tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post4325607959867976636..comments2023-10-31T11:50:09.773+00:00Comments on Mulier Fortis: Be Careful What You Pray For...Mulier Fortishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-65996123357948873982007-05-06T15:44:00.000+01:002007-05-06T15:44:00.000+01:00Re St Therese - perhaps you are reading the older ...Re St Therese - perhaps you are reading the older translation of the text which was extensively amended by her sister, to sweeten it to suit the sensibilities of the time. I would strongly recommend John Clarke's translation which uses modern technology to decipher the original text hidden beneath hundreds of corrections, and reveals a much more robust and attractive style. Bernard Bro's excellent biography and Jean Gheon's 'The Spiritual Genius of St Therese of Lisieux' also reveal a far less 'wimpy' spirit!<BR/>The wistful hermitAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866394954774760603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-71896783556806819242007-05-05T22:17:00.000+01:002007-05-05T22:17:00.000+01:00The Confraternity, Mac.The Confraternity, Mac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-33552936578363493752007-05-05T16:42:00.000+01:002007-05-05T16:42:00.000+01:00I just finished reading the book, "And the whole w...I just finished reading the book, "And the whole world shall love me" (or is that 'will love me'?) and it was extremely eye-opening! St. Therese is my Patron Saint and it took me a while to get through "Story of a Soul." This other books gives a LOT more background information - all the stuff you don't "see" going on when you read Story of a Soul!Michelle Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185810008704682978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-6361923829069498382007-05-05T08:48:00.000+01:002007-05-05T08:48:00.000+01:00Have read all 3 books! the copy of St Therese you ...Have read all 3 books! the copy of St Therese you show was given to me personally by Fr Michael Day Cong. Orat (now deceased) as he had translated that edition. He was an amazing intellectual...& loved Therese! <BR/><BR/>Personally i see your points..my daughter Elizabeth just won 3rd prize in The Keys competition, & has won a certificate & one of joanna Bogle's novels. many of my girls have therese in their names or Confirmation names.<BR/><BR/>It is clear Therese suffered severe depressive episodes & suffered much.being able to ignore the nun rattling her rosary beads,,well let me say..i'm not there yet! This week for May devotions we have a lady droning the rosary behind me such that i put my hands over my ears! No saint in the making there then!<BR/><BR/>i think a lot of The story of a Soul is simply a life..eg when she came down tjhe stairs or that christmas..age 14...surely all girls remember that Christmas morning when one realises the magic has gone..as they've slipped into adult-hood? i do..<BR/><BR/>But there is much to ponder on..not least her poor father's last insanity...so we get a picture of a holy family battling against death, illness, & spiritual aridity..certainly not for the faint-hearted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-13640459395921484852007-05-05T08:47:00.000+01:002007-05-05T08:47:00.000+01:00address??address??Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-467499423459670712007-05-05T08:38:00.000+01:002007-05-05T08:38:00.000+01:00Sounds like you're having a good and productive ti...Sounds like you're having a good and productive time, albeit busy. I often have two books on the go, but only for the reason that I am prone to race through a book, so I rotate them.<BR/><BR/>Let me know if you get the address...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-89680964611396620542007-05-04T20:40:00.000+01:002007-05-04T20:40:00.000+01:00I'm not looking for a tag. please not! I just want...I'm not looking for a tag. please not! I just want to say I have complete sympathy with you about St Therese. I can so readily identify with the essence of her message - the sanctifation of the little things in life - and I had the most wonderful two days in Lisieux last August but can I get to the end of her autobiography? No, and for the very reasons you state. And I've tried and tried.<BR/><BR/>That said, I can recommend Dwight Longenecker's 'St Benedict & St Therese: The Little Rule & The Little Way'<BR/><BR/>Oh and BTW, I also prefer dry wine.Stephen Wiknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735175874152541268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-83458840089550181032007-05-04T20:15:00.000+01:002007-05-04T20:15:00.000+01:00That'll teach me! I should have read your previous...That'll teach me! I should have read your previous post! Still, one still has to join. It's like wearing a brown scapular without being enrolled...it doesn't cut it.Simon-Peter Vickers-Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005759479935411018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-86570803319268137512007-05-04T20:13:00.000+01:002007-05-04T20:13:00.000+01:00Good news!When you are done, make sure you send of...Good news!<BR/><BR/>When you are done, make sure you send off your handwritten and signed to the Confraternity (with a donation) so you can join. If you don't none of the indulgences which attach will be open to you (they are not contained in the enchiridion anyway and are conditioned on membership not just doing the total consecration). They'll send you a really nice certificate of member ship which is worth framing.<BR/><BR/>I can't help you with a contact address in the UK I am afraid!Simon-Peter Vickers-Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005759479935411018noreply@blogger.com