Mystic Fire: The Love Poems of James Kavanaugh - Softcover

Kavanaugh, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878995197 ISBN 13: 9781878995193

Publisher: Steven J Nash Pub, 1994

Synopsis

All the passion and romance and pain of love unfold in this exquisite work. "Love grew like some mystic fire mound my heart." Perhaps the greatest beauty of this book is its balance in the power of physical, motional, and unconditional spiritual love. Hundreds have asked permission to use these poems for their weddings. "Perhaps," says Kavanaugh, "life’s only tragedy is never to know a pure and unconditional love. To give such is finally to be alive, to receive such is to be as gods ... Erotic love is a much ignored sacrament and a unique contact with god."

About this title

About the Author:

James Kavanaugh was ordained and actively ministered for ten years as a Catholic Priest before attending Catholic University in Washington D.C. Working on his second doctoral degree, he wrote an article for the Saturday Evening Post, entitled, "I am a Priest, and I want to marry." The article questioned the practice of celibacy among priests. The year was 1967, the height of the sexual revolution. Although it was written under a pseudonym and even his closest friends and family were not aware of the author, it was received with such commotion and outrage, the secret would not be kept for long. Soon Simon and Schuster was calling for a book deal. Amid personal confusion, James took a leave of absence from the priesthood, packed his VW bug and headed for California to write books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Steven J Nash Pub
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1878995197
• ISBN 13: 9781878995193
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 96