Have you ever had the experience of arriving at Christmas and suddenly get this sinking feeling that you have hardly done anything to grow spiritually during the Advent season? Colleen Sollinger, our guest on Carmelite Conversation, helps us with some ideas on various ways we may prepare our hearts and souls for the Incarnation of Christ. What do the signs used in Advent mean and how might they help us? Have you ever considered asking a Saint or Advent figure to accompany you thru the season…to prepare in imitation of them…or gain insights from them? How beneficial is it to practice silence …and silent prayer during this time? It’s never too late to begin…just begin!
RESOURCES:
Scripture: Jn 1:29, Mt. 3:2, Mt. 3:8, Lk 1:38, Lk 1:45, Lk 17:21
Website Articles: “Degrees of Perfection” by St. John of the Cross; http://ocarm.org/ebook/John/minorworks.htm#DEGREES%20OF%20PERFECTION
“This Is Your Brain on Silence” by Daniel A. Gross; http://nautil.us/issue/16/nothingness/this-is-your-brain-on-silence
“Good Feet, Courage and Tenacity of Spirit” by a solitary bird; https://asolitarybird.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/good-feet-courage-and-tenacity-of-spirit/
“By the Manger in the Morning Prayer Journal” by Elizabeth Foss; https://blessedisshe.net/product/advent-2016-prayer-journal/
Books: “The Little Way of Advent: Meditations in the Spirit of St. Therese of Lisieux” by Fr. Gary Caster; Servant Books.
“St. John of the Cross Advent Saint” by Rev. John Saward; publ. by Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Philadelphia, PA.
“The Music of Silence: Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity for Everyone” by Elizabeth Ruth Obbard; New City.
“Divine Intimacy” from Second Week of Advent, by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen; Tan Books.
“The Angel of the Lord Declared Unto Mary”: Our vocation to Carmel through the Lens of the Angelus by Marika Zimmerman, OCDS
Reflections on Poverty presented by Deacon Russell Baldwin, OCDS
Mary in Scripture presented by Chris Cotter, OCDS
“Little Child of Our Mother Mary” by Frances Harry, OCDS
“The Baptism of the Lord” by Deacon Rusty Baldwin, OCDS
St Elizabeth of the Trinity and prayer to the Trinity
The link between contemplative prayer and poetry
How should we approach the poetry of St. John of the Cross?
On St. Joseph and his purity and humility, with Tammy Jetton, OCDS
The language of God, with Deacon Rusty Baldwin
St. Teresa’s Devotion to St. Joseph presented by Chris Cotter, OCDS
Overview of the Life of St. Teresa of Avila presented by Deacon Russell Baldwin, OCDS
Making Sense of Suffering presented by Colleen Sollinger, OCDS
A Conversation with Michael Vanderburgh from St. Vincent de Paul
After the Offering with St. Therese of Lisieux
St. Therese of Lisieux: A Willing Victim of Merciful Love
Carmel and the Evangelical Counsels with Deacon Rusty Baldwin
Thoughts on the Wounds of Love and the Transverberation of the Heart
A Cell of Prayer, the Transverberation, and the Virtues of Mary
Short Take on St. Mary of Jesus Crucified, the Little Arab
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