In our culture, becoming holier often feels impossible. We’re surrounded by distractions that so deplete our time, attention, and energy that we don’t take the steps we know will make us holy. But in this book, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames equips us to take them anyway. If we follow the practical steps in his easy-to-read guide, we’ll start to see God do what we’ve all longed for Him to do—totally transform us into disciples.

Catholics young and old, from all over the world, have been inspired by the overt joy for life, uncompromising care for the poor, and surprising relatability of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. But what was the real Frassati like? What sustained this young man’s faith and gave him the strength to love and care for so many people during his short time on Earth? Discover the keys to Frassati’s beautiful life of radiant holiness.

Essentialism is a radical shift in mindset, and behavior away from the nonessentialist mindset and behaviors so popular in today’s world. Nonessentialism is defined as the undisciplined pursuit of more. Essentialism, on the other hand, is the disciplined pursuit of less. Essentialism explains how to adopt an essentialist mindset, discern the trivial from the vital, cut out the trivial from your life, and make the vital things effortless.

To lead takes courage but it also takes heart. We can’t lead through love if we are not open to the rhythm of our heartbeat that speaks to us. Difficult conversations will help make us brave leaders and can create good work. Stop pretending to be a good leader; be curious, listen, ask the right questions, and surrender your leadership title. In Isaiah 49:1-6, the servant expresses feelings of failure. However, God responds that the servant will be success and a light to all nations. Open your heart and dare to lead.

We are meant to live lives of depth, but many of us are uncomfortable with what leads to a meaningful life: remembering our death. This book analyzes the endeavors that distract us from living with the end of life in mind and it asks the questions we all should ask—the questions that unveil what’s worth dying for (and therefore also what makes life worth living).