Who was St. Therese of Lisieux?
Therese, born in 1873 to Louis and Zelie Martin, and the youngest of the Martin family, became the saint of the Little Way, a way that is often totally not recognized by societal standards, yet the way that is essential for the human person to experience time and again to grow in the greatest of wholeness and holiness. Therese experienced what it was like to journey through the joys and sorrows of life, yet she never lost her vision of what was truly important as she made her way through the ordinariness of daily life. Therese died at a young age of 24, yet her message has been written up in over 900 biographies and at least 50 different languages. By all standards of the world, her message should never have been heard. Yet, that is not the way it happened, and to receive the full benefit of her life-giving words, you will do well to read her autobiography, A Story of a Soul and other fine writings about her. See also Patron Saint of Alaska.
