Advocate The Spirit of Truth, The

The Advocate: The Spirit of Truth in the Life of the Individual ChristianFr. Andrew ApostoliIn an age where image is everything and the very idea of truth is often relegated to the irrelevant, it is refreshing to find a book that restores this stable and necessary value to the place of prominence it once held in society when people accepted the truth and based their lives on it. Opinion polls, political expediency and popularity contests may have their place in the world, but they have little if any importance when it comes to the things of heaven, the truth about God, His existence and His relevance to us, and the objective and enduring norms which He has set forth to guide us to our eternal salvation. This third book in Father Apostoli's trilogy on the Holy Spirit may well be the most important, given the timeliness of its contents and the seriousness of its message. Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., is the Community Servant of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. His many talks on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), along with his retreats and parish missions, have endeared him to millions. Young people are especially attracted to him because he tells it like it is and is not afraid to challenge them to follow Christ more closely and, inspired by the Spirit, to live the truth in love. His three-volume trilogy: The Gift of God: The Holy Spirit, (1994), The Comforter: The Spirit of Joy (1995), and The Advocate: The Spirit of Truth (1999), crystallize his timely message on the Holy Spirit and His role in the Church today.