• The Fulfillment of All Desire

  • A Guidebook for the Journey to God Based on the Wisdom of the Saints
  • By: Ralph Martin
  • Narrated by: Drake McCalister
  • Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (316 ratings)

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The Fulfillment of All Desire

By: Ralph Martin
Narrated by: Drake McCalister
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Drawing upon the teachings of seven spiritual doctors of the church, Ralph Martin presents an in-depth study of the journey to God. This book provides encouragement and direction for the pilgrim who desires to know, love, and serve our Lord.

©2006 Ralph Martin (P)2013 Ralph Martin

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wow!

(Audible review). Outstanding! Suddenly my 90-min commute wasn't long enough! I knew early in the book that this was going to be special. I hung on to every word! Will be a guiding companion on my journey.

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Had to take it in twice in a row.

I tried reading St. John of the Cross once and found that I was neither intellectually or spiritually prepared for his Ascent or Dark Night. After listening to St. Terese's Story of a Soul and Come Be My Light from the writings of Blessed Mother Teresa (both through audible.com), I found this book which explained simply and beautifully the spiritual journey to God based on the writings of these and other Saints. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who has recognized in himself or herself even the slightest desire for God. (The four star performance was only because the narrator sometimes mixes pronouns or reads incorrectly based on a comparison with the eBook version.)

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Great Book. Horrible Reader.

WHY do publishers hire audio readers who read as though English is not their first language? This guyy over enunciates everything and reads like he's reading a textbook. The delivery negatively affects the product. It's hard to be able tio listen to this book without being annoyed by the reader.
Debating returning the book because of it. REALLY sad.

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Not a Good Introduction to the Mystical Doctors

I have tried to get into this audiobook twice now. The first time I got 5 hours (out of the 16 total) into it, and this most recent time 8 hours. There was just too much sin, guilt, need for repentance, fear of everlasting damnation for my taste - not that these aren't realities, but there needs to be some balance with God's great love and mercy. Perhaps that was coming in the second half of the book, but I'm not willing to stick around to find out.

If you want a good introduction to the mystical doctors such as John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena, etc., I would suggest two other routes. Either read their works directly, or find a good book with daily meditations for reflection and prayer from their writings. These would be much more balanced ways to learn about these important theologians of the Church.

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This book points the way to the father. It incorporates Pope John Paul 2 and St. John of the Cross and many other saints and Doctors in order to add merit to the writings of the book and. A must read.

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A favorite audio book

The author, Ralph Martin, has studied and taught on the college level classes on some of the well known saints he quotes from. For me book has been a great Christ centered guide to the spiritual life . Plus the narrator is easy to listen to.
This book keeps on teaching me for I have listened to it three plus times and each time I get something more out of it.

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Awful narration!

Oh my, this is the worst narration on audible I've heard! Stilted and over enunciated in the extreme, but the worst is that for every quote in a quote-heavy book, he says "quote/end quote" so you end up hearing "quote/end quote" over, and over, and over......so bad!

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Life changing .

Will read over and over to reset my compass to God every day. Loved the Audible version. Listened during car trips. Like entering a monastery for a retreat.

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Deep lessons and so easy to listen to!

In the past 2 years I have listened on my Audible to the individual writings of these great teachers and doctors of spirituality. Ralph Martin has done a truly amazing job of making connections between them to allow us to see the commonality of their teachings as well as the depth of individual spiritual lessons they have to teach us.
The narrator was an excellent choice. His clear soft voice was so easy to listen to and did not distract from the message but pulls you in.
Pull up an easy chair and sit down and learn. Or do as I do and listen on those long road trips.
Either way please get this. You will be so glad you did.

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Fulfillment of all desire for men — women have to be obedient (I have nothing else to say)

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