“We render God the most true and acceptable service by caring only for His honor and glory and forgetting ourselves, our advantages, comfort, and happiness.” - St. Teresa of Avila
Recently I found Spiritual Theology by Fr. Jordan Aumann, O.P. (I think it is a textbook; I found it in the bibliography of a recent spirituality-for-regular-folks book by another author). Chapter 12 is the best summary of the stages of prayer by an organized person (no pun intended but sometimes it is nice to look at teresian and sanjuanist spirituality reorganized by a Dominican) that I have found and also has the best two-page spread (in the chapter somewhere) for spiritual directors of what someone ought to do to cooperate. Some of the theory is heavy going but gave me some moments of consoling thought about the Holy Spirit and how much he loves us. If you can borrow the book somewhere, have a look... it would be a bit steep to buy for one chapter (I did get a used copy and lent it to friends who have it currently so I have not looked at the rest of it.)
Thank you, Bridget! I am curious to read that! I looked on Archive[.]org, and it is available there to read online for free (it's in the public domain). So, I will be able to check it out. :)
The name "Aumann" sounded familiar, but I couldn't recall why. Then I read this in the preface of Spiritual Theology: "It is not an entirely new work, however, for some sections are
taken substantially from The Theology of Christian Perfection by Antonio Royo and Jordan
Aumann" -- aha! I have read portions of "Theology of Christian Perfection," so I think that is why I recognized his name.
Recently I found Spiritual Theology by Fr. Jordan Aumann, O.P. (I think it is a textbook; I found it in the bibliography of a recent spirituality-for-regular-folks book by another author). Chapter 12 is the best summary of the stages of prayer by an organized person (no pun intended but sometimes it is nice to look at teresian and sanjuanist spirituality reorganized by a Dominican) that I have found and also has the best two-page spread (in the chapter somewhere) for spiritual directors of what someone ought to do to cooperate. Some of the theory is heavy going but gave me some moments of consoling thought about the Holy Spirit and how much he loves us. If you can borrow the book somewhere, have a look... it would be a bit steep to buy for one chapter (I did get a used copy and lent it to friends who have it currently so I have not looked at the rest of it.)
Thank you, Bridget! I am curious to read that! I looked on Archive[.]org, and it is available there to read online for free (it's in the public domain). So, I will be able to check it out. :)
The name "Aumann" sounded familiar, but I couldn't recall why. Then I read this in the preface of Spiritual Theology: "It is not an entirely new work, however, for some sections are
taken substantially from The Theology of Christian Perfection by Antonio Royo and Jordan
Aumann" -- aha! I have read portions of "Theology of Christian Perfection," so I think that is why I recognized his name.