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Teresa of Avila and Jesuit Astronauts

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Well I’ve been on the road traveling yet again. I had the pleasure of presenting at the Archdiocese of New York’s Teacher Institute. I went as a representative of Loyola Press, my place of ministry. My topic was “Navigating the Wilderness of Prayer: Insights from Saint Teresa of Avila.” It was especially fitting since we […]

A Treat on the Feast of Saint Teresa of Avila

Monday, October 15th, 2007

Saint Teresa’s Bread / Pan De Santa Teresa
… a recipe from A Continual Feast by Evelyn Birge Vitz …
This dish, which makes a tasty breakfast or brunch, is a first cousin to French toast, but with a flavor and texture all its own.
2 cups milk3 tablespoons sugar1 cinnamon stick1 good piece of lemon peel12 slices […]

Taking the Habit

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

According to the footnotes in Saint Teresa of Avila’s The Life, Teresa entered the Monastery of the Incarnation November 2, 1533, and made her profession November 3, 1534. Though scholars disagree about these dates,  Teresa undoubtedly entered the monastery and professed vows as a Carmelite nun.
When I took the habit, our Lord at once made me […]

Leaving Home for the Convent

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

Continuing my reflections on Saint Teresa of Avila … Finally, after all kinds of questioning, resistance, and prayer, Teresa happens to read the Epistles of Saint Jerome which must have truly edified her for she says she was filled with much courage. Courage was exactly what she needed for she knew that telling her father about her desire to […]

To be a Nun or not to be … That is the Question.

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Continuing my reflections on Saint Teresa of Avila …Teresa was in the convent school with the Augustinian Nuns (see previous post) for about a year and a half. She says that although she grew closer to God, “I still had no desire to be a nun, and I asked God not to give me this vocation” (Life […]

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