Thérèse of Lisieux
Host Karen Wright Marsh tells the story of Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897), the obscure young nun whose spiritual genius changed the world. Karen explores Thérèse’s life and “Little Way” with commentator Katelyn Beaty.
Do you seek satisfaction—but struggle to find purpose in the routines of daily life? Well, bold Thérèse of Lisieux is the saint for you. She reframes everyday experience, with its unseen acts of service, as an invitation into transformational love and faithfulness. Discover the wisdom of Thérèse, who dares to say, “Everything is grace.”
Guest Katelyn Beaty is author of A Woman’s Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Religion News Service, She is an acquisitions editor for Brazos Press and has served as an editor at Christianity Today magazine. Find out more at www.katelynbeaty.com.
For more reading, Karen recommends:
“Take a Little Way: a Reading from Thérèse of Lisieux with Leader’s Guide”
At https://karenwrightmarsh.com/vintage-sessions
“The Love of Saint Thérèse” by Philip Zaleski
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2004/12/the-love-of-saint-thrse
“Father James Martin on St. Thérèse of Lisieux, his favorite saint (Sorry Ignatius!)”
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