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May 2021
40m 9s

St. John of the Cross: Session 5

CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION
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This is the fifth session that focuses on the mystic, St. John of the Cross. With this episode, Jim turns to his work on The Dark Night. In this episode, Jim explores the question, "How does a person in today’s world try to understand the ‘dark night’?" Using committed love relationships as the metaphor; Jim explores The Dark Night through the luminosity of ... Show More
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