St. Raphael was also greatly influenced by the example of famous pianist Hermann Cohen who became a Carmelite priest and founded Carmelite communities in France and England. He arranged for a translation of Story of a Soul and a Life of Hermann Cohen to be translated into Polish.
We hope this volume, appearing as it does, soon after a year recalling the Fifth Centenary of St. Teresa of Avila, will make St. Raphael better known and loved in the English speaking world and inspire people to value her charism and dedicate themselves to Christ and his Church at the present time.
Fr Timothy (Tierney) knows how to combine in his work a rich, detailed and interesting collection of biographical material, probably unknown to many, with a penetrating analysis of the spiritual life of Fr. Raphael Kalinowski. (Fr. Saverio Cannistr, O.C.D, Superior General of the Discalced Carmelites).
Timothy Tierney joined the Carmelite Order in his native Ireland. After ordination as a priest in Dublin, he spent two years in ministry in Ireland. From 1969 until 1993 he worked in various Carmelite communities in the UK. Timothy came to Australia in 1993. His most recent appointment was as a member of the Carmelite Community in Morley, Perth, Western Australia. Timothy has also completed a biography of Ven. Hermann Cohen which will soon be published by I.C.S. (Carmelite) Publications,Washington, D.C.