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Christ Living in Us

Teresa of Avila: Interior Castle: Seventh Mansions: Chapter Two “But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.”  (I Corinthians 6.17) We’ve completed Chapter One of the Seventh Mansions of the Interior Castle where Teresa of Avila writes

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Posted in 7th Mansions - Chapter 2

Reflecting on Our Spiritual Experiences

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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Posted in 6th Mansions - Chapter 4

Marriage as a Spiritual Metaphor

I am only making a rough comparison, but I can find no other which will better explain what I am trying to say than the Sacrament of Matrimony. The two things work differently, for in this matter that we are

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Posted in 5th Mansions - Chapter 4