Minute Meditations

Teresa was not interested in her daily experiences per se but only inasmuch as they provided a mirror or window into God. Her regard for the humanity of Christ and her understanding of the human person were two sides of ...

Although Teresa had extraordinary experiences of God, she taught that ordinary prayer, like an intimate conversation with a friend, was available to all.

God revealed to Teresa that true humility is “to know what you can do and what I can do.”

Christ’s humanity, including his bodiliness, was never to be left behind. And Christ’s body made all human bodies sacred.

St. Thérèse helped people understand that sanctity was not for a limited few, but for all the baptized.

You love St. Augustine, St. Magdalene, these souls to whom “many sins were forgiven because they loved much.” I love them too, I love their repentance, and especially…their loving audacity!