God Doesn't Hate Me After All

Discovering Louis de Montfort's Love of Eternal Wisdom

By: Greg Willits

Narrated by: Greg Willits

For centuries, St. Louis de Montfort’s The Love of Eternal Wisdom has been treasured by the Church but left unread by lay Catholics, especially in modern times. Its mystical language is seen as daunting, its insights obscured by archaic eighteenth-century prose. Now Catholic author and Rosary Army founder Greg Willits breathes new life into this hidden gem by weaving his own moving life story into de Montfort’s inspired words. More than a book, this is a spiritual companion for the wounded — for anyone weighed down by trauma, burnout, doubt, or dryness of soul. It is in this volume that the first seeds of de Montfort’s Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary crackle to life, revealing the most direct path to Eternal Wisdom Himself — Jesus Christ, who longs to embrace you in His radical love and healing mercy.

In this book, you will walk alongside Greg through his struggles, failures, and moments of grace — and discover how de Montfort’s timeless wisdom speaks directly to the wounds and questions of our own age: suffering, humility, trust, identity, and the aching desire to be loved by God. You will learn:

• How to receive God’s love even when it feels unbearable

• Four practices St. Louis de Montfort offers for attaining Eternal Wisdom

• Six kinds of mortification that draw the soul into deeper union with God

• Five of the countless benefits that Eternal Wisdom pours out in souls

• How to recognize Christ’s presence, even when He seems absent

• Why entrusting your life to Mary brings you the greatest treasure: the Incarnate Wisdom Himself

Each chapter includes probing questions to help you apply de Montfort’s insights personally, along with bonus resources to deepen your journey. And through Greg’s candid storytelling — raw, vulnerable, and shot through with mercy — you’ll see and feel what it’s like when God’s grace breaks through ordinary struggles to bring about extraordinary transformation.

©2025 Sophia Institute Press (P)2025 Sophia Institute Press

Compelling memoir

I've been listening to Greg's podcast for years, so I knew I had to choose the audiobook version of his latest book to hear him read it himself (he's a great narrator in addition to writer!). I knew bits and pieces of his story from the podcast, but there was a lot I didn't know. He told it in such an interesting way - grouped both chronologically and thematically. I truly enjoyed this and found myself anxious to know what would come next.

A Protestant’s Perspective

Greg Willits weaves a braid of three strands in this book. He weaves his own story through essays in one chapter followed by a reading from St. Louis de Montfort's The Love of Eternal Wisdom in another chapter followed by another essay. The third braid is the reader.

I have listened to the various podcasts of Greg and Jennifer Willits since 2006. I’ve followed their stories and lives for 20 years. That said, I have no other Catholic influences in my reading other than Celtic Priest, theologian, philosopher and author, John O’Donohue.

St. Louis de Montfort is to Greg what German Priest and mystic, Meister Eckhart is to John O’Donohue. Both Greg and John share of themselves and their influences for the benefit of the lives and souls of others.

Are you hungry for an authentic voice of faith? That is what Greg and Jennifer bring to me. That is what Greg Willits brings to this audiobook. An authentic heart revealing an anchor of his faith. Be open to this man. Weave your openness as a Protestant into the lives of Greg Willits and St. Louis de Montfort. Highly recommended offering.