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
• Pope John Paul II's homily at the Doctoral Mass of St. Therese, October 19, 1997
• 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
• Press release describing the Mass at which St. Therese of Lisieux was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church
• "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
• 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
• "Therese, doctor of the Church," an interview with Monseigneur Guy Gaucher, OCD, auxiliary bishop of Bayeux and LIsieux
• "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," by Steven Payne, OCD
• "Therese, a doctor of the Church," by Bishop Patrick Ahern
• Quick facts about St. Therese of Lisieux as a doctor of the Church
• "Therese of LIsieux, Challenge to Doctrine and Theology," by William M. Thompson, a chapter in "Experiencing Saint Therese Today"
• "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 the Child Jesus of the Holy Face"
  An "oblate letter" from Pluscarden Abbey written on the occasion of St. Therese's being named a Doctor of the Church
• "St. Therese of LIsieux, Doctor of the Church" by Michael Novak
  published in "Crisis" Magazine, December 1997