This session will look at the journey of John of the Cross that led him to the Carmelites where he would be an inspiring light in the darkness for all who journeyed in the spiritual pursuit of the Beloved. The main focus will on his love for the beauty of nature from which he derived inspiration for his poetry. Reference is made to The Song of Solomon where he found that a tenderness was met for his Beloved and which led him to desire union with the Beloved. His spiritual friendship with St Teresa of Avila was formative in his desire for the Carmelites to return to a stricter observance of the Rule, which they both pursued in a different but unified way.
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About the presenter: Patricia Greene’s working life was as a registered nurse in midwifery and community before attaining a degree in social sciences which led to teach nurses. She attained a master’s degree through the School of Public Health. Prior to her retirement in 2010 she coordinated the aged care for Sisters of Mercy Perth. In 2001 she undertook theology studies and concurrently studied for a doctoral degree in social sciences achieving the BA Theology in 2007 and the doctorate in 2012. Also, in 2001 her life underwent a major epiphany when in a second-hand bookstore a 1995 edition of The Interior Castle leapt into her hands. It led her spiritual journey even as she studied. In 2020 St John of the Cross was introduced to her. She was inspired to do writing on both Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. In October 2023, after an association of almost ten years with the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Patricia became an oblate. She lives in a retirement village and serves the parish in the Diocese of St Patrick’s Bunbury in Western Australia. Her spiritual growth is nurtured by spiritual reading, Lectio and applying Benedict’s Rule to her daily life. Patricia (Pat) Greene. OSB Obl.
The full image used for this event: an engraving of John of the Cross by Alardo de Popma (before 1617–1641)
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