Dialogue 3: The Holy Face

About this episode

In this episode, Jim and Kirsten explore the significance of Thérèse's name, The Holy Face.

In this third dialogue session, Jim and Kirsten will focus on the meaning behind Thérèse's second chosen name, The Holy Face. 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/ Thank you!

People in this episode

Host: Jim

Guest: Kirsten

Topics covered

• The Holy Face
• St. Thérèse of Lisieux
• spirituality
• dialogue
• meaning

Keywords

• Thérèse
• Holy Face
• spirituality
• dialogue
• autobiography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Action and Contemplation

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

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