How St. Thérèse Found God in the Desert

Lent is a season of conversion—a time to return to that first encounter with God’s love. St. Thérèse of Lisieux remembered hers clearly: Christmas night, 1886. After years of spiritual struggle, she received the grace to overcome her self-preoccupation and embrace love and sacrifice. Like Moses at the burning bush and the Samaritan woman at the well, Thérèse’s encounter changed everything. God…