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Transformation in our lives happens when we live with the confidence that "God is nothing but mercy and love.” In this inspiring book, beloved author Patrick Ahern looks at the teachings of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, through the lens of his own personal experiences in which this "saint for our times" played such an important role for more than seventy years. With honesty and humility, he delves into the transformational love that infused her faith, led her to be named one of only four female Doctors of the Catholic Church, and gave Ahern’s own journey direction and meaning.
Ahern focuses on what he calls the three gifts of Thérèse: her universal appeal, her conviction, and her little way. Echoing Therese’s recognition that bureaucracy, penances, rules and commandments miss the message of love that she knew to be true, he says, "She convinced me that someone as ordinary as I could aspire to the love of God, which filled her heart to overflowing." He hopes the same for his readers.
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- ISBN: 9780385347907
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- ISBN: 9780385347907
- File size: 1982 KB
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- English
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January 1, 2014
Recognized as one of the foremost experts on the spirituality of Saint Th'r'se of Lisieux and the author of Maurice and Therese (1998), the late Bishop Ahern leaves behind his own gift in the form of this slim volume devoted to the Little Flower's influence on his personal, spiritual, and pastoral life. Identifying what he believes are the saint's three greatest gifts, he divides the book into sections analyzing Th'r'se's universal appeal, her unwavering conviction, and what is commonly referred to as her Little Way. Thus, according to the author, her enduring popularity and overarching influence are thoroughly grounded in her accessibility, her spiritual confidence, and her doctrine of littleness, of joyous and wholehearted acceptance of ourselves with all our diminishments, no matter what they are. Another heartfelt tribute to and analysis of a beloved figure in the Catholic Church.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)
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