Letters from the Desert

by Carretto, Carlo

• ISBN13: 9780883442807
• ISBN10: 0883442809
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1982-06-01
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Summary

At 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. VII
Introduction to the Anniversary Edition	p. XI
Preface	p. XV
Under the Great Rock	p. 1
You Will Be Judged by Love	p. 7
You Are Nothing	p. 11
Who Guides the World?	p. 17
Purification of the Heart	p. 26
Toward Prayer	p. 33
The Stages of Prayer	p. 38
Contemplative Prayer	p. 48
Purification of the Spirit	p. 58
Contemplation in the Streets	p. 64
Sectarianism	p. 76
Nazareth	p. 84
The Last Place	p. 93
Oh, You Who Pass By	p. 101
The Revolt of the Good	p. 110
The God of the Impossible	p. 117
The Friendly Night	p. 124
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