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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.

Cloister and Community: Life within a Carmelite Monastery

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)

Dark Night of the Soul: A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross

Dark Night of the Soul: A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross

by Silverio, E. Allison Peers, 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)

Carmelite Prayer: A Tradition for the 21st Century

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)

Experiencing St. Therese Today (Carmelite Studies)

Experiencing St. Therese Today (Carmelite Studies)

My beloved;: The story of a Carmelite nunCatherine Thomas of Divine Providence

My beloved;: The story of a Carmelite nun

by Catherine Thomas of Divine Providence

Spiritual Pilgrims: Carl Jung and Teresa of Avila

Spiritual Pilgrims: Carl Jung and Teresa of Avila

by John Welch

The meaning of the spiritual life illuminated by the great depth psychologist and the mystic saint.

Ascending The Mountain: The Carmelite Rule TodayEltin Griffin, Conference on the Rule of St. Albert of

Ascending The Mountain: The Carmelite Rule Today

by Eltin Griffin, Conference on the Rule of St. Albert of

Carmel in America: A centennial history of the Discalced Carmelites in the United States (Carmelite sources)Charles Warren Currier

Carmel in America: A centennial history of the Discalced Carmelites in the United States (Carmelite sources)

by Charles Warren Currier

The Story of a Family: The Home of St. Therese of Lisieux(The Little Flower)

The Story of a Family: The Home of St. Therese of Lisieux(The Little Flower)

by Stephane-Joseph Piat

He Is My Heaven: The Life of Elizabeth of the Trinity

He Is My Heaven: The Life of Elizabeth of the Trinity

by Jennifer Moorcroft

Becoming my disciplesMary of Jesus and St. Joseph

Becoming my disciples

by Mary of Jesus and St. Joseph

A Mother's Heart: Creating the Foundation

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)

Divine Intimacy: Meditations on the Interior Life for Every Day of the Liturgical Year

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)

At the Fountain of Elijah: The Carmelite Tradition (Traditions of Christian Spirituality.)

At the Fountain of Elijah: The Carmelite Tradition (Traditions of Christian Spirituality.)

by Wilfrid McGreal

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

"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

by Roland Edmund Murphy

Ecce HomoT. Brandsma

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)

The Hidden Life: Hagiographic Essays, Meditations, Spiritual Texts (Stein, Edith//the Collected Works of Edith Stein)

The Hidden Life: Hagiographic Essays, Meditations, Spiritual Texts (Stein, Edith//the Collected Works of Edith Stein)

by Edith Stein

Text: English (translation) Original Language: German

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Interior Castle

by E. Allison Peers, Teresa