John of the Cross – a Haiku poem
I wrote this Haiku poem after reading The Living Flame of Love by John of the Cross.
A mystic is a person who practices mysticism. In our context, they practice mystical prayer.
I wrote this Haiku poem after reading The Living Flame of Love by John of the Cross.
Catherine of Siena is an outstanding figure of the medieval era. She was a mystic, author, stigmatist, saint, and Doctor of the Church.
The Cloud of Unknowing is a spiritual guide for Contemplative Prayer. It was written by an unknown author in the late Middle Ages.
Teresa of Ávila shares her own life story, four stages of mystical prayer, the founding of the Discalced Carmelites, and her own mystical experiences.
Julian of Norwich (circa 1342 to circa 1416) was an English anchoress who is regarded as one of the most important Christian mystics.
Horses and chariots appear in the Old Testament. They are not a natural phenomenon of the time-space continuum. What are they?
The practice of Contemplative Prayer is clearly taught by some of the great heroes of the faith. But is it taught in the Bible?
The Philokalia is a collection of texts written between the 4th and 15th centuries by spiritual masters of the Eastern Orthodox hesychast tradition.
The Bible calls us to pray continually. But how do we do it? A homeless Russian man found the way. His book is a celebrated masterpiece on continual prayer.
Julian of Norwich was an English anchoress. She wrote about her visions of God with clarity and depth, in a book called “Revelations of Divine Love.”