Phase 2 Initial Formation Reference Materials

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The person who feels called to Carmel embarks on a journey of faith, like our models, Mary and Elijah. Gradually over the course of a lifetime, the Carmelite is changed, not just on an exterior plane but is transformed on every level of his personality if he consents to the will of God. In this way the Carmelite is conformed to Christ and becomes a new creation in him.

Carmelite Formation: A Journey of Transformation

Phase 2 Reference Materials

Materials listed by Title. Please click the tab that corresponds to the title of the reference material you are interested in finding.

Titles — A

Albert's Way, Michael Mulhall, O.Carm., Ed., Rome, Italy, Institutum Carmelitanum, 1989.
Anthropology of St. John of the Cross, Kevin Culligan, O.C.D., Canfield, OH, Alba House Cassettes, 1987.
The Art of Christian Listening, Thomas N. Hart, New York, NY, Paulist Press, 1980.
Ascent to Love. The Spiritual Teaching of St. John of the Cross, Ruth Burrows, Carmelite Nun, Denville, NJ, Dimension Books, 1987.

Titles — C

Call to Lay Carmelite Leadership, Lukas Schmidt, O.Carm., Carmel in the World, Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome, Italy, August, 1993 (article, audio cassette).
Carmel's Call. Rule and Statutes for Members of the Lay Carmelite Order, Eleventh Edition, Community of Teresian Carmelites, 2005.
Carmelite Directory of the Spiritual Life (selected subjects contained in the Lay Carmelite Formation Guides Companion Reference Manual, to be released), The Carmelite Press, Chicago, IL, 1951.
Carmelite Mysticism: Historical Sketches, Titus Brandsma, O.Carm., Darien, IL, The Carmelite Press, 1936 (1986).
The Carmelites: A History of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Joachim Smet, O.Carm., Darien, IL, The Carmelite Press, 1988. (5 volumes)
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Liguori Publications, 1994.
The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, Volume Three, Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. and Otilio Rodriguez, O.C.D., Washington, D.C., ICS Publications, Vol. I (1976; 1987 Rev. Ed.); Vol. II (1980); Vol. III (1985).
The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross, Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. and Otilio Rodriguez, O.C.D., Washington, D.C., ICS Publications, 1979 (1991 Rev. Ed.).
Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux, Francois Jamart, O.C.D., Alba House, New York, 1961.
Constitutions of the Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel, 1995 General Chapter, Chap. IV.

Titles — D

Daily We Touch Him, Practical Religious Experiences, Basil M. Pennington, O.C.S.O., Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1977.
Darkness in the Marketplace: The Christian at Prayer in the World, Thomas H. Green, S.J., Notre Dame, IN, Ave Maria Press, 1981.
Dictionary of Mary, NY, Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1985.
The Documents of Vatican II: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church; Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, Walter M. Abbott, S.J., New York, The America Press, 1966.

Titles — E

Edith Stein: A Biography/the Untold Story of the Philosopher and Mystic Who Lost Her Life in the Death Camps of Auschwitz, Waltraut Herbstrith, O.C.D., San Francisco, CA, Ignatius Press, 1992.
Elizabeth of the Trinity THE COMPLETE WORKS, I have found GOD, Vol 1, ICS Publications, Washington, D.C., 1984.
Encyclical: The Mother of the Redeemer: Redemptoris Mater (Publication), JOHN PAUL II, Boston, MA, Daughters of St. Paul, 1989.

Titles — F

Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel-On Prayer, Thomas Dubay, S.M., San Francisco, CA, Ignatius Press, 1989.

Titles — G

Guidelines for Those Wishing to Join the Third Order (Secular), Anselm J. Abbley, O.Carm. (No publishing data. Only: "Former Provincial Director, T.O.C., Anglo-Welsh Province.")

Titles — I

Introduction to the Devout Life, John K. Ryan, Trans. & Ed., Garden City, NY, Image Books — A Division of Doubleday & Company Inc., 1950 (1955).
Introduction to Carmel, Christina Marie Griggs, O.Carm., Darien, IL, The Carmelite Press, 1992.
Inviting the Mystic, Supporting the Prophet: An Introduction to Spiritual Direction, Katherine Marie Dyckman, S.NJM. and Patrick L. Carroll, S.J., New York, NY, Paulist Press, 1981.

Titles — L

Lay Carmelite Formation Guide — Phase Two: Initial Formation in Carmel, Thomas J. Zeitvogel, T.O.C., The Carmelite Press, Darien, Illinois, First Edition, 1995. (Preparation for Profession of Promises).
Liturgy of the Hours. General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours, Vol. I, New York, NY, Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1975.
Lay Members of Christs Faithful People Christifideles Laici, John Paul II, St. Paul Books and Media, Boston, MA, 12/30/88.
Liturgy of the Hours, The General Instruction on the Reform of the Breviary with a Commentary on the Renewed Liturgy of the Hours, A.M. Roguet, O.P., Trans., Peter Coughlan and Peter Purdue, Collegeville, MN, The Liturgical Abbey Press, 1971 OR London, England, Geoffrey Chapman, 1974.

Titles — M

Mary, Mother of Carmel: Our Lady and the Saints of Carmel (Carmel in the world paperbacks), Vol. I & II, Redemptus Maria Valabek, O.Carm., Rome, Italy, Carmel in the World Paperbacks, 1988.

Titles — N

National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Pastoral Letter on Our Blessed Lady, Washington, D.C., U.S. Catholic Conference, Introduction, 1973.
The New Jerome Biblical Commentary, ed., Raymond E. Brown, S.S., Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J., and Roland E. Murphy, O.Carm., Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1990.

Titles — O

Opening to God: A Guide to Prayer, Thomas H. Green, S.J., Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN, 1977.

Titles — P

Paul VI, Pope. Marialis Cultus, Hales Corners, WI, Priests of the Sacred Heart, 1974.
Practice of Spiritual Direction, William Barry, S.J. and William Connolly, S.J., Harper, San Francisco.
Practice of the Presence of God, Kilian Lynch, O.Carm., Aylesford, Kent, England, The Carmelite Press, 1975.
Practice of the Presence of God, (Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection), Robert J. Edmonson, Trans., Orleans, MA, Paraclete Press, 1985 (1994).
Practice of the Presence of God, (Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection), Donald Attwater, Springfield, IL, Templegate, 1974.
Prayer Life in Carmel, Redemptus Maria Valabek, O.Carm., Rome, Italy, Carmel in the World Paperbacks, Vol. I (1987), Vol. II (1988).
Prayer, Aspiration and Contemplation, Venard Poslusney, O.Carm., Trans. & Ed., New York, NY, Alba House, 1975.
Prophet of Fire, Kilian Healy, O.Carm., Rome, Italy, Carmel in the World Paperbacks, 1990.

Titles — R

Rediscovering the Sacraments, Brennan Hill, William H. Sadlier, Inc., New York, 1982.
Rule of St. Albert, Hugh Clarke, O.Carm., and Bede Edwards, O.C.D., General Editors, Aylesford & Kensington, England, 1973. (OUT OF PRINT)

Titles — S

Spiritual Direction and Meditation, Thomas Merton, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1960.
Spiritual Doctrine of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, Luigi Borriello, O.C.D., Alba House, New York, 1986.
Spirituality and the Desert Experience, Charles Cummings, O.C.S.O., Dimension Books, Denville, NJ, 1978.
Springs of Carmel, Peter Slattery, O.Carm., New York, Alba House, 1991.
St. Teresa of Avila, Giorgio Papasogli, St. Paul Books and Media, Boston, 1990.
St. John of the Cross, Nightingale of God, Otilio Rodriguez, O.C.D., Rome, Italy, Teresian Historical Institute, Teresianum, 1990.
St. John of the Cross: A Spirituality of Substance, ed., Peter Slattery, O.Carm., Alba House, New York, 1994.
Story of a Soul, John Clarke, O.C.D., Trans., Washington, D.C., ICS Publications, 1975.

Titles — T

Thoughts in Solitude, Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O., Garden City, NY, Image Books, 1956.
Three Keys to Heaven, Moritz Meschler, S.J., John Crawley & Co., 1981.
Two Sisters in the Spirit, Thérèse of Lisieuz and Elizabeth of the Trinity, Hans Urs von Balthasar, San Francisco, CA, Ignatius Press, 1992.

Titles — V

Vatican II: Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents. Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Austin Flannery, O.P., Costello Publishing Company, 1975 (1992).

Titles — W

Way of the Heart, Henri J.M. Nouwen, Harper, San Francisco, CA, 1981.
Welcome to Carmel, Michael Griffin, OCD, Teresian Charism Press
When Gods Die: An Introduction to John of the Cross, John Welch, O.Carm., Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ, 1990.
When the Well Runs Dry: Prayer Beyond the Beginnings, Thomas H. Green, S.J., Notre Dame, IN, Ave Maria Press, 1979.
With Mary to the Mountain, A Book of Instructions for the Lay Carmelite Order, Darien, IL, The Carmelite Press, 1981.
Writings and Conversations On The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, O.C.D., Conrad DeMeester, O.C.D., and Salvatore Sciurba, O.C.D., Trans., Washington, D.C., ICS Publications, 1994.

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