On Sunday, in the traditional calendar, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Doctor of the Church, St. Therese of Lisieux (b. 1873- d. 1897). St. Therese is popularly known as The Little Flower, because of her teachings on what is known as “spiritual childhood“; she saw herself as a little flower in the many differing blooms of souls who loved God.…
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St. Mary Magdalene: The Way of Penitence and Love, Hope for All
Today is the feast of the great St. Mary Magdalene, penitent and devout follower of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The song (above) seems to capture the longing of the sinner for a return to the innocence of childhood: the longing that humans have for a Savior; that Savior is Jesus Christ who came to Earth, and who now reigns in…
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The Hope of St. Therese of Lisieux
On this day, the Roman Catholic Church in her traditional calendar, celebrates the Doctor of the Church, St. Therese of Lisieux (b. 1873- d. 1897), popularly known as the Little Flower. For this happy day, a day which is characterized by the triumph of love, and the triumph of spiritual childhood, I am posting one of St. Therese‘s poems which is…
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The Catholic Approach to Death
I was reading a blog article by Msgr. Charles Pope this week wherein he discusses the Catholic approach to death via the teachings of the bishop St. Cyprian (b. 200-210- d. 258). Msgr. Pope and St. Cyprian state that Christians should be willing to greet death eagerly when it (naturally) approaches as it is the entry into Heaven; and the…
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Rosary Reflections from St. Therese
This past October, I posted about St. Therese Martin (b. 1873- d. 1897), and included in that post the last poem written by this great, but little!, saint which is titled, Why I Love You, O Mary. Several weeks ago, a relation mentioned that she had, looking back over The Marian Room archives, read that post, and had found the poem to be quite moving.…
