Clare Kolewski

Apollo and me

Meet Pallo!When my son moved back home last year, Apollo came into my life. Even though my son is 26-years-old, it is I who walk Pallo, feed him and let him in and out 50 times a...

The circumcision of Jesus according to Anne Catherine Emmerick

Joseph returned from Bethlehem with five priests and a woman whose services were necessary on such occasions. They brought with them the circumcision-stool and an octangular slab with all that was needed for the ceremony. All this was placed...

Benefits to the soul as it passes through the dark night of the spirit

It is necessary for the soul to be plunged into darkness, in order to expunge all attachments to things of this world and enable it to experience “all things, both above and below, yet to preserve its unrestricted...

Night of the Spirit: other kinds of pain that the soul suffers

A soul deep in the throes of the dark night of the spirit feels as if it is melting away, dying a cruel spiritual death. John of the Cross describes it as having “been swallowed by a beast...

The Birth of Christ according to Anne Catherine Emmerick

When Mary told Joseph that her time was drawing near and that he should now betake himself to prayer, he left her and turned toward his sleeping-place to do her bidding. Before entering his little recess, he looked back...

The dark night of the spirit according to John of the Cross

The soul does not immediately progress from the night of the senses into the night of the spirit. It may be years—for some, perhaps, never. As a prisoner released from captivity, the soul enjoys a greater sense of...

The Immaculate Conception according to Anne Catherine Emmerick

The angel now removed something from the Ark of the Covenant, though without opening the door. It was the Mystery of the Ark, the Sacrament of the Incarnation, the Immaculate Conception, the Consummation of the Blessing of Abraham. I beheld...

Benefits of the purgation of the senses

When a beginner sets out on his or journey into the dark night of the senses, the pain is overwhelming. It is an indescribable pain, for though one feels it intensely, there are no physical words to describe it...

Dark night of the soul, part 2

This is a continuation of the previous article on the Dark Night of the Senses and imperfections of beginners, taken from Dark Night of the Soul (Trans. E. Allison Peers. Ed. P. Silverio de Santa Teresa, C.D. New...

Dark night of the soul according to St. John of the Cross

November 24th is the feast day of St. John of the Cross, a Spanish mystic and Carmelite priest. He, along with St. Teresa of Avila, founded the Discalced Carmelites.John’s writings on mystical theology and the development of...

Apollo and me

The circumcision of Jesus according to Anne Catherine Emmerick

Benefits to the soul as it passes through the dark night of the spirit

Night of the Spirit: other kinds of pain that the soul suffers

The Birth of Christ according to Anne Catherine Emmerick

The dark night of the spirit according to John of the Cross

The Immaculate Conception according to Anne Catherine Emmerick

Benefits of the purgation of the senses

Dark night of the soul, part 2

Dark night of the soul according to St. John of the Cross

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