Dan Burke is the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 72 countries and prepares men for seminary in 14 dioceses. …
Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a chapter in Dan Burke’s latest book, The Devil in the Castle: St. Teresa of Avila, Spiritual Warfare, and the Progress of the Soul. It is available from your local Catholic bookstore or online through Sophia Institute Press.