St. Therese and the Deep Love of a Sensitive Heart

The Church celebrates the feast of St. Therese, a Doctor of the Church recognized for her teachings on loving God and others.

In her autobiography, Story of a Soul, St. Therese describes how she developed a sensitive interior life from a young age. She wrote about the challenges of her childhood friendships, noting that her deep affections were often not returned by her peers. She recounted an instance where a friend returned to school after an absence and met her joy with a cold glance, illustrating her struggle to navigate misunderstood love.

Through these early experiences, St. Therese learned to prioritize God and how to love others, including those who rejected her.