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Elizabeth of the Trinity (Elizabeth Catez) was a young French woman who became a Discalced Carmelite in the Carmel of Dijon. She was just twenty-six when she died in 1906. But those few years were enough for her to develop and deepen a distinctive approac

This book is for both families and individuals—to offer them light and guidance to live their ordinary everyday life in closeness with God. No matter one’s vocation in life, Louis and Zélie exemplify how everyday experiences, such as being a working paren

Mary the Perfect Contemplative is a fresh and beautiful portrait of the Mother of God. From her immaculate conception to her bodily assumption into heaven, Mary was set apart by God as the vessel of humanity’s redemption.

Ten members of the Institute of Carmelite Studies contribute to this volume honoring their Carmelite brother and colleague, Father Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. on his fifty years as a Catholic priest and scholar. Through his translations of the works of Saint

This wise and widely acclaimed book is written for those “who have advanced far enough in love of God to enter the night of faith and feel the need of explanation, guidance and reassurance.”

Even when we believe—as St. John of the Cross and other mysti

Includes The Book of Her Life, Spiritual Testimonies and the Soliloquies
Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD and Otilio Rodriguez, OCD

This is the second edition of volume One of The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, first woman doctor of the c

This study edition is designed to assist contemporary readers to apply the spiritual insights of Story of a Soul to their lives. It provides introductions, reflections and discussion questions for each chapter of the text.

Includes The Ascent of Mount Carmel, The Dark Night, The Spiritual Canticle, The Living Flame of Love, Letters, and The Minor Works
(paperback)
Revised edition (1991)
Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD and
Otilio Rodriguez, OCD


This revised ed

Includes The Way of Perfection and The Interior Castle
Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD and
Otilio Rodriguez, OCD


This volume contains two of Teresa's most popular works: The Way of Perfection and The Interior Castle.

Shortly after writing Th