St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) is a Doctor of the Church and a spiritual giant. His life commitment to prayer and writing about prayer will be forever cherished in the Catholic tradition.

Iain Matthew, one of the most astute commentators on John of the Cross, has written that beyond praise, petition and begging for pardon, the impulse in prayer is toward presence. Echoing St ...

The Sign of the Cross is not just what we do before and after a prayer — it is a prayer! St. Bernadette said that if we were to pray this prayer well, we could go to Heaven. In 1858, Bernadette ...

The Pope spoke of the 16th-century St. John of the Cross, continuing his series of ... he and his Carmelite brothers recited the morning prayer. “Today,” he told them, “I’m going to ...

Their beautiful lifestyle was begun by Saint Teresa of Avila, who, with the help of Saint John ... of the Cross, united to the saving sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Their diligent prayers for ...