![]() ![]() Some think her “little way” is just an “easy way” that their own difficult lives seem to disprove. Thérèse due in large part to the sentimentality assumed to be inseparably woven into her life’s narrative. Many Catholics find they cannot relate to St. Through the selectively published memoirs and the lack of further information about the saint, a sort of inadvertent censorship developed around the presentation of the saint’s life.Īs a result, despite the fact that her name is so often on the lips of Catholics, she is one of the most misunderstood saints in the Church today. It contributed to an understanding that lauded her sanctity but ultimately glossed over some of the struggles that brought her to that sanctity. ![]() Thérèse in that original publication was deceptively limited. When, in 1898, her edited autobiography was published, it became an instant classic, captivating the imaginations of millions. Thérèse of Lisieux, it is not so much that her story was wrongly told, as much as partially told. Once a story is told wrongly, it is hard to set right. ![]()
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