Bonus: Richard Rohr on Turning to Teresa of Avila

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Today on the show we have our friend Richard Rohr on the show. In it, we talk about how he discovered Teresa of Avila, the impact she made on his life, and what her work means for us today. Resources: Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about Jim, visit jamesfinley.org  The link to the transcript can be found here. The book being used for this season can be found here. Check out our online course on the Interior Castle, details are here. Connect with us: We also produce other podcasts you might enjoy. To learn more about them and our other offerings, visit cac.org This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation.
0:04.4	To learn more, visit cac.org.
0:08.9	Greetings.
0:10.2	I'm Jim Finley.
0:11.6	And I'm Kirsten Oates. Welcome to Turning to the Mystics.
0:17.0	Welcome to Season 2 of Turning to the Mystics, where we're turning to the
0:27.0	Christian Mystic, St. Theresa of Avalon. Last, Jim took us to the end of her book, The Interior Castle,
0:37.0	with a beautiful reflection on Mansion 7.
0:40.0	And next week I'll be joining Jim for a dialogue about mansion six and seven.
0:46.0	But today we have a special guest with us, Father Richard Raw.
0:51.0	Jim and I have been looking forward to this discussion with him and so let's get started.
0:56.8	Richard, thank you so much for joining Jim and I on our Turning to the mystics podcast.
1:03.4	It's really exciting to have you here.
1:05.5	Well, it's sincerely my privilege to be with you too.
1:10.5	I get to be with you in the school but now in a podcast. This is great. Thank you.
1:18.0	We've been really looking forward to it.
1:21.0	So today we're talking about Theresa of Avalon and so Richard I just wondered
1:27.5	where and when you were first introduced to Theresa you You know, like most young religious, I think I heard you say this once, Jim. I opened her, I think when I was in college at Dunscotus and it just seemed like gobbledy gook.
1:50.0	I mean I'm 19 years, 20 years old I guess. I just had no real inner experience. This was still
1:58.4	before Vatican II where Catholicism was largely externalized religion. So I conveniently shelved her and only
2:11.4	came back in later years.
2:14.0	Do you remember what you read first?
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