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Episode 4 – The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena: Humility, Penance, and Prayer
Episode 4 – The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena: Humility, Penance, and Prayer
Sister Mary Madeline Todd explores Saint Catherine’s Treatise on Discretion, focusing on humility, penance, and prayer. The episode delves into the Father’s guidance on avoiding extremes in spiritual practices, emphasizing the importance of virtue and discretion over mere penance. Through profound reflections and a parable about the interconnected virtues, gain insights into the roots of the soul, the role of humility, and the blossoming of virtues.
Sister Mary Madeline Todd, OP, is a Dominican sister from the Congregation of St. Cecilia in Nashville, Tennessee. She began her journey with the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia in 1991 and currently serves as an educator at Mount de Sales Academy in Baltimore. Her academic background includes theology studies at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she earned her Master of Arts degree, and advanced studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, where she achieved a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD). Sister Mary Madeline Todd is passionate about studying spiritual and moral theology, with a particular focus on the dignity of the human person in Christ.
TAN Direction Episode 4 – The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena: Humility, Penance, and Prayer
Episode 4 – The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena: Humility, Penance, and Prayer
Sister Mary Madeline Todd explores Saint Catherine’s Treatise on Discretion, focusing on humility, penance, and prayer. The episode delves into the Father’s guidance on avoiding extremes in spiritual practices, emphasizing the importance of virtue and discretion over mere penance. Through profound reflections and a parable about the interconnected virtues, gain insights into the roots of the soul, the role of humility, and the blossoming of virtues.
Episode four covers Treatise 2, Subsections 1-6.
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Sister Mary Madeline Todd
Sister Mary Madeline Todd, OP, is a Dominican sister from the Congregation of St. Cecilia in Nashville, Tennessee. She began her journey with the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia in 1991 and currently serves as an educator at Mount de Sales Academy in Baltimore. Her academic background includes theology studies at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she earned her Master of Arts degree, and advanced studies at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, where she achieved a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD). Sister Mary Madeline Todd is passionate about studying spiritual and moral theology, with a particular focus on the dignity of the human person in Christ.
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