The FURNACE draws its name from the luminous witness of Teresa of Ávila, the 16th-century Christian mystic and Doctor of the Church who, wrote of being "enkindled" by this flame, of the soul "burning" with love, and of a fire that purifies and transforms. The Furnace is where we encounter the consuming love of God in the secret place, the Inner Room where His presence transforms us from within.
Why the Name The Furnace?
The FURNACE draws its name from the luminous witness of Teresa of Ávila, the 16th-century Christian mystic and Doctor of the Church who, wrote of being "enkindled" by this flame, of the soul "burning" with love, and of a fire that purifies and transforms. The Furnace is where we encounter the consuming love of God in the secret place, the Inner Room where His presence transforms us from within.