Dorothy Day's unpretentious account of the life of St. Th???r???se of Lisieux sheds light on the depth of Day's Catholic spirituality and illustrates why Th???r???se's simplicity and humility are so vital for today. Whether you are called to the active life like Day or a more hidden existence like Th???r???se, you will discover that these paths have much in common and can lead you to a love that has the power to transform you in ways that are unexpected and consequential. Now back in print, this short biography of St. Th? ...
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Dorothy Day's unpretentious account of the life of St. Th???r???se of Lisieux sheds light on the depth of Day's Catholic spirituality and illustrates why Th???r???se's simplicity and humility are so vital for today. Whether you are called to the active life like Day or a more hidden existence like Th???r???se, you will discover that these paths have much in common and can lead you to a love that has the power to transform you in ways that are unexpected and consequential. Now back in print, this short biography of St. Th???r???se of Lisieux by Dorothy Day expresses the surprising yet profound connection between Day--the founder of the Catholic Worker movement who was praised by Pope Francis for her passion for justice and dedication to her faith--and the beloved saint best known for her Little Way. When Day first read St. Th???r???se's autobiography, The Story of a Soul in 1928, she called it "pious pap." At the time, Day--a social activist who had been living a bohemian lifestyle--had only recently been baptized a Catholic. Some twenty-five years later, Day's perspective on Th???r???se had so completely changed that she was inspired to write this biography. She did not find it an easy task: "Every time I sit down to write that book on the Little Flower I am blocked. . . . I am faced with the humiliating fact that I can write only about myself, a damning fact." But she persisted, and despite numerous rejections eventually found a publisher for it in 1960. She wrote in the Preface: "In these days of fear and trembling of what man has wrought on earth in destructiveness and hate, Th???r???se is the saint we need." Written originally for nonbelievers or those unaware of Th???r???se, the book reflects how Day came to appreciate Th???r???se's Little Way, not as an abstract concept, but as a spirituality that she had already been living. The Catholic Worker, which she cofounded with Peter Maurin, was dedicated to feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless. Day's life, like Th???r???se's, was filled with all the humble, self-effacing jobs that were a part of this work. She found in Th???r???se a kindred spirit, one who saw these simple hidden tasks as the way to heaven. "We want to grow in love but do not know how. Love is a science, a knowledge, and we lack it," Day wrote. Just as Day had a conversion of heart about the Little Way, you, too, can be changed by Th???r???se's simple, yet profound spirituality.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition, first printing. Signed by Dorothy Day on the title page. xiv, 178 pp. Bound in publisher's textured tan cloth with spine lettered in black. Near Fine with lean to binding, light toning to covers with faint foxing to textblock edges. Contents lightly toned with offsetting at title page and verso. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with fading and discoloration, chip to bottom spine end, and light edge wear; light foxing and droplet staining to verso at spine panel. New price stamped on front flap. A chronicle of the life of Saint Therese of Lisieux. She was a French Discalced Carmelite nun who was canonized in 1925. The author remained a devout Catholic throughout her life while also maintaining a firm belief in anarchism, scarce signed.
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