St Therese of Lisieux
by Fr. Christopher Rengers OFMCap, Matthew E. Bunson, PhD
The 35 Doctors of the Church presents the most comprehensive and fascinating collection available anywhere on the lives and labors of the saints who have been declared the Church’s Doctors.
From St. Athanasius (c. 297–373) to St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897), you’ll find the amazing stories of 35 extraordinary men and women who are honored both for their holiness and for the eminence of their teachings about the Faith.
Their work and witness are truly timeless; their lives and wisdom show us how to be holy in our own lives, how to confront the challenges of today, and how to proclaim the Gospel to a modern world hungering for Jesus Christ.
| St Athanasius | St Ephrem | St Cyril of Jerusalem | St Hilary of Poitiers | St Gregory Nazianzen | St Basil the Great |
| St Ambrose of Milan | St Jerome | St John Chrysostom | St Augustine of Hippo | St Cyril of Alexandria | Pope St Leo the Great |
| St Peter Chrysologus | Pope St Gregory the Great | St Isidore of Seville | St Bede the Venerable | St John Damascene | St Peter Damian |
| St Anselm | St Bernard of Clairvaux | St Hildegard of Bingen | St Anthony of Padua | St Albert the Great | St Bonaventure |
| St Thomas Aquinas | St Catherine of Siena | St John of Avila | St Teresa of Avila | St Peter Canisius | St Robert Bellarmine |
| St John of the Cross | St Lawrence of Brindisi | St Francis de Sales | St Alphonsus Liguori | St Therese of Lisieux |
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 730 pages
Heroines of Christ
edited by Fr Joseph Husslein, S.J.
For centuries the Catholic Church has upheld and celebrated her saints among the great holy women of history. Even from the moment of the Fall of Man, God promised a Redeemer Whose power would conquer sin and reopen to us our heavenly home; and in that moment He also promised us a mother who would be so powerful as to crush the head of Satan and cooperate with her Divine Son in reopening those gates of paradise. Womankind finds in Christ’s own Virgin Mother the perfect imitation of Christ, and in her is found all the treasures of virtue wanting in every woman. Fittingly, God’s women saints imitate and copy Our Lady’s greatness through His omnipotent power. Unlike pagan and Moslem cultures that often demean the female as something more akin to an animal, due to a naturalistic attitude of prizing the superiority of physical strength over spiritual strength, our Holy Mother, the Catholic Church has not hidden those loving sisters of Christ. She has, conversely, sought to proclaim God’s glory and will through the artful hands of women, knowing full well God’s plan for them as capable of great spiritual strength, and even miraculous physical strength beyond comprehension. All the while, the holy women in the life of the Church do not overshadow the great men, but rather compliment them beautifully in all their varied rôles.
The book was first published in 1939 and is an anthology of essays by Jesuits, retelling the brilliant histories of fifteen women saints throughout the course of the Catholic Church. Starting with Saint Agnes in ancient Rome, and finishing with St. Thérèse in the twentieth century, the subjects covered are varietal. Many geographical locations are visited, and almost every era of the Church and station in life are the setting for the accounts. In storybook fashion, the various authors give inspiring and often dramatic accounts of these saints’ lives. As the preface is forward in stating, the authors had sought to dramatize the events vividly to give the stories life and color. They do this very well, giving the reader a sense of truly having lived among these women. One can imagine easily each saint’s various trials and can have, therefore, a greater appreciation of their victories. This writing is a tool that greatly inspires, because when these true-life stories are laid out in this fashion, one gets a sense of the reality of sainthood and how attainable heroic virtue can be. After all, many of the same battles fought daily by modern-day women who aspire to holiness are no different than those battles also endured by yesterday’s holy-women
A common theme echoes in each story, which is that each chapter details for the reader the extraordinary love with which these ladies lived their daily lives. While it is not a surprising reality that men and women who want to increase God’s glory on earth will have in common this great love, it appears obvious that this collection of stories was intended to make a march along this theme. Heroines of Christ accomplishes well that to love Christ is to do all, lose all, and gain all for Him.
Among these pages, learn how the unwavering love and faithfulness to Christ are qualities which made the difference between any one soul and the souls of the saints. It is through the example of the female saints that we come to the knowledge of what is truly necessary in the female soul. If modern woman is to counteract and win the battle over liberalism and feminist philosophies, she must first be armed with the knowledge of the past champions of true femininity. In their souls flames forth an unwavering constancy to the Christian Faith, and a wholesome obsessive love for Christ. At first glance, there is nothing more extraordinary in the women saints of God than what is in any other woman’s capability, but due to their virtues, miraculous events and triumphs over the impossible mark their legacies.
The book is unique in that it not only instructs by giving a historical account, like some school-day lecture. Heroines of Christ also entertains through the literary methods of artistic narration that is vivid in its images and sprinkled with probable dialogue. Like any good work of historical fiction, the book certainly does give an excellent account of the lives of each saint while keeping the mind of the reader rapt in wonder. Written in this way, the mind is sure to remember the new exciting details as never before when reading a lives of the saints collection which contains only brief summaries of historical fact.
- Be inspired in your daily life by the attainable marvels that have been the lives of women saints since the time of the early Roman martyrs even until more recent times.
- Be strengthened by these women’s constancy and victorious battles over daily sufferings and the powers of hell.
- Look on as beautiful ladies choose their bridegroom to be Christ rather than highly eligible earthly suitors.
- Wonder as common and obscure folk rise to the great heights of such fame as to be known even among non-Catholics.
- Delight as little girls of no consequence bravely confound great rulers.
This true strength of woman gleams from among the pages of history, through the omnipotent power of Christ and His living Church. We stand strengthened that so triumphant an army looks down upon us and intercedes for us to do the same, knowing full-well our weaknesses and needs, having had lived them before in greater or lesser degrees. In reading Heroines of Christ, travel back in time with those women who would one day become saints, and walk with them along the road of this present earth toward sanctity and the reward of heaven.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 210 pages
Also available in Hardback with dust jacket upon request (additional cost)
by Fr Pere Carbonel, S.J.
"Children, this book is for you." Written by Pere Carbonel, S.J., "all of the details herein were given to him by the Sisters of Therese. It will tell you about the life of a child like yourselves who became very dear to Our Lord, and who has been placed by the Church in the ranks of Saints."
Truly, a child to set as ones inspirational role model, St. Therese will help and encourage you to be patient, to bear your troubles bravely as she did, and to trust in Our Lord.
Hardcover, size 8.25" x 5.75", 196 pages
The Making of a Saint
by John Beevers
She lived 24 years and was an obscure nun for nine of those. Yet she is known the world over by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Dead in 1897 and was canonized in 1925, her statue soon appeared in most Catholic churches in the world. With St. Joan of Arc, she shares the title "Patroness of France" and with St. Francis Xavier the honor of "Principal Patroness of all Missionaries." Her devotees acknowledge her as a second St. Jude in her powerful intercession with God. Her appeal is universal—from peasants to popes—and people of all stations know her and call upon her for help.
What factors conspired to shape St. Therese of the Child Jesus? John Beevers addresses this question in Saint Therese of the Little Flower: The Making of a Saint. As author of an earlier biography, The Storm of Glory, and as translator of her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, he brings to his task an authority on her life unsurpassed perhaps by any writer in English.
The story of this life is a marvel—a miracle—of divine grace. For the life of St. Therese is the lesson to all men: one of spiritual greatness to be achieved by perfect love of God and total consecration of all our actions, even the smallest, to His greater honor and glory.
Paperback, size 8" x 5.25", 208 pages
A First Book for Little Catholics
by Fr. Gales
A short picture book on the life of Saint Therese. Teaches children about how St. Therese was visited by the vision of the Child Jesus and became a Carmelite nun at a young age to live out her life entirely for God.
Age range 2-10
Paperback, size 6.3" x 5.2", 32 pages, Impr 1957
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The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
by John Beevers
“Love to be unknown and accounted as nothing.” These words from the Imitation of Christ might well have been the motto of Thérèse of the Child Jesus, the “Little Flower” of Lisieux, who is now hailed as the “greatest saint of modern times.” The story of her soul is now universally known: born to Louis and Zélie Martin in 1873, she joined—in spite of stern opposition—the Carmelite community of Lisieux at the age of just fifteen. For little more than nine years, she lived the Carmelite life of prayer, silence and austerity, suffering in body from tuberculosis and striving in spirit to follow “the little way” by which she hoped to gain eternal life, until her death at the age of twenty-four in 1897.
Storm of Glory: Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, originally published in 1949, is an excellent and vivid introduction to the life and lessons of the Little Flower. The fruit of John Beevers’ diligent research and careful study of the relevant materials available to date, Storm of Glory succinctly conveys the power and significance of Saint Thérèse’s message to the modern world: namely, that God is not dead, but is alive; He lives, He is life itself, and He promises that same life, in abundance, to any and all who will accept it from His crucified hands.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 218 pages
by Helen Walker Homan
A beautiful story about the most popular saint of modern times, St. Therese of Lisieux, the "Little Flower." Growing up in Lisieux, France was occasionally painful but usually delightful for Therese and her four sisters. For practical Marie, studious Pauline, hot-tempered Leonie, mischievous Celine, and beautiful, lovable Therese, growing up meant growing closer to God. The Little Flower found her pathway to holiness right in her own back yard.
With their disagreements, secrets, visits to the convent, school adventures, and romances, these five girls are an enjoyable handful for their kindly, widowed father. But Therese, because she loves her family, discovers that one of her sisters might unwittingly prevent her dearest wish from coming true.
Ages: 9-15
Paperback, 149 pages
by St Therses of Lisieux
Letters To Her Spiritual Brothers Collects The Correspondence Between St. Thérèse Of Lisieux And Missionaries Fr. Adolphe Roulland And Fr. Maurice Bellière.
The letters cover the practical and spiritual aspects of religious, clerical, and missionary life in the 19th century, and offer a unique glimpse into the soul of one of the most beloved saints in recent history.
In addition to the letters themselves, this edition includes an overview of the lives of Frs. Roulland and Bellière, and additional documents relevant to their correspondence with St. Thérèse. In order to assist the reader in better understanding the context and circumstances surrounding the letters, substantive footnotes have been incorporated throughout. Although more than a century has passed since they were written, these letters confront perennial themes familiar to Christians of every generation. Every Catholic, whether clerical, religious, or lay, will discover immense spiritual benefits in this unique collection.
Paperback, size 9" x 6", 152 pages, photographs
Stronger than Steel
Soldiers of the Great War Write to Thérèse of Lisieux
Translated by Sr Marie de l'Enfant Jesus
“In my distress, I cried out with absolute faith: ‘Over here, Sister Thérèse!’ No sooner had I uttered these words than the saint suddenly appeared to me, bright and with a large halo. With her mighty hand, she abruptly stopped the enemy’s shooting, and not a single shell was released any more, until I arrived in Verdun.” (May 1916) “I saw a sort of brightness, and the little Sister Thérèse who was looking at me with a smile. Oh, what kind eyes this saint had for me!” (June 1917) “I began to pray to the little Sister to have mercy on me, for I was without courage at the moment, and she appeared to me as she is on her image, but without telling me anything; I only felt she was protecting me, it was as if I read in her eyes: ‘I am here, do not fear anything.’” (October 1918)
In the seventeen years between her death in 1897 and the outbreak of World War I, the fame of Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face had spread widely, especially in France and its colonies: her autobiography The Story of a Soul was hugely popular, and soldiers carried around holy cards, medals, and relics. This remarkable collection of letters from (mostly French) soldiers fighting in the Great War and enduring its abysmal horrors are astonishing and moving testimonies of how Thérèse appeared to them or spoke to them when invoked—how she miraculously protected them from “showers of iron and fire,” delivered them from precipitous danger, healed them when doctors despaired, and encouraged them in the trials of battle.
Shedding new light on the enduring mission of this beloved saint, Stronger than Steel will rekindle the reader’s devotion to “the greatest saint of modern times” (in the words of her devotee, Pope Pius X).
Paperback, size 8" x 5.25", 160 pages
Also available in hardcover on request (additional cost)
The Home of St. Therese
by Fr. Stéphane-Joseph Piat, OFM
Meet the family where the Little Flower took root.
In her Story of a Soul, St. Thérèse relates how influential her family life was in forming her spiritual life. Now, the canonization of her parents, Louis and Zélie, and the cause for the beatification of her sister Léonie speak volumes for the robust sanctity of the Martin family.
The Martins took no smooth path to sanctity. They endured the loss of four children, financial troubles, and the cancer that caused Zélie’s death. The key to their success was simply this: love. With love, they endured both great sorrows and the countless little troubles of everyday life.
This is the story of a husband, wife, and five daughters who formed a close-knit, thoroughly Catholic family. Their lives set an example for anyone who seeks to raise a family in love and to live the Faith in daily life.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 460 pages
Holiness and Happiness
Thoughts of Many Hearts Together with Reflections on the Life and Virtues of St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Besides Mass and Novena Prayers in Honour of the Little Flower and Communion Devotions
Compiled and Edited by Fr Francis Xavier Lasance
Our habitual thoughts make us what we are. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. Sooner or later a man’s habitual thoughts come out in his life and character. What his thoughts are determines what he will become.
The sayings of saints, and of wise and holy men and women, if read day by day, with prayerful reflection, will cheer us and sustain us in the conflicts with the enemies of our salvation, will help us to do what is right, to press onward and upward, valiantly and persistently toward the goal of perfection.
Paperback, size 8" x 5.25", 281 pages
St Therese and the Faithful
A book for those living in the world
by Benedict Williamson
St Therese and the Faithful is a practical manual which makes this great saint and doctor’s little way applicable to those living in the world.
Benedict Williamson shows, in this wonderful work, that the spirituality of St Therese is not just for religious, just as sainthood is not for religious only, but is for everyone. The home, just as truly as the convent, can be the school of sanctity, and St Therese leads the way.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 208 pages
Also available in Hardcover upon request (additional cost)
Modern Saints II
Their Lives and Faces
by Ann Ball
Saints are not phenomena of the past; they are with us in all eras of the Church's life, for God does not leave His Church bereft of holy witnesses. In this second volume of Modern Saints: Their Lives and Faces, Ann Ball provides brief but substantive biographies on 45 saints, blesseds, and other holy men and women from the past two centuries. Included for each is a portrait, typically an actual photograph—a true blessing for Catholics of our time. This volume contains the lives and faces of saints including:
| St Elizabeth Seton | St Joan Antida Thouret | Bl Magdalen of Canossa | St Andrew Kim & Companions | St Vincent Mary Strambi |
| St Vincent Pallotti | Mother Theodore Guerin | St John Vianney | Ven Pauline Jaricot | St Joseph Cafasso |
| St Madeleine Sophie Barat | St Euphrasia Pelletier | Fr John Joseph Lataste | Bl Mary of Providence | St Catherine Laboure |
| Bl Maria of Jesus Crucified | Cornelia Connelly | Bl Jeanne Jugan | St Mary Joseph Rossello | Bl Pauline von Mallinckrodt |
| St Paula Frassinetti | St Therese Couderc | St Vicenta Lopez | St Therese of Lisieux | Bl Maria Assunta |
| Bl Elizabeth of the Trinity | Pope St Pius X | Bl Bro Mucian of Malonne | Mother Marianne of Molokai | Francisco Marto & Jacinta Marto |
| Bl Mary Theresa Ledochowska | Dom Columba Marmion | Sr Josefa Menendez | Fr Louis Variara | Ven Matt Talbot |
| Bl Bartolo Longo | Eve Lavalliere | Concepcion Cabrera de Armida | Fr Felix Rougier | Edel Quinn |
| Ven Mother Josephine Bakhita | Artemide Zatti | Bl Katharine Drexel | Fr Mateo Crawley-Boevey | Therese Neumann |
Let these holy men and women, so close to us in time, bring guidance and encouragement on your earthly sojourn, as we wait to join them in Heaven with God and all of his elect from throughout the ages. Impr.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 510 pages, 177 Illus
Pious Recreations
by St Therese of Lisieux
Over a period of about three years toward the end of her life, St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) was asked by her Carmelite superiors to compose eight theatrical pieces for special occasions in her convent. She did not consider them mere trivial amusements. On the contrary, Therese invested herself wholeheartedly in the writing and performance of these little dramas, which provided a welcome opportunity to articulate her growing spiritual insights and share them with her religious community. Here we find echoes of her great themes, some where developed at greater length than anywhere else in her writings: Mary of Nazareth and Joan of Arc, humility and the little way, confidence and love, and so much more.
In the present volume, for the first time, all eight of her plays (or pious recreations, as they are sometimes called in the French) are published together in their entirety for English-speaking readers. They open a new window onto the message of the church's youngest Doctor. Also included is a masterful general introduction by the noted Theresian expert, Bishop Guy Gaucher, O.C.D., as well as individual introductions to each play explaining it in context and significance.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 360 pages
St Therese Lisieux Statue 6.25"
by Joseph's Studio
Meticulously crafted by master artisans with great attention to color and detail. Great as a gift or a cake topper.
- Materials: RESIN/STONE MIX
- Dimensions: 6.13"H 2.25"W 2"D
Joseph's Studio collection offers the highest quality and most intricately designed religious figurines, statues, busts and more. They are each hand-painted and made of the best materials.
10" St. Therese statue
by Joseph's Studios
- Material: Resin, Stone Mix
- Dimensions: 10" H X 3.25" W X 2.75" D
- Gift boxed
An Unflinching Look at Lisieux, the Little Flower and the Little Way
by Henri Gheon
Discover the burning secrets of St. Thérèse's soul: Scores of books have been written about St. Thérèse of Lisieux, but this is the first aimed at those persons, Catholic or not, who resist her, put off by all those roses and crudely painted plastic statues . . . and even by her virtues. (Not long before she died, Thérèse's confessor assured her she had never committed a mortal sin!)
Author Henri Ghéon was once among those put off by Thérèse's sweet reputation and by the tinseled, sugary devotions to this “little saint.” Then he discovered how many good Catholics, at home in such simple devotions, were soon freed, without even realizing it, from the pretty-pretties that led them on, finding the real Thérèse beneath the sugar roses and puffy clouds, behind the platitudes and pet-names that took all the salt out of her heroic story.
They discovered — as will readers of these remarkable pages — the real Thérèse of Lisieux, an intense soul living a life of heroic grandeur amidst dull and all-too-worldly associates, a soul driven by a burning love of God even as she wrestled privately with great physical and emotional pain.
That, shows Ghéon, is what lay behind her smile. That's why she was canonized. And that's why Thérèse is the saint most fitted for our day, a model for those of us whom, whether we like it or not, God has called to hidden lives of quiet drama, desire, and holy sacrifice.
Paperback, size 8.5" x 5.5", 168 pages
by Fr Francis
Colouring book contains stories and colouring pages.
- The Patron of the Eucharist (St. Paschal Baylon),
- Little Queen in Her Little Way (St. Therese of the Child Jesus),
- A Playmate of Jesus (St. Gerard Majella),
- A Gem of the Eucharist (St. Gemma Galgani)
Paperback, size 11" x 8.5", 32 pages
Translated from the critical edition by John Clarke, OCD
Those who attended St. Therese of Lisieux during her last illness were living in the company of one of God's "greatest" saints, one prepared for our times. Fortunately for us they did not simply listen to her conversations, but wrote down what they remembered. This volume brings together their reports of Therese's "final words" during her last months, including some of her most famous sayings, such as "I will spend my heaven doing good on earth." The book includes general and biblical index.
Paperback, 352 pages, 12 photos
This kit will make ONE St Therese of Lisieux Chaplet out of durable, colourful, nylon cord. The finished chaplet is approximately 9" long and is great for carrying in your pocket, your backpack, or your purse. It also makes an excellent project for Catholic teens and adults!Each kit comes with pre-cut bright pink nylon cord, St Therese dog tag, rosary tool, clear instructions, directions for praying, and a short synopsis of the history and importance of this chaplet.
NOTE: This kit is easy enough for a NOVICE cord rosary maker to make and does not require any previous knotting experience.
Recommended for ages 13 and up.