“The Kingdom Within” with Dr. Gerry Crete

Reflections on our inner worlds.

Souls and Hearts is excited to bring you a new monthly feature — The Kingdom Within. Each month, Dr. Gerry reflects on passages from the Bible, the writings of the saints, Church documents, and the writings of noteworthy theologians, philosophers, and spiritual writers from a parts work perspective. The Kingdom Within comes to your email inbox every third Monday of the month.

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Saint John of the Cross: The Spiritual Canticle and Parts

August 18, 2025

“Swift-winged birds, lions, stags, and leaping roes, mountains, lowlands, and river banks, waters, winds, and ardors, watching fears of night:   By the pleasant lyres and the siren’s song, I conjure you to cease your anger and not touch the wall, that the bride may sleep in deeper peace.”   Saint John of the Cross, The Spiritual Canticle, Stanza 20   Juan de Yepes who was to become Saint John of the Cross was born in Spain in 1542. His family was left in poverty when his father died in 1545. In 1551 he moved with his mother and brother... READ MORE

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