Francisco Javier is a Spanish Discalced Carmelite. He studied Philosophy and Theology in Burgos, Rome, and Germany. He was awarded a scholarship by the Institute of History of Europe (Maguncia-Alemania). He holds a Doctorate in Theology at the Teresianum in Rome. He is currently Director of CITeS, Professor of Theology and Spirituality in Avila, Burgos and the Teresianum in Rome.