Becoming more and more convinced of her own unworthiness, she had recourse to the two great penitents, St Mary Magdalen and St Augustine.
Both Sta. Teresa de Avila and St. Therese of Lisieux are very officially doctors of the Church, as are St. Catherine of Sienna and St. Hildegard von Bingen.
Thank you for this detailed history of St. Teresa of Avila, a woman who has done so much beautiful work for the world.
Historical literacy of saints like Teresa help inform modern Catholics about the current state of the Church.
You would appreciate this piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/thomasobrien/p/the-church-impotent-westerners-without?r=1wocq8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Thank you for posting this! ❤️
Both Sta. Teresa de Avila and St. Therese of Lisieux are very officially doctors of the Church, as are St. Catherine of Sienna and St. Hildegard von Bingen.
Thank you for this detailed history of St. Teresa of Avila, a woman who has done so much beautiful work for the world.
Historical literacy of saints like Teresa help inform modern Catholics about the current state of the Church.
You would appreciate this piece: https://open.substack.com/pub/thomasobrien/p/the-church-impotent-westerners-without?r=1wocq8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Thank you for posting this! ❤️