St. John of the Cross’ Light in the Dark

Carmelite Conversations

How does the teaching of St. John of the Cross help us to be “light” in the “dark” that surrounds us in our day? This presentation by Deacon Baldwin was given to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites in Dayton, OH for their Day of Recollection. The theme of the day was “We Are the Light of the World.” Although some people are put off or scared by the negation and darkness of St. John of the Cross, those who truly understand him realize he teaches us the way of pure love. What must we do to live this pure love? St. John of the Cross tells us how.

Paper by Fr. Daniel Chowning, OCD: Free to Love: Negation in the Doctrine of John of the Cross

Carmelite Conversations: Nada, Nada, Nada episode

St. John of the Cross’s drawing/map of Mt. Carmel