Everything that rises must converge : spiritual direction and literature / Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB Gregory, Marmion, Merton, and Louf : insights from the Benedictine religious family for the practice of spiritual direction / Fr. Christian Raab, OSB -- Learned, experienced, and discerning : St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross on spiritual direction / Fr. Mark O'Keefe, OSB -- Guide them all : St. Francis de Sales on cultivating the love of God / Kevin Schemenauer -- Spiritual direction and private revelations : learning from the life of St. Faustina Kowalska / Robert E. Alvis -- Blessed by the cross : the spiritual correspondence of St. Teres Benedicta of the Cross / Fr. Thomas Gricoski, OSB -- A spiritual master at Montmartre ; Bouyer, Marion, and the divine event of love / Keith Lemna -- The lens of discernment : St. Ignatius of Loyola's first and second rules in "On the waterfront" (1954) and "Diary of a country priest" (1951) / Fr. Guerric DeBona, OSB -- Everything that rises must converge : spiritual direction and literature / Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB
Summary:
Throughout the church's long history, Christians have sought out wise mentors to guide them on the journey toward God. A Science of the Saints explores the dynamics of spiritual direction as revealed in the lives and writings of a wide array of exemplary disciples, from the Desert Fathers and Mothers to Thomas Merton, and from St. Teresa of Avila to St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein). This groundbreaking work sheds new light on an essential dimension of the Christian experience, yielding timeless wisdom to inform the practice of spiritual direction in our own day.
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