What the Martins reveal to the world today is that centering one’s marriage and family on Jesus Christ yields immeasurable ...

Pentecost Sunday became a red-letter day twice in the life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and then once again during her cause for beatification. The first happened on Pentecost Sunday, May 13, 1883 ...

St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s spirituality has made her one of the world’s most popular Roman Catholic saints, with appeal even to non-Christians. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

St. Thérèse of Lisieux, or to use the name chosen on the occasion of her profession of vows, Thérèse de L'Enfant Jesus et de la Sainte Face, is found on small holy cards that portray her ...

Oct 1, 2009 / 11:07 am. As the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux today, Pope Benedict XVI offered his reflections on what her life can teach the faithful.

April 24, 2010. Presenter: Marc Foley, O.C.D., Carmelite author, lecturer, and retreat leader In this presentation, Fr. Foley explores the life of the Carmelite St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and his book, ...

Bishop Jacques Habert of Bayeux-Lisieux, France, censes a reliquary holding relics of the saint in the Basilica of St. Thérèse in Lisieux, where 9,000 people attended a ceremony Oct. 1, 2023 ...

Thérèse herself suffered from unexplained ill health, but prayer was an important part of her early life. On Christmas Eve 1884, she felt a strong calling to become a Carmelite nun.

St. Therese was born in Alencon, France, in 1873 and entered the Carmel of Lisieux Monastery at age 15. Though she died of tuberculosis at 24, her life and writings have been an inspiration to many.

But her bishop wisely refused to relent on the minimum age requirement for entrance into religious life. As a child, St. Thérèse of Lisieux had a similar struggle with unanswered prayers.