Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

My latest article on Aleteia (reprint)

The "Little Flower" showed me that the way out of darkness to sanctity begins in humility

Theresa Bonopartis (7)

Sanctity, as Saint Thérèse of Lisieux says, is expressed most fully, not in actions or specific deeds but in a disposition of the heart that makes us little and humble in the arms of Our Father, aware of our weakness and helplessness yet trusting to the point of folly in his Fatherly love. ("In the Arms of Mary")

Sometimes it feels as if God is pushing me more and more to deeper levels of trust. It is not easy. Life can be challenging. Sometimes it seems that no matter where we look there are issues to be dealt with, battles to be fought, work to be done, but mostly, practice in the art of letting go and trusting to the point of folly.

I have a special devotion to St. Thérèse whom I was named after, because of my paternal grandfather’s huge devotion to her. I am convinced she had more than a little to do with my conversion.

My Aunt Lucy often told me how for years she prayed daily for St. Thérèse's intercession with God to bring me back to the faith. When I did return to the faith, “The Story of a Soul” was the first spiritual book I was given to read by the priest who was giving me spiritual direction.

The rest is here.