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A young nun in a black veil and brown habit sits at a wooden table near a window. Her gaze rests on a blank notebook; one hand holds a pen above the page and the other holds the book in place. Light from the window falls on part of her face and hands. An inkwell sits at the corner of the table.

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Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Way in Faith's Darkness

The story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, a Carmelite nun who found the little way and clung to Jesus through illness and darkness of faith until her death at 24.

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