Teresa of AvilaBy: Cathleen Medwick A refreshingly modern reconsideration of Saint Teresa (1515 1582), one of the greatest mystics and reformers to emerge within the sixteenth century Catholic Church, whose writings are a keystone of modern mystical thought. From the very beginning of her life in a convent, following the death of her mother and the marriage of her older sister, it was clear that Teresa's expansive nature, intensity, and energy would not be easily