The Eternal Mystic: St. Teresa of Avila, the First Woman Doctor of the Church [signed] [first edition]

Here is the story of a saint and sinner, a troubled teenager, a delinquent daughter, a great lover, and a renowned writer - the first great woman of genius and of letters and life, the poet who is patron of us all: Mother Teresa of Avila.Teresa can be likened to other great women of history: Sappho, Emily Bronte, and Joan of Arc. She traveled undaunted every road of Spain, she was a character of mystery and of warmth of extremes. All told, her life was characterized by her spirituality and the heavenly bridegroom who was her guiding mentor all through her life.She knew kings, and she knew paupers. She treated them all with her own brand of caring. In The Eternal Mystic: St. Teresa of Avila, the First Woman Doctor of the Church, by Joseph Glynn, O.C.D., we have an account that id edifying and compelling. It will linger on for its detail an insight into the world of Madre Teresa.In our modern times, when misuse of drugs and sex and other excessive behavior by the youth of America abounds, Father Glynn points out that following some of Teresa's advice would do the world much, much good.