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1、FORGREATERTHINGS:ThestoryofSaintStanislausKostkaFORGREATERTHINGS:ThestoryofSaintStanislausKostkabyWilliamT.Kane,S.J.PREFACEAmongChristianevidencestheheroicvirtueandholinessofCatholicyouthmustnotbeoverlooked.Juvenileandadolescentvictoriesofaconspicuouskind,overthefles
2、h,theworld,andthedevil,canbefoundinnolandandinnoage,exceptaChristianlandandage,andinnoChurchexcepttheCatholicChurch.Itisofallexcellencestheveryrarestandmostdifficult,thistriumphantmasteryoverhumanweaknessandhumanpride.Ithasdefiedthelife-longstrivingsofmenwhomtheworld
3、recognizesasbeingsofsuperiorwisdomandpowerofwill.Thephilosopherswhohavedescribeditmostbeautifullyandencourageditspursuitinthemostglowingandimpressivetermsremainthemselvessadexamplesofhumanfutilityinthestruggletodisengagethespiritfromtheclawsofdragginganduncleaninflue
4、nces.Fortheforcesofevilareinfiniteintheirvariety,insidiousbeyondtheabilityofnaturalsharpnesstodetectandguardagainst,andunsleepinginthepressureoftheirsiegeupontheheartofman.Whowillexplainhowitcomestopassthatyouth,whosecallownessandinexperiencearethemockeryoftheworld,h
5、aslaidprostrateinsinglecombatthisgiantofevilandwonfieldswherethereputationsoftheworld'swisestandnoblestandmosttriedlieburied?Itisamatterofidlecuriositywithushowanunbelievinggeneration,ingeniousindevisingnaturalexplanations(whicharemostunnatural)of1FORGREATERTHINGS:Th
6、estoryofSaintStanislausKostkasupernaturalphenomena,wouldexplainawaythewonderoftheyoungSaint'slifewhichisthesubjectofthefollowingpages.ItpresentstousapictureofDivineCondescensionguidingandinspiringandaidinghumaneffort,soconvincinglyclearandtransparentinitssmallestdeta
7、ilsandinitsgeneraleffectastoseemoutsidethepaleofallpossiblemutilationandmisinterpretationbymaliceorskepticalanalysis.Naturalreactionagainstsinfulexcess,thwartedambitions,disappointedhopes,meekconformitywithenvironment,ecclesiasticalmanipulationofpliantmaterial,tameac
8、quiescenceinfamilytraditionsandarrangements,theseandalltheotherstock"explanations,"withwhichagrovelingworldseekstopulldowntheSaints
