Episode 107: "Persons who refuse to go out at night in search for the Beloved and to divest and mortify their will, but rather seek the Beloved in their own bed and comfort . . . will not succeed in finding him. . . . she found him when she departed in darkness with longings of love." – St. John of the Cross (The Dark Night, Book 2, Ch. 24, 4)

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In this episode, author and host Julia Monnin shares with listeners a talk she gave to priests and seminarians in May of 2025 as Session 1 in a 4-Part Series on St. John of the Cross. In this talk, Julia gives an introduction to John and an overview of his collected works.

Before tuning in, Julia recommends listeners get a copy of The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross as well as Temptation and Discernment by Segundo Galilea. She also suggests listeners consider getting a copy of St. Teresa’s The Prayer of Recollection and The Prayer of Loving Attention: Saint John of the Cross. These books and brochures are published by ICS Publications. Lastly, Julia suggests printing out the Packet with the syllabus for this series as well as the Evaluation of Prayer by Effects document. All of these resources linked in this description might be helpful to you as you take this overall look with her of John's teaching and doctrine as found in his Collected Works.

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