I complained once to my formator when I was a young sister. “You know, Sr. Concetta, I get so distracted when I pray. I’m getting nowhere spiritually.” Wisely, she suggested that I should always pray as I had when I was most fervent. That simple advice has remained with me. It seems very Teresa-like. Teresa originally entered Carmel in an effort to live a good religious life, but soon she found herself absorbed in the lax culture of that monastery. It had little room for reflection with the constant