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🌎 Teresa is going to the Amazon for the first time, the world’s largest rainforest, to fight for the future and to end a system that exploits, oppresses, and destroys Nature, generating genocide and ecocide wherever it manages to establish itself. In the complex life of our family, one of the things that soothes our souls is knowing that, despite so much uncertainty, at least Teresa is lucky enough to grow up experiencing the real world in indigenous territories, peasant communities, and spaces

16 reactions | Este foi meu primeiro livro de 2026: The Interior Castle, by Saint Teresa of Avila (Castelo Interior, de Santa Teresa D’Ávila). O que achou do trecho que ela diz no livro e que eu citei? Se tiver algum outro livro para recomendar, já deixe aqui nos comentários. | Blimey English | Facebook

Saint Teresa of Ávila, pray for us! Father Mark Goring explains that Saint Teresa of Ávila’s humor and down-to-earth honesty reveal her authenticity. He says her writings show a woman who doesn’t take herself too seriously. He explains this realness is essential to her teaching, that true holiness begins with being genuine and grounded. | Mustbecatholic