
Turning to the Mystics with James Finley
Thérèse of Lisieux: Session 1
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34 min·March 23, 2026
About this Episode
This is the first session which focuses on Thérèse of Lisieux. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley reads passages from the John Clarke translation of Thérèse's Story of a Soul, reflects on core themes, and finishes with a meditative practice.
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
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