125 The Mystical Teaching of St. John of the Cross

The Art of Catholic with Matthew Leonard

Matthew Leonard

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

St. John of the Cross is one of the most celebrated, yet misunderstood spiritual teachers in the Catholic faith. But the more we understand the mystical and powerful teaching of this spiritual giant, the more deeply we'll move into relationship with Christ. Join Matthew Leonard and Fr. Donald Haggerty as they unveil the beautiful teaching of the Mystical Doctor.

Topics covered include:

• What are some common obstacles to deeper prayer?

• What is the real role of asceticism?

• The importance of "mental austerity"

• The theme of darkness in John of the Cross

• St. John Paul II's love of St. John of the Cross and his fascinating view of the virtue of faith

• and more!

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0:00.0	This is the art of Catholic.
0:13.6	St. John of the Cross is one of the most powerfully beautiful yet often misunderstood spiritual
0:17.6	writers in the history of the church. He's one of those rare people that the more you read him,
0:21.6	the more you realize you have a lot more to understand. So we're going to peel back the onion a bit more on the teaching of this mystical doctor
0:28.7	in the art of Catholic today because he reached the heights of union with God and he
0:32.8	has an immense amount to teach us.
0:35.9	Welcome to the program, I'm Matthew Leonard.
0:37.8	My guest today is someone I believe to be one of the premier modern voices in authentic
0:42.2	Catholic spirituality, Father Donald Haggardy. He's an expert on prayer and is a deep love of the mystical theology and teaching of St. John
0:49.4	across.
0:50.4	Father Haggardy is a priest of the Archdiocese of New York.
0:53.2	He serves at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
0:55.4	He taught moral theology and worked as a spiritual director in seminaries for 20 years.
1:00.0	He's the author of a number of books such as Contemplative Hunger and Contemplative Enigmas.
1:05.0	And his latest title, St. John of the Cross, Master of Confimplation, is absolutely phenomenal.
1:11.0	I love this book. It is deep in my own love of John of the Cross, and it's helped me fall even more in love with Jesus Christ and His Church,
1:18.0	which, after all, is the goal.
1:21.0	So it is my privilege to have this discussion with him, Father Haggardy.
1:24.0	Welcome to the Art of Cat. Like, thank you so much Matthews. That was
1:28.3	very nice. Your introduction. Thank you. But you and I have never met in
1:32.4	person, but I want you to know you've had a profound effect on me and my
1:35.8	understanding of St. John of the Cross. He's been near and dear to my heart for a
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