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Friends of Sophia Spring Conference 18th May 2024
The Friends of Sophia Seventh Annual Conference Saturday 18 May 2024, 9.30am to 5.30pm St Dominic’s Priory The Rosary Shrine Southampton...

petermtyler
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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Spring - Hermann Hesse
Spring Hermann Hesse 1899 In darkened vaults I dreamt of you long Of your trees and blue skies Your scents and bird-song… Now you lie...

petermtyler
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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Edith Stein and the Soul
I have just finished editing the talk I gave for the wonderful conference on Edith Stein organised by Cris Gangemi at the Aylesford...

petermtyler
Jan 9, 20247 min read
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O Magnum Mysterium! – The Veil of Christmas
O Magnum Mysterium! – The Veil of Christmas O magnum mysterium, et admirabile sacramentum, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, iacentem...

petermtyler
Dec 18, 20234 min read
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Happy Feast of St John of the Cross!
I am pleased to say the first proofs of our edited book 'John of the Cross: Carmel, Desire and Transformation' went to the publishers...

petermtyler
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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petermtyler
Nov 13, 20230 min read
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John of the Cross News
On 16th September 2023 a major international conference will take place at Sao Paolo, Brazil titled 'Soul Encounters: Depth Psychology,...

petermtyler
Aug 25, 20235 min read
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Carl Jung and Victor White
This week at the European Academy of Religion in St Andrew's I am due to chair a session on the Oxford Dominicans and give a paper on...

petermtyler
Jun 18, 20233 min read
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Acharya Fr Thomas Kochumuttom CMI on Buddhism
After a recent visit to India I would like to post here part of a Festschrift I have written for Fr Thomas Kochumuttom CMI, Acharya of...

petermtyler
May 8, 20237 min read
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Turtle Doves and Snowdrops - Happy Candlemas!
Candlemas According to Jacobus de Voragine, Candlemas (2nd February) derives from two Ancient Roman feasts which were both celebrated at...

petermtyler
Feb 1, 20233 min read
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The Feast of Fools
On this day, 28th December, celebrated as the 'Holy Innocents Day' ( Dia de los Inocentes) in the Western church, traditional 'misrule'...

petermtyler
Dec 28, 20225 min read
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O Wisdom!
Today is a magical moment when the light begins to return. By a twist of the earth's orbit the sunset in the cold dark Northern...

petermtyler
Dec 17, 20222 min read
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Into the Night - Happy Feast of St John of the Cross!
Edward Howells and I are presently edited the papers from our 2021 conference 'St John of the Cross: Carmel, Desire and Transformation'...

petermtyler
Dec 13, 20224 min read
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The Living Philosophy of Edith Stein
Happy Feast Day of Edith Stein/Teresia Benedicta a Cruce! I attach below the prologue to my new book 'The Living Philosophy of Edith...

petermtyler
Aug 8, 20225 min read
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The Toledo Dialogues
In April 2022 a group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars and students assembled at the Discalced Carmelite Priory of Toledo, Spain...

petermtyler
Mar 31, 20221 min read
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Wisdom in Stone: Wells, 12th - 14th May 2022
You are very welcome to the following:

petermtyler
Mar 19, 20221 min read
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Baptised into Truth: Edith Stein's Baptism 1st January 1922
One hundred years ago, on 1st January 1922, a highly gifted German Jewish woman undertook an act, the reverberations of which continue...

petermtyler
Dec 30, 20216 min read
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Five Best Books on Teresa of Avila - Rowan Williams
Thoughtful and thought-provoking article from Archbishop Rowan on Teresa of Avila. Delighted that he likes my 'Teresa of Avila: Doctor of...

petermtyler
Sep 6, 20211 min read
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The Dance of Love - Ludus Amoris
Today I read through the proofs of my entry to the new Oxford Handbook of Dionysius the Areopagite. I attach a section from it on...

petermtyler
Aug 20, 20213 min read
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Nietzsche, Freud, Jung and the return of Dionysos
Below is an abstract from the talk given to the Association of Psycho-social studies after the kind invitation of Dr Jacob Johanssen. I...

petermtyler
Jun 12, 20217 min read
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