5.31 St. Teresa of Avila: La Madre
By Dr. James Papandrea ( bio - articles - email ) | Mar 25, 2026 | In Way of the Fathers (Podcast)
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St. Teresa of Avila (1515—1582) was already being called a saint, and a doctor, within her lifetime. She was a visionary who suffered greatly from physical illness, and spiritual disappointment, when even some of her friends didn’t believe that her mystical experiences were real. She eventually convinced the naysayers, founded 17 convents and reformed the Carmelite order, all in the face of extreme opposition, even from the Spanish Inquisition.
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Check out this article on St. Teresa’s Teaching: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=7725
Dr. Papandrea’s Homepage: https://jimpapandrea.wordpress.com/
Dr. Papandrea’s book on private prayer and devotion in the early Church: 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, 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: https://www.ccwatershed.org/
Dr. James Papandrea is a senior fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and a Catholic member of the faculty at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. A theological consultant for EWTN’s series The Heresies, he is also the writer and presenter for The Original Church series on YouTube. See full bio.
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