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Carmelite Conversations

Carmelite Conversations

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 The Carmelite Conversations podcast discusses Carmelite Spirituality and its application to our busy, modern lives. The podcast provides counsel on how to live the Carmelite call to combine contemplative prayer with service to the Church, while at the same time providing guidance on how to make progress in holiness. Carmelite Conversations is of particular interest to Secular Carmelites as it is produced by the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites Community of Our Mother of Good Counsel in Dayton, Ohio.Copyright 2012-2021 All rights reserved. Christianity Spirituality
Episodes
  • Clarifying the Dark Night with Deacon Rusty Baldwin, OCDS

    Clarifying the Dark Night with Deacon Rusty Baldwin, OCDS
    Dec 18 2025

    Have you ever considered yourself a mystic? What exactly is a mystic? What is mysticism? How does it apply to me?

    The mystic, St. John of the Cross, dives into what the “Dark Night of the Soul” entails. In general, many people just think it refers to hard times. In this presentation, Deacon Baldwin clarifies that the “Dark Night” is by first giving us examples of what it is NOT!

    He follows by expounding upon the true meaning of the “Dark Night of the Soul” and the call to a deeper intimacy and love of our Lord.
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    13 mins
  • Dark Night of the Senses with Deacon Rusty Baldwin, OCDS

    Dark Night of the Senses with Deacon Rusty Baldwin, OCDS
    Apr 1 2025

    Deacon Rusty Baldwin, OCDS, shares a Lenten message about the Dark Night of the Senses, St. John of the Cross, disposing ourselves to God's grace, and seeking God, not His gifts.
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    13 mins
  • Into the Silent Land with Deacon Mark Danis, OCDS

    Into the Silent Land with Deacon Mark Danis, OCDS
    Feb 14 2025

    Deacon Mark Danis, OCDS shares a reflection on how to accept our own weaknesses and obstacles to our union with God. Deacon Mark quotes the book Into the Silent Land by Martin Laird.
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    15 mins
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