In the natural order, we understand the bond between a mother and her unborn child—a relationship of total dependence and protection. This book proposes that our life as Catholics is a spiritual pregnancy within the "womb" of our Mother, the Church. By examining the biological reality of pregnancy, we find a profound framework for how the Church sustains us and prepares us for our true beginning.
 
Drawing upon the wisdom of the Saints and Popes, these pages explore the Sacraments as the "umbilical cord" of grace and our earthly life as the time for developing our "spiritual organs". While the prospect of death might cause us fear or anxiety, it is actually our birth into eternity. It is the long-awaited moment when the muffled voice of the Father finally becomes a face-to-face reality.
 
Born into Eternal Life invites you to see your growth in virtue as the formation of a soul for eternity. As we develop in the sheltered bosom of our Mother, we are being perfected to one day display the full "family likeness" of the children of God. This reflection reminds us that the same God who created nature established the Church to deliver us safely into His arms.