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The thoughts contained in this book were from the pen of one who, in the silence of the Charterhouse, had already arrived at the summits of the spiritual heights, and dwelt there unceasingly. Souls who have reached such perfection in this life are rare; not so rare, however, are those who ardently aspire thereto. It is chiefly for such as these - to encourage and help them to arrive at those same heights - that these thoughts have been preserved and collected.They Speak by Silences was first published in French in 1948, and has since allowed Carthusian wisdom and spirituality to reach the widest possible audience. This new, and widely requested edition carries on the tradition. It will provide material for daily reading and reflection for newcomers to Carthusian spirituality and, equally, for those who have already discovered the riches it has to offer.Not everyone can experience that same recollection that exists in a Charterhouse, but they must not be afraid to set aside as far as possible at least some moments, however short, for recollection and to give some time to Him Who is within them. It is in that silence that He speaks to us, and bids us listen to Him.Other books of classic Carthusian spirituality published by Gracewing include The Call of Silent Love, The Prayer of Love and Silence and The Wound of Love.

What is Carthusian life really like?What actually goes on in a Charterhouse?Is the Order's ancient mixture of carefully regulated solitary and community life a hoepless harking back to the Middle Ages, or is it relevant to modern lifestyles and problems?If any book can answer these questions, it is The Wound of Love.It provides background information on the Carthusian Order, including letters from St Bruno, its founder, and a reflection on Bruno's continuing significance today. The many concerns of Carthusian life are evident here: solitude, fraternal love, prayer, monastic vows, work and lirturgy, and each is tackled with great honesty, wit and wisdom.This book is testimony to how much there is to be learned about life 'in' the world from the Carthusians' standpoint 'outside' it. While the Carthusian call to find God always and everywhere is essentially the same vocation as that of all Christians, there is an intensity about the monastic life which distils the message and makes it more fiery, more compelling. This book will prove a bracing brew for all those who would sample it.Other books of Carthusian spirituality published by Gracewing include The Call of Silent Love, The Prayer of Love and Silence, and They Speak by Silences.

In 1858 Our Lady appeared to Bernadette, a girl of fourteen, the eldest of the four children of Louise and Francois Soubirous, a miller who had fallen on hard times. The first apparition was on Thursday February 11th, the last on Friday July 16th. Bernadette saw the Blessed Virgin in a grotto at Massabielle, near Lourdes, a little Frnech township at the foot of the Pyrenees that is now one of the most important centres of pilgrimage in the Christian world. On the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in the Holy Year of 1933 Bernadette was herself canonized.In this highly readable book, Hugh Ross Williamson helps us to explore St Bernadette's life and, becoming familiar with the time and place in which she lived, understand her Challenge - to those amongst whom she lived and to us today.

Satirist, humorist, Church of England vicar, and convert to RomanCatholicism, Edward Caswall (1814-1878) was one of the nineteenthcentury's most important hymnologists - posterity is indebted to himfor both his original and translated hymns, including 'See, amid thewinter's snow', 'Jesu, the very thought of thee', and 'At the Cross'. Hewas, moreover, the faithful financial and administrative mainstay ofNewman's Oratory in Birmingham from the time of his conversion in1847 until his death some thirty years later.This new biography of Edward Caswall is the first systematic investigationof the life and work of a man whose spiritual journey, fromAnglicanism via Tractarianism to Roman Catholicism, exemplifies thepersonal and theological dilemmas experienced by many during thatera. Based on extensive archival research, it will be welcomed byreaders interested in Newman, nineteenth-century hymnody andpoetry, and Victorian history.An important contribution to Newman studies.GERARD TRACEY, late archivist of the Birmingham OratoryNancy de Flon steers the reader through the fascinating family backgroundand Oxford years of her subject and does much to explain Caswall's owndistinctive path to Rome before treating his fruitful Oratorian years . . . theparticular strength of de Flon's study, however, is the extent to which shefocuses on and draws out Caswall's outstanding literary, poetical, anddevotional genius. PETER NOCKLESNancy de Flon earned her Ph.D. in Church History from UnionTheological Seminary in New York. Now an editor for Paulist Press,Nancy de Flon was formerly Visiting Professor of Church History atUnion Seminary and Adjunct Professor of Church History at LongIsland's Immaculate Conception Seminary. She has also taught at theCentre for Marian Studies at Lampeter in mid-Wales.