A Rule of Life for Laity

We talk to the niece of a great Catholic scholar, Fr. Robert Ignatius Bradley, S.J., who died in 2013 after 58 years as a priest, and left behind treasures from his many retreats and writings. His niece, Dr. Betty B. Bosarge, edited his work into this book, The Pathway to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: A Rule of Life, sharing with us a personal rule of life for our journey into the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In this book, Father Bradley, in realizing that it is the Holy Eucharist that is the pathway to living within His Sacred Heart, he developed a Rule of Life for the Laity with seven pillars including the Mass, Confession, Prayer, the Bible, Adoration, and works of mercy. 

 Fr. Robert Ignatius Bradley, S.J. (1924–2013) was ordained to the priesthood August 15, 1955, in Louvain, Belgium. He earned a Ph.D. in English history from Columbia University and a Sacred Theology Doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. As a priest and professor, he devoted his life to teaching, spiritual direction, and conducting retreats, as well as chaplaincies for Catholics United for the Faith, the Poor Clares in Arlington, VA, and the Traditional Latin Mass in Austin, TX. He is the author of two books on the Roman Catechism and many articles for Catholic publications. Although he was a scholar, he was most at home serving Jesus at the altar and praying three Rosaries daily to Our Mother Mary, who guided him throughout his life.

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Book: The Pathway to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: A Rule of Life