Prayers for Family

Catholic Motherhood  |  St. Therese  |  family life

The Little Way, the Duty of the Moment, and the Dignity of Thinking Smaller

By: Alexandra Davis January 14th, 2023

Like so many other women and mothers, I’ve been deeply inspired by St. Thérèse’s Little Way, a posture of approaching daily life in a way that imbues ordinary tasks with deep love. St. Thérèse’s influence has become a model for so many women—both those who work outside the home and those who focus full time on homemaking—on faithful dedication to the day’s tasks, no matter how grand or how modest.