The silver coffin of St Teresa of Ávila was opened in Alba de Tormes on August 28 only to confirm her body has remained incorrupt since her death in 1592. The opening of her tomb marks the beginning of a study of her relics, which will be carried out by Italian doctors and scientists — Read more
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Nostalgia won’t save religious orders
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
Pope Francis has delivered a strong message to contemplative religious orders, saying nostalgia won’t save monasteries from closure or shifts in vocations. Addressing superiors and delegates from Discalced Carmelite monasteries in Rome, the pontiff stressed the need for adaptation to modern times. “Defensive strategies are the fruit of a nostalgic return to the past; this Read more
Edith Stein and the way to our hearts’ peripheries
Monday, August 14th, 2017
In 1922, Edith Stein read the autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila through the night. The spiritual account rocked her world, and led her to the peripheries of her own heart. And there, in the avoidance of religious truth and its call to love and mercy, Edith found peace and consolation — a peace that Read more