In our day, there is much social upheaval and unrest and a strident political atmosphere. Additionally, living during the pandemic of Covid-19, has caused many pressures and struggles for the whole world.
“Courage in the Face of Opposition” is needed as much, or even more, today as in previous times.
Our guest, Colleen Sollinger, has put together several teaching points and nuggets of wisdom from our Carmelites that will help us to live now in our challenging situation, as they did in theirs.
We will get wise counsel from several Carmelites. Those featured in this podcast are: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, the Martyrs of Compiegne, St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, St. Maria Maravillas, St. Benedicta of the Cross, Pere Jacques (Bunel) of Jesus, and General Louis-Gaston de Sonis.
SOURCES
Père Jacques
“Père Jacques: Resplendent in Victory”
By Francis J. Murphy
ICS Publications
“Listen to the Silence: A Retreat with Père Jacques”
Translated and Edited by Francis J. Murphy
ICS Publications
General de Sonis
“The Life of General de Sonis, From his Papers and Correspondence”
By Msgr Baunard, Translated by Lady Herbert
Available from Amazon
“Le Général de Sonis”
By Gérard Bedel
Via Romana (it’s French but the most up-to-date, if you can read it.)
Martyrs of Compiègne
“To Quell the Terror: The True Story of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne”
William Bush
ICS Publications
Saint Maria Maravillas
There isn’t a lot about St. Maria Maravillas in English, alas. If you can read Spanish or French, you’re in luck. However, we can offer one English source:
“Following the Path of Divine Love: Saint Maravillas, O.C.D., Daughter of the Church and of Saint Teresa of Jesus”
by the Discalced Carmelites of Cerro de los Angeles and La Aldehuela, Spain;
Carmel International Publishing House; Kerala, India. 2011.
https://santamaravillasdejesus.es
~ This is the website to the convent near Cerro de los Ángeles. This is the convent from which she was first arrested during the Spanish Civil War; this is the one she rebuilt after it had been destroyed after being occupied by both sides at various times throughout the war. ~
Sainteté au Carmel: Vie et message de Mère Maravillas de Jésus
By the Carmel at the Cerro de los Ángeles
Éditions du Carmel
The Act of Oblation to Merciful Love of St. Therese of Lisieux
Consummation of Love: From the Depths to the Heights
Battling Scrupulosity and Aridity in the Dark Night: What the Experience of St. Teresa Margaret Redi of the Sacred Heart Can Teach us
The Lord Thy God is a Consuming Fire: St. Teresa Margaret Redi of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Dark Night of the Spirit
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Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, "Here I am Lord, I come to do Your Will"
The Glories of St. Joseph with Frances Harry
The Use of God’s Gifts with Deacon Rusty Baldwin
Deus Caritas est
St. Teresa Margaret and the Practice of the Presence of God
For the Return of the Prodigal Catholic
St. Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and making our lives a Sacrifice to the Lord (PART 3)
Preparing to Receive Jesus in the Eucharist
St. Teresa Margaret's Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (PART 2)
St. Teresa Margaret: The forgotten Saint of Carmel's Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (PART 1)
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Tribute to St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi for her Feast Day
A Journey to the Deep Interior of the Soul (part 2)
Short Takes: Holy Week Poems
A Journey to the Deep Interior of the Soul (part 1)
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