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Oct 13 - Random Wednesday (Sr Carol)

The God Minute

Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Spanish noblewoman who felt called to convent life in the Catholic Church. A Carmelite nun, prominent Spanish mystic, religious reformer, author, theologian of the contemplative life and of mental prayer, she earned the rare distinction of being declared a Doctor of the Church, September 27th, 1970 by Pope Paul VI. Active during the Catholic Reformation, she reformed the Carmelite Orders of both women and men. The movement she i...