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  • "A Shower of Roses" [Catholic Caucus]

    10/01/2008 10:48:00 AM PDT · by NYer · 5 replies · 400+ views
    WITL ^ | October 1, 2008 | Rocco Palmo
    Of all the heavenly host, few have captivated the popular mind as Therese of the Child Jesus -- the "Little Flower," whose feast is today. From America, Jim Martin SJ pays tribute... Though her spirituality is derided by some contemporary Catholics for being saccharine and sentimental, her "little way" of doing small things with great love holds enormous appeal to millions of believers, who find in Therese a companionable presence. She is arguably the most popular of all modern-day saints, beloved by people as diverse as Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day (who penned a moving book about her), Pope John...