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Two Saints and a Sinner Reflect on the Problem of Evil

Two Saints and a Sinner Reflect on the Problem of Evil

by Brett Helbling, SJ | Apr 12, 2022 | Lent, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 6 mins

Teresa of Avila, saint, mystic, reformer of the Carmelite order, founder of the Discalced Carmelites and . . . angry with God. That last one doesn’t seem to fit with the others. But there is a story I’ve heard of St. Teresa. One day, while riding her horse, she fell...

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