Henri Nouwen and John of the Cross

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Who are they and what is a “Catholic Mystic”?

I came across this today when I wasn’t expecting to see anthing Catholic mentioned at all.
the teachings of Catholic mystics like Henri Nouwen and John of the Cross
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Syele said:
Who are they and what is a “Catholic Mystic”?

I came across this today when I wasn’t expecting to see anthing Catholic mentioned at all.
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I don’t know about mysticism, but Henri Nouwen was a priest who wrote many incredible books. My favorite is “The Return of the Prodigal Son”.

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St. John of the Cross was a 16th century Spanish Carmelite Monk. His most famous work is Dark Night of the Soul.

My favorite Henri Nouwen book…Peacework.
 
Thanks… so these are mainstream Catholics?

*still trying to figure out the mystic part.
 
I tried to Google “Catholic Mystic”, It’s only getting more confusing… now some anti-Catholic site said Benny Hinn is a “Catholic Mystic”, two other sites refer to hermits as Catholic Mystics?

Nobody here knows what they are talking about?
 
There is no copyright on “Catholic mystic”, but the expression usually refers to Catholics (most often members of religious orders) who were given extraordinary spiritual insights into the mystery of God. Most of these were able of deep contemplative prayer and experienced an extatic unity with God on the one hand, but also the “dark night of the soul” (complete lack of any awareness of the existence of God) on the other. Many had visions and private revelations.

Well known mystics of the Catholic Church were St Teresa of Ávila, St John of the Cross, St Therese of Lisieux, St Catherine of Siena, Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, St Hildegard of Bingen, St Bridget of Sweden, Bl. Anna Katharina Emmerick…

Among those not (or not yet) canonized, Julian of Norwich, Meister Eckhard, Marthe Robin (a stigmatized Frenchwoman) and many more come into mind.
 
lumendelumine said:
There is no copyright on “Catholic mystic”, but the expression usually refers to Catholics (most often members of religious orders) who were given extraordinary spiritual insights into the mystery of God. Most of these were able of deep contemplative prayer and experienced an extatic unity with God on the one hand, but also the “dark night of the soul” (complete lack of any awareness of the existence of God) on the other. Many had visions and private revelations.

Well known mystics of the Catholic Church were St Teresa of Ávila, St John of the Cross, St Therese of Lisieux, St Catherine of Siena, Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, St Hildegard of Bingen, St Bridget of Sweden, Bl. Anna Katharina Emmerick…

Among those not (or not yet) canonized, Julian of Norwich, Meister Eckhard, Marthe Robin (a stigmatized Frenchwoman) and many more come into mind.
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Thanks! this explains SO much of what I read today…

and wow that site against Benny Hinn is the most anti-Catholic site I’ve ever seen in my life!
 
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But Benny Hinn isn’t even a Catholic… :confused:
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lol I know. The site is ludicrous! It gave some quote of Benny Hinn saying he attended a Mass and now believes Jesus is really present in the Eucharist, so they are convinced he is a Catholic Mystic, posing as a protestant to lead protestants to the devil. :rolleyes:

He might just be leading people to the devil but the jump that he is secretly Catholic is almost funny.
 
Father John Hardon SJ, on mystics and mysticism in his article titled “Visions and Visionaries”
therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/vision.htm

New Advent on Mysticism:
newadvent.org/cathen/10663b.htm
…To some souls, however, even in the present life, God gives a very special grace by which they are enabled to feel His sensible presence; this is true mystical contemplation. In this act, there is no annihilation or absorption of the creature into God, but God becomes intimately present to the created mind and this, enlightened by special illuminations, contemplates with ineffable joy the Divine essence.
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