From the hand of Teresa of Jesus, Henry de Ossó understands that love for Christ has to be the center of his work: a love of Christ that captivates and attracts people, winning them to the Gospel.
Quote of the day, 27 January: St. John Paul II
Quote of the day, 26 January: St. Teresa of Avila
Virtue always inspires love, and I hope in His Majesty that those living in this house will with the help of God always be virtuous
Quote of the day, 14 January: Père Jacques de Jésus
All that comes from God is wise and loving. We have only to accept his will with thanksgiving and adoration; it is what is best for us.
Quote of the day, 1 January: St. Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa sends New Years greetings to Father Nicolás Doria through the kindness of Madre María de San José in Seville
Quote of the day, 17 December: St. Teresa of Avila
Your works are holy, they are just, they are priceless and done with great wisdom
Quote of the day, 16 December: St. Teresa of Avila
O my Hope, my Father, my Creator, and my true Lord and Brother! When I consider how You say that Your delights are with the children of the earth, my soul rejoices greatly.
Quote of the day, 4 December: St. Teresa of Avila
This one friar who is so great a servant of God is so weak from all that he has suffered that I fear for his life
Quote of the day, 2 December: Blessed Marie-Eugène
Any attempt to arrive at a mysticism without dogma is contrary to the doctrine of Saint John of the Cross and to the very nature of contemplation.
Quote of the day, 29 November: St. Teresa of Avila
"...he must not turn his back upon the desire to die for God and suffer martyrdom"
Quote of the day, 28 November: St. Teresa of Avila
On the First Sunday of Advent, 28 November 1568, Fray Antonio de Heredia and St. John of the Cross began to observe the "Primitive Rule" of Pope Innocent IV in Duruelo, Spain. St Teresa describes their convent.
Quote of the day, 27 November: St. Teresa of Avila
Fray Antonio de Heredia and Fray José de Cristo left for Duruelo on 27 November 1568 to begin the Teresian Reform for men on the next day, the First Sunday of Advent, 28 November.
Quote of the day, 24 November: St. Teresa of Avila
"I remember that when my mother died I was twelve years old or a little less." Doña Beatriz Ahumada made her last will and testament on 24 November 1528.
Quote of the day, 14 November: St. Teresa of Avila
Here are the beginning paragraphs of St. Teresa's commentary on the Lord's Prayer: "You desire that He consider us His children, because Your word cannot fail."
Giving and loving — Silvio José Báez, O.C.D.
St. Teresa of Jesus said: “The Lord doesn't look so much at the greatness of our works as at the love with which they are done.”
La letra de Teresa
Existe una fuente para escribir en ordenador con los caracteres teresianos. Su creador fue el P. Martín M. Larios. Se puede instalar en los ordenadores como una fuente más, pero con la particularidad de que al escribir podemos hacerlo con los mismos rasgos que santa Teresa. Un trabajo minucioso que ha llevado a escanear miles de palabras... Continue Reading →
Quote of the day, 24 October: St. Teresa of Avila
Do You perhaps, Lord, abandon the wretched or withdraw from the poor beggar when he wants to come to You?
Quote of the day, 17 October: St. Teresa of Avila
His Majesty knows best what is suitable for us. There's no need for us to be advising Him about what He should give us
Quote of the day, 15 October: St. Teresa of Avila
The ninth poem in the generally acknowledged collection of St. Teresa's poetry is her brief meditation 'On Patience' called 'Nada Te Turbe'. We present two English translations and a commentary by Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D.
15 October: SAINT TERESA OF JESUS OUR MOTHER
Holy Mother Teresa, look down from heaven and see; visit this vineyard of yours, and perfect what your right hand has planted.
Quote of the day, 14 October: Jessica Powers
What could the wise Teresa have been thinking to set these bounds on even my little love? This walling, barring, minimizing, shrinking— how could her great Castilian heart approve?
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