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Clarifying the Dark Night with Deacon Rusty Baldwin, OCDS

December 18, 2025 · 13 min

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Have you ever considered yourself a mystic? What exactly is a mystic? What is mysticism? How does it apply to me?

The mystic, St. John of the Cross, dives into what the “Dark Night of the Soul” entails. In general, many people just think it refers to hard times. In this presentation, Deacon Baldwin clarifies that the “Dark Night” is by first giving us examples of what it is NOT!

He follows by expounding upon the true meaning of the “Dark Night of the Soul” and the call to a deeper intimacy and love of our Lord.

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