In John’s time the idea of God was on firm if somewhat shaky ground. He wrote Ascent of Mount Carmel and Dark Night of the Soul in 1578-9, after his escape from a 9-month imprisonment in a Toledo monastery. The Spanish Colonial Era was in full swing, and the Church was in the midst of its own Counter-Reformation. The Pope was smuggl…
The Dark Night of the Soul
Out of the Depths have I called unto Thee
