Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) was a Spanish Catholic religious sister. She is known for the Way of Perfection, was canonized by Gregory XV in 1622, and declared church doctor by Paul VI in 1970.
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
Perfect souls are in no way repelled by trials, but rather desire them and pray for them and love them.
You must practice simplicity and humility, for those are the virtues which achieve everything. You must say: 'Fiat voluntas tua.'
[One cannot] travel on a road infested by thieves, for the purpose of gaining some great treasure, without running into danger!
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.
