The Love That Keeps Us Sane: Living the Little Way of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

by Marc Foley

Book Overview

Seeing life in light of Eternity This is not a book about using Th r se's "little way" as a path to holiness. Th r se's spirituality is often dismissed as cloyingly sweet and sentimental, useless for modern seekers. This new IlluminationBook uncovers how Th r se's sweetness was just a stylistic convention expected in the religious writing of her day. Beneath the form, says the author, is a straightforward spirituality that offers a practical, concrete,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809140020
• ISBN13: 9780809140022
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A gem!

This is one of the best synopsis' of St. Therese's writing that I have seen and definitely the best application to modern life of any author I have read. If you care for some one, give them this book.

Closer on the way to salvation

I never understood Therese's Little Way until I was lucky to have come across this book at a parish bookstore. A beautiful little book.

Perfect Little Book on St. Therese

Wonderful little book that synthesizes St. Therese's philosophy and theology. I carry it with me and re-read little snippets over and over. If you underline every meaningful passage in this book, every sentence on every page will be underlined. It is well worth the short time you will spend reading it, and well worth the time you will spend re-reading it. I don't know how Father Foley was able to take so much information on Therese and make it so concise and so beautifully written. As a writer myself, I am understandably and undeniably envious, but sincerely grateful to Father Foley for his work.

Sanctity and Sanity

I left this book lying on the coffee tableone day and was surprised when my normally skeptical 23 year old daughter quoted it back to me during a conversation! She, as I, was attracted to the book by its title. And the book delivers what it promises--a way to live with life's ordinary and extraordinary pains, and an introduction to the comfort and joy of a life connected to God even in its most seemingly insignificant moments. The key is St. Therese of Lisieux, and this is a good way to begin to know her.

A guide for your daily actions and thoughts

This book was wonderful and is a wonderful guide for your interior spirituality. I recieved it 1 year ago and have read the book cover to cover about 5 times and have read different sections every one to two weeks. I carry it with me always. This is the guide to sainthood!!