A Book Review . . . Using Ten Talents To Reap A Spiritual Harvest
By MITCHELL KALPAKGIAN Unearthing Your Talents: A Thomistic Guide to Spiritual Growth by Kevin Vost (Sophia Institute Press, Manchester, NH: 2009); 241 pp. $19.95. Available through www.SophiaInstitute.com or 1-800-888-9344. Inspired by Christ’s parable of the talents (Matt. 25:20-21) and informed by the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas, Dr. Kevin Vost presents selects ten talents that all persons can use, invest, and multiply to reap a rich spiritual harvest in their personal lives. Selecting seven natural virtues and three theological virtues as the God-given talents for all people to utilize in their lives, Vost explains clearly and carefully how they develop the power of the intelligence, order the passions and appetites, and cultivate the works of love. Applying the parable of…Continue Reading