Carmelite Books
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AVAILABLE AGAIN!
DIVINE INTIMACY
Meditations on the Interior Life
for Every Day of the Liturgical Year
One-volume edition of the Carmelite classic which clearly demonstrates the joining of prayer, faith and action. Based on the liturgical calendar, each day's reading (about 3 pages) contains an introduction, two-part meditation, and colloquy of holy acts. Fr. Gabriel (1893-1953) draws from Sacred Scripture and the teachings of the great Carmelite Saints, including St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and St. Elizabeth of the Trinity. This is a "lifetime" book -- to be used each day and read over and over.
Flexible black leather cover. 1,216 pages.
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CARMELITE PRAYER
A Tradition for the 21st Century
Compiled by the Carmelite Forum to address rapidly growing interest in the Carmelite classics and prayer, this collection of recent essays by ten prominent Carmelite scholars surveys its 12th-century origins, the 16th century of Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross, and proceeds into the late 19th century, when Thérèse of Lisieux gave us a fresh look at how to be a saint. Essays also examine recent Carmelite contributions, including those of Edith Stein -- martyred at Auschwitz. Paperback, 243 pages.
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FRANCES NEVINS:
MID 20TH CENTURY CARMELITE
Frances Nevins (Sr. Christine Marie of the Holy Spirit, OCD, 1930-1980) left family, fortune, husband, friends and the scholarly life for one reason -- the love of God.
Author Joan Ward Mullaney, Ph.D., who served as Professor and Dean at the Catholic University of America, was Frances Nevins' friend of nearly a quarter-century, and visited and corresponded with her regularly during her twenty years in Carmel. Entrusted with her journals and retreat notes by the Prioress of her convent after Frances' death, Mullaney has produced a spiritual biography of a modern American Carmelite called "the holiest person I ever knew" by Jesuit theologian Charles Reardon, SJ, her confessor. Mullaney presents Nevins as friend, scholar, wife, nun and mystic, using her own words exactly as she wrote them.
The writings span twenty years of sea change in her own life, monastic life and society. She writes about her extraordinary relationship with God, describing it with clarity, care and unmistakable knowledge. Through prayer-filled words, her faith, love and trust are evident. Her writings also show that, despite her omnipresent poor health, suffering did not become central; love was central. Trust in God, she affirmed over and over, will take care of everything. 48 pages of B&W illustrations. Paperback, 315 pages.
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BREAD OF HEAVEN
Carmelite Prayers &
Devotions on the Eucharist
Part Carmelite history and part anthology of prayers and meditations, this book is an ideal resource for those who are drawn to Carmelite spirituality and Eucharistic devotions. Penny Hickey, OCDS, gathered together selections from 24 Carmelite saints and writers, introducing each with a brief biography. Voices from the long, rich Carmelite tradition -- from Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross to Edith Stein and Jessica Powers -- proclaim their profound love and adoration of the Eucharist. Paperback, 187 pages.
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DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
St. John of the Cross
"With His gentle hand He wounded my neck and caused all my senses to be suspended."
Part poetic masterpiece, part mystic treatise, The Dark Night of the Soul by 16th century Carmelite monk St. John of the Cross, addresses the feeling of being forgotten by the Presence of the Almighty that every Christian desirous of walking more closely with God must pass through in order to learn to walk by faith and not by sight. The texts tell of the saint's mystical development and the stages he is subjected to on his journey towards union with God.
"Spiritual persons suffer great trials...by reason…of the fear which they have of being lost on the road, thinking that all spiritual blessing is over for them and that God has abandoned them since they find no help or pleasure in good things. Then they grow weary, and endeavor to concentrate their faculties with some degree of pleasure upon some object of meditation, thinking that, when they are not doing this and yet are conscious of making an effort, they are doing nothing."
Perhaps one of the most widely recognized of mystical writings, St. John's classic Dark Night of the Soul is not only practical theology but a beautiful balm of healing to anyone whose heart has ever echoed the words of Christ, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" Read by Michael Kramer. Unabridged.
5-CD set, approx. 5.5 hrs.
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A LENTEN JOURNEY WITH JESUS
CHRIST & ST. THÉRÈSE OF LISIEUX
Accept the invitation to journey through Lent with Jesus Christ and one of the "greatest saints of modern times", St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Pope John Paul II declared her a Doctor of the Church for her spiritual wisdom inspired by the Gospel. She calls us to "increase the spirit of faith" in our hearts and become what God "wills us to be".
Prepare for your journey with an Invitation from St. Thérèse, a short biography of Saint Thérèse, an Overview of the Carmelite Order, and a section on Saint Thérèse and Prayer. The journey begins each day of Lent, weekdays and Sundays, with a Gospel reading, a selection from the writings of St. Thérèse, a reflection and a prayer. Let the beautiful relationship that she had with Jesus inspire your Lenten journey. 224 pages, paperback.
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A LENTEN JOURNEY WITH JESUS
CHRIST & ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS
With the guidance of St. John of the Cross in this new Lenten devotional book, Lent can become a period of renewal, a period when we reorder our priorities from many things to one: God alone. Such an undertaking cannot be done by mere human willing; we need the help of God, which comes primarily through prayer. Inside this book you will find a short biography of St. John of the Cross, a history of Lent, wisdom from St. John of the Cross on following Jesus, and more, along with readings and prayers for every day of Lent. 272 pages, paperback.
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