Fr. Green returns to the "dry well" to explore the dryness and help readers discover how to live gracefully while "drinking from a dry well of prayer."
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Excellent guide to advanced stages of the spiritual life.,
By Dr. Edgar A. Gamboa (StJames43@aol.com) (Hawaii, USA) - See all my reviews
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Fr.Thomas Green eloquently explores the mystery of prayer and in particular the kind of difficulties the soul encounters as it advances farther into "the dark night of sense and spirit". Drawing on the contemplative theology of St. John of the Cross and the active theology of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Fr. Green helps the contemporary reader find practical ways of surviving and surmounting the inevitable dryness and loss of zeal which inevitably develop in advanced stages of the spiritual life. I find particularly reassuring Fr. Green's thesis that our inner transformation and spiritual development continue to occur, under God's loving guidance, even when we seem to experience nothing spiritually.
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Thomas Green has spent his life teaching and inspiring others, and this book is another that will help many. It emphasizes that both prayer and action are necessary to our inner growth, but without being dogmatic about any of it. As a feeble student of John of the Cross, I find Green's clarification of his teachings very illuminating, but he makes Ignatius of Loyola appealing, too. Green obviously lives what he is writing about, and makes it a personal, friendly lesson, one much easier to digest than either author alone.Each of Thomas Green's books is on a different aspect of the spiritual journey, and most people will be able to find guidance in one or another of them. This one is for those farther along the path of prayer. review by Janet Knori, author of Awakening in God
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What a wonderful book,
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this is a great book for anyone interested in a deeper relationship with God and for all who are wondering why is that "I can not pray like I used to",.. also for those who want to be prepared to the next level of spirituality in prayer.... easy to read. Green guides his readers through the diverse aspects and challenges of a life of prayer. A great Spiritual Guide, gives encouragement while being quite clear and honest about what it entails. I truly recommend it.
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When Jesus came to the climactic moment of his life, the "hour" that had defined his words and his deeds from the beginning of his ministry (Jn 2:4), he spoke to Pilate of the reason for his very being: "You say that I am a king. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
marketplace darkness, discerning love, loving attentiveness, disordered attachments, passive night, apostolic life, dry well Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John of the Cross, Jesus Christ, Teresa of Avila, Christ Jesus, Cory Aquino, Ignatius Loyola, The Ascent of Mount Carmel, Holy Spirit, Only God New!
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When Jesus came to the climactic moment of his life, the "hour" that had defined his words and his deeds from the beginning of his ministry (Jn 2:4), he spoke to Pilate of the reason for his very being: "You say that I am a king. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
marketplace darkness, discerning love, loving attentiveness, disordered attachments, passive night, apostolic life, dry well Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John of the Cross, Jesus Christ, Teresa of Avila, Christ Jesus, Cory Aquino, Ignatius Loyola, The Ascent of Mount Carmel, Holy Spirit, Only God New!
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- The Spiritual Exercises (Hodder & Stoughton Christian Classics) on 17 pages
- Ascent of Mount Carmel (Christian Classics, 20) by John of the Cross on 4 pages
- Ascent Of Mount Carmel by St. John of the Cross on page 26, page 34, and page 37
- Spiritual Canticle by St. John of the Cross on page 33, and page 36
- Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila on page 32, and page 111
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- From St. John of the Cross to Us by Jim Arraj on page 219, and Back Matter
- Guided by the Spirit: A Jesuit Perspective on Spiritual Direction by Francis Joseph Houdek on page 98, and Back Matter
- An Introduction to Spiritual Direction: A Psychological Approach for Directors and Directees by Chester P. Michael on page 180, and Back Matter
- Handbook of Spirituality for Ministers, Volume 1 by Robert J. Wicks on page 17
- Reaching for the Invisible God by Philip Yancey in Back Matter
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