In this first of five conferences, Fr. Terrance discusses the plan of God in creation and His plan for your life. He also delves into the nature of God and His paternity and how we are to have a healthy fear of the Lord without living in a state of fear.
Resources used for this series of conferences include:
Marc Foley, OCD, The Love that Keeps us Sane: Living the Little Way of St. Therese of Lisieux, Paulist Press, New York, 2000.
Marc Foley, OCD, The Context of Holiness: Psychological and Spiritual Reflections on the Life of St. Therese of Lisieux, ICS Publications, Washington, D.C., 2008.
Francois Jamart, OCD, Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux, Alba House, New York, 1961.
Vernon Johnson, Spiritual Childhood: The Spirituality of St. Therese of Lisieux, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 2001 [3rd ed.].
Susan Leslie, The Happiness of God; Holiness in Therese of Lisieux, Alba House, New York, 1988.
Conrad de Meester, OCD, The Power of Confidence: Genesis and Structure of the Way of Spiritual Childhood of St. Therese of Lisieux, Alba House, New York, 1998.
Conrad de Meester, OCD, With Empty Hands: the Message of St. Therese of Lisieux, Burns and Oates, London, 2002.
Maximilan Mary Dean, A Primer on the Absolute Primacy of Christ, Academy of the Immaculate, New Bedford, 2006.
H.M. Manteau-Bonamy, OP, Immaculate Conception and the Holy Spirit: The Marian Teachings of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Franciscan Marytown Press, Libertyville, 1977.
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Abandonment to Divine Providence: The Classic Text with a Spiritual Commentary, Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN, 2010.