Therese of Lisieux's "Little Way" for Everyone (Classics for Everyone) - Tapa blanda

Those who turn to spiritual classics for guidance and inspiration often find their style daunting. The original texts still have much to offer but their diction and idiom, chosen for another era and audience, pose an obstacle to many contemporary readers. Therese of Lisieuxs Little Way for Everyone is the third in a series that aims to make some of the greatest Christian teachers accessible to all. Therese is loved by many. And deservedly so. This unassuming nun has been made a doctor of the Church because her words have brought comfort and wisdom to people of all ages everywhere. The simplified vocabulary and sentence structure of this book make her thoughts available with art and gracefulness. Therese of Lisieuxs Little Way for Everyone will delight and nourish all who read it.

Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873 1897) or the Little Flower of Jesus was the youngest of five girls. Quite spoiled at first, she was also drawn to prayer as a child. With special permission, she joined the Carmelite convent of Catholic nuns at Lisieux at fifteen. Accepting failing health and the end of her dream of becoming a missionary, Therese developed a Little Way, a spirituality of embracing the challenges and events of everyday life for the love of God. Her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, was a bestseller soon after her death at twenty-four. Therese was canonized in 1925 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1997.