Sayings of Light and Love 2 – St John of the Cross
Dan Burke
January 9, 2014
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Sayings of Light and Love 2 Sayings of Light and Love 2 O Lord, my God, who will seek you with simple and pure love,
Sayings of Light and Love 1 – John of the Cross
Dan Burke
January 7, 2014
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Sayings of Light and Love 1 The Lord has always revealed to mortals the treasures of his wisdom and spirit, but now that the
Forsake Not the Discipline
Anthony Lilles
February 26, 2013
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“Forsake not the discipline.” These words are reported as among the very first and very last teachings of St. Antony of the Desert by his
Spiritual Liberty in the Night
Anthony Lilles
February 21, 2013
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In order to secure our true liberty, even while we were enslaved to sin, Christ suffered the night of death and ransomed us by His
Nescivi – A Cry of A Heart in Love with God
Anthony Lilles
February 16, 2013
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“Nescivi!” This is the Latin for what it seems the Shulamite Bride of the Canticle of Canticles sings in 6:12. The passage is difficult to
Love Songs in the Night
Anthony Lilles
February 14, 2013
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With rich biblical imagery, St. John of the Cross describes the soul as a jubilant bride who sings mysterious verses and wants nothing other than
The Prayer that Blazes from the Deepest Center
Anthony Lilles
February 9, 2013
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Christian prayer is meant to blaze forth from the Deepest Center of the soul. In his powerful Living Flame of Love, St. John of the Cross
Wisdom for the Ascent – 1 – St. John of the Cross
Dan Burke
March 25, 2012
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Wisdom for the Ascent Wisdom for the Ascent: THE soul must of necessity–if we would attain to the divine union of God–pass through the dark
