Getting back to The Spiritual Canticle of St. John of the Cross, let’s look at what he says about growth in prayer. (Sorry this post is so much later in the week than usual. It’s been a hard week for our family. I going to try to get back on track soon.) Recall that The …
Note: For those of you reading this on my blog, please be patient with any technical problems while I finish my redesign. Thanks! Before Christmas we began looking at St. John of the Cross’s poem The Spiritual Canticle. I hope you were able to spend some time pondering it. This canticle is John’s equivalent of …
Most people who read St. John of the Cross (whose feast day was yesterday), read The Ascent of Mount Carmel or Dark Night of the Soul and never go beyond them. This is unfortunate. Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen advises: One should not make one’s first acquaintance with the Saint through The Ascent of …