“The Living Flame of Love,” a poem written by a Spanish mystic, uses beautiful, fiery imagery to describe a soul’s perfect union with God. St. John wrote both the poem and a commentary on it for a widow who went to him for spiritual direction in Granada.
The season of Lent is an ideal time to grow in the spiritual life. Here are five great reads to help you on your way.
A variety of people can be met at an adoration chapel, and they tend to be the same, no matter where you go.
The pope continued his series of audience talks on spiritual discernment, reflecting on desolation and the role it plays in Christian life.
The phone call came when I was boiling sweet corn — suppertime on a hum-drum Sunday whose excitement peaked with a trip to the grocery store. […]
