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The desire to have some experience of God is widespread. Many persons of all ages have a genuine yearning for communion with the spiritual world. The trouble is that we are never quite certain how we should invest our energies to ensure that we are moving closer to the truth and not deeper into delusion. It seems prudent, therefore, to look for guidance from those who have actually made the journey and are skilled in initiating others. This is why we approach the great contemplative traditions: to find out something about prayer and the sort of life that facilitates its growth. We cannot always generate our own solutions because our horizons are limited. The first thing we need to learn is to look at life from a different perspective. Here the ancient spiritual masters can serve us well... The key idea that is common to these teachers is that contemplation is possible only for those who have puritas cordis: an undivided heart. The act of communion with God is one which engages the whole person and calls upon all the interior energies. It can occur only when these energies are working together, when inner disharmony has been overcome and unity reigns within. Such a state is not achieved quickly but only by the grace of God and the labor of decades. It involves a radical conversion of life and a persevering will to live in accordance with the Gospel. Spiritual growth is thus seen as a matter of progressively purifying the personal center of will and knowledge, eliminating inner division and becoming more intent on seeking the one thing necessary. Michael Casey is a monk of Tarrawarra Abbey in Australia. He is well-known as a retreat master and lecturer on monastic spirituality and holds a doctorate from Melbourne College of Divinity in the area of the life and writings of St. Bernard of Clairvaux.

Despite the many studies of particular Fathers, there is no general work presenting the principal characteristics of their exegesis, taken one at a time and in order. In this book, the distinguished French theologian, Bertrand de Margerie, S.J., attempts to fill this lacuna

In this wide-ranging book, Bouyer both explores our ineradicably religious nature and traces the paths of GodΓÇÖs self-revelation which culminate in Christ and the proclamation of the Father.

Louis Bouyer, one of the 20th century giants of Catholic theology, here addresses a breathtaking range of questions related to the world: the history of origin studies, from cosmogonic myth to philosophical cosmologies, from magic to mysticism. Science, myth, philosophy, theology, poetic experience and technology here constantly rub elbows. Through it all he explores the insightfulness of Christian revelation penetrating the mystery, as a reflection of the mystery of that other cosmos it reflects; the inner being of God, the creator. Louis Bouyer is a priest, theologian, teacher and writer.

The facsimile of Charles Rich¿s original and annotated Notes on the Song of Songs.

Beautiful prayer poems, covering the full spectrum of the spiritual life from despair to exaltation. Like the biblical psalms, they use simple, elemental language that is accessible to everyone, yet they are entirely modern in tone and imagery. They may be read as an aid to prayer and meditation, or simply enjoyed as fine poetry in their own right.

The French Abbey of Solesmes was one of the centers of monastic life and culture, famed for its Gregorian chant and its contributions to liturgical renewal. Here is a generous sampling of the writings of its three most important figures on major aspects of spirituality. Most of the writings appear in English for the first time