![]() ![]() Teresa (affectionately referred to as “Big Tess”) came to holiness later in life. When I began reading The Interior Castle, what I expected was a dull tome outlining the steps of the spiritual life. What I found there captivated me and blew me away. Facing some mental health challenges as an undergraduate, her hope amid suffering gave me hope, too.Īlthough I knew about her anecdotally, it was not until last year that I finally picked up her writings. I discovered a saint who was funny, and who kept her sense of humor even amid suffering. Teresa of Avila and giving a presentation on our new patron to the dorm, because that is the sort of thing that undergraduate girls do) I fell in love with St. But, in the process of planning for the rededication Mass (and getting roped in to dressing up like St. Therese of Lisieux and was initially disappointed when St. In college, I was part of a team of students that planned the re-dedication of our dorm chapel to a saint that would be a good fit for a dorm filled with undergraduate girls. ![]()
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