Description
Find healing through the path of contemplative prayer which is God's self-communication in love and awakens within us our own need for transformation.
God has planted in our hearts an insatiable longing to love and be loved, that is, to love God, others, and creation with the very love of God. We know, however, from our human experience, that we fail to love as we desire with all our heart. In Healed by Love, Carmelite Friar Daniel Chowning, urges those in need of healing to seek refuge in the spiritual doctrine of St. John of the Cross.
The more we grow in love, the healthier we become. The doctrine of St. John of the Cross is one of healing and transformation of the human person. For him, the path of contemplation, which is God's self-communicating love, is a journey of purification, healing, and transformation at the deepest root of our being where we can love God, others, and creation according to God's original plan for us and grow toward the fullness of who God created us to be. In Healed by Love, those suffering in body and spirit may find comfort through the teaching of St. John of the Cross and the path of contemplative prayer.
About the Author
Daniel Chowning, OCD, is a member and present provincial of the Washington Province of the Discalced Carmelite Friars and resides at the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Hubertus, Wisconsin. He completed his theological studies at the Catholic University of America, and continued specialization in Carmelite studies in Spain at the Teresian Sanjuanist Center in Avila and at the University of Salamanca. He is a member of the Institute of Carmelite Studies. He has served his province in formation ministry as novice director and preached retreats extensively in the United States and in Europe.
Reviews
"I am very happy with the publication of this timely, necessary, and urgently needed book. A magnificent work by my brother and friend Daniel Chowning, who not only offers a wise and profound reflection on the healing power of contemplation in John of the Cross, but does so as the fruit of a lifetime of experience and as an authentic and faithful witness with his life to what his writing conveys. It is a very necessary and recommendable reading in order to heal the wounds of our times with the most effective medicine distilled in the writings of John of the Cross: contemplation as a way to learn to love and to let oneself be loved."
Father Miguel Marquez, Superior General of the Discalced Carmelite Order
"Fr. Daniel Chowning, OCD's Healed by Love is a masterpiece of the integration of our Lord's healing ministry captured in Catholic biblical theology, St. John of the Cross' Carmelite mysticism, and solid contemporary psychology grounded in the truths of Catholic anthropology. A seasoned Catholic Carmelite spiritual theologian with a wide range of international evangelizing pastoral experiences, Fr. Chowning's ecclesial mission expressed in this book is to open people to the integration of deep contemplation, deep spiritual progress, deep internal and holistic healing and deep commitment to Catholic global worldwide contemplative mission all in the context of the realities of living in a fallen world."
Bishop John O. Barres, STD, JCL, Diocese of Rockville Centre (Long Island, New York)
"In this beautiful and very readable book, Fr. Daniel Chowning has distilled the teaching of St. John of the Cross for a new generation, linking it with his own personal, pastoral, and psychological insights. Under St. John's guidance all are encouraged to surrender to the process of healing and transformation in Christ. It is a contemplative journey that leads to freedom and the integration of the whole person. Chowning's writing is the fruit of many years of studying and teaching the Carmelite saints and I was hooked from page one. Be enthused, inspired, and challenged to make the journey of contemplative love a way of life 'costing not less than everything.' It's never too late to set out."
Sr. Elizabeth Obbard is a Carmelite nun of Quidenham Monastery, UK and a spiritual writer
"Healed by Love is a clear presentation of a frequently misinterpreted spiritual master. It is an insightful interpretation of the spirituality of St. John of the Cross regarding spiritual healing. Chowning provides both an in-depth diagnosis of our spiritual sickness and an analysis of the process of healing and transformation according to the great Spanish Carmelite mystic. It will find an eager reception among both scholars and the general audience alike."
Marc Foley, OCD, author of The Dark Night: Psychological Experience and Spiritual Reality
Book Information
ISBN 9798400800122
Author Daniel Chowning, OCD
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Liturgical Press
Publisher Liturgical Press
Weight(grams) 284g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm
God has planted in our hearts an insatiable longing to love and be loved, that is, to love God, others, and creation with the very love of God. We know, however, from our human experience, that we fail to love as we desire with all our heart. In Healed by Love, Carmelite Friar Daniel Chowning, urges those in need of healing to seek refuge in the spiritual doctrine of St. John of the Cross.
The more we grow in love, the healthier we become. The doctrine of St. John of the Cross is one of healing and transformation of the human person. For him, the path of contemplation, which is God's self-communicating love, is a journey of purification, healing, and transformation at the deepest root of our being where we can love God, others, and creation according to God's original plan for us and grow toward the fullness of who God created us to be. In Healed by Love, those suffering in body and spirit may find comfort through the teaching of St. John of the Cross and the path of contemplative prayer.
About the Author
Daniel Chowning, OCD, is a member and present provincial of the Washington Province of the Discalced Carmelite Friars and resides at the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Hubertus, Wisconsin. He completed his theological studies at the Catholic University of America, and continued specialization in Carmelite studies in Spain at the Teresian Sanjuanist Center in Avila and at the University of Salamanca. He is a member of the Institute of Carmelite Studies. He has served his province in formation ministry as novice director and preached retreats extensively in the United States and in Europe.
Reviews
"I am very happy with the publication of this timely, necessary, and urgently needed book. A magnificent work by my brother and friend Daniel Chowning, who not only offers a wise and profound reflection on the healing power of contemplation in John of the Cross, but does so as the fruit of a lifetime of experience and as an authentic and faithful witness with his life to what his writing conveys. It is a very necessary and recommendable reading in order to heal the wounds of our times with the most effective medicine distilled in the writings of John of the Cross: contemplation as a way to learn to love and to let oneself be loved."
Father Miguel Marquez, Superior General of the Discalced Carmelite Order
"Fr. Daniel Chowning, OCD's Healed by Love is a masterpiece of the integration of our Lord's healing ministry captured in Catholic biblical theology, St. John of the Cross' Carmelite mysticism, and solid contemporary psychology grounded in the truths of Catholic anthropology. A seasoned Catholic Carmelite spiritual theologian with a wide range of international evangelizing pastoral experiences, Fr. Chowning's ecclesial mission expressed in this book is to open people to the integration of deep contemplation, deep spiritual progress, deep internal and holistic healing and deep commitment to Catholic global worldwide contemplative mission all in the context of the realities of living in a fallen world."
Bishop John O. Barres, STD, JCL, Diocese of Rockville Centre (Long Island, New York)
"In this beautiful and very readable book, Fr. Daniel Chowning has distilled the teaching of St. John of the Cross for a new generation, linking it with his own personal, pastoral, and psychological insights. Under St. John's guidance all are encouraged to surrender to the process of healing and transformation in Christ. It is a contemplative journey that leads to freedom and the integration of the whole person. Chowning's writing is the fruit of many years of studying and teaching the Carmelite saints and I was hooked from page one. Be enthused, inspired, and challenged to make the journey of contemplative love a way of life 'costing not less than everything.' It's never too late to set out."
Sr. Elizabeth Obbard is a Carmelite nun of Quidenham Monastery, UK and a spiritual writer
"Healed by Love is a clear presentation of a frequently misinterpreted spiritual master. It is an insightful interpretation of the spirituality of St. John of the Cross regarding spiritual healing. Chowning provides both an in-depth diagnosis of our spiritual sickness and an analysis of the process of healing and transformation according to the great Spanish Carmelite mystic. It will find an eager reception among both scholars and the general audience alike."
Marc Foley, OCD, author of The Dark Night: Psychological Experience and Spiritual Reality
Book Information
ISBN 9798400800122
Author Daniel Chowning, OCD
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Liturgical Press
Publisher Liturgical Press
Weight(grams) 284g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm
