St. Therese of Lisieux: A Transformation in Christ
by Thomas Keating
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During the year 2000, the relics of Saint Th r se of Lisieux (1874-1897) toured throughout the United States--at once confirming and stimulating an extraordinary resurgence of interest in the life and work of a Carmelite nun known as the "Little Flower." In Th r se of Lisieux: Transformation in Christ, Abbot Thomas Keating reflects on what St Th r se understood the teaching of Jesus Christ to be. Th r se had an extraordinary penetration into the heart of Jesus' teaching, something she show more developed into a program for daily life. Although she was only twenty-four years old when she died, Th r se had an extraordinary spiritual maturity. Father Keating writes about the teachings of Jesus in the parables and then shows what extraordinary insight Th r se had into those enigmatic sayings. According to Father Keating, St. Th r se tried to live the Gospel precept, "To love one another as I have loved you " on a daily basis. She believed it was the best program to propose to people because anybody could do it and because the Kingdom of God was, and is, in everyday life and in what we, as individuals, do with it. As Father Keating shows, St. Th r se's teaching continues to reveal to us that if we only build up instead of tear down others and fully and lovingly trust that Christ is with us until the end of time we will be transformed. show lessTags
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The Rev. Thomas Keating was born Joseph Parker Kirlin Keating in Manhattan, New York on March 7, 1923. At the age of 5, he had a serious illness and made a bargain with God, that if he lived to be 21, then he would become a priest. He graduated from Fordham University in 1943. He expected to be drafted in World War II but received a deferment to show more enter the seminary. He was ordained a priest in 1949. He was the founder of the Snowmass Interreligious Conference and a member of the peace council. He was a pioneer in the worldwide Christian contemplative prayer movement and popularized centering prayer, a method of silent prayer that allows one to rest in the presence of God. He wrote more than 30 books and created various multimedia projects including Awakenings, Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer, and Centering Prayer: A Training Course for Opening to the Presence of God. He died on October 25, 2018 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Lisieux, Normandië, Frankrijk; Normandië, Frankrijk
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 282.092 — Religion Christian denominations Roman Catholic Church Catholic Biography And History Biography
- LCC
- BT375.2 .K384 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Doctrinal Theology Doctrinal Theology Christology Life of Christ
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