Best-selling author Fr. Josh Johnson gives the faithful practical tools for identifying and overcoming sin through surrendering to God in prayer in Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins.
Created with Catholics in mind, Ascension has added its seventh book to the beloved Pocket Guide collection: Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins, a book for Catholics looking to root out sin in their lives and strengthen their relationship with God.
Written by nationally recognized Catholic speaker and best-selling author Fr. Josh Johnson, Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins uses Fr. Josh’s unique “3R” method to help Catholics understand the seven deadly sins, identify them, and overcome them in their own lives.
Fr. Josh explains the vision for Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins, which he hopes will enrich the experience of sacramental Confession: “The purpose of this Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins is to be a resource for both priests and penitents to identify remedies to the ongoing struggle many of us have with the major and minor vices in our lives. In this Guide, we will become familiar with the seven deadly sins against which we struggle in our walk toward eternity, we will consider how these vices are operative in our lives today, and we will examine strategies for overcoming them.”
In an effort to teach Catholics how to surrender to God and overcome sin, Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins guides the faithful on understanding and identifying each of the deadly sins and its roots. This beautiful leatherlike book contains personal anecdotes from Fr. Josh Johnson, reflection questions, practical 7-day challenges and tips for overcoming each individual sin, and a daily examination of conscience to help readers evaluate wins and growth areas.
This book makes a perfect addition to the beloved and best-selling Pocket Guide collection:
- Pocket Guide to the Rosary (Matt Fradd)
- Pocket Guide to Adoration (Fr. Josh Johnson)
- Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Fr. Mike Schmitz and Fr. Josh Johnson)
- Pocket Guide to Novenas (John-Paul and Annie Deddens)
- Pocket Guide to the Stations of the Cross (Dr. Edward Sri)
- Pocket Guide to Prayer (Dr. Edward and Beth Sri with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR)
Pocket Guide to Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins is available at www.AscensionPress.com.
About the Author
After powerfully encountering Jesus in the Eucharist as a teenager, Fr. Josh Johnson dedicated his life to becoming a wholehearted disciple of Jesus Christ. Ordained for the Diocese of Baton Rouge in 2014, Fr. Josh has dedicated his priesthood to inviting all people to become saints in their walk toward eternity.
Fr. Josh travels widely as a speaker at conferences, retreats, and youth events. Fr. Josh was one of three MCs at the historic National Eucharistic Congress in 2024. He is well-known for his popular Ascension podcast Ask Father Josh, as well as his Q&A videos on Ascension Presents, one of the largest Catholic YouTube channels in English. Fr. Josh has written several books with Ascension, including the best-selling Pocket Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, co-written with Fr. Mike Schmitz, and On Earth as It Is in Heaven: Restoring God’s Vision of Race and Discipleship. Fr. Josh has contributed to several Ascension faith formation programs, including the Rejoice! Advent series and Connected: Catholic Social Teaching for This Generation.
Fr. Josh is the vocations director for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, as well as pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish. He can often be found praying the Rosary and walking in the neighborhoods of his parish, inviting those under his pastoral care to become intentional disciples of Jesus Christ.
About Ascension
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