Scruples and Sainthood

{"id":10369439924405,"title":"Scruples and Sainthood","handle":"scruples-and-sainthood","description":"\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003eAre you deeply concerned about religion, not simply as a devout soul, but to the point of being frantic? Are little, inconsequential things the occasion of losing your peace of mind? Do you feel as though you need to repeat what has already been sufficiently done, such as a confession? If so, you’re likely suffering from scrupulosity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003eWhat is scrupulosity? In psychological terminology, it is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (O.C.D.) directed toward religious matters. To use religious terminology, it can be defined as an uneasy and persistent concern that things might be sinful when in fact they are not. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003eSome of the greatest saints of the Church suffered at times from bouts of scrupulosity, saints such as Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Jane de Chantal (1572-1641), Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), and Katharine Drexel (1858-1955). Far from being taken as insurmountable obstacles, these saints emerged from their scruples into the clarity of God’s truth and merciful love in His Catholic Church. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003eThis book is meant to help scrupulous souls better understand and effectively battle their spiritual difficulties by uniting themselves with Our Lord, through the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church. This is done by presenting the clear and simple teachings of the Church on matters relevant to the scrupulous, with emphasis on the writings of great saints. No obstacle is too difficult to overcome for one who prayerfully trusts in God, and this includes the problem of scrupulosity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e“Heaven is filled with converted sinners of all kinds and there is room for more.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e            Saint Joseph Cafasso\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n168 pg softcover\u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2026-02-25T10:56:02-06:00","created_at":"2026-02-25T10:56:02-06:00","vendor":"Trent Beattie","type":"Books - Dist","tags":["Books","Spiritual Life"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":52285516382389,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"8931","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Scruples and Sainthood","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1495,"weight":136,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":33,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"1930278969","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/angeluspress.org\/cdn\/shop\/files\/8931-Scuples..jpg?v=1772038932"],"featured_image":"\/\/angeluspress.org\/cdn\/shop\/files\/8931-Scuples..jpg?v=1772038932","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":63462112067765,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":938,"width":938,"src":"\/\/angeluspress.org\/cdn\/shop\/files\/8931-Scuples..jpg?v=1772038932"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":938,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/angeluspress.org\/cdn\/shop\/files\/8931-Scuples..jpg?v=1772038932","width":938}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003eAre you deeply concerned about religion, not simply as a devout soul, but to the point of being frantic? Are little, inconsequential things the occasion of losing your peace of mind? Do you feel as though you need to repeat what has already been sufficiently done, such as a confession? If so, you’re likely suffering from scrupulosity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003eWhat is scrupulosity? In psychological terminology, it is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (O.C.D.) directed toward religious matters. To use religious terminology, it can be defined as an uneasy and persistent concern that things might be sinful when in fact they are not. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003eSome of the greatest saints of the Church suffered at times from bouts of scrupulosity, saints such as Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Jane de Chantal (1572-1641), Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), and Katharine Drexel (1858-1955). Far from being taken as insurmountable obstacles, these saints emerged from their scruples into the clarity of God’s truth and merciful love in His Catholic Church. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003eThis book is meant to help scrupulous souls better understand and effectively battle their spiritual difficulties by uniting themselves with Our Lord, through the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church. This is done by presenting the clear and simple teachings of the Church on matters relevant to the scrupulous, with emphasis on the writings of great saints. No obstacle is too difficult to overcome for one who prayerfully trusts in God, and this includes the problem of scrupulosity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e“Heaven is filled with converted sinners of all kinds and there is room for more.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cbr open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e\r\n\u003cspan open=\"\" sans=\"\" style=\"color: rgb(85, 103, 86); font-family: \"\u003e            Saint Joseph Cafasso\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n168 pg softcover\u003c\/span\u003e"}