Life Lessons from Therese of Lisieux: Mentoring Our Restless Hearts

by Joseph Schmidt, Marisa Guerin

Overview

Meet St. Thérèse as never before in this latest book from Br. Joseph Schmidt! He provides practical teachings on how to live a life of grace and gratitude derived directly from the qualities and lessons that Thérèse learned to rely upon. Each chapter contains material directly from the writings and life experience of Thérèse, as well as mentoring messages that connect her wisdom with daily life today. It's like having St. Thérèse as your spiritual director. And what could be better than that?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593256159
Publisher:	Word Among Us Press, The
Publication date:	10/01/2022
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.44(d)

Table of Contents

Preface 9

A Note for Readers 13

Part I The Healing Vision of Therese of Lisieux 19

Chapter 1 Therese and Her "Only Treasure" 21

Chapter 2 Freeing the Captive 36

Chapter 3 Resurrecting the God of Love 50

Chapter 4 What Is Love? And Learning What Love Is Not 63

Chapter 5 Healing from Perfectionism 74

Chapter 6 A Life Worth Living 89

Part II Six Heart Qualities of Thérèse's Healing Vision 101

Chapter 7 Love Is Inner Freedom 105

Chapter 8 Love Is Compassion 119

Chapter 9 Love Is Creativity 132

Chapter 10 Love Is a Willing Spirit 147

Chapter 11 Love Is Gratefulness 159

Chapter 12 Love Is Self-Surrender 175

Conclusion 189

Acknowledgments 191

Notes 193

References 201

About the Authors 203

Dedication and Other Books Br. Joseph Schmidt 205