The second phase is a deep relationship and union of hearts with St. Joan of Arc by the divine will and through the heart of the Immaculate Virgin Mary. This union of hearts means that we seek to understand as Joan understood and to reinterpret our understanding of the world through her lens and through… Continue reading The Le Royaume Program- Phase 2 – The March of Hope with Joan of Arc
The first phase begins with the first grace of conversion through the congruous hearts of Our Lady and St. Thérèse and concludes with a "divine glance" leading to the second phase, The March of Hope with St. Joan of Arc. The first phase of Le Royaume, the Journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed… Continue reading The Le Royaume Program – Phase 1 – Journey to Christendom
The following is inspired by St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) in her book Knowledge and Faith The Science of RoyaumeFrance is a science of the knowledge of God. This knowledge is the subject of the logos of God, Jesus Christ, and its purpose is to lead us to Him through the Immaculate… Continue reading The Science of RoyaumeFrance – The Knowledge of God
Our discussion of the Journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux requires an added dimension. Thus far, we have emphasized the Kingdom in the distance toward which we are traveling with our saintly sisters. This Kingdom is the center of the Immaculate Heart of… Continue reading My Journey with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – Our relationship with God and the Saints
My initial experience with Carmelite spirituality was similar to St. Teresa Benedicta’s. “Picking up a book at random, Edith began to read. It was St. Teresa of Avila’s The Book of Her Life. Edith was so taken by this Spanish marvel of God’s grace that she read through the book, it seems, without a break.… Continue reading My Journey with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – St. John of the Cross’ Mt. Carmel
The Desert of St. Thérèse A quiet desert landscape fills my heart In solitude the stillness clears my view I long for nothing save our God out here The land of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux This place is real though being sight unseen An emptiness aglow with beauty quaint Out here desire for Jesus grows… Continue reading The Desert of St. Thérèse
Shuffling down a narrow Lonely, dirt path Into a wide Open field I am a pilgrim A journeyman One who rests Only for a time In mystical Quaint villages I am refreshed And stronger now Because of each Enchanting land Now, slowly Onto a plain Where I have come Upon a crossroad Not knowing Where… Continue reading The Pilgrim Dance (St. Joan and St. Thérèse)
Saint Joan and Saint Thérèse, together they are the most beautiful color in the heavens. This is a motto of mine that describes my feelings about both of these saints individually as well as in their blended spiritual kinship. I love and propagate devotion both to St. Joan and St. Thérèse as well as to… Continue reading Saint Joan and Saint Thérèse, together they are the most beautiful color in the heavens.
“St. Joan and St. Thérèse” together, in that very special kindred spirituality of theirs, have been defined by Our Lord and Our Lady as absolutely essential for me on my journey through the majestic, mystical world of the Catholic Church. St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux are to my own spirituality what… Continue reading St. Joan and St. Thérèse are to my own spirituality what wet is to water
In this series I will relate the story of my journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux through the lens of the Carmelite spirituality of St. John of the Cross. As St. John of the Cross’ writings are far too rich and deep and… Continue reading My Journey with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – Overview
