St. John of the Cross
Catholic Saints
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The Augustine Institute and the Mission Circle
One of my favorite images, which I think is helpful for the Christian life, is the image of fire. God wants to turn us into himself through divine charity. The more that we live out our life of charity, of loving God and loving neighbors, will become more and more like God. And he chose that name. His initial name was John of St. Matthias, and he renamed himself John of the Cross because he wanted to be so intimately linked to the cross.
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