The Practice Of Contemplation According To John Of The Cross

Author : James W. Kinn
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781939272775

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The Practice of Contemplation According to John of the Cross by James W. Kinn Pdf

This book is for anyone who now meditates regularly or who practiced meditation in the past. As we grow in our prayer life, John of the Cross is an excellent and encouraging guide to show us the way to the practice of contemplative prayer. Many of us learned about meditation from spiritual directors or books. We practiced a reliable form of meditation for some years with varying degrees of success. Over time, however, our prayer slowed down and became simplified. We didn't find many new ideas to occupy our intellect and our emotions quieted down. In time, many of us experienced a crisis in our prayer life; our prayer became so simple that it almost disappeared. We tried different forms of prayer, but we seemed to be reaching a dead end. Throughout all of this, we were never told that our prayer was developing naturally and positively. What we were experiencing was not a dead end but the threshold of a new way of prayer. What we needed was an experienced guide to show us the road ahead. Enter John of the Cross! He encourages us to see that the place we came to is a necessary state of our progress in prayer. John teaches us that we come to contemplation not by struggling harder to pray but by calming remaining quiet before God. He encourages us to realize that we have not come to the end of the road but are being made ready to be transported on a wonderful journey. There is no better or more encouraging guide for us on this journey than John of the Cross. The entire focus of this book is quite narrow; it concentrates on John's teaching about the beginning of contemplation.

Author : Gabriel Of St. Mary Magdalen
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781622828593

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Union with God by Gabriel Of St. Mary Magdalen Pdf

Christian perfection consists in the twofold way of charity: service of neighbor and our direct quest for God's love. Many of us discover ways to love our neighbor, but few achieve intimacy with God. Why? Because we don't know how to prepare ourselves properly to reach this exalted goal. In these pages, Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen lays out for us a time-tested path toward achieving complete intimacy with God, the path first mapped out centuries ago by the Church's acclaimed master of the contemplative life, St. John of the Cross (1542-1591). St. John showed that God hungers for union with each of us but also requires arduous efforts on our part, the many details of which Father Gabriel explains in these enlightening pages. Do you perceive holiness as an unattainable goal for you? Or is fear of the fatigue of such an effort holding you back? Absorb this book, and allow gentle St. John to take you by the hand and lead y

Author : Donald Haggerty
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781642291872

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Saint John of the Cross by Donald Haggerty Pdf

Saint John of the Cross is the Church's premier teacher on contemplative prayer. Catholic tradition even calls him the Mystical Doctor. The sixteenth-century Carmelite priest not only wrote four massive treatises on the spiritual life, along with some of the finest poetry in the Spanish language, but also worked alongside Teresa of Ávila in renewing the Carmelite order. Thérèse of Lisieux claimed she found no other spiritual reading that could satisfy her soul like John of the Cross. Yet the volume and intensity of Saint John's work can make his teachings seem daunting, even to trained theologians. This book by Father Donald Haggerty, author of The Contemplative Hunger and Contemplative Enigmas, offers readers a unique step-by-step introduction to the way of contemplation as Saint John understood it and taught it—a burning, transformative intimacy with the God who made us. Furnished abundantly with quotations from across the Mystical Doctor's writings, this guidebook confronts the mysteries, difficulties, and joys of prayer, showing how silent contemplation prepares our hearts for an unspeakable love. For all his theological richness, Saint John gave practical, realistic advice on navigating the world of contemplation, and Father Haggerty—a spiritual director for decades—applies these principles to our lives today. Whether you are new to prayer or have been praying since childhood, you will find an illuminating and surprising companion in Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation.

Author : Father Gabriele di Santa Maria Maddalena
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSC:32106000214160

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St. John of the Cross by Father Gabriele di Santa Maria Maddalena Pdf

Author : Joel S. Goldsmith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : 1889051446

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The Contemplative Life by Joel S. Goldsmith Pdf

Originally published: Secausus, NJ: University Books, 1963.

Author : William Johnston
Publisher : Image
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307809056

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The Cloud of Unknowing by William Johnston Pdf

THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING and THE BOOK OF PRIVY COUNSELING are the first explorations in the English language of the soul’s quest for God. Written in Middle English by an unknown fourteenth-century mystic, THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING expresses with beauty a message that has inspired such great religious thinkers as St. John of the Cross and Teilhard de Chardin, as well as countless others in search of God. Offering a practical guide to the life of contemplation, the author explains that ordinary thoughts and earthly concepts must be buried beneath a “cloud of forgetting,” while our love must rise toward a God hidden in the “cloud of unknowing.” THE BOOK OF PRIVY COUNSELING, also included in this volume, is a short and moving text on the way to enlightenment through a total loss of self and a consciousness only of the divine. William Johnston, an authority on fourteenth-century mysticism and spirituality, provides an accessible discussion of the works, detailing what is known about the history of the texts and their author. In a new foreword, Huston Smith draws on his extensive knowledge of the varieties of religious experience to illuminate the relevance of these works for contemporary readers.

Author : Fr Donald Haggerty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1621645428

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Saint John of the Cross by Fr Donald Haggerty Pdf

Saint John of the Cross is the Church's premier teacher on contemplative prayer. Catholic tradition even calls him the Mystical Doctor. The sixteenth-century Carmelite priest not only wrote four massive treatises on the spiritual life, along with some of the finest poetry in the Spanish language, but also worked alongside Teresa of Ávila in renewing the Carmelite order. Thérèse of Lisieux claimed she found no other spiritual reading that could satisfy her soul like John of the Cross. Yet the volume and intensity of Saint John's work can make his teachings seem daunting, even to trained theologians. This book by Father Donald Haggerty, author of The Contemplative Hunger and Contemplative Enigmas, offers readers a unique step-by-step introduction to the way of contemplation as Saint John understood it and taught it--a burning, transformative intimacy with the God who made us. Furnished abundantly with quotations from across the Mystical Doctor's writings, this guidebook confronts the mysteries, difficulties, and joys of prayer, showing how silent contemplation prepares our hearts for an unspeakable love. For all his theological richness, Saint John gave practical, realistic advice on navigating the world of contemplation, and Father Haggerty--a spiritual director for decades--applies these principles to our lives today. Whether you are new to prayer or have been praying since childhood, you will find an illuminating and surprising companion in Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation.

Author : Saint John of the Cross
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0226401103

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The Poems of St. John of the Cross by Saint John of the Cross Pdf

San Juan de la Cruz, the great sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, is regarded by many as Spain's finest poet. Passionate, ecstatic, and spiritual, his poems are a blend of exquisite lyricism and profound mystical thought. In The Poems of St. John of the Cross John Frederick Nims presents his superlative translation of the complete poems, re-creating the religious fervor of St. John's art. This dual-language edition makes available the original Spanish from the Codex of Sanlúcon de Barrameda with facing English translations. The work concludes with two essays--a critique of the poetry and a short piece on the Spanish text that appears alongside the translation--as well as brief notes on the individual poems.

Author : William Meninger
Publisher : Lantern Books
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781590564646

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St. John of the Cross for Beginners by William Meninger Pdf

Fr. William Meninger guides the reader through two basic works of inner development, The Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night of the Soul, by St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) . He unfolds for modern readers the essence of these classical texts, section by section. St. John of the Cross for Beginners is for anyone entering or considering the Christian path of inner work or wishing to go more deeply into one's path of development.

Author : Daniel A. Dombrowski
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1992-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438401348

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St. John of the Cross by Daniel A. Dombrowski Pdf

Saint John of the Cross is one of the greatest figures in the history of Western mysticism and one of the greatest poets of the Spanish language. This book examines his thought and then applies it to contemporary issues and culture. No other book engages John of the Cross with contemporary philosophy and theology.

Author : Thomas Dubay
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681491820

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Fire Within by Thomas Dubay Pdf

This book is the fruit of Fr. Dubay's many years of study and experience in spiritual direction and in it he synthesizes the teachings on prayer of the two great doctors of the Church on prayer--St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila--and the teaching of Sacred Scripture. But the teaching that Fr. Dubay synthesized is not collected from Teresa and John for contemplatives alone. It is meant for every Christian and is based on the Gospel imperative of personal prayer and the call to holiness. All the major elements of these great teachers are ordered, commented on and put in the context of their scriptural foundations. Here is an outstanding book on prayer and the spiritual life written by one of the best spiritual directors and retreat masters of our time, and based on the writings of the Church's two greatest mystical doctors.

Author : Saint John of the Cross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Mysticism
ISBN : 096998765X

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The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross by Saint John of the Cross Pdf

Author : Gabriele di Santa Maria Maddalena (O.C.D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1100283376

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St. John of the Cross, Doctor of Divine Love and Contemplation by Gabriele di Santa Maria Maddalena (O.C.D.) Pdf

Author : Joseph William Lewis Jr. M.D.
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781546261094

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Did They Rest in Peace? by Joseph William Lewis Jr. M.D. Pdf

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. By what miracle can an assortment of seemingly unrelated particles come together and correctly assemble to form a human being? Amazingly, once aggregated, these atoms, molecules, and compounds manage to interact reasonably coherently during our lives but seek to return to their dusty state when death occurs. Of the billions of our species who have existed on earth over the millennia, most have quietly and inexorably returned to ashes and dust when their term of life expired. This book tracks some of the misadventures of selected corpses, including burials that went awry to body snatching, exhumations, human-relic collection, and assorted desecrations. Over the years, it seems that a remarkable number of bodies have failed to enjoy the admonition to “Rest in Peace.” Whether these aberrations in the burial process have disturbed the afterlife of the departed, everyone is dying to discover the answer.

Author : Mark O'Keefe OSB
Publisher : ICS Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781939272157

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Love Awakened by Love by Mark O'Keefe OSB Pdf

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.