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Interior Castle
by Teresa of Avila, E. Allison Peers
Teresa was an incredibly gifted teacher whose devotion to the sublimest task--the guidance of others toward spiritual perfection--has resulted in the widespread fame of her writings. Interior Castles deals with the extraordinary richness of the developed interior life.
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Dark Night of the Soul: A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross
by John of the Cross
A sixteenth-century mystic who wrote of man's relationship with God, St. John of the Cross was also a Carmelite monk who helped reform the Order and aided St. Teresa of Avila in establishing new convents for women. In this book--his spiritual masterpiece and a classic of Christian literature and mysticism--he addresses several subjects, among them pride, avarice, envy, and other human imperfections. He also... (more)
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Carmelite Prayer: A Tradition for the 21st Century
In a clear, engaging style, Carmelite Prayer presents and illuminates the historical contemplative tradition for all readers. It provides immediate access to the latest scholarship in Carmelite spirituality with illustrative examples and informed guidance. Compiled by the Carmelite Forum to address the rapidly growing interest in the Carmelite classics and Carmelite prayer, this collection of essays... (more)
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Cloister and Community: Life within a Carmelite Monastery
by Mary Jo Weaver
This book is both a history of the Carmelite monastery of Indianapolis and an introduction to the Carmelites, a contemplative order of Roman Catholicism, founded in the 13th century and reborn as a reform movement for women religious by Teresa of Avila in the 16th century. Carmelite nuns live an ascetic, cloistered life, but the view that one must "leave the world" to find sacred space has evolved to... (more)
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Ascending The Mountain: The Carmelite Rule Today
The Carmelite Rule is the least known of the great monastic and religious rules. Written by St. Albert of Jerusalem in the early 13th century, it has had enormous influence on great Carmelite saints such as St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. John of the Cross, Bl. Titus Brandsma, St Teresa and Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein). All these saints treasured the rule and its influence can be found... (more)
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Carmel in America: A centennial history of the Discalced Carmelites in the United States (Carmelite sources)
by Charles Warren Currier
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of... (more)
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The Story of a Family: The Home of St. Therese of Lisieux(The Little Flower)
by Stephane-Joseph Piat
The story of the life of the Martin family, showing the background that helped produce the greatest Saint of Modern Times. (St. Pius X). Author: Rev. Stephane-Joseph PiatPages: 464 pages paperbackPublisher: Tan ISBN: 0-89555-502-6
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He Is My Heaven: The Life of Elizabeth of the Trinity
by Jennifer Moorcroft
This book tells of the life story of this special soul: Part One covers the early years and Part Two covers her life in Carmel. A modern mystic, Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity was a Discalced Carmelite nun who died in 1906 in the Dijon Carmel of France at the young age of twenty-six and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on November 25, 1984. Although influenced by Saint ThÃ©rÃ¨se of Lisieux, a near... (more)
Becoming my disciplesMary of Jesus and St. Joseph
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Becoming my disciples
by Mary of Jesus and St. Joseph
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A Mother's Heart: Creating the Foundation
by Payton Lee
A Mother's Heart is a fictional novel based on actual people and events. This historical fiction novel is about Mother Luisita, who was foundress of the discalced Carmelite Order of Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico. Mother Luisita is an extraordinary woman with an extraordinary story set in the turbulent revolutionary years of Mexico. The torture of priests and nuns during persecution of the Catholic Church... (more)
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Divine Intimacy: Meditations on the Interior Life for Every Day of the Liturgical Year
by O.C.D. Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen
Divine Intimacy is undoubtedly the classic Carmelite work on meditation---a book that helps one arrive at intimate union with God by the practice of considering holy truths. It is a book that shows how to join prayer and action and put the Catholic doctrine on the spiritual life into practice daily. Divine Intimacy has been translated into all principal languages and has met with extraordinary success, bringing... (more)
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Not All Ghosts are Holy
by Linda Bridge
A young thirteen-year-old girl wants to become a Religious. This is the story of her journey from a high school student to a Carmelite Religious. At age thirteen, her ability to be aware of the paranormal began to become apparent. She had to learn to control her fears while discerning whether the entity was peaceful, or the essence of evil. She needed to learn what they wanted and how to help them or whether it... (more)
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At the Fountain of Elijah
The Carmelite Tradition
by Wilfrid McGreal
This popular introduction emphasizes the creative tension between solitude and contemplation and the call to be open to contemporary circumstances. McGreal shows how the figures of Elijah and Mary represent the symbolic poles in Carmelite spirituality, reflected in the witness of its best-known representatives, including Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, and Edith Stein.
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The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila by Herself
by TeresaofAvila, E. Allison Peers, Teresa of Avila, Silverio
Born in the Castilian town of Avila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when she was twenty-one. Tormented by illness, doubts and self-recrimination, she gradually came to recognize the power of prayer and contemplation - her spiritual enlightenment was intensified by many visions and mystical experiences, including the piercing of her heart by a spear of divine love. She went on to... (more)
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS
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THE COLLECTED WORKS OF ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS
"Life of a Carmelite nun," "Taking the veil," etc: Illustrated by remarkable actual photographs of inner convent life. Also articles on the cruelties practised ... the penitential instruments of torture usedHenry Fowler
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"Life of a Carmelite nun," "Taking the veil," etc: Illustrated by remarkable actual photographs of inner convent life. Also articles on the cruelties practised ... the penitential instruments of torture used
by Henry Fowler
Master of the Sacred Page: Essays in Honor of Roland E. Murphy, O. Carm., on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday
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Master of the Sacred Page: Essays in Honor of Roland E. Murphy, O. Carm., on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday
by Roland Edmund Murphy
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Ecce Homo
by Titus Brandsma
In moderne kerken zijn kruiswegstaties vaak verdwenen of tot onderdeel geworden van een abstracte wandschildering of decoratief relief. Toch heeft het kruis de laatste tijd zijn traditionele plaats in het hart van de christelijke spiritualiteit teruggevonden. Juist in een tijd van geweld en onrecht zonder weerga krijgt het kruis betekenis als symbool van willekeurig geweld, van onrechtvaardige veroordeling van... (more)
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The Collected Works of Edith Stein: Book 4
The Hidden Life
Hagiographic Essays, Meditations, Spiritual Texts
by Edith Stein
Text: English (translation) Original Language: German
Little Counsels of Mother Agnes of Jesus, OCDMother Agnes of Jesus
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Little Counsels of Mother Agnes of Jesus, OCD
by Mother Agnes of Jesus
Taken from her life and letters