Jesus Caritas

‘A classic is a work that has a surplus of meaning: It speaks from its own age and now spills over to nourish those of later times. Letters from the Desert is that kind of work. This new edition is testimony to the staying power of this profoundly powerful spiritual master.’ Lawrence Cunningham

At the age of 44, after a prominent career as a Catholic activist, Carlo Carretto was summoned by a voice that said: ‘Leave everything, come with me into the desert. I don’t want your action any longer, I want your prayer, your love.’ Carretto responded by leaving for North Africa, where he joined the Little Brothers and embraced the example of Charles de Foucauld.