Teresa of Avila
light in the dark

light in the dark

A feeling of darkness often serves to highlight the limitations of our pre-packaged ideas

before & after

before & after

St. Teresa of Avila died on the night of 4 October, however her feast day is 15 October. The reason for this is that the implementation of the Gregorian calendar (which...

Teresa at 500

Teresa at 500

This year's celebration of the feast day of the 16th century Spanish saint Teresa of Avila is especially significant because in March of next year we will mark 500...

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the recognition

the recognition

It is significant that Pope Francis has died in this Easter Octave

the morning after

the morning after

Thanks to Suzi de Gouveia from Christchurch for sharing her Easter image above.

encountering Jesus

encountering Jesus

Set five minutes twice a day for the next eight days. Anticipate these encounters with Jesus

something strange

something strange

Something strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness.

the comedy

the comedy

Dramatic tragedy is drama which ends in despair, desolation, death, or (even better), all three.