St. Teresa of Avila is the real deal; holy, down to earth, humble and best of all extremely articulate. Her phrases are succinct, to the point yet those few words point to a deep, Divine wisdom.
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St. Teresa of Ávila: A Doctor of the Church with a Sense of humour
Today, Oct. 15, is the Feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus. I love this woman. Although she is a doctor of the Church and one of the three great 16th century Spanish mystics (along with St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. John of the Cross), she is funny. baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada…… Continue reading St. Teresa of Ávila: A Doctor of the Church with a Sense of humour
I am God’s Hands and Feet
God has no body now on earth but yours; no hands but yours; no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which the compassion of Christ must look out on the world. Yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which He is to…… Continue reading I am God’s Hands and Feet
