I landed at Seattle International Airport at 8am and hopped their Link Light rail system heading north to the end of the line. One hour later I was at Lisieux House, a former convent situated in a middle class neighborhood next to an old 1950’s era parish. I was greeted by a lovely young lady who welcomed me in. The first thing that caught my attention was a large picture hanging on the wall of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. As the first day unfolded and I settled into a series of interviews with former and current residents I began to understand why the house was named after her. Thérèse’s own life was a hidden gem that God would only keep a secret for so long as the key to her extraordinary 24 years on earth had more to do with Whom she kept company with that anything else for it became the key to understanding and accessing the true secret to becoming holy. It’s so simple that only the humble can obtain it. Now more than 125 years after her death a new generation of young adult Catholic woman are discovering the wisdom of her quiet witness too.
Although I wish I could have featured all of the woman living there I now realize as do they that their own stories are really not so much about them but rather, Him. As one resident puts it, “He gazes at us.” I partnered with the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception to produce this story for their EWTN show, Living Divine Mercy available at: DivineMercyPlus.org. In our modern day quest to simply be seen and known we often will try anything except the most obvious. I’m grateful this place exists because they are a beacon of light to remind us where Christ has specified He desires to encounter us.
Lisieux House
https://www.lisieuxhouseseattle.com/
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