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Que vivan Inés de Santa Cruz y Catalina de Ledesma, ahora quiero una estampita de ellas

“Que nadie de mi se duela
por verme atada
pues trocaré ser Reyna
por ser esclava”

Me está gustando mucho. La forma en la que habla de temas universales y por tanto, actuales y te pone como ejemplo la vida de una o varias monjas del siglo XVI y XVII. Me ha encantado el capítulo sobre el trabajo, nunca me imaginaría que me iba a ver tan reflejada en una monja.
Hay momentos que se me está haciendo algo pesado al leer, pero porque no me esperaba esta literatura. Fui prácticamente a ciegas

She knows she will never leave the convent, that she will die in the same house where she was born. If the Vatican ever decided to beatify her, Maria de Jesus de Agreda would undoubtedly become the patron saint of FOMO, the holy intercessor for all of us who cannot help but succumb to the fear of missing out.

Some, like Margery Kempe, punctuated their sobbing with such extravagant contortions that a well-meaning friar once whispered to her, "Woman, Jesus died a very long time ago," with the compassionate honesty of that friend who bids you to get over your ex.

It doesn't matter what century you're reading this in: Women's eating habits are always scrutinized.

We were playing, prioritizing delight and detours over discipline in the tradition of Maria de San Jose. For as she knew, an unholy amount of work will not make you any more holy.

It doesn't matter what century you read this in: If they demand you work in Excel, it is not your revolution.

Nuns and bishops could spend hours arguing whether it was his death for the sake of humanity or the gift of the Eucharist that counted as Christ's greatest quality, just as you can now spend hours debating whether you'd rather run into a man or a bear in a deserted forest; you just don't write a treatise about it--though you probably should.

Religious institutions lacked a human resources department, the rigid hierarchies that managed the convents did resemble the organizational structures of most modern multimillion-dollar corporations. Between the confessor who extended a hand under the guise of friendship to ensure your spiritual writing did not stray too far from the order's party line and the bishop with the final say on whether your excessive ...

No matter what century you're reading this in: The most reliable cure for ailments of the spirit is always a good time with your girlfriends.