The Trial of Faith of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Trial of Faith of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux write by Frederick L. Miller. This book was released on 1998. The Trial of Faith of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This work uses the lens of the life of Saint Terese of Lisieux to focus on the coredemptive role all Christians are called upon to play by virtue of their baptism.
The Last Years of Saint Thérèse
The Last Years of Saint Thérèse - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Last Years of Saint Thérèse write by Thomas R. Nevin. This book was released on 2013-06-14. The Last Years of Saint Thérèse available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For over a century, the Carmelite Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (1873-1897) has been revered as Catholicism's foremost folk saint of modern times. Universally known as "the Little Flower," she has been a source of consolation and uplift, an example of everyday sainthood by "the Little Way." This book puts aside that piety and addresses the torment of doubt within the life and writing of a saint best known for the strength of her conviction. Nevin examines the dynamics of Christian doubt, and argues that it is integral to the journey toward selfless love which Thérèse was compelled to take. What, Nevin asks, did doubt mean to her? What was its source and nature? What was its object? He gives close attention to her reading and interpretations of the Old and New Testaments as pathways through her inner wilderness. Her Carmel of spiritual sisters becomes a vivid setting for this drama, with other women challenging Thérèse by their own trials of faith. One of Thérèse's indispensable lessons, Nevin concludes, is the acceptance of one's helplessness in the midst of spiritual darkness. Bringing a new direction to the study of Thérèse, and of the challenges of sainthood itself, this book reveals how Thérèse's response to divine abandonment is a unique and painfully won imitation of Christ.
The Way of Trust and Love
The Way of Trust and Love - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Way of Trust and Love write by Jacques Philippe. This book was released on 2012. The Way of Trust and Love available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. St. Thérèse of Lisieux sought a new way to Heaven: ¿a little way that is quite straight, quite short: a completely new little way.¿ Blessed with personal limitations that might have discouraged another, Thérèse believed God would not have given her a desire for holiness if He did not intend for her to achieve it. She learned to humbly accept herself as she was and trust completely in God¿s love. First given as a retreat by renowned author Father Jacques Philippe, The Way of Trust and Love navigates excerpts of St. Thérèse¿s writings phrase by phrase, extracting powerful, resonating insights. To Thérèse, the journey seemed ¿little¿ as she traveled it. A hundred and fifteen years after her death, the message of the young saint and Doctor of the Church has traveled around the world inspiring millions. With this newly translated study of her spirituality, many today will rediscover¿or find for the first time¿the relevance of ¿the little way,¿ in all seasons of life. Fr. Jacques Philippe is well-known for his books on prayer and spirituality. A member of the Community of the Beatitudes, he regularly preaches retreats in France and abroad. He also spends much of his time giving spiritual direction and working for the development of the Community in Asia and Oceania where he travels frequently.
The Extraordinary Parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
The Extraordinary Parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Extraordinary Parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux write by Helene Mongin. This book was released on 2015-09-30. The Extraordinary Parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. St. Therese famously said, "God gave me a Father and Mother more worthy of Heaven than of Earth." In October, 2015, Louis and Zelie Martin will be the first married couple to be canonized together. When they met, fell in love, and married in 1858, their lives seemed pretty ordinary. They worked hard-Louis was a watchmaker, Zelie established her own business making Pont d'Alencon lace-and went on to have nine children. Five survived, all of whom became nuns and one of whom is now known as St. Therese of Lisieux, perhaps the most popular saint in recent history. Through stories, chatty domestic insights from Zelie's correspondence, and running commentary on their faith and family, The Extraordinary Parents of St. Therese of Lisieux shows in vivid detail how Louis and Zelie created a joyful Catholic home for their family while coping with the demands of business and the daily stresses of ordinary life with their lively children.
Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux
Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux write by Fr. François Jamart. This book was released on 2017-02-07. Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over a century ago, there lived a Carmelite nun, Thérèse of Lisieux. Although she was young and seemed to have no authority, she taught “a Little Way very straight and short” which would lead people to perfection. Others had declared that sanctity was hard to attain, but she said that it was easy. Thérèse maintained that in order to become holy, it was not necessary to engage in manifold practices, to perform rigorous penances, or to receive extraordinary graces. What was needed was simply that we acknowledge our “nothingness” and approach God with love and confidence. “Sanctity,” she proclaimed, “is an interior disposition which makes us humble and little in God’s arms, conscious of our weakness and trusting even to audacity in the goodness of our Father.” Thérèse did not reveal new truths, nor did she teach new means for attaining perfection. Her doctrine was not a revelation of a new kind of sanctity, but a new way of revealing sanctity to us. What she teaches flows from the knowledge of God as He is revealed in the Gospel; she invites us to return to evangelical simplicity. The Church has endorsed her doctrine at the highest level: in 1999, Pope John Paul II declared her a Doctor of the Church. In the Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, he presents her teachings in their original beauty, simplicity, and practicality. According to the judgment of the Carmelite nuns of Lisieux, this work “represents the pure doctrine of Thérèse—without deviation.” Since this book first appeared in French in 1958 and in English in 1961, it has established itself as a classic. Although many fine studies on St. Thérèse have appeared in more recent years, the Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Thérèse of Lisieux is still an indispensable guide to the Little Way.
