Dialogue 2: The Child Jesus

Dialogue 2: The Child Jesus

From Turning to the Mystics with James Finley by Center for Action and Contemplation

April 13, 2026 · 55 min · Season 13 · Episode 5

About this episode

This episode explores the significance of Thérèse's identity as 'The Child Jesus' in a dialogue format.

In this second dialogue session, Jim and Kirsten will focus on the meaning behind Thérèse's chosen moniker related to "The Child Jesus." Resources: The transcript for this episode can be found here. The books we will be using this season are: Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Third Edition, translated by John Clarke, which can be found ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series), edited by Mary Frolich⁠⁠⁠ Connect with us: Have a question you'd like Jim or Kirsten to answer about this season? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts@cac.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until May 15, 2026. This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cac.org/support-cac/podcasts/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you!

People in this episode

Host: Jim

Guest: Kirsten

Topics covered

  • Child Jesus
  • Thérèse of Lisieux
  • spirituality
  • dialogue
  • religion

Keywords

  • Thérèse of Lisieux
  • Child Jesus
  • spirituality
  • dialogue
  • religion
  • autobiography
  • essential writings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Action and Contemplation, CAC

Books & works: Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Essential Writings

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