Caryll Houselander (Author of The Reed of God)

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Caryll Houselander

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

October 29, 1901

Died

October 12, 1954

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Children's Books

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Caryll Houselander (1901-1954) was a British Roman Catholic laywoman; a mystic, writer, artist, visionary and healer. Born in London in 1901, Caryll was the second of two daughters born to Willmott and Gertrude (nee Provis) Houselander. Her first book, This War is the Passion. written during World War II, launched her prolific writing career. Houselander's talents included painting and many woodcarvings.

Caryll's "divinely eccentric" life was principally a devotion to contemplating Christ in all and men and women and in all life circumstances. Maisie Ward (a friend of Caryll and author of her principal biography, Caryll Houselander: That Divine Eccentric (Sheed & Ward, 1962), states, "Her message can be summed in a single sentence; we must ...more

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	The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander, Marie Anne Mayeski (Foreword) 4.60 avg rating — 2,169 ratings — published 1944 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rocking Horse Catholic 4.33 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 1970 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way of the Cross 4.58 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1955 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls 4.37 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1957 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Petook: An Easter Story by Caryll Houselander, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1988 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Passion of the Infant Christ: Critical Edition by Caryll Houselander, Kerry Walters (Editor) 4.65 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1949 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dry Wood 4.43 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1947 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Child in Winter: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany with Caryll Houselander by Caryll Houselander, Thomas Hoffman (Editor) 4.35 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Risen Christ 4.75 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This War Is the Passion 4.39 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Christ asks for a home in your soul, where he can be at rest with you, where he can talk easily to you, where you and he, alone together, can laugh and be silent and be delighted with one another.”
― Caryll Houselander, This War Is the Passion

tags: author, catholic, christ, home, soul

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“Most people know the sheer wonder that goes with falling in love, how not only does everything in heaven and earth become new, but the lover himself becomes new. It is literally like the sap rising in the tree, putting forth new green shoots of life.”
― Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God

tags: catholic-author, falling-in-love, love

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“The sense of the joy in anything is the sense of Christ.”
― Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God

tags: catholic, catholic-author, christ, christian, joy, mary

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