St Teresa of Avila
Spirituality of St Teresa of Avila
List of Videos and Resources (Below) on the Spirituality of St Teresa of Avila
1. Book of Her Life by St. Teresa of Avila
1a. Background by Rev. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh OCD
1b. St Teresa of Avila: Person and Message – By Rev. Fr. Perianayagam Arumaiselvam OCD (Tamilnadu Province, South India)
2. Way of Perfection by St. Teresa of Avila
2a. Background by Rev. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh OCD
2b. Love in Way of Perfection – By Rev. Fr. Perianayagam Arumaiselvam OCD (Tamilnadu Province, South India)
3. Interior Castle by St Teresa of Avila
3a. Background on The Interior Castle by Rev. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh OCD
3b. The Interior Castle of St Teresa of Avila: A Map for Our Spiritual Journey by Rev. Fr. John Welch O.Carm
4. Teresa of Avila: The Prayer Adventure – By Fr. Vincent O’Hara OCD
5. Scripture through the eyes of St Teresa of Jesus
6. Pope Benedict XVI on St Teresa of Avila
6a. Pope Benedict XVI – Teresa of Avila shows that time spent in prayer is not lost.
6b. St Teresa of Avila – Catecheses Series on Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
7. Pope Francis on St. Teresa of Avila
8. St. Teresa’s Logical Ecstasy
1. Book of Her Life by St. Teresa of Avila
1a. Background by Rev. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh OCD
The background of book of Life by St. Teresa of Avila is explained Rev. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD. Fr. Kieran is an expert on St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. Having translated the writings of the holy parents from Spanish to English over 50 years ago, Fr. Kieran gives conferences and writes extensively. This video is from the conference he gave to St. Therese OCDS group in Annandale,VA.
Click here to access various download formats of the Book of Her Life by St Teresa of Avila
1b. St Teresa of Avila: Person and Message – By Rev. Fr. Perianayagam Arumaiselvam OCD (Tamilnadu Province, South India)
This is a PPT conference on the ;person, life, and charism of St. Teresa of Avila. The entire Carmelite Family around the world is preparing to celebrate her 5th Birth Centenary. (2015).
St. Teresa bears witness to the marvels of God’s grace and now she is capable of amazing the World. She continues to attract people to God and his mysterious love.
What Alexander, the great, failed to do St. Teresa did. What? Conquering not territories, but human hearts all over the world! How and why? She had the divine within. It’s light! Nothing on earth can resist this light that comes from above.
St. Teresa of Avila is considered as extraordinary teacher of Christian prayer. her experiences are fundamentally Biblical and gives us a deep knowledge of friendship with God. The initiative comes from God, who is LOVE.
St. Teresa of Avila received three mystical graces: 1.the complete mystical experiences possible, 2. the grace to understand them, 3. the grace to express and teach them in human language.
Today for many suicide becomes an easy temptation, when faced with problems and challenges. St. Teresa had her own dark sides of life. But she continues to inspire us to live meaningfully.
2. Way of Perfection by St. Teresa of Avila
2a. Background by Rev. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh OCD
The Way of Perfection by St. Teresa of Avila and the Background is explained Rev. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD. Fr. Kieran is an expert on St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. Having translated the writings of the holy parents from Spanish to English over 50 years ago, Fr. Kieran gives conferences and writes extensively. This video is from the conference he gave to St. Therese OCDS group in Annandale,VA.
Click here to access various download formats of The Way of Perfection by St Teresa of Avila
2b. Love in Way of Perfection – By Rev. Fr. Perianayagam Arumaiselvam OCD (Tamilnadu Province, South India)
St. Teresa’s Way of Perfection is considered as the Teresian Gospel of Love. In a motherly way she teaches her daughters the way of love. it’s a beautiful book on Christian understanding of love of God and neighbour. It’s a beautiful blending of the human and the divine.
Teresa focuses her teaching on JESUS, THE FRIEND, who is the friend of all good order. It is in loving Jesus that we get all other attitudes of love in the community and family too.
A Christian or religious lives ultimately for the community/family and Church; and one has to grow in fraternal love which is pure and sincere, keeping always Jesus before the eyes.
St. Teresa had gone through the vicissitudes of adolescent period and now as a mature mother she teaches her daughters the way of true Christina love, that is in tune with one’s life destiny.
One who has not reached spiritual love is the greatest slave to be pitied. Spiritual love brings a man to the fullness of humanness. He experiences true freedom.
Spiritual love has a global dimension.It is always seeks to fulfill its role in the building up of the community.
3. Interior Castle by St Teresa of Avila
3a. Background on The Interior Castle by Rev. Fr. Kieran Kavanaugh OCD
The background of Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila is explained by Rev. Kieran Kavanaugh, OCD. Fr. Kieran, who will be 86 years old on Feb 19th, is an expert on St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. Having translated the writings of the holy parents from Spanish to English over 50 years ago, Fr. Kieran gives conferences and writes extensively. This video is from the conference he gave to St. Therese OCDS group in Annandale,VA.
3b. The Interior Castle of St Teresa of Avila: A Map for Our Spiritual Journey by Rev. Fr. John Welch O.Carm
Long before developmental psychologists charted the seasons and passages of our human journey, St. Teresa of Avila mapped the transformation of her personality under the impact of God’s love in 16th century Spain. At age 62, this Carmelite nun wrote The Interior Castle, a classic summary of her prayer experience. She images the soul’s journey through a crystal castle to its center, culminating in intimate union with God.
Click here to access various download formats of The Interior Castle by St Teresa of Avila
4. Teresa of Avila: The Prayer Adventure – By Fr. Vincent O’Hara OCD
A lecture on St Teresa by Fr Vincent O’Hara, OCD at the Carmelite Retreat Centre Avila in Dublin, 2014
5. Scripture through the eyes of St Teresa of Jesus
A lecture given by Fr Jimmy McCaffrey from the Carmelite community in Oxford.
6. Pope Benedict XVI on St Teresa of Avila
6a. Pope Benedict XVI – Teresa of Avila shows that time spent in prayer is not lost.
6b. St Teresa of Avila – Catecheses Series on Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI
On 2nd February 2011, during his general audience in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI began a series of
catecheses on the Doctors of the Church, beginning with “one of the highest examples of Christian
spirituality of all time”, the Carmelite Saint Teresa of Jesus (of Avila).
7. Pope Francis on St. Teresa of Avila
Click to read Pope Francis’ Letter for the 5th Centenary of the Birth of St. Teresa of Avila
8. St. Teresa’s Logical Ecstasy
Click to read St. Teresa’s Logical Ecstasy – By: Dominican Br. Alan Piper, O.P.
