A Matter of Life and Death: What Meditation is! From St Teresa of Avila
“Meditation is the basis for acquiring all the virtues, and to undertake it is a matter of life and death for all Christians.”
from St. Teresa of Avila
(St. Teresa of Jesus)
Mystic, Carmelite Reformer, and Doctor of the Church: Doctor of Prayer. Her thought, and the mysticism in her works has had a tremendous influence on many theologians throughout the centuries.
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Dan Burke
Dan Burke is the past President and C.O.O. of EWTN's worldwide news
network. He is presently the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 90 countries and prepares men for seminary in over 40 dioceses.
Dan is the author and editor of numerous books on authentic Catholic spirituality and hosts the Divine Intimacy Radio show with his wife, Stephanie, which is broadcast weekly on EWTN Radio. Past episodes can be found, along with thousands of articles on the interior life, at SpiritualDirection.com.
In his deep commitment to the advancement of faithful Catholic spirituality, he is also the founder of Apostoli Viae, a world-wide, private association of the faithful dedicated to living and advancing the authentic spiritual patrimony of the Church.
Most importantly, Dan is a blessed husband, father of four, grandfather of one—and grateful to be Catholic.
