"Within this Living Bread": Exploring the Eucharistic Spirituality of St. John of the Cross

By John D. Love, S.T.D. Edizioni Carmelitane - 2022Printed Edition ISBN: 978-88-7288-208-5217 pages Volume discount available: 10% off the purchase of 15 copies, automatically applied at checkout. No other discount applies to other items in the same order. This book is also available as an ebook and audiobook:   $12.99 $12.99   $14.99 St. John of the Cross coined the phrase “dark night of the soul.” He stands at the forefront of authors who have plumbed the depths of human feelings of abandonment, bringing the light of the Gospel to hear on the perception of God’s absence in our loneliest hours. In his exquisite poetry, and precise prose explanations, we hear almost nothing about God’s Eucharistic presence. This book mines the biographical evidence available, and systematically studies all of John’s writings to find his answer. “This eternal spring I long for; I see with this living bread.” (La Fonte, Stz. 13). The Mystical Doctor comes to life in the stories hi