End of the Present World and the Mysteries of the Future Life

By: Fr. Charles Arminjon, Susan Conroy - translator, Peter McEnerny - translator

Narrated by: David Cochran Heath

In the late 19th century, Father Charles Arminjon, a priest from the mountains of southeastern France, assembled his flock in the town cathedral to preach a series of conferences to help them turn their thoughts away from this life's mean material affairs - and toward the next life's glorious spiritual reward. His wise and uncompromising words deepened in them the spirit of recollection that all Christians must have: the abiding conviction that heavenly aims, not temporal enthusiasms, must guide everything we think, say, and do.

When Father Arminjon's conferences were later published in a book, many others were able to reap the same benefit - including 14-year-old Therese Martin, then on the cusp of entering the Carmelite convent in Lisieux. Reading it, she says, "plunged my soul into a happiness not of this earth." Young Therese, filled with a sense of "what God reserves for those who love him, and seeing that the eternal rewards had no proportion to the light sacrifices of life", copied out numerous passages and memorized them, "repeating unceasingly the words of love burning in my heart."

Let The End of the Present World and the Mysteries of the Future Life fill you with the same burning words of love, with the same ardent desire to know God above all created things, that St. Therese gained from them.

©2008 Susan Conroy (translation) (P)2020 Tantor

Excellent and Clear Catholic Interpretation of the End of Time

I stumbled upon this by accident, and I’m glad I did! This book very clearly articulates Catholic teaching - both doctrine and teachings that aren’t clarified in doctrine or scripture but that don’t conflict with either. A great classic for anyone interested in Catholic teachings on the End of the World and the Second Coming of Christ.

Great book

easy read very informative learned a lot about things that I had no information about before

This topic has always fascinated me.

This book explains things in an easy to understand dialect. I’m glad I found this book and will re-listen to it again just in case I missed anything.

Truly Amazing

Educational and inspirational. Not many books are as clear on the subject. Fr Arminjon makes me long to become a Saint, to achieve final beatitude.

Must read.

Must read. Clear, concise, and extremely helpful.
One can see why Saint Theresa of Liseux was inspired by this book.