The Contemporary Challenge Of John Of The Cross

Author : Leonard Doohan
Publisher : ICS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1939272181
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Contemporary Challenge of John of the Cross: An Introduction to His Life and Teaching written by Leonard Doohan and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2014-01-22 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear and simple introduction to the life, writings, and message of the Mystical Doctor, stressing always the practical applications of his teaching and example for today’s Christians.

Author : Leonard Doohan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780991006700
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John of the Cross written by Leonard Doohan and published by . This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book is written as if John of the Cross is speaking directly to the reader. It is a presentation by John of the Cross of seven sessions to a reader who has expressed interest in John's life and teachings. This book introduces the great mystic and his teachings to his reader and to all individuals who yearn for a deeper commitment in their spiritual lives and consider that John could be the person who can guide them. The seven sessions focus on the following: 1. John's life as a contemporary life not unlike what many seekers have to face today. No matter the difficulties John faced, he kept his focus on the call of God, and suggests the reader must do the same. 2. John as a spiritual guide, highlighting the ways he guided people in his own day, continues to do so today, and is willing to do so for the reader. 3. John's vision of the spiritual life which he offers to the reader as a full-package deal, urging the reader to accept the whole system and not just dabble with parts of it. 4. John suggest to his reader a series of preparations for the spiritual journey, suggesting four key ideas. 5. John singles out six important moments in the spiritual journey and how his reader ought to respond to these important turning points. 6. John selects seven important attitudes that his reader will need during the journey. 7. In a final session, John of the Cross urges the reader to keep his or her eye on the goal and end of the journey, suggests helpful ways of getting there, and stresses the value of celebrating the achievements of the journey.

Author : Richard P. Hardy
Publisher : ICS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1939272327
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John of the Cross: Man and Mystic written by Richard P. Hardy and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St. John of the Cross, great mystic of the Christian tradition, knew suffering firsthand: his personal “dark night” included exile, imprisonment, starvation, abuse. Yet sustained by tremendous faith and steeped in an enormous love for God and humanity, John surrendered to the Divine and was drawn through his experiences to a profound compassion for and solidarity with others. This engaging contemporary biography is the perfect introduction—or an enjoyable re-acquaintance—to a man whose life, writings, and spirituality have illuminated the Christian world. ICS Publications is pleased to have this this sought-after and highly acclaimed biography, out of print for a decade, among our titles. Includes a reading guide to the works of St. John of the Cross, a selection from his works, 24 pages of color photos and reproductions of masterpiece artwork, and an extensive bibliography and notes.

Author : John of the Cross
Publisher : Bethany House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781556614811
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Set My Spirit Free written by John of the Cross and published by Bethany House Publishers. This book was released on 1994-11-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rekindling the Inner FireWritings that touch the pure-flaming heart of God ... from the men and women who walked with Him through the ages ... guiding into a deeper friendship with the "Father of Lights."John of the Cross (1549-1591) was one of the brightest spiritual lights of the dark and tumultuous 1500s. His teaching led thousands to inner freedom from "the dark night of the soul"--the state of spiritual blindness in which most of us live our days, unaware that God is right beside us, in love, in freeing power. Through great opposition and danger, John taught countless men and women how to find freedom in the Spirit.John's words and deep understanding of spiritual truth will also help you find a richer experience of God, leading you to:a fresh infilling of the love of the Father.renewed wonder at the beauty and holiness of Jesus, our Lord and brother.the discovery of the Holy Spirit's presence, helping you daily, with new strength and freedom from within.Treasured and classic writings that have had a profound impact on the church down through the ages.

Author : Steven Payne
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814639535
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Carmelite Tradition written by Steven Payne and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight hundred years ago, Albert of Jerusalem gave the hermit-penitents of Mount Carmel a way of life to follow. Since then, this rule has inspired and formed mystics and scholars, men and women, lay and ordained to seek the living God. In The Carmelite Tradition Steven Payne, OCD, brings together representative voices to demonstrate the richness and depth of Carmelite spirituality. As he writes, Carmelite spirituality seeks nothing more nor less than to 'stand before the face of the living God' and prophesy with Elijah, to 'hear the word of God and keep it' with Mary, to grow in friendship with God through unceasing prayer with Teresa, to 'become by participation what Christ is by nature' as John of the Cross puts it, and thereby to be made, like Therase of Lisieux, into instruments of God's transforming merciful love in the church and society." The lives and writings in The Carmelite Tradition invite readers to stand with these holy men and women and seek God in the hermitage of the heart. Steven Payne, OCD, of the Washington Province of Discalced Carmelite Friars, is a member of the Carmelite Friars' formation team at the Monastery of St. John of the Cross near Nairobi, Kenya, and director of the Institute of Spirituality and Religious Formation (ISRF) at Tangaza College, a constituent college of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi. He is the past editor of ICS Publications and of Spiritual Life magazine and the author of several works in philosophy of religion, theology, and Carmelite spirituality. He is a member of the Carmelite Forum and of the Carmelite Institute in Washington DC, of which he is a past president. "

Author : Marc Foley
Publisher : New City Press
ISBN 13 : 1565482964
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ascent to Joy written by Marc Foley and published by New City Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a decade this book, now with ICS Publications, has been a valuable resource for those wanting to explore the works and teachings of St. John of the Cross in a convenient format. In this concise introduction to and anthology of the works of the great Carmelite mystic, Father Foley leads the reader step-by-step into the very heart of Johns spiritual way.

Author : Paul-Marie of the Cross, OCD
Publisher : ICS Publications
ISBN 13 : 193927236X
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Carmelite Spirituality in the Teresian Tradition written by Paul-Marie of the Cross, OCD and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a revised edition of the classic overview of the principal texts, themes, and teachings of Carmel: Elijah and Mary, the Rule of St. Albert, the Carmelite understanding of prayer, and the message of Sts. Teresa, John of the Cross, and Thérèse. Carmel is known above all for her priceless heritage of spirituality. For centuries, in the spirit of Elijah and the ancient prophets, Carmelites have sought to encounter the living God and to teach others the ways of prayer. In sixteenth-century Spain, Saint Teresa of Avila brought renewed vitality to this religious family by inaugurating a reform movement that became known as the Discalced Carmelites, a new and fruitful branch on an ancient vine. Carmelite Spirituality in the Teresian Tradition, first published in English in 1959, provides a concise and inspiring overview of Carmel's spiritual heritage from a Teresian perspective. Renowned Discalced Carmelite author Paul-Marie of the Cross identifies the principal texts, themes, figures, and teachings of Carmel: Elijah and Mary, the Rule of St. Albert and the Book of the Institution of the First Monks, the Carmelite understanding of contemplation and the degrees of prayer, the message of Saints Teresa, John of the Cross, and Thérèse of Lisieux. This classic essay, long out of print, is here updated and reprinted for a new generation of seekers longing to slake their spiritual thirst at the fount of Carmel.

Author : Mark O'Keefe OSB
Publisher : ICS Publications
ISBN 13 : 1939272157
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Love Awakened by Love written by Mark O'Keefe OSB and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A skilled moral theologian, Benedictine Father Mark O’Keefe leads God-seekers to focus attention on St. John of the Cross’s teaching in The Ascent of Mount Carmel: The essence of the spiritual journey is union with God through the practice of the virtues, especially faith, hope, and love. It‘s virtuous living that enables us to truly love God and be conformed to God in divine union. For St. John, religious “experiences” are not the essence of the spiritual journey at all, nor is asceticism for its own sake. John’s emphasis on the nada is to lead us to liberating emptiness -- authentic human freedom-- that equips us to be filled with the divine life. At the journey’s summit, we find the God who is Love. This book is an insightful companion to The Ascent of Mount Carmel. Ideal for personal and group study, Carmelite formation, college courses, and a must for every library.

Author : Leonard Doohan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780991006724
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John of the Cross--The Spiritual Canticle written by Leonard Doohan and published by . This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an introduction to The Spiritual Canticle by John of the Cross. It gives all the necessary background for anyone who wishes to approach this great spiritual work with appropriate preparation in order to reap the benefits of one of the most challenging works in the history of spirituality. The book starts with the life of John of the Cross, showing how he was always a model of love in his own life, and how, guided by his own experience he became a teacher of human and divine love. While the Spiritual Canticle is Johns greatest love poem, there are others and so we examine his work and ministry as a poet of human and divine love. The book provides the needed historical, religious, and personal background to appreciate and locate its content. The book then presents the links between John's Spiritual Canticle and Scripture's love poem, the Song of Songs. A summary of John's own work brings readers in direct contact with the challenges of the message and its application today. With these preparations in mind the book moves on to present the stages of the spiritual life and the importance of the journey of love. The book then focuses on key concepts in the Spiritual Canticle, applying each of them to contemporary situations. Finally it considers the images of God presented in the book and how they relate to the spiritual journey.

Author : Susan Muto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780877934394
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John of the Cross for Today written by Susan Muto and published by . This book was released on 1991-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ascent of Mount Carmel is the epicenter of the works of John of the Cross, the primer for all of his spiritual writings. But it can also present profound challenges for today's readers. John of the Cross for Today: "The Ascent" is a most reliable and worthy companion on the walk through the great mystic's teachings. The expert guidance of Susan Muto illuminates the nights of senses and spirit, the journey in faith, the call to contemplation, the cleansing of the intellect, the night of faith, and union with God in hope -- vital steps in the spiritual life of asceticism and prayer.