Again, I hear almost everyday from atheists who write off religion as primitive, premodern nonsense. I summon Aquinas, Augustine, Paul [of Tarsus],… — Robert Barron Copy Share Image
“The “interior castle” of the human soul, as Teresa of Avila called it, has many rooms, and they are slowly occupied by… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
St. Teresa of Avila wrote: 'All difficulties in prayer can be traced to one cause: praying as if God were absent.' This… — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
“Let nothing upset you; Let nothing frighten you. Everything is changing; God alone is changeless. Patience attains the goal. Who has God… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
“She knew that it was better to have a dream and pay a price for it than to be lukewarm. - regarding… — Mark Salzman Copy Share Image
“Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which… — Shawn Smucker Copy Share Image
“The inward man is faced with a new and often dramatic task: He must come to terms with the inner tremendum. Since… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
“thought of as more genteel This myth has been seen as the forerunner of the immaculate conception of the modern God, Gentle… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“Teresa of Avila writes, “My soul suffers out of desire for You.” She is expounding on Psalm 84:2, “My soul pines for… — Eric Gimour Copy Share Image
St. Teresa of Avila described our life in this world as like a night at a second-class hotel. — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
When St. Teresa of Avila says, 'Our life in this world is like a night in a second class hotel' I agree… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
“Settle yourself in solitude and you will come upon Him in yourself. —TERESA OF ÁVILA” — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“Teresa of Avila says that the important thing in prayer is not to think much but to love much. The head is… — David G. Benner Copy Share Image
“Let Nothing Upset You Let nothing upset you; Let nothing frighten you. Everything is changing; God alone is changeless. Patience attains the… — Eknath Easwaran Copy Share Image
“He who neglects mental prayer needs no devil to carry him to hell. He brings himself there with his own hands.” - … — Connie Rossini Copy Share Image
In the tradition of Julian of Norwich and St. Teresa of Avila and all the other mystics, we can learn to render… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
“She cherished her spiritual books and doesn't deny the debt contracted from some of them. -- Kieran Kavanaugh regarding Teresa of Avila” — Kieran Kavanaugh Copy Share Image