Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I was in first grade at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and that was old enough to understand something bad, very bad, might happen. I have a vivid memory… Continue reading Quelling Our Anxieties and Fears
Tag: Teresa of Avila
Patience, Righteousness, and Teresa of Avila
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Let nothing disturb you Let nothing frighten you All things are passing God never changes Patience obtains all things She who possesses God lacks nothing God alone suffices St. Teresa of… Continue reading Patience, Righteousness, and Teresa of Avila
Wednesday’s Women: Teresa of Avila and Anne of St. Bartholomew
Note: For the next several weeks I’ll be featuring women saints who knew each other personally–mothers and daughters, grandmothers and granddaughters, sisters, and friends. The Basics: Teresa of Avila, born March 28, 1515, in Spain; died October 4, 1582, in Spain; canonized March 12, 1622, by Gregory XV; feast day October 15. Woman religious, mystic. Anne of… Continue reading Wednesday’s Women: Teresa of Avila and Anne of St. Bartholomew
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Teresa de Los Andes
Note: For the next several weeks, I’m featuring women with a connection to the Americas. The Basics: Born July 13, 1900, in Chile; died April 12, 1920, in Chile; canonized March 21, 1993, by John Paul II; feast day, July 13; woman religious, mystic. The Story: Chile’s first saint, born into a wealthy family, was regarded as… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Teresa de Los Andes