Saint Therese of Lisieux: A Gateway

Doctor of the Universal Church

• "Divini Amoris Scientia," Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II proclaiming St. Therese a Doctor of the Church
  Thanks to the Vatican Web site
• Pope John Paul II's homily at the Doctoral Mass of St. Therese, October 19, 1997
  Thanks to the Vatican Web site
• One-minute film of the 1997 ceremony at which St. John Paul II named St. Therese of Lisieux a Doctor of the Church
  Thanks to www.ina.fr
• Pope John Paul II's address to the pilgrims in Rome for the proclamation of St. Therese as a Doctor of the Church, October 20, 1997
  Courtesy of the Vatican Web site
• Press release describing the Mass at which St. Therese of Lisieux was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church
  Thanks to the Internet Archive and the Society of the Little Flower
• "Therese, a doctor for the third millenium," a circular letter to the Carmelite family from its General Superiors, Fr. Camillo Maccise, OCD and Fr. Joseph Chalmers, O. Carm., October 1, 1997
  Thanks to the Internet Archive and the Carmelites formerly of Eldridge, Iowa
• Pope John Paul's remarks on August 27, 1997, shortly after World Youth Day
  The Pope describes St. Therese of Lisieux as the "authoritative teacher" of the overwhelming message of God's love
• Pope John Paul II's homily at the Angelus on World Youth Day, August 24, 1997, announcing that he would name St. Therese a Doctor of the Church
  Thanks to the Vatican Web site
• "Therese, doctor of the Church," an interview with Monseigneur Guy Gaucher, OCD, auxiliary bishop of Bayeux and LIsieux
  with thanks to the Shrine at Lisieux and the Internet Archive
• "Therese of Lisieux: Doctor of the Church. A Study of the Cause, Process, and Proclamation of October 19, 1997," by Mary-Ellen Malolepszy.
  A master's thesis in Theological Studies for Concordia University
• "St. Therese of Lisieux: Doctor of the Universal Church," a book by Steven Payne, OCD
• "Therese, a doctor of the Church," by Bishop Patrick Ahern
  with thanks to the Internet Archive
• Quick facts about St. Therese of Lisieux as a doctor of the Church
  Thanks to the Internet Archive and the Society of the Little Flower
• "Therese of Lisieux, Challenge to Doctrine and Theology," by William M. Thompson, a chapter in the book "Experiencing Saint Therese Today"
  The chapter is not online.
• "The faith of St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church"
  An issue of the spiritual newsletter from Clairval Abbey, Flavigny, France
• News story "Pope Names St. Therese of Lisieux Doctor of the Church"
  Catholic World News, October 1997
• "St. Therese of LIsieux, Doctor of the Church" by Michael Novak
  published in "Crisis" Magazine, December 1997
• film of Fr. Francois-Marie Lethel, O.C.D. reflecting on St. Therese as a Doctor of the Church
• Statue of St. Therese as a Doctor of the Church
  located in the Philadelphia Carmel. Read brief anniversary reflections.