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Written by Kristen West McGuire
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Saint Teresa of Avila became prioress of the monastery of the Incarnation in Avila in October 1571. It was the monastery of her profession, where she spent nearly thirty years of her life. After she began her reform houses in 1562, she never expected to come back. Even if no man is a prophet in his birthplace, Teresa’s superiors were confident she would clean up the mess. |
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Written by Kristen West McGuire
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 (Born and raised in Hawaii, Patricia Devlin is the mother of two children and holds advanced degrees in psychology and counseling. She has been blind since birth, and has survived two bouts with cancer. She currently suffers from migraines and breast cancer. Her book, The Light of Love, is a compilation of conversations with her guardian angel, and later with our Lord. She lives in Lubbock, Texas and is under spiritual direction there with a priest of her diocese, in obedience to the bishop.) |
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Written by Kristen West McGuire
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Madre Teresa was fifty-two years old when she met twenty-five year old Fray Juan de Yepes, a Carmelite novice at Salamanca. She needed reliable confessors for her nuns in the reformed monasteries. Given the facts, likely Juan was caught off-guard by Teresa’s style. Sunny, personable and determined, Teresa seemed to be his opposite. Inexperienced, artistic and deeply ascetic, Juan yearned to unite his simple joy in creation with the poverty of Christ. Teresa recognized his sanctity, noting in her journal that she could learn more from him than he could learn from her. |
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Written by Kristen West McGuire
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Researching Francis and Clare for the newsletter was a huge joy! I'd like to thank Sr. Margaret Klotz of the Franciscan Archives at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her sure assistance saved me hours of sifting. If you live near enough to visit, it's worth the trip! The best way to truly "know" them, is to read their writings: The Collected Works of Francis and Clare (Paulist Press, 1982) Click below to read two more excerpts: |
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Written by Beverly Mantyh
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by Nikos Kazantzakis (Chicago: Loyola Press, 2005) 606 pages, $13.95 “If I have omitted many of Francis’ sayings and deeds and if I have altered others, and added still others which did not take place but which might have taken place, I have done so not out of ignorance or impudence or irreverence, but from a need to match the Saint’s life with his myth, bringing that life as fully into accord with its essence as possible.”
--Nikos Kazantzakis, 1953 |
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