2/4 – Simplicity of St Therese #2 – Fr. Terrance

Ave Maria!

Fr. Terrance continues his explanation of the simplicity of St Therese's spirituality that characterizes her Little Way here focusing on actions, including the practice of renunciation & penance. He covers giving God the liberty to act in an extraordinary way, how the depth of our union with God determines the value of our actions, how the opposite of “self-focus” is “self-forgetfulness”, making little renunciations, little crosses that enable us to accept bigger crosses, leading to greater sanctification and simplicity.

This is the second talk of four from his retreat on the Little Way of St Therese that focuses on her simplicity, love of neighbor, and love of God. It took place in August 2021 at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center in Bloomington, IN: https://maryschildren.com/

Retreat Notes (PDFs):
Talks 1-2: https://airmaria.s3.amazonaws.com/conf/conf0564-Simplicity.pdf
Talk 3: https://airmaria.s3.amazonaws.com/conf/conf0566-Love%20of%20neighbor.pdf
Talk 4: https://airmaria.s3.amazonaws.com/conf/conf0567-Love%20of%20God.pdf

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5PHKvOo4nNY

For more on this retreat:
AirMaria: https://airmaria.com/tag/st-therese-retreat-2021/ and
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UISSKH4aZ4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4zxO5D3FlwNYWzSmG7-PMJ9

Previous Retreat on St. Therese: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4z6-gNFgBC47JBq4hsWvcwz or https://airmaria.com/tag/st-therese-retreat-2020/

Source Books:

"The Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese" by Fr. Francois Jamart https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Spiritual-Doctrine-Therese-Lisieux/dp/0818903473

"The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology", by Fr. Adolphe Tanquerey - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Life-Treatise-Ascetical-Mystical/dp/1626540888

Online version here but it is in several sections (completeness uncertain):

Sect 1 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12628
Sect 2 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12629
Sect 3 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12630
Sect 4 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12631
Sect 5 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12632
Sect 6 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12633
Sect 7 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12634
Sect 8 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12635
Sect 9 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12636
Sect 10 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12637
Sect 11 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12638
Sect 12 - https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/spiritual-life-12639

"The Theology of Christian Perfection" by Antonio Royo Marin:

Sect 1 -  http://thecatholicarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/147a.pdf
Sect 2 - https://thecatholicarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/147b.pdf

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