Saint John of The Cross

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Saint John of the Cross is the Church’s premier teacher on
contemplative prayer. Catholic tradition even calls him the Mystical
Doctor. The sixteenth-century Carmelite priest not only wrote four
massive treatises on the spiritual life, along with some of the finest
poetry in the Spanish language, but also worked alongside Teresa of
Ávila in renewing the Carmelite order. Thérèse of Lisieux claimed she
found no other spiritual reading that could satisfy her soul like John
of the Cross.

Yet the volume and intensity of Saint John’s work
can make his teachings seem daunting, even to trained theologians. This
book by Father Donald Haggerty, author of The Contemplative Hunger and Contemplative Enigmas,
offers readers a unique step-by-step introduction to the way of
contemplation as Saint John understood it and taught it—a burning,
transformative intimacy with the God who made us. Furnished abundantly
with quotations from across the Mystical Doctor’s writings, this
guidebook confronts the mysteries, difficulties, and joys of prayer,
showing how silent contemplation prepares our hearts for an unspeakable
love.

For all his theological richness, Saint John gave
practical, realistic advice on navigating the world of contemplation,
and Father Haggerty—a spiritual director for decades—applies these
principles to our lives today. Whether you are new to prayer or have
been praying since childhood, you will find an illuminating and
surprising companion in Saint John of the Cross: Master of Contemplation.

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