My Journey with St. Joan and St. Thérèse
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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, deep, and substantive for me to understand, I will be relying on The Science of the Cross by St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) as my reference. At this juncture on my journey, a secondary resource is most helpful. Even though my intellect can assess the genius of St. Teresa Benedicta no more effectively than it can that of St. John of the Cross, the former developed her manuscript with weaker souls like me in mind. Having glimpsed the Ascent of Mt. Carmel as a peer of St. John’s, Teresa Benedicta descends in charity to the rest of us that we might have more spiritual clarity and make progress more effectively and quickly through her insights into St. John of the Cross. For that, I am eternally grateful.