The Desert Journal, 1954-55 by Carlo Carretto

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The Desert Journal, 1954-55 by Carlo Carretto

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Records the experiences of the first two years in the new life of Carlo Carretto, when he made a decision to become a member of the religious congregation of Father Charles Foucauld's Little Brothers of Jesus after resigning as president of Catholic Action.

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The Desert Journal, 1954-55 by Carlo Carretto

Following his difficult decision to resign as president of Catholic Action, Carlo Carretto became a member of the religious congregation of Father Charles Foucauld's Little Brothers of Jesus. He left for Algeria to join the novitiate on 8th December 1954. The community was based at El Aboidh, a centre of Moslem pilgrimage founded by Sheikh Sidi. For ten years Carretto was to live a hermit-like existence in the Sahara desert, a time in which he began to speak with the prophetic voice which was to become well-known. This book records the experiences of the first two years of his new life, when his initial nervousness was transformed into an enduring spirituality. The voice of Carretto in this journal is, however, not the voice of a superhuman, but that of a sympathetic fellow-traveller.
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ISBN 13 9780006276241
ISBN 10 0006276245
Title The Desert Journal, 1954-55
Author Carlo Carretto
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1992-10-15
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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