{"id":141047,"date":"2020-11-24T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-caverns-of-our-hearts-an-advent-retreat-guide-on-st-john-of-the-cross\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:20:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:20:53","slug":"the-caverns-of-our-hearts-an-advent-retreat-guide-on-st-john-of-the-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-caverns-of-our-hearts-an-advent-retreat-guide-on-st-john-of-the-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"The Caverns of Our Hearts: An Advent Retreat Guide on St. John of the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"141047\" class=\"elementor elementor-141047\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b36e698 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b36e698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16daceac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16daceac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What do we really want? We live in a world of competing desires. Every day we\u2019re bombarded by promises to make us truly happy. If you just buy this product, or read this book, or try out this dating app, or start this diet program, or exercise more, then you will be happy. If your relationship with your spouse or with your children or with your friends were better, then your heart would finally be full. In and of themselves, these are not bad things. But will they fill our hearts? Is there a still deeper desire that nothing in this life can ever really fill? God, the great lover of our souls, wants to fill these caverns. In his writings, St. John of the Cross describes this process with unparalleled beauty and seeks to encourage his fellow travelers to cooperate with the Lord\u2019s work as he seeks to bring them to union with himself. In today\u2019s retreat, we\u2019ll explore that teaching in the following stages.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>In the <strong>first meditation,<\/strong> we\u2019ll reflect on the foundation of St. John of the Cross\u2019s writing: God alone.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>In the <strong>second meditation<\/strong>, we\u2019ll probe the importance of giving back even our deepest and holiest desires to the Lord.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Finally, in the <strong>conference,<\/strong> we\u2019ll tie these two meditations together as we ponder how we can continually give God permission.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Now, let\u2019s turn to the Holy Spirit, asking him to fill the caverns of our hearts with the fire of divine love as we begin this retreat. The Personal Questionnaire\/Group discussion questions and the full text are available in the Companion Guide Book.\u00a0 The Small Group Companion Guide has questions and quotations. Either download the PDF Companion Guide Book or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08P3QVSHD\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B08P3QVSHD&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=rcspiritualit-20&amp;linkId=8b024b07a39a0995f20d3ced0aa578bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>purchase it<\/strong><\/a>. 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