Authentic Devotion: A Modern Interpretation of Introduction to the Devout Life by Francis de Sales

Centuries ago, Francis de Sales–bishop of Geneva during the lifetime of many first generation Protestant Calvinists–wrote about the importance of having a spiritual director. Yet he later told his biographer such a person “would be difficult to find,” suggesting that in these circumstances, “We can look for guidance among the books of authors who are no longer living. Devotional books are our best Directors.”

Today, de Sales serves as such a spiritual director to countless modern day believ...