Lenten Lecture Series at the Church of Saint Agnes

Long-time former parochial vicar at Saint Agnes and 35-year lay Carmelite, Fr. Robert Altier introduces us to the rich and deep spirituality of the greatest saint of modern times, St. Therese of the Child Jesus, the greatest disciple of St. John of the Cross.

Saint Agnes School headmaster Dr. Kevin Ferdinandt introduces us to the great master of the devout life, St. Francis de Sales, the early 17th century saintly bishop of Geneva.

Author and speaker Liz Kelly introduces us to the poetry of the great Carmelite mystic, St. John of the Cross, emphasizing that it is his poetry that hold pride of place and should be anyone's first introduction to John's mystical spirituality.

Sr. Teresa Christi Balek, O.P., provides a splendid overview of her namesake's life and spiritual classic, The Interior Castle. Listen to learn why St. Teresa of Avila was named one of the first female Doctors of the Church by Pope St. Paul VI in 1970, and even the Doctor of Prayer.

David Deavel, Ph.D., editor of Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, and instructor of Catholic studies at the University of Thomas, introduces the life and spirituality of St. Augustine, treating his main doctrines but also principally concentrating on his masterful Confessions.

Sr. Mary Margaret O'Brien, O.P., introduces us to the life and mystical spirituality of the great Church reformer of the Dominican order, St. Catherine of Siena.