This workbook is suitable for all ages and can be used in on-line classes or for personal use. In addition, they will learn which virtues are the most vital for spiritual growth, the importance of developing purity of heart and why we must become truly poor in spirit if we want to draw closer to God. They will learn about common pitfalls in the spiritual life, such as attachment to sin and the dangers of self-reliance as well as ways to handle the devil’s ever-evolving tricks. John of the Cross as well as spiritual masters such as Father J. Using easy-to-understand language, students will be introduced to the interior life through the teachings of St. This study, written by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS, an award-winning journalist and frequent guest on EWTN, details the soul’s journey through the seven mansions – or stages – of the spiritual life. In an itinerary of progressive interiorization, each dwelling place or mansion refers to a greater degree of love for God and neighbour and coming closer to the centre of the castle where God resides. St Theresa of Avila, The Interior Castle, or The Mansions The greatest work of Catholic mystical theology ever written The Interior Castle, or The Mansions was composed by Carmelite mystic St Theresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church, in 1577. But there was a long interruption of five months, 1 so that the actual time spent in the composition of this work was reduced to about four weeksa fortnight for the first, and another.

Live Like a Catholic is a study based on the great mystical classic, The Interior Castle, written by St. Teresa of Ávila represents the soul as a castle that comprises seven concentric mansions. Teresa of vila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, original name Teresa de Cepeda y Ahumada, (born March 28, 1515, vila, Spaindied October 4, 1582, Alba de Tormes canonized 1622 feast day October 15), Spanish nun, one of the great mystics and religious women of the Roman Catholic Church, and author of spiritual classics. SAINT TERESA began to write the Interior Castle on June 2, 1577, Trinity Sunday, and completed it on the eve of St.

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