“The boy should enclose and keep, as his life, the old child at the heart of him, and never let it go. He must still, to be a right man, be his mother’s darling, and more, his father’s pride, and more. The child is not meant to die, but to be forever fresh born.”* –George MacDonald (b. 1824- d. 1905), The…
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St. Therese: A Child of Mary
“My dear Mother Mary, I think that I am more happy than you. I have you as a Mother and your haven’t the Blessed Virgin to love as I have.” St. Therese of Lisieux* I love that quote. •SCF *information
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St. Therese and Spiritual Childhood
At a certain moment when going to confession to a Capuchin father, St. Therese came to understand that it was just the opposite: her “defects did not displease God” and her littleness attracted God’s love, just as a father is moved by the weakness of his children and loves them still more as soon as he sees their good will…
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A Letter of Encouragement
“Whenever you feel guilty, even if it is because you have consciously committed a sin, a serious sin, something you have kept doing many, many times, never let the devil deceive you by allowing him to discourage you. Whenever you feel guilty, offer all your guilt to the Immaculate, without analyzing it or examining it, as something that belongs to…
