LISIEUX HOUSE

Reason speaks in words alone, but love has a song.
—Joseph de Maistre

We live in an age of confusion. It might even be said that we major not only in intellectual confusions but in affective confusions as well. Many do not know how to gauge their emotions; they cannot distinguish between valid and invalid feelings. They do not know for certain whether they are truly in love or whether they are animated by wishful thinking and believe themselves in love becau...

Check out the article from Northwest Catholic Progress! We are so blessed to be featured in the October edition of our local Catholic magazine. Thank you Kevin Birnbaum and the staff of the Progress for this work.

https://www.nwcatholic.org/features/nw-stories/living-under-jesus-roof

Congratulations to our first vocation to leave the house! Mr. and Mrs. Krzysztof Suberlak were married on August 26, 2017 at Blessed Sacrament Church. Michael Shelby Edwards was member of Lisieux House since 2014. A professional artist, Michael was highly involved in young adult activities around Seattle. She brought a great amount of life to the house and community. Always bright, eloquent, she was a presence. The late morning musings of an intellectual mi...

On February 14, 2016, the Feast of St. Valentine, Lisieux House had the great privilege of hosting Fr. Jacques Philippe. Fr. Philippe is a member of the Community of the Beatitudes in France and the well known author of a number of spiritual works, including Searching for and Maintaining Peace. 

Welcomed to the house by the invitation of Fr. Cal Christensen, Fr. Philippe celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at the house, dinner, and compline. He spoke...

What is a Saint?

• PETER KREEFT

Saints are not freaks or exceptions, they are the standard operating model for human beings.

Why does the Church include All Saints' Day (Nov. 1) in her calendar of solemn feasts?  Why does the Apostles' Creed include "the communion of saints" as one of the 12 essential articles of our faith?

Because, as Charles Peguy put it, "life holds only one tragedy, ultimately: not to have been a saint." 

Saints are not freaks or except...