These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Saint Teresa of Jesus, virgin & doctor, October 15

For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. (Gal 5:1-6)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/101524.cfm
Saint Paul’s Letter to the Galatians is a testament to the freedom of the Children of God. It is this confident faith working through love that Saint Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) lived first in her community and then taught the Church.