🧭 Map | 📚 Reference # Bibliography All sources used in this vault, cited in Chicago style. [[books|Books MOC]] --- ## Scripture Holy Bible. *Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition*. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2006. ^biblio-rsv Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. *New American Bible, revised edition*. Washington, DC: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 2010. ^biblio-nabre --- ## Church & Magisterium ### Catechism Catholic Church. *Catechism of the Catholic Church*. 2nd ed. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1997. ^biblio-ccc ### Vatican Council Documents Catholic Church. *Documents of the Second Vatican Council*. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1965. ^biblio-vc2 Catholic Church. *Dei Filius*. First Vatican Council, 1870. ^biblio-dei-filius ### Social Doctrine Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. *Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church*. Dedicated to His Holiness Pope John Paul II, Master of Social Doctrine and Evangelical Witness to Justice and Peace. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2004. ^biblio-csdc ### Encyclicals and Major Documents John Paul II. *Laborem Exercens*. Encyclical letter, September 14, 1981. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091981_laborem-exercens.html. ^biblio-jpii-le John Paul II. *Sollicitudo Rei Socialis*. Encyclical letter, December 30, 1987. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_30121987_sollicitudo-rei-socialis.html. ^biblio-jpii-srs John Paul II. *Redemptoris Mater*. Encyclical letter, March 25, 1987. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031987_redemptoris-mater.html. ^biblio-jpii-rma John Paul II. *Mulieris Dignitatem*. Apostolic letter, August 15, 1988. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1988/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19880815_mulieris-dignitatem.html. ^biblio-jpii-md John Paul II. *Centesimus Annus*. Encyclical letter, May 1, 1991. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_01051991_centesimus-annus.html. ^biblio-jpii-ca John Paul II. *Ut Unum Sint*. Encyclical letter, May 25, 1995. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25051995_ut-unum-sint.html. ^biblio-jpii-uus John Paul II. *Dominum et Vivificantem*. Encyclical letter, May 18, 1986. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_18051986_dominum-et-vivificantem.html. ^biblio-jpii-dv Benedict XVI. *Caritas in Veritate*. Encyclical letter, June 29, 2009. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html. ^biblio-benxvi-civ John Paul II. *Fides et Ratio*. Encyclical letter, September 14, 1998. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091998_fides-et-ratio.html. ^biblio-jpii-fer John Paul II. *Redemptoris Missio*. Encyclical letter, December 7, 1990. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_07121990_redemptoris-missio.html. ^biblio-jpii-rmi Leo XIII. *Rerum Novarum*. Encyclical letter, May 15, 1891. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html. ^biblio-leo-rn Pius XII. *Humani Generis*. Encyclical letter, August 12, 1950. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_12081950_humani-generis.html. ^biblio-pxii-hg John XXIII. *Sacerdotii Nostri Primordia*. Encyclical letter, August 1, 1959. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-xxiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_j-xxiii_enc_19590801_sacerdotii.html. ^biblio-jxxiii-snp Paul VI. *Marialis Cultus*. Apostolic exhortation, February 2, 1974. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_p-vi_exh_19740202_marialis-cultus.html. ^biblio-pvi-mc John Paul II. *Slavorum Apostoli*. Encyclical letter, June 2, 1985. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_19850602_slavorum-apostoli.html. ^biblio-jpii-sa John Paul II. *Redemptoris Custos*. Apostolic exhortation, August 15, 1989. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_15081989_redemptoris-custos.html. ^biblio-jpii-rc John Paul II. *Christifideles Laici*. Post-synodal apostolic exhortation, December 30, 1988. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_30121988_christifideles-laici.html. ^biblio-jpii-cl John Paul II. *Pastores Dabo Vobis*. Post-synodal apostolic exhortation, March 25, 1992. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_25031992_pastores-dabo-vobis.html. ^biblio-jpii-pdv John Paul II. *Veritatis Splendor*. Encyclical letter, August 6, 1993. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor.html. ^biblio-jpii-vs John Paul II. *Evangelium Vitae*. Encyclical letter, March 25, 1995. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031995_evangelium-vitae.html. ^biblio-jpii-ev John Paul II. *Dives in Misericordia*. Encyclical letter, November 30, 1980. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_30111980_dives-in-misericordia.html. ^biblio-jpii-dm John Paul II. *Ecclesia de Eucharistia*. Encyclical letter, April 17, 2003. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_20030417_eccl-de-euch.html. ^biblio-jpii-ee John Paul II. *Ecclesia in America*. Post-synodal apostolic exhortation, January 22, 1999. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_22011999_ecclesia-in-america.html. ^biblio-jpii-ea Benedict XVI. *Deus Caritas Est*. Encyclical letter, December 25, 2005. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est.html. ^biblio-benxvi-dce Benedict XVI. *Spe Salvi*. Encyclical letter, November 30, 2007. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html. ^biblio-benxvi-ss Francis. *Evangelii Gaudium*. Apostolic exhortation, November 24, 2013. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20131124_evangelii-gaudium.html. ^biblio-francis-eg Francis. *Laudato Si'*. Encyclical letter, May 24, 2015. The Holy See. https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html. ^biblio-francis-ls International Theological Commission. *Quo Vadis Humanitas?* Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2021. https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/quo-vadis-humanitas-28509. ^biblio-itc-qvh Catholic Church. *Enchiridion Indulgentiarum*. 4th ed. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1999. https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_doc_20020826_enchiridion-indulgentiarum_lt.html. ^biblio-ei *(Individual encyclicals are cited in the notes where referenced. Full texts available via the Vatican website.)* --- ## Study Bible Hahn, Scott, and Curtis Mitch. *The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: New Testament*. Revised Standard Version, Second Catholic Edition. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2010. ^biblio-icsb --- ## Carmelite Formation & OCDS Documents Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Aspirancy Handbook: A Journey in Carmel*. US National Formation Program. Rev. 02.24, March 1, 2024. ^biblio-ocds-asp Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Formation I Year A: The Way of Perfection*. US National Formation Program. Rev. 02.24, March 1, 2024. ^biblio-ocds-f1a Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Formation I Year B: "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life"*. US National Formation Program. Rev. 02.24, March 1, 2024. ^biblio-ocds-of1b Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Formation II Year A: The Ascent of Mount Carmel*. US National Formation Program. Rev. 02.24, March 1, 2024. ^biblio-ocds-of2a Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Formation II Year B: The Interior Castle (The Seven Dwelling Places)*. US National Formation Program. Rev. 02.24, March 1, 2024. ^biblio-ocds-of2b Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Formation II Year C: Story of a Soul (The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux)*. US National Formation Program. Rev. 02.24, March 1, 2024. ^biblio-ocds-of2c Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Formation Handbook for the OCDS: The Specific Guidelines for Formation in the United States*. Rev. 02.24, March 1, 2024. ^biblio-ocds-fh Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Ongoing Formation Volume I: The Path of Mount Carmel, The Perfect Spirit*. US National Formation Program. Rev. 10-1-25, 2025. ^biblio-ocds-on1 Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Ongoing Formation Volume II: Human Transformation and Union According to the Writings of St. John of the Cross*. US National Formation Program. Rev. 11-02-25, 2025. ^biblio-ocds-on2 Deeney, Aloysius, O.C.D. *Welcome to the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites*. Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 2009. ^biblio-ocds-welcome *The Rule of Saint Albert*. Edited by H. Clarke, O. Carm., and B. Edwards, O.C.D. Aylesford: Carmelite Priory, 1973. ^biblio-ocds-rsa Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Constitutions of the Secular Order of the Teresian Carmel*. Casa Generalizia Carmelitani Scalzi, 2003. Rev. January 7, 2014. ^biblio-ocds-const Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. *Ratio Institutionis of the Secular Order of Carmel*. Presented by the General Definitory. September 17, 2009. ^biblio-ocds-ratio Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, Semi-Province of St. Thérèse. *OCDS Provincial Statutes for the Oklahoma Province*. 2016 revision. Approved by the OCD General Definitory, December 10, 2016, Prot. n. 377/2016. ^biblio-ocds-statutes Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, Semi-Province of St. Thérèse. *Index of OCDS Legislation for the Province of St. Thérèse (Oklahoma)*. September 2022. ^biblio-ocds-leg-index Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, Semi-Province of St. Thérèse. *Companion to the OCDS Constitutions*. Semi-Province of St. Thérèse, n.d. Accessed via https://www.thereseocds.org/legislation. ^biblio-ocds-companion OCD General Curia. *Theresian Anniversaries 2023: Manuscript A*. Rome: OCD General Curia, 2023. ^biblio-ocds-ta23 OCD General Curia. *Theresian Anniversaries 2024: Manuscripts B and C*. Rome: OCD General Curia, 2024. ^biblio-ocds-ta24 Thérèse de Lisieux. *Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux*. Translated by T. N. Taylor. Christian Classics Ethereal Library. https://ccel.org/ccel/therese/autobio. ^biblio-soas-ccl Thérèse of Lisieux. *The Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, with Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse*. Christian Classics Ethereal Library. https://ccel.org/ccel/therese/autobio ^biblio-tcj-soas-ccel Thérèse of Lisieux. *Poems*. Carmel of Lisieux Archives. https://archives.carmeldelisieux.fr/en/oeuvres-de-therese/poesies/ ^biblio-tcj-poems Thérèse of Lisieux. *Prayers*. Carmel of Lisieux Archives. https://archives.carmeldelisieux.fr/en/archive/prieres/ ^biblio-tcj-prayers Thérèse of Lisieux. *Letters*. Carmel of Lisieux Archives. https://archives.carmeldelisieux.fr/en/correspondance/ ^biblio-tcj-letters-archives Thérèse of Lisieux. *Yellow Notebook*. Carmel of Lisieux Archives. https://archives.carmeldelisieux.fr/en/archive/carnet-jaune/ ^biblio-tcj-yellow-notebook Thérèse of Lisieux. *Last Conversations*. Carmel of Lisieux Archives. https://archives.carmeldelisieux.fr/en/oeuvres-de-therese/dernieres-paroles-de-therese/ ^biblio-tcj-last-conversations OCD General Curia. *Theresian Anniversaries 2025: Prayers and Other Writings*. Rome: OCD General Curia, 2025. ^biblio-ocds-ta25 OCD General Curia. *St. John of the Cross and Creation*. Rome: OCD General Curia, 2026. ^biblio-ocds-sjc-creation --- ## Carmelite Masters ### St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Teresa of Ávila. *The Interior Castle, or The Mansions*. Translated by Benedikt Zimmerman. London: Thomas Baker, 1921. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-tj-ic [[tj-interior-castle-ccel|→]] Teresa of Ávila. *The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus*. Translated by David Lewis. London: Thomas Baker, 1916. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-tj-life [[tj-life-ccel|→]] Teresa of Ávila. *The Way of Perfection*. Translated by Alice Alexander. London: Thomas Baker, 1911. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-tj-way [[tj-way-ccel|→]] Teresa of Ávila. *The Exclamations of the Soul to God: Or, the Meditations of St. Teresa After Communion*. Translated by John Milner. London: J. P. Coghlan, 1790. ^biblio-tj-exc [[tj-exclamations-toc|→]] ### St. John of the Cross (1542–1591) John of the Cross. *Ascent of Mount Carmel*. 3rd rev. ed. Translated and edited by E. Allison Peers. Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, n.d. ^biblio-jc-ascent [[jc-ascent|→]] John of the Cross. *Dark Night of the Soul*. 3rd rev. ed. Translated and edited by E. Allison Peers. Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, n.d. ^biblio-jc-dn [[jc-dark-night-toc|→]] John of the Cross. *A Spiritual Canticle of the Soul and the Bridegroom Christ*. Translated by David Lewis. Introduction and corrections by Benedict Zimmerman, O.C.D. Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, n.d. ^biblio-jc-sc [[jc-s-canticle|→]] John of the Cross. *The Living Flame of Love*. EWTN Library. Accessed April 21, 2026. https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/living-flame-of-love-12524. ^biblio-jc-lfl [[jc-the-living-flame-of-love|→]] ### St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897) Thérèse of Lisieux. *Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux*. Translated by John Clarke, O.C.D. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 1997. ^biblio-sas → ### Other Carmelite Writers Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen, O.C.D. *Divine Intimacy: Meditations on the Interior Life for Every Day of the Liturgical Year*. Translated by the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Boston. Rockford, IL: TAN Books, 1996. ^biblio-di [[divine-intimacy|→]] Lawrence, Brother (Nicholas Herman). *The Practice of the Presence of God: The Best Rule of Holy Life; Conversations and Letters of Brother Lawrence*. London: Epworth Press. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-pp [[bl-the-practice-of-the-presence-of-god-toc|→]] Spratt, John. *The Carmelite Manual: Containing a Selection of Beautiful Prayers, and Various Practices of Piety*. Dublin: James Duffy. ^biblio-spratt [[the-carmelite-manual|→]] --- ## Classical Spiritual Masters Bernard of Clairvaux. *The Twelve Degrees of Humility and of Pride*. Translated by Barton R. V. Mills. London: SPCK, 1929. ^biblio-bc [[bc-twelve-degrees|→]] Anonymous. *The Cloud of Unknowing*. Edited by Evelyn Underhill. 2nd ed. London: John M. Watkins, 1922. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-cloud [[cloud-of-unkowing|→]] de Caussade, Jean-Pierre, S.J. *Abandonment to Divine Providence*. Edited by J. Ramière, S.J. Translated by E. J. Strickland. 3rd English ed. from the 10th French ed. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1921. ^biblio-adp [[jpc-abandonment|→]] Catherine of Siena. *The Dialogue*. Translated and abridged by Algar Thorold. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1907. Reprint, EWTN Library. ^biblio-cs-dialogue Chautard, Dom Jean-Baptiste, O.C.S.O. *The Soul of the Apostolate*. Translated by a monk of Our Lady of Gethsemani. Trappist, KY: Abbey of Gethsemani, 1946. ^biblio-soa [[chau-soul-apostolate|→]] Francis de Sales. *Introduction to the Devout Life*. Translated by John K. Ryan. New York: Doubleday, 1950. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-idl [[fs-devout-life|→]] Francis de Sales. *Treatise on the Love of God*. Translated by Henry Benedict Mackey, O.S.B. Westminster, MD: Newman Press, 1953. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-tlg [[fs-treatise-on-the-love-of-god|→]] Ignatius of Loyola. *The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius*. Translated by Elder Mullan, S.J. New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 1914. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-spe [[il-spiritual-exercises-toc|→]] Kempis, Thomas à. *The Imitation of Christ*. Translated by William Benham. London: P.F. Collier & Son, 1909. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-imitation [[tk-imitation|→]] Liguori, Alphonsus de. *Uniformity with God's Will*. Translated by Thomas W. Tobin, C.SS.R. Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-ugw [[al-uniformity|→]] Rule of Saint Benedict. *The Holy Rule of St. Benedict*. Translated by Rev. Boniface Verheyen, O.S.B. Atchison, KS: Abbey Student Press, 1949. Reprint, Christian Classics Ethereal Library. ^biblio-rsb [[bn-rule-of-st-benedict|→]] --- ## Theology & Systematic Works Tanquerey, Adolphe, S.S. *The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology*. Tournai: Desclée, 1930. Reprint, Charlotte, NC: TAN Books, 2000. ^biblio-tan [[at-spiritual-life|→]] Garrigou-Lagrange, Reginald, O.P. *The Three Ages of the Interior Life: Prelude of Eternal Life*. 2 vols. Translated by Sister M. Timothea Doyle, O.P. St. Louis: B. Herder, 1948. ^biblio-tta [[three-ages-of-the-interior-life|→]] Garrigou-Lagrange, Reginald, O.P. *The Three Ways of the Spiritual Life*. Westminster, MD: Newman Press, 1938. Reprint, EWTN Library. ^biblio-twa [[three-ways-of-the-spiritual-life|→]] Hitchcock, James. *The History of the Catholic Church: From the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium*. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2012. ^biblio-hch [[history-of-the-catholic-church|→]] --- ## Devotional & Prayer Books Dolan, Albert H., O. Carm., ed. *The Little Flower Prayerbook: A Carmelite Manual of Prayer*. Compiled by Fr. Columba Downey, OCarm. TAN Books, 2012. ^biblio-lfpb Opus Sanctorum Angelorum. *Formation Letters for the Formation Year towards the Consecration to the Guardian Angel and Membership in Opus Sanctorum Angelorum*. 2nd ed. Carrollton, OH: Opus Sanctorum Angelorum, 2021. [opusangelorum.org](https://www.opusangelorum.org) ^biblio-osa-fl Ripperger, Chad. *Deliverance Prayers for Use by the Laity*. Sensus Traditionis Press, 2018. [sensustraditionis.org](https://sensustraditionis.org) ^biblio-ripperger ---