3 Stages of the Spiritual Life – #1/4 St. Therese’s Little Way – Fr Terrance – CONF 535

Ave Maria!

Fr. Terrance gives the first talk of four at the Evansville Woman's Retreat on St. Therese's Little Way where he gives an overview of the three stages of the spiritual life with its many twists and turns before explaining in subsequent talks how St. Therese's Little Way simplifies this itinerary. He covers:

Stage one: Beginners, Purgative

- followed by the Dark Night of the Senses

Stage two: Proficient, Illuminative

- followed by the Dark Night of the Soul

Stage Three: Perfect, Unitive

The Three Ways of the Spiritual Life by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange:  https://www.amazon.com/Three-Ways-Spiritual-Life/dp/B001NEO38W

The Spiritual Life by Adolphe Tanqueray: https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Life-Treatise-Ascetical-Mystical/dp/1626540888

For more talks from this Retreat (four talks and three homilies): https://airmaria.com/tag/st-therese-retreat-2020/

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taW3uhqf8s4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4z6-gNFgBC47JBq4hsWvcwz

Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center - http://www.maryschildren.com/

 

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