is a highly detailed guide to approaching the Lord through higher and higher degrees of meditative prayer and contemplation, written by

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Delve into the celestial realm with Saint Anselm of Canterbury and contemplate the extraordinary connections between souls in heaven. Experience the unity, strength, and unparalleled bliss that will define our relationships in paradise. Begin your exploration now.

Friendship In Heaven

What will our relationship with other souls be like in heaven? Reflect with Saint Anselm of Canterbury as he meditates upon the wonderful friendship among the souls in heaven and the concord, power, and perfect joy that we will experience together in paradise.

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Explore the analogy between human friendship and friendship with God in our in-depth study of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Discover how the faithful soul can grow in its friendship with God.

Consuming Much Salt

In a previous article in TAN Direction, it was stated that just as there is an analogy between the natural life of man and the supernatural life of grace, there is an analogy between the development of human friendship and friendship between the soul and God. This being the case, a study of human friendship will show how it is that the faithful soul can grow in its friendship with God. For this, we turn to Aristotle, the Philosopher, who treated on friendship in his Nicomachean Ethics. The following are his observations:

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Strengthen your friendships by gaining accurate knowledge about your friends. Learn why understanding your friends is essential for meaningful connections.

Knowledge Of God And Friendship

In a friendship, having correct knowledge of one’s friend is necessary and foundational.  For example, let’s say that one has a friend and holds that this friend lives in Houston, works at an aquarium, is unmarried, and graduated from Miami University while in reality this other individual actually lives in Reading, works at an office, is married, and graduated from West Virginia University.  If such a one were to base his interactions with his friend based on the false things he holds about the friend, then this friendship will be stifled.  Additionally, the deeper the friendship is, the more intimate the knowledge the friends will have of each other.

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