Wise Words from Teresa of Avila
Patricia Morrison
October 15, 2025
Perhaps Saint Teresa of Avila’s greatest gift to busy people is the truth that ordinary life and holiness are not in conflict.
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Patricia Morrison
Patricia Morrison is editorial director for ICS Publications, the publishing ministry of the Discalced Carmelites in the United States. A longtime contributor to the Catholic press, Pat is a vowed laywoman in the Carmelite tradition. She writes from Miamisburg, Ohio.
Saint Teresa of Avila: Mystic and Multitasker
Patricia Morrison
March 6, 2015
Saint Teresa of Avila, a Doctor of the Church and foundress of the Discalced Carmelites, was a woman of contemplation and action.