Raoul Plus

Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J. (1882â "1958), wrote more than forty books to help Christians understand Godâ (TM)s love for the soul. His works stress the vital role of prayer in the spiritual life and show how you can live the truths of the Faith. A native of France, Fr. Plus studied abroad because of the 1901 laws against religious orders. As a French army chaplain during World War I, he gave the soldiers talks that were to serve as the material for his first two books, Dieu en nous (God within Us)...See more

Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J. (1882â "1958), wrote more than forty books to help Christians understand Godâ (TM)s love for the soul. His works stress the vital role of prayer in the spiritual life and show how you can live the truths of the Faith. A native of France, Fr. Plus studied abroad because of the 1901 laws against religious orders. As a French army chaplain during World War I, he gave the soldiers talks that were to serve as the material for his first two books, Dieu en nous (God within Us) and Lâ (TM)IdÃ(c)e reparatrice (The Ideal of Reparation) , which were translated into multiple languages. For his wartime services, Fr. Plus was decorated with the Croix de Guerre . A renowned preacher and retreat master, Fr. Plus also served as professor of religion and spiritual director at the UniversitÃ(c) Catholique at Lille and taught at the Institut Catholique in Paris. See less