A reflection on the essentials! The spiritual legacy of Therese of Lisieux is a source of inspiration and guidance in confusing times: authentic, simple, sustaining. When the 24-year-old Therese died of tuberculosis in the Carmelite convent of Lisieux in 1897, her short life attracted so little attention that a fellow sister remarked when the obituary was to be written: "What should we write? She entered with us, lived, and died – there is really nothing more to say." One hundred years after her death, she was solemnly declared a Doctor of the Church. Both of these honors stem from Therese's extreme simplicity, which opens the eyes to what truly matters. Rosemarie Nürnberg demonstrates that even today, Therese can provide guidance through a sober faith that can withstand profound doubt, through her focus on love, and through an unyielding trust.