Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Dialogue 1: The Little Flower

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In this first dialogue session, Jim and Kirsten will focus on the depths of Thérèse's simplicity and why she's often referred to as "The Little Flower".

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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          • We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until

          May 15, 2026.

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