ASCENT OF MOUNT CARMEL - ST JOHN OF THE CROSS Sterling Silver or prayer space

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Lorenzo Scupoli shows the Christian how to combat his passions and vices

Tomie de Paola's artwork brings to life his beautiful telling of this unique and important Bible story

Bilbo's Journey  takes you beyond the dragons

Each chapter is liberally spiced with Chesterton's striking quotations

ASCENT OF MOUNT CARMEL - ST JOHN OF THE CROSS Sterling Silver or prayer spaceSan Juan De La Cruz (St. John of the Cross) (1542 1591) joined the Carmelite Order in Spain when he was twenty one. Living in a time of great religious controversy, he was kidnapped and imprisoned an experience of deep suffering that formed the basis for much of his writing.