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Archbishop Fulton Sheen's St. Therese - A Treasured Love Story

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"Archbishop Fulton Sheen's St. Therese" is the first new book by Archbishop Fulton Sheen in over 25 years. This very inspirational and spiritually provocative book is based on Sheen's lifelong study of St. Therese's spirituality which he shared in a series of talks given on 100th anniversary of her birth in 1973. The Commemorative Edition includes all eleven talks, possibly the last letter Sheen ever wrote, and 11 pages of biographical photos of Archbishop Sheen. At the time, these talks gained instant popularity due to Sheen's ability to open up Therese's unique spirituality in new and impressive ways.

The eleven talks address: Therese's being "a saint for today's trouble times"; how we can become a saint in our daily lives; the virtues of faith, hope and perseverance; intercession; the value of suffering; the sword and spiritual warfare; our relationship with God through Our Lord; fighting Satan; suffering for the sake of love; the way of the child; and sin and mercy.

Passages that I found particularly useful for meditation and highly recommend include:
* A saint is one who makes Christ lovable.
* It is not about being perfect but, rather, about our striving towards perfection.
* Live life the way you are now, only make it holy.
* Love's delay.
* Suffering - sometimes lovers squeeze too tight.
* Rather than seeking consolation from Our Lord, console Him. He is living in His body on earth and he is suffering many indignities now just as He suffered indignities when he walked the earth.
* Begin to love and your happiness and zeal will increase. This is a new way which is an old way.
* The world is quiet about Satan today. Satan is strong when he is not recognized.
* The sword she loved was the sword that cut the seven pallbearers of the soul - pride, covetousness, lust, anger, envy, gluttony, and sloth.

Archbishop Sheen points out that St. Therese is quite a modern theologian as she gives us an uncomplicated way, the "Little Way," to understand Our Lord and our role in God's plan. The "Little Way" is to recognize our nothingness so we can be empty. Once we are empty, God can then fill us with the Spirit of Our Lord then work on us and through us.

The "Little Way" is a path anyone can take in today's world with "Archbishop Fulton Sheen's St. Therese" pointing the way.

This book and "I Thirst" by Jacques Gauthier are the two best books of the year on the spirituality of St. Therese as seen and appreciated by two notable and greatly loved people: Bishop Sheen and Mother Teresa. I can heartily recommend both.

It was slow in the beginning, but as I read on I realized that St. Therese was at work here. Her little way. A deeper understanding of the Theology of St. Therese, The mystical body of Christ and the role our suffering plays in the salvation of man. All men. I loved it and I am going to buy it for my friends. This is not a book you will want to give away. Read it once and then study it page by page.

Overall, pleased with service and delivery. The book is FANTASTIC!! A great read for all ages.

I bought a copy for myself and found it so inspiring that I had to buy a second for my friend, as a Christmas gift. I was moved by Fulton Sheen's ability to explain the writings of St. Therese, in a simple, and tangable way. It has enriched my spiritual life and I am gleaning more as I reread it.

I loved this book, St. Therese - A Treasured Love Story, and would recommend it to anyone who loves Bishop Sheen and St. Therese. It is fast reading and with Bishop Sheen's personality and humor, you don't want to put it down. dc

There are so many books about or by Archbishop Sheen and St. Therese that it was hard to know which one to choose first. I am glad I chose this one because you get both of them in one very readable, interesting, and inspiring book. Lots of nice photos, too!

I would have to say it is up there among my very favorite books about St. Therese. I highly recommend it!