Carmelites

St. Teresa of Avila St. Teresa of Avila was born on March 28, 1515 in Gotarrendura, Spain. During her early life, from a young age her mother Beatriz de Ahumada y Cuevas, made sure to raise her daughter as a pious Christian. Meaning that she wanted Teresa to be deeply devoted to God. Around the age of seven years old, Teresa was fascinated by the saints and martyrs and their devotion. Inspired by them, Teresa would often pray in silence and give alms to the less fortunate. Joining Teresa and…

an Augustinian monk, associated with L.F.A or Lay Faith Affiliated with Order. Augustinian, or Austin, friars are a mendicant order.According to Britannica, A mendicant order includes “Dominicans, Franciscans, Augustinians (Augustinian Hermits), Carmelites, Trinitarians, Mercedarians, Servites, Minims, Hospitallers of St. John of God, and the Teutonic order”(Britannica) affiliated with Roman Catholicism. As consecrated religious, they were to pray the Liturgy of the Hours throughout the…

Leonardo Defilippis’ heart touching film, Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, illustrates the story of a young girl who loves God with all her heart. The life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux is considered as one of the important stories ever because of how she was the most popular saint of modern times, who made an impact in the world. Defilippis’ is able to capture “her faith, trials, and sacrifices that reveal a way of life based on love and simplicity” in a perfect manner (“Thérèse: The…

The Bubonic Plague, which occurred in the 14th century, terrorized Europe and destroyed everything and everyone that it came in contact with. While some people reacted by trying everything they could assure themselves that the plague wasn’t as certain of a death as it seemed to be (Doc #3, 4, 6, 9), others fled from their town and family for protection against the plague. Within this as well, people who were trying to provide themselves with protection, also tried to provide others with…

during the Middle Ages. Moreover, Rykener even suggests that numerous religious figures knowingly engaged his services, which was undoubtedly a shocking revelation at the time, He suggests that a rector, four Franciscans brothers, three chaplains, a Carmelite friar and an unknown number of priest all engaged in homosexual practises with him while he was dressed as woman. He also suggests that he had sexual intercourse with several…

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz came from a poor family, which meant that she did not have too many opportunities to have an education since women could not have the same opportunities that men did. When Juana Ines was a little girl she had a passion to read and at the young age of eight Juana Ines began to write. Juana Ines still wanted to study since she had a vast knowledge with reading books and was really intelligent. Although she did not have an adequate education she had found ways to be…

apart, theft of one’s possessions was easily possible, outsiders were looked upon with suspicion, and even the clergy, supposedly the servants of God, were being criticized for abandoning their posts for the sake of greed. As Jean de Venette, a Carmelite friar writes in 1359-60, despite the plague having passed, and more abundant…

By being an older adult many stories are held in memories. When people become older adults they have different aspects about life. They also have different views on parenting roles, grand-parenting roles, sibling ties, friendships, health changes, and physical changes. Aging happens the moment we are born. Our lives are spent to age day to day. The man I interviewed was born on November 19th, 1942. He was the second born out of the five children his parents had. He was raised in a typical Irish…