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Annual Lecture on the Carmelite nun Ruth Burrows
Center for Carmelite Studies hosting Annual Lecture on the Spirituality of Ruth Burrows on November 18
The Annual Lecture of the Center for Carmelite Studies will feature Dr. Michelle Jones speaking on the spirituality of Carmelite nun Ruth Burrows. The event will take place in Caldwell Auditorium on the campus of The Catholic University of America. It is open to the public and there is no charge. The talk will also be livestreamed.
Ruth Burrows – the nom de plume of Sr. Rachel Gregory, a Discalced Carmelite nun from England – is a very popular writer of spirituality. Describing the central theme that runs throughout her work, she writes: “God offers himself in total love to each one of us.”
Dr. Michelle Jones is a lecturer in theology at the Australian Institute of Theological Education. Her area of specialization is spirituality, with a particular focus on Carmelite spirituality. She has written about Ruth Burrows having access to a collection of unpublished writings and personal correspondence as well as live interviews with Burrows.
The event starts at 17:00 (5PM Eastern USA) and is scheduled to last for 90 minutes. A buffet reception will follow the lecture.
The Center for Carmelite Studies was established and endowed by the Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary in November 2017. The center is located on the campus of the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
Conference Focuses on St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi
St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi Subject of Upcoming Lecture at the Center for Carmelite Studies
The Center for Carmelite Studies at the Catholic University of America will host a lecture on October 24, 2024, given by Carmelite Simon Nolan, PhD, prior provincial of the Order’s Irish Province and former Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of St. Patrick in Maynooth, Ireland. The lecture is entitled Awakening to God’s Love: Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi on the Mystical Dimension of Every Christian Life.
For those who wish to be present, the lecture will be held in the Curley Hall Boardroom. The lecture will take place from 5PM-6:30PM (Eastern US time). A light reception will follow the lecture. For those unable to attend in person, there is a livestream link.
St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi (1566-1607) from Florence, Italy, is called the “ecstatic saint” because of her special gift from God to be aware of her union with God while both her internal and external senses were detached from the sensible world. She is attracting renewed interest today and a number of recent books have been published exploring her spirituality.
To learn more about the life of Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi and her work and legacy, we suggest reading the following books from Edizioni Carmelitane, the publishing house of the Carmelite Order:
"Union with God as Transformation in Beauty. A Literary-Spiritual Analysis of the Colloquies of Santa Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi", Charlò Camilleri, O. Carm.
"Prayer Life in Carmel: Historical Sketches", Redemptus M. Valabek, O. Carm.
To access these and many other fine publications at Edizioni Carmelitane, click here.
