Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, CarmelCast Fr. Pier Giorgio of Christ the King, O.C.D. Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, CarmelCast Fr. Pier Giorgio of Christ the King, O.C.D.

The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross - Stanza 2, Part 2: CarmelCast Episode 53

The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross tells of the union of the soul with God through love. In this episode of CarmelCast, we dive into the second half of Stanza 2 which describes how the wounds of God's love transform us.

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Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, CarmelCast Br. John-Mary of Jesus Crucified, O.C.D. Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, CarmelCast Br. John-Mary of Jesus Crucified, O.C.D.

The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross - Stanza 2, Part 1: CarmelCast Episode 52

The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross tells of the union of the soul with God through love. In this episode of CarmelCast, we dive into the first half of Stanza 2 which describes how the Trinity heals us by wounding us with love.

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Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, CarmelCast Fr. Michael-Joseph of St Thérèse, O.C.D. Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, CarmelCast Fr. Michael-Joseph of St Thérèse, O.C.D.

The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross - Stanza 1: CarmelCast Episode 51

The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross tells of the union of the soul with God through love. In this episode of CarmelCast, we dive into Stanza 1 which describes how the Trinity brings about this union with God.

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Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, CarmelCast Fr. Pier Giorgio of Christ the King, O.C.D. Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, CarmelCast Fr. Pier Giorgio of Christ the King, O.C.D.

The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross - Introduction and Prologue: CarmelCast Episode 50

The Living Flame of Love by St. John of the Cross tells of the union of the soul with God through love. In this episode of CarmelCast, we dive into the Introduction and Prologue of the work to see how we too are called to that union.

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Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, Spiritual Reflection Fr. John Sullivan of Jesus Mary Joseph, O.C.D. Carmelite Spirituality, St. John of the Cross, Spiritual Reflection Fr. John Sullivan of Jesus Mary Joseph, O.C.D.

Artist Alumnus of the Washington, D.C. Monastery

The Mexican friar, Father Gerardo Lopez Bonilla (born in Puebla on May 18, 1929) is a talented artist whose paintings are “powerful doorways to the metaphysical” and radiate deep “interior light.” Before finishing a year of theological studies in D.C. in 1960 with ordination to the diaconate, he gifted houses of the Province with several paintings. Now two of them still grace the main corridor of our monastery.

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Carmelite Spirituality, St. Teresa of Avila, CarmelCast Fr. Daniel of the Good Shepherd, O.C.D. Carmelite Spirituality, St. Teresa of Avila, CarmelCast Fr. Daniel of the Good Shepherd, O.C.D.

Spiritual Friendship According to St. Teresa

In this special series, Fr. Daniel Chowning of the Good Shepherd and Fr. Michael-Joseph of St. Thérèse discuss the importance of friendship in the life of St. Teresa of Avila, her teaching on spiritual friendship, and how to apply it to our lives today.

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Carmelite Spirituality, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Spiritual Reflection Fr. John Sullivan of Jesus Mary Joseph, O.C.D. Carmelite Spirituality, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Spiritual Reflection Fr. John Sullivan of Jesus Mary Joseph, O.C.D.

Edith Stein Translator/Scholar Sr. Joephine Koeppel, O.C.D.

A localized way to celebrate St. Teresa Benedicta/Edith Stein’s feast on this Province Blog during the 80th anniversary year of her passing into eternal life would be to express thanks for the person who translated the story of Edith’s early years for us into English, Life in a Jewish Family: Sister Josephine Koeppel.

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What I’ve Learned from Recreation

The schedule in our monasteries includes an activity called the hour of recreation, in which the community gathers in a common room to talk together. It typically follows the evening hour of mental (silent) prayer, and the two share a lot in common.

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