-St. Teresa of Avila
For Reflection:
Do I allow myself to be conquered by humility so that I can do all the Lord asks of me? What evidence do I have of this in my life?
Full of Grace: Women and the Abundant Life Johnnette Benkovic Pb 238 pgs Click Here For More Information
Chapter One Page 16-17 The Special Call and Gift of Woman Woman's Physical Capacity mirrors a Spiritual Reality A profound unity exits between the soul and the body. They are not two separate natures joined together in the human person, but rather they are an integrated union that forms a single nature. So incorporated are the soul and body that the Council of Vienne (1311-12) declared our souls to be the "immediate substantial" form of our bodies. Our gender defines us not only physically, but metaphysically as well.