Prophet of Fire

Book excerpt: All three of the world's great monotheistic religions-- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam-- venerate the Prophet of Fire. In this work, Fr. Kilian presents the perennial challenge of Elijah: If the Lord is God, follow him; if Ball, follow him. Modern man and woman prefers to straddle the issues. Like Israel of old, we do not want to commit ourselves too deeply. Elijah still call on the servants of the Most High to throw down their idols and to return to the worship of the One God. Prophets of Fire challenges us to stand up and be counted. One of the Carmel in the World paperbacks. Kilian Healy was Prior General of the Carmelite Order from 1959-1971. During his term of office, he represented the Order as a member of the Second Vatican Council. During the last six years of his term of office, he guided the adaptation of Vatican II's teaching within the Order. He died in 2003.