Fr Damian's Spiritual Theology Notes

Aumann covers St Teresa of Avila and St John of the Cross on pp165-172 of Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition . Pope Benedict spoke about both Teresa and John in early 2011.   You can read his audience on St Teresa here and St John of the Cross here .  A few weeks later he dedicated an audience to another Carmelite saint, Therese of Lisieux. Fr James Martin's article Shadows in Prayer: The seven D's of the spiritual life   is here The Ruth Burrows interview from the Daily Telegraph is here (subscription access only). The original sketch of Jesus on the cross drawn by St John of the Cross c.1550  (mounted in an elaborate reliquary) Salvador Dali's famous painting  Christ of Saint John of the Cross (1951)

              Have a read of Aumann's Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition chapter 7 - "Dionysian Spirituality and the Devotio Moderna" Here is a link to Pope Benedict's talks on female mystics of the Middle Ages from 2010. In particular here is St Catherine of Siena's talk given on 24th November 2010. Catherine of Siena's Dialogue is her most important theological work.  You can buy it here .