St. John of the Cross for Beginners: A Commentary on The Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night of the Soul - Softcover

Meninger, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590564634 ISBN 13: 9781590564639

Publisher: Lantern Publishing & Media, 2014

Synopsis

A Commentary on The Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night of the Soul

“Since the conduct of beginners in the way of God is much involved in the love of pleasure and self,
God desires to withdraw them from this inferior way of loving.” ―St. John of the Cross
Fr. William Meninger guides the reader through two basic works of inner development, The Ascent of Mount Carmel and The Dark Night of the Soul, by St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) . He unfolds for modern readers the essence of these classical texts, section by section.

St. John of the Cross for Beginners is for anyone entering or considering the Christian path of inner work or wishing to go more deeply into one's path of development.

About this title

About the Author:

Fr. William Meninger, OCSO, entered St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, in 1963. While there, he developed a contemplative prayer method based on the fourteenth-century classic The Cloud of Unknowing, leading to a prayer method called Centering Prayer. Fr. William moved from St. Joseph’s Abbey to St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado, in 1979, where he has served as prior and novice director. His books include The Loving Search for God: Contemplative Prayer and the Cloud of Unknowing and Bringing “The Imitation of Christ” into the Twenty-First Century. Most recently he contributed to Sundays at the Magic Monastery: Homilies from the Trappists of St. Benedict’s Monastery and to St. Benedict's Monastery.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lantern Publishing & Media
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1590564634
• ISBN 13: 9781590564639
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208