1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 St. Teresa of Avila (1515 - 1582) St. Teresa of Avila was the first female Doctor of the Church. She was the co-founder (with St. John of the Cross) of the Discalced Carmelites. A reformer, and a mystic, her books on prayer taught the Church to go deeper, and her famous book, Interior Castle, is a spiritual classic. Links The song God Alone is Enough (based on the quote of St. Teresa of Avila) by John Michael Talbot: https://amazon.com/music/player/albums/B001C09350?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;amp;musicTerritory=US&amp;amp;ref=dm_sh_AytLlUDfAEjJq9aZT0yQ9KBo5&amp;amp;trackAsin=B001C03R70 The song is on the album&amp;nbsp;Simple Heart: https://troubadourforthelord.net/store/ols/products/simple-heart SIGN UP for Catholic Culture’s Newsletter: &amp;nbsp;https://www.catholicculture.org/newsletters/ DONATE at: &amp;nbsp;http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Dr. Papandrea’s Homepage: &amp;nbsp;https://jimpapandrea.wordpress.com/ Dr. Papandrea’s book on private prayer and devotion in the early Church:&amp;nbsp;Praying Like the Early Church: Seven Insights from the Church Fathers to Help You Connect with God - https://sophiainstitute.com/?product=praying-like-the-early-church Dr. Papandrea’s YouTube channel,&amp;nbsp;The Original Church: https://www.youtube.com/@TheOriginalChurch Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed: &amp;nbsp;https://www.ccwatershed.org/ &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Way of the Fathers http://www.catholicculture.org/wayofthefathers <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40376580/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40376580