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“I knew a Benedictine monk who called John's poetry "intoxicating", and I agree.John of the Cross is unique - he expresses theology via poetry. He is a mystic...no "5 easy steps to holiness" with this guy. You'll find yourself coming back to his writings again and again.His unfinished work, "The Ascent of Mount Carmel", is one of the more challenging models of the Christian life. I've read it several times and keep coming back...usually having tumbled down hard from...”
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