St. Teresa of Avila-Conversion: CarmelCast Season 11 Episode 3

This season of CarmelCast explores the life of St. Teresa of Avila, foundress of the Discalced Carmelites and Doctor of the Church. In this episode, we are joined by Fr. Daniel Chowning, OCD to discuss the importance of conversion in the life of St. Teresa.
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[@davidstankiewicz2049]

Excellent discussion! Thank you Brothers/Fathers.

[@zenuno6936]

I got led to the right Carmel cast indeed, as im feeling quite defeated spiritually, so this helped.

[@ICSPublications]

Know of our prayers, Zé!

[@vickyw8603]

Thank you for this episode. I have been blessed.

[@stephenlacysullivan2463]

This was a great conversation! I’ve really benefited from listening to you guys! God bless you and the show!

[@rtoczek]

I just finished this episode and The Lord wants me to tell you thank you because it's just what He wanted me to hear; what I needed to hear right here and now as we sat here together after having breakfast together. I am so in love with Him but not as much, or nowhere near, as much as He is in love with me. I love your episodes. I have a wonderful spiritual director but not close by but we talk on the phone. This episode provided me with great direction and so much I can relate with. I am a Benedictine Oblate with the Abbey of St. Vincent in Latrobe, Pennsylvania where my spiritual director is. Interestingly enough, my confessor, who is very much steeped in Carmelite Spirituality, told me recently in confession about how St. Theresa carried around a little statue of Christ at the pillar. You all are amazing; keep on doing what you do! Blessings and prayers!!!

[@ginakendrick2581]

Thank you I like to reading what you said I’m sorry my comment was so long as well. I read the Hodies book on meditation the ways of mental prayer I can’t seem to go through all the steps when all I wanna do is sit with Jesus read about him talk to him. Ask him how to help me listen, be still. I cannot imagine putting myself in any scene. I can think about these things and study them all of these scriptural passages and such but I am no play right in my head. I am not a Director at all. I want to love God very much and I want to know his love, but I’m beginning to lose strength and this video did help a lot, my daughter told me that I overthink everything I have books all over the place

[@ICSPublications]

Thank you for your kind words! Be sure to visit our dear Carmelite sisters in Latrobe if you haven't before. Know of our prayers!

[@CarmelitaSaramosing]

Thank you so much fr

[@Isabella-r2g]

I was really struggling and this helped me realize what I was missing. To surrender it all to the Lord. Thank you so much! Truly, love CarmelCast.

[@ICSPublications]

God bless you Isabella!

[@HannahKomkova]

Thank you so much, God bless 🙏

[@ICSPublications]

God bless you, Hannah!

[@rubensalazar6511]

Another amazing episode. Thank you Fathers!

[@ICSPublications]

God bless you Ruben!

[@JSSJ-r4e]

Thanks a lot !

[@jeromechristian9186]

Thank you so much 🙏 Saint Theresa, pray for us !

[@debbiel7547]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@ICSPublications]

God bless you, Debbie!

[@jeromechristian9186]

CarmelCast is definitely excellent spiritual direction. I always look forward to listening to the next episode 🙏 God bless you !

[@SacredHeart3]

Thank you 🙏🏻 so very encouraging & helpful as one seeks to grow in holiness & relationship with our good Lord 😇🙏🏻 May God richly bless you!

[@julianalim2732]

Oh yes,I definitely get good spiritual direction from Carmel Cast, always. Thank you, Friars and may God bless you all! 😉

[@ginakendrick2581]

I cannot express my gratitude as well as I wish for this video has taken such pressure off of me. I’ve read, The Way To Perfection , The Autobiography and The Interior Castle. I read and write in my Journal things I read that are importance to my heart. I cannot for the life of me use my imagination good enough to do meditation the way most methods discuss and I’ve struggled to FIND where I’m at in this map of my walk with Jesus, Mary and My father. I can’t find a spiritual companion and help. I’m AT MY BEST, just sitting for 8 years now in the am early in my prayer chair In my room alone, quiet. I read some prayers and consecration to our Lord God, Jesus , Mother Mary and the Holy Spirit. Then I try to just lift my heart up and talk to Jesus about the reading that I chose. I try very hard to put myself in a scene with him somewhere but to be honest with you I just feel like he’s always right there. Why would I put him somewhere else? It is so easy to talk to Jesus he’s just always there. Why wouldn’t I just speak to him like I would someone who’s just walking with me or attached to me I don’t understand all this preparation for considerations, resolutions, petitions affections, I know from reading Saint Catherine of Siena’s book on the dialogue that even God the father said do not avoid a method. I don’t have to have a method to be with my best friend. I hope my prayer is making some use to my soul and some pleasure to Jesus. Yup, I surrender. I’m not banging my head against this wall anymore. He will have to work with what I got

[@ICSPublications]

Remain there with Jesus. That's exactly where He wants you to be! Please pray for us, Gina!

[@ginakendrick2581]

@@ICSPublications I will

[@satoshiumei4622]

Surrender: life will never be the same. "Something changed." ❤️‍🔥

[@wms72]

People are made in the image of God, so love and friendship of others is very compelling. I understand Teresa's dilemma.

[@Curious-traveler]

Great episode! Can you tell me where I could get that image /picture of St Theresa? Or what the name of it might be so I can find it? I really like it.

[@ICSPublications]

If you're talking about the image of St. Teresa in the background of the episode, that's a painting by the Carmelite friar Juan de Misericordia. Because it was painted in Teresa's own time, it is probably the most realistic image we have of her. It is said that after she saw the painting she exclaimed, "God forgive you, Fray Juan, you've made me a bleary eyed old hag!"

[@Curious-traveler]

@ I looks real so that’s why I’m drawn to it. I’ll look online to see if I can buy it. Thank you

[@celesteschacht8996]

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[@MaryEbr-yq7om]

Her cousins were probably Jewish. They may have filled her in as to how her immediate family had become R. Catholic when they came to visit.. Her family had been Jewish, but then conversos to Catholicism. This was generally forced---either leave the country or convert. Some Jews did ok with it, but others felt defiled.