San Diego Reader: A poem for November by St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross (Juan de Yepes y Álvarez) (1542-1591) was a Spanish poet and Catholic mystic and priest. A member of the Carmelite order and one of the 36 Doctors of the Church, he is commonly ...
On The Spring that Feeds the Torrent by St. John of the Cross, translated by Rhina Espaillat. Mystical religious poetry is notoriously difficult to translate. It plumbs the depths of a particular ...
Saint John of the Cross on stained-glass windows at Saint John of the Cross Parish in Manila, The Philippines (Florentino Floro/Wikimedia). There are so many mistaken notions about St. John of the ...
National Catholic Register: Why Every Catholic Should Read St. John of the Cross
Today is the feast of St. John of the Cross, poet, mystic, founder, with St. Teresa of Avila, of the Discalced Carmelites. "He was born Juan de Yepes, third son of Gonzalo de Yepes and Catalina ...
National Catholic Register: The Mystical Art of St. John of the Cross
SAINTS & ART: From his mystical poetry to his unique sketch of Christ Crucified, St. John of the Cross reveals the beauty of suffering in union with God. Left: Antoine Ranc, “St. John of the Cross in ...
Some of the most soaring religious poetry ever written was composed by a tiny 16th Century Spanish monk called Juan de la Cruz—John of the Cross. From his bald head to the soles of his sandals, John ...