Quotable Catholic Mystics and Contemplatives

Quotable Catholic Mystics and ContemplativesFourteen classic Catholic mystics and contemplatives or works, drawn from 22 books, compiled under 215 categories, chronologically by date. Authors included are St. Bernard of Clairvaux* (1090 1153), St. Bonaventure* (c. 1217 1274), Bl. John of Ruysbroeck (c. 1293 1381), Bl. Henry Suso (1295 1366), Johannes Tauler (c. 1300 1361), Walter Hilton (c. 1340 45 1396), Julian[a] of Norwich (c. 1342 c. 1416), St. Catherine of Siena* (1347 1380), "The Cloud of

Fourteen classic Catholic mystics and contemplatives or works, drawn from 22 books, compiled under 215 categories, chronologically by date. Authors included are St. Bernard of Clairvaux* (1090-1153), St. Bonaventure* (c. 1217-1274), Bl. John of Ruysbroeck (c. 1293-1381), Bl. Henry Suso (1295-1366), Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361), Walter Hilton (c. 1340/45 -1396), Julian[a] of Norwich (c. 1342-c. 1416), St. Catherine of Siena* (1347-1380), "The Cloud of Unknowing": late 14th century anonymous English work, "Theologia Germanica": late 14th century anonymous German work, Thomas ˆ Kempis (c. 1380-1471) / "The Imitation of Christ", St. Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510), St. Teresa of Avila* (1515-1582), and St. John of the Cross* (1542-1591). Introduction by the Anglo-Catholic expert on mysticism, Evelyn Underhill. The collection includes five women and five Doctors of the Church (asterisked). The different orders of the Church included are Dominican (3), Augustinian (2), Carmelite (2), Franciscan, and Cistercian.