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John of Avila: Audi, Filia--Listen, O Daughter.


John of Avila
For the co-founder of the Carmelites, see Saint John of the Cross


Saint John of Avila (in Spanish Juan de Ávila, Apostle of Andalusia) (b. 6 January 1500 at Almodóvar del Campo; d.
: Audi, Filia--Listen, O Daughter

Joan Frances Gormley, translator

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Originally penned by the saint John Saint John, city, Canada
Saint John, city (1991 pop. 74,969), S N.B., Canada, at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy. A major year-round port, it has an excellent harbor, large dry docks, and terminal facilities and maintains extensive
 of Avila (1499-1569), John of Avila: Audi, Filia--Listen, O Daughter is a classic religious treatise about the nature of evil, the nature of the flesh, the deceptions of demons Demons
See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism.

ademonist

one who denies the existence of the devil or demons.

bogyism, bogeyism

recognition of the existence of demons and goblins.
, justification for the truth and value of the Catholic faith, remedies to spiritual falterings, self-knowledge, prayer, meditation, penance, the teachings of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus.

Jesus Christ

40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11]

See : Ascension


Jesus Christ

kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T.
, and how God sees mortal human beings with mercy and love through the greatness of Jesus Christ. Flawlessly translated into English and edited, John of Avila: Audi, Filia--Listen, O Daughter is strikingly relevant to dilemmas of the modern day, and an excellent source text for Christian studies students as well as church and college libraries alike.
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