Fr. Robert Faricy, S.J. (August 29, 1926 – March 4, 2022) was a Jesuit

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...

and

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

who was an Emeritus Professor of Spirituality and lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was an Emeritus Professor of Spirituality at the

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in Rome.

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The subjects of Faricy's teaching and writing include

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

, philosophy, general spirituality, comparative spirituality, ecotheology,

contemplative prayer Christian mysticism is the tradition of mystical practices and mystical theology within Christianity which "concerns the preparation f the personfor, the consciousness of, and the effect of ..a direct and transformative presence of God" ...

, spiritual discernment, and the writings of

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ( (); 1 May 1881 – 10 April 1955) was a French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher and teacher. He was Darwinian in outlook and the author of several influential theological and phil ...

Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas, OP (; it, Tommaso d'Aquino, lit=Thomas of Aquino; 1225 – 7 March 1274) was an Italian Dominican friar and priest who was an influential philosopher, theologian and jurist in the tradition of scholasticism; he is known wit ...

, Thomas Merton, and

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. He has also written extensively on

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s, especially at

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in Bosnia Herzegovina. He has written over thirty books, most of them originally in English and most translated into several languages, as well as several hundred articles in journals, magazines, encyclopedias, and dictionaries of theology and of spirituality. Faricy has given talks and conducted

spiritual retreats Spiritual is the adjective for spirit. Spiritual may also refer to: Religion * Spirituality, a concern with matters of the spirit **Spiritual attack, an attack by Satan and his demons on a Christian ** Spiritual body, a Christian term for resurr ...

in Italy, the United States, Mexico, Ireland, and many other countries, speaking at conferences and conventions and in churches. He has been active in the

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, acting as Spiritual Director of the Italian Charismatic Renewal for its first eleven years, and in the renewal of the religious life for Catholic priests, brothers, and sisters. He has been a program innovator and speaker for the Catholic cable television network

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and president of Southern California Renewal Communities (SCRC). Faricy died on March 4, 2022 in

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Wauwatosa (; known informally as Tosa; originally Wau-wau-too-sa or Hart's Mill) is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 48,387 at the 2020 census. Wauwatosa is located immediately west of Milwaukee, and is a p ...

Books authored

*''Teilhard de Chardin's Theology of the Christian in the World'', 1967 *''Praying for Inner Healing'', 1979, *''The Spirituality of Teilhard de Chardin'', Robert Faricy, 1981, *''The End of the Religious Life'', Robert Faricy, 1983, *''Contemplating Jesus'', Robert Faricy and R. Wicks, 1986, *''The Contemplative Way of Prayer: Deepening Your Life With God'', Robert Faricy and Lucy Rooney S. N. D., 1986, *''Seeking Jesus in Contemplation and Discernment'', Robert L. Faricy and Michael Scanlon, 1987, *''The Lord's Dealing: The Primacy of the Feminine in Christian Spirituality'', Robert L. Faricy, 1988, *''Wind and Sea Obey Him: Approaches to a Theology of Nature'', Robert Faricy and Mary E. Jegen, 1988, *''A Medjugorje Retreat'', Robert L. Faricy and Lucy Rooney, 1989, *''Your Wounds I Will Heal'', Robert Faricy and Lucy Rooney, 1999, *''The Healing of the Religious Life'', Robert Faricy and Scholastica Blackborow, 1991, *''Our Lady Comes to Scottsdale: Is It Authentic?'', Robert Faricy and Lucy Rooney, 1993 and 2000, *''Return to God: The Scottsdale Message'', Robert Faricy and Lucy Rooney, 1993, *''Knowing Jesus In The World'', Robert Faricy and Lucy Rooney, 1996 *''Lord Jesus, Teach Me to Pray: A Seven Week Course in Personal Prayer'', Robert Faricy and Lucy Rooney, 1997, * ''Prayer Power: Secrets of Healing and Protection'', Janice T. Connell and Robert Faricy, 1998, *''Praying With Mary: Contemplating Scripture at Her Side'', Robert Faricy and Lucy Rooney, 2002, *''Full of Grace: Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion Through Mary's Intercession'', Christine Watkins and Robert Faricy, 2010, *''Praying'', Robert Faricy, 2012,

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External links

RobertFaricy.org – the official web page of Robert Faricy
*http://www.marquette.edu/jesres/members.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Faricy, Robert 1926 births 2022 deaths 20th-century American Jesuits 21st-century American Jesuits American Roman Catholic religious writers Ecotheology Academic staff of the Pontifical Gregorian University American expatriates in Italy People from Milwaukee

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