MAURICE & THERESE
The Story of a Love

A dramatic reading from
the letters between
a struggling seminarian and
St. Therese of Lisieux

Saturday
October 18, 2008
7:30 PM

St. Giles Catholic Church
1045 Columbian Ave
Oak Park, IL

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The presentation begins in France
with the seminarian Maurice
Bellier’sfirst letter to the Carmel of
Lisieuxon October 15, 1895,
and continues through hi
becoming a priest and missionary
in Africa.

The letters between Maurice and
Therese were all written between
October 1896 and October 1897,
the last year of St. Therese’s life.

Maurice and Therese is
performed in one act.
There will be no intermission.

Actors Kenneth and Naomi Genuard present the dramatic
reading of letters between a young, struggling seminarian and
St. Therese of Lisieux.

Beginning in France with Seminarian Maurice Belliere's first
letter to the Carmel of Lisieux on October 15, 1895, it continues through his becoming a priest and missionary in
Africa. The play is an adaptation of a book written by Bishop
Patrick Ahern and recast for the stage by Father Richard
Veras.

Blackfriars Theater is one of Broadway's oldest, continuous theatrical companies producing plays of artistic merit which "reflect the spiritual nature of man and his destiny." The
company consists of priests and lay dedicated to producing
high quality theater aimed at uplifting, inspiring and informing the audience.

Chicago Crossroads seeks to find the common thread of
Christ's presence in all that is true and good in music, art,
literature, science and current events. St. Paul said "Test everything and retain what is good," (Thess.5:21) which sums
up the ideal of Crossroads. We wish to explore all of the
aspects of the human experience and the presence of Christ
in the endeavors of man. Our goal is to offer opportunities for
education, so that we may learn to look with openness,
curiosity and critical judgment at every aspect of reality.

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