The Story of a Soul

Was skeptical at first. Thought it would be girly and was like “why is she calling herself a little flower”? And then 5 pages in, I’m like “Dang, I wanna be a little flower”. Must read......more

I am torn in my reaction to this book. With all of our knowledge of psychiatric illnesses today, we would probably medicate Therese and send her to therapy due to her hallucinations, visions and, at least from the tone of Manuscript A, her self-absorption. I only became interested in the book and St......more

I am glad that I finally read this book! The first time I read about Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus was during my confirmation, as I had chosen her as my confirmation saint. At that time, while I knew that she was one of the most loved Catholic saints in the world, I did not try to learn more about......more

My spiritual director suggested that I spend some time with my patroness, and he was not wrong. (He seldom is.) I forget how alike St. Therese and I am until I reread this book and think "oh yeah, we're both stubborn, members of large families, suffer from some of the same spiritual ailments, love pr......more

There is a purity, in St. Therese’s writings, that I hope will - at least minimally - pass on to me, or at least provoke some good movements in my soul. She had a beautiful heart, she was so pure and she had such a genuine love for Jesus. And the way she interspersed scriptural quotes throughout her......more