Lisieux, France. 1882. Nine-year old Therese Martin is a mass of contradictions: she can be sweet and sensitive, but when she doesn’t get her way, watch out! Motherless since the age of four, her father and her four older sisters try to make a happy home for her. But when her sister Pauline share...

1887. Lisieux, France. Five years have passed and fourteen-year old Therese is as strong-willed as ever. With two of her sisters now in Carmel, she’s searching for her own place in the world. When she reads the story of a notorious criminal on death row, she’s convinced she’s found it. Now her on...

November, 1887. Rome, Italy. Determined as ever to become a Carmelite, fifteen-year old Therese and her father Louis have traveled to Rome, on a mission to meet the pope! But will she be allowed to speak with him? And will the Carmelites of Lisieux allow her in? One thing is certain: Therese Mart...

1894. Twenty-one year old Therese is now Sister Therese of the Child Jesus, the assistant novice mistress at the Carmelite convent in Lisieux. And her older sister Pauline is the Mother Prioress. But the Martin family faces new struggles. Papa’s health is declining. And Therese finds that her “Li...

December, 1896. As the Carmelites of Lisieux celebrate Christmas, Sister Therese’s illness is worse, but she’s still determined to love Jesus through her “Little Way”. Though only twenty-four years old, she is an inspiration to many, including a young seminarian who seeks her advice.