On the Nightstand: A Two-Fer!

Well, OK, maybe a one-and-a-half-fer!

Sketches From a Sunlit Heaven: A Novel was recommended by a non-Catholic friend who’s fascinated by St. Therese of Lisieux and her Little Way. It includes fictional looks at Therese through the eyes of her four sisters, a cousin, and a seminarian with whom Therese corresponded. I’ve been warned there’s not a lot of plot, but that the writing is beautiful.

A Beautiful Second Act: Saints and Soul Sisters Who Taught Me to Age with Grace I can’t recomm...