{"product_id":"the-letters-of-caryll-houselander","title":"The Letters of Caryll Houselander","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited by Maisie Ward\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonsignor Ronald Knox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e once declared that Caryll Houselander ought to open a school of spirituality. No stronger exhibit of evidence in favor of that declaration can be found than in \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Caryll Houselander: A Spiritual Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e. The first letter of the collection offers what would have certainly been the central doctrine of that school. Namely, that Christ is truly all in all; consequently, He is present, however secretly, in every man and woman. The “chief adventure” of Houselander’s life, explains Maisie Ward, was the discovery of that unknown Christ; all who came to her she sought to enlist in this selfsame adventure. The letters of this collection, from greatest to least, pay tribute to that lifelong endeavor of spiritual mentorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDespite the Christ-giving element in our relationships, they can never be perfect here. There must be empty places left in our hearts, because the final happiness of both depends upon God Himself possessing us completely… \u003c\/i\u003e(Caryll Houselander)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWith the especial expertise of friendship, Maisie Ward has compiled and edited from Houselander’s voluminous correspondence a wide array of letters of spiritual and practical advice. Everything that Houselander wrote, per Monsignor Knox, had “a candor as of childhood.” To this judgment, \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Caryll Houselander \u003c\/i\u003eare no exception, written in that spirit of sincerity and vulnerability that marks the exchange of “heart speaking to heart,” \u003ci\u003ecor ad cor loquitur.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaryll Houselander \u003c\/b\u003e(1901–1954) was an English Catholic artist, author, poet, and mystic. In addition to her artistic and literary endeavors, she dedicated her relatively brief life to caring for the material and spiritual needs of the poor and desolate. Her works include \u003ci\u003eThe Dry Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuilt\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThis War Is the Passion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaisie Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (1889–1975) was an English Catholic writer, publisher, and speaker. With her husband, Frank Sheed, she founded the publishing house of Sheed \u0026amp; Ward, which revived the Catholic literary movement and supported and promoted the intellectual, literary, and artistic treasures of the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685952013\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100036555119,"sku":"978-1685952013","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--855.jpg?v=1781124812","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/the-letters-of-caryll-houselander","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}