This was my Contemplative Art post for 2nd August 2025
This page is dedicated to Catholic content of a different kind: art. The internet is a wonderful tool but browsing and scrolling isn't always the best thing to do. Sometimes, it is being still and contemplating God through sacred art. Let's do it together:
Sts. John Henry Newman and Thérèse of Lisieux
This week, we received the wonderful news that John Henry Newman would soon be declared a Doctor of the Church. Did you know that St. Thérèse of Lisieux is also a Doctor? It seems incredible that she should be since the only thing she ever wrote was her short autobiography The Story of a Soul. However, that is the beautiful thing. Doctors of the Church are Saints who not only lived close to God but are people who in their writings, however many or few, have made a significant contribution to the spiritual life of the Church. Usually, this comes through their theology; as Thérèse shows, however, it can also come through no more or less than the example of their lives. This week, let's contemplate that and give thanks: we are members of a Church that celebrates intellectuals like John Henry Newman who wrote reams and reams of works and 'simple' souls like Térèse who 'just' lived the faith as best they could. In doing so, both have given us a rich spiritual medicine. Well do they deserve their title of Doctor. Praise be!
Thérèse of Lisieux - Pray for Us
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