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Intimate Good: A Skeptical Christian Mystic in Conversation with Teresa of Avila

Intimate Good: A Skeptical Christian Mystic in Conversation with Teresa of Avila

by Laurel Mathewson

At age twenty-one, the pain of losing her mother to cancer sent Laurel Mathewson—with a naturally skeptical and questioning outlook—on a years-long existential journey. After an unexpected, overwhelming experience of God’s love, Laurel felt God say to her, “Turn to Teresa. She will guide you.” She understood that “Teresa&r… Read more…

Interior Castle: Exploring a Spiritual Classic as a Modern Reader

Interior Castle: Exploring a Spiritual Classic as a Modern Reader

by Teresa of Avila and Laurel Mathewson

Teresa of Avila was a sixteenth-century Carmelite nun who was committed to a life of contemplative prayer. Beloved for both her deep spiritual insights and practical approach to life, her writings are considered spiritual classics, and The Interior Castle is widely recognized as her literary masterpiece. To read The Interior Castle is to put yourself in the… Read more…