It’s important to break from the heretical idea that the spiritual life is going to be all “favors and consolations”. Teresa of Avila says some have enjoyed spiritual “favors and consolations . . . and think it would be a…
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Meditation and Contemplation
Interior Castle: Sixth Mansions: Chapter Six Teresa distinguishes between meditation and contemplation. Meditation is ascetic: We initiate the action with God and engage or chew on the source material of meditation. Contemplation is supernatural: God initiates the action with us and…
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Stalled
Interior Castle: Sixth Mansions: Chapter Seven We reach a level spiritual maturity and then stall. We try hard. We desire to move forward in love, but progress is limited or non-existent. Teresa says, “The soul is desirous of employing itself wholly…
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Sorrow for Sin: Part Two
You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart. (Psalm 51) We’ve eliminated overt sin from our life. We’re unaware of any significant internal sin. But our…
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