August 18, the 96th birthday of Ruth Burrows, a.k.a. Sister Rachel, an English Carmelite and one of the great spiritual teachers of our time—compared by her friend Sister Wendy Beckett to Julian of Norwich, St Teresa of Avila, and St. Therese of Lisieux.

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Her basic theme: that we are created to receive God’s gift, that we are called to open ourselves to this gift, and to be transformed into the gift of God for others. orbisbooks.com/ruth-burrows.… @OrbisBooks

Ruth Burrows

“Ruth Burrows is one of the most challenging and deep exponents in our time of the Carmelite tradition —and indeed of the fundamental gospel perspective.”—Rowan Williams “Ruth Burrows is one of the...

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg @carmelnunsgb
That’s definitely one for my Amazon wish list of religious books. Thanks for sharing.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg @carmelnunsgb
Yes the greatest spiritual guide of modern times.
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