I’ve been blogging for 2 1/2 years about Teresa of Avila’s book The Interior Castle. Last week I published blog post #200. Out of those 200 posts I selected six of my favorites. The first three are short posts that…
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Posted in Summaries
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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Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 7
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 7
Why Doesn’t God Bless Me?
God desires to bless us. He also desires to bless more people. In talking about spiritual gifts and raptures of the soul, Teresa says God “would give them to us all if we loved Him as He loves us.” Her…
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Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4
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