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The Way Of Prayer: You Are Made For Love
The Way Of Prayer: You Are Made For Love

St. John of the Cross does not want merely to bring you close to a true understanding of your flawed and broken self. He also is bringing you close to the fire, to the “living flame of love, that tenderly wounds my soul in the deepest center.”

The Bitterness Of The Dark Night
The Bitterness Of The Dark Night

Many people experiencing aridity for the first time may mistakenly think they are somehow failing at prayer. St. John of the Cross tells us that aridity is not a sign of backsliding but of progress; it is exactly that process by which God draws the soul away from childish pleasures to the hard work of purification. 

The Hope Of St. John Of The Cross
The Hope Of St. John Of The Cross

The hope of a Christian confronts every trial, even death itself. Christian hope does not just raise our spirits; it raises a battle flag against all the troubles of this life.

The Way Of Prayer: Don’t Turn Back
The Way Of Prayer: Don’t Turn Back

We must be patient with heaven, and stubborn with hell.

“You do very well, O soul, to seek Him ever as one hidden, for you exalt God immensely and approach very near Him when you consider Him higher and deeper than anything you can reach.”

St. John of the Cross, The Spiritual Canticle, Stanza 1.12

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The Ascent of Mount Carmel

The Ascent of Mount Carmel is really the first part of what St. John of the Cross intended to be a single work. The second part comes to us as a separate volume, The Dark Night. The two are intended to be read together, beginning with The Ascent, which contains the practical introduction to a life of deeper prayer.

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