Books
Divine Ironies
From its very outset Christianity was . . . a feeling which merely disgusted, hid and decked itself out in its belief in a ‘another’ or ‘better’ life . . . a Beyond, invented in […]
St. Teresa of Avila
News Briefs
Pope Francis hails St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood
Pope Francis and St. Teresa of Avila / Public domain/ACI Prensa.
Rome Newsroom, Apr 13, 2021 / 11:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fift… […]
News Briefs
Spiritual direction: What is it, who needs it, and why?
Denver, Colo., Dec 29, 2020 / 03:00 am (CNA).- Chatting with Lee McDowell is a peaceful experience.
Seated in a comfy leather chair in a rust-colored office near downtown Denver, McDowell serenely and thoughtfully explains the “art and science&r… […]
The Dispatch
On the genius and love of St. John of the Cross
The great mystic gave us a portrait of his own manner when he sketched out his counsels on how all of us are to behave […]
The Dispatch
Saint Teresa of Jesus and the Search for the Sacred
Editor’s note: The following essay was originally given in slightly different form as an address on November 23, 2015, at the presentation of Fr. Uwe Michael Lang’s book Signs of the Holy One: Liturgy, Ritual, […]
Features
In Pennsylvania, Carmelites plan a “micro village” according to St. Teresa’s vision
Eleven Discalced Carmelite Sisters of Fairfield, Pennsylvania are establishing a new monastery on a 40-acre, hilltop site in the Diocese of Harrisburg, just eight miles from the historic town of Gettysburg. The nuns were originally […]
The Dispatch
New book describes an atheist’s vision of the future—and godhood
Yuval Noah Harari’s most recent book, entitled Homo Deus, argues that the “new human agenda” of the near future will consist of “attaining divinity”. […]