Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality (CACS)'s Podcast CACS - Carmelite Priory, Oxford, UK

The Prayer to the Trinity is famous, inspiring, but always accessible. This fourth episode on Elizabeth of the Trinity shows us that the ideals for which she asks God for help are common to all Christian prayer: a longing to pray more deeply, in peace and tranquillity; to have greater intimacy with Christ; and to grow in his likeness and let him live in us fully. The Prayer also shows us a way to enter into a deep personal relationship with each of the three divine Persons and with the Trinit...

The Greatness of Our Vocation and Let Yourself Be Loved could well be called “letters of encouragement”. In the first, which Elizabeth addressed to a young friend in September 1906, she invites a teenage girl, full of ideals, to aim for the heights with her life – for holiness. The second letter, written for Elizabeth’s prioress the following month, is an invitation to believe that God loves us to excess, and to respond with our whole heart.The Two Volume work by Dr. Joanne Mosley on St Eliza...

In August 1906, Elizabeth wrote Heaven in Faith, a short work outlining her main ideas on prayer, as a gift for her sister, Guite, who was a wife and mother – teachings which can be lived out fully, whether inside or outside the cloister. Our second episode explores the practical ways in which we can live with God in our daily life; Mary as model of a contemplative-in-action; and how to let ourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit.The Two Volume work by Dr. Joanne Mosley on St Elizabeth of the ...

In this first episode, we are introduced to St Elizabeth Catez (1880-1906) – a young woman with a rich and vibrant personality, and an accomplished musician – and to some of the main themes of her message on prayer which are helpful for all of us today: the indwelling of God in the soul, relationship with the three Persons of the Trinity, and the ways in which the great teachers of Carmel, Sts Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross, can help form our life of prayer, just as they did for Elizab...

John of the Cross, the great mystic, inspires his brothers and sisters to embark on the journey of the ascent to Mount Carmel. At the top of the mountain is God, and it is fitting that we journey to the summit to encounter God. However, he proposes that we desire nothing as we journey through the narrow and rough path that leads to God. He teaches that detachment is necessary for this ascent. The union with God is the goal of our prayer life, and John of the Cross inspires us and urges us on....

St Teresa of Avila, the teacher of prayer, as some may call her was once a student of prayer. She had the ardent desire to pray, but she experienced difficulties in prayer during her early years. However, the Lord granted her that gift, made her advance in her life of prayer and she shared it with us. St Teresa is a great gift and inspiration to many who are on the way to perfection.Books on Carmelite Saints and Carmelite Spirituality can be found at: http://carmelite.org.ukDo you prefer to w...