Letters from the DesertAt the age of 44, after a prominent career as a Catholic activist, Carlo Carretto was summoned by a voice that said: "Leave everything, come with me into the desert. I don't want your action any longer, I want your prayer, your love." Carretto responded by leaving for North Africa, where he joined the Little Brothers and embraced the example of Charles de Foucauld. Among the fruits of his response was Letters from the Desert, the first and most popular of his many books, now available in a 30"th" anniversary edition. A modern classic, its affirmative message has inspired countless readers in a dozen languages. Simply, it reminds us that in the evening of our lives we will be judged by love. |
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... apostle . " The soul always had to be ' some- thing ' ; the words of Jesus : " You are unprofit- able servants , without me you can do nothing , " " Whichever of you want to be first shall be last , " seemed to have been said to other ...
... apostle . " The soul always had to be ' some- thing ' ; the words of Jesus : " You are unprofit- able servants , without me you can do nothing , " " Whichever of you want to be first shall be last , " seemed to have been said to other ...
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Carlo Carretto. exile , with Jesus the workman of Nazareth , with Jesus the apostle who has nowhere to lay his head , with the crucified Jesus , without hav- ing achieved within ourselves that detachment from things , proclaimed with ...
Carlo Carretto. exile , with Jesus the workman of Nazareth , with Jesus the apostle who has nowhere to lay his head , with the crucified Jesus , without hav- ing achieved within ourselves that detachment from things , proclaimed with ...
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... apostles . What does it mean to be an apostle ? The word is one of the most misunderstood today . It is a term used both correctly and incor- rectly . Everybody has become an apostle , and even moving a chair counts as apostolic activ ...
... apostles . What does it mean to be an apostle ? The word is one of the most misunderstood today . It is a term used both correctly and incor- rectly . Everybody has become an apostle , and even moving a chair counts as apostolic activ ...
Contents
Under the Great Rock | 1 |
You Will Be Judged by Love | 7 |
Who Guides the World? | 17 |
Copyright | |
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