Interior Castle Sixth Mansions: Chapter Four Teresa tends to digress from her topics. I usually follow her digressions. I’m also prone to digressions which means, at times, I’m digressing from the digression. So as Teresa says, “Without realizing it, I have…
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Reflecting on Our Spiritual Experiences
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Prayer, Poetry, and Sex
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa by Gian Lorenzo Bernini Photo Copyright: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons (Jastrow) – used with permission. The Interior Castle uses metaphors related to marriage and sexuality to help us understand the intimacy and ecstasy we…
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The Authenticity of Our Spiritual Experiences
Photo Copyright: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons I noted this short video about the Bernini sculpture in my last post. If you haven’t seen it yet, I would encourage you to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKcJvjP9zgY (Kahn Academy with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven…
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