Why was the Shrine named after St. Therese of Lisieux?
In the Catholic tradition, it is often customary to name shrines after one if those people who have lived the good life and have been recognized by the Catholic Church as having achieved holiness and wholeness (sainthood) in their relationship with their Lord by loving God and their fellow humans. We, in the Catholic faith, believe that those who have loved well during their life on earth, can through the chosen design of God, continue interceding for those of us still on the journey back to Abba. St. Therese of Lisieux was especially appreciated by Bishop Raphael Crimont, S.J., who saw in her a living example of one who could truly love as Christ loved. Her message focused on the love of God rather than the wrath of God, and Bishop Crimont, a man of love himself, came to know this was truth early on in his awareness of St. Therese. St. Therese is known for her Little Way to sainthood; anyone can love in the “little ways” with a kind remark, a smile, a prayer, and the multitude of othe
