Less than 6 months before her death St. Thérèse wrote the poem “Abandonment Is the Sweet Fruit of Love.”  Its stanzas are fertile earth for reflection.

The Brown Scapular became a source of spiritual meaning; it became “an outward sign of the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our sister, mother and queen.”

With your generous response to the 2021 Cornerstone of Giving appeal we have received well over $100,000 towards beginning the design phase!