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"No spiritual writer has taught me more than this French housewife about the sanctifying power of the sacrament of marriage, especially those unions that for one reason or another might be labeled difficult. Joseph Esper, "Saintly Solutions" "Personal Endorsement" Augustine s Confessions is analogous to the sun bright, powerful, and penetrating then Elisabeth Leseur s Secret Diary is like the moon: soft, friendly, and enchanting in its spiritual beauty." - Fr. "A profound self-portrait of a soul molded and transformed by divine grace.

In her secret diary, she recorded how she used his efforts to destroy her faith as means to grow in love for him and for God. She realized that confrontations and arguments were useless she chose instead to keep quiet and pray for Felix. How could such an intelligent woman waste her time, as he saw it, with ignorant superstitions? Sometimes he and his friends would even ridicule and mock her faith.īut Elisabeth loved Felix too much to allow their home to degenerate into an emotional war zone. Occasionally the happiness of their life together in upper-class Parisian society was shattered by Felix's frustration and impatience.

Felix loved Elisabeth as well yet to their mutual sorrow, he couldn't share the life of the Spirit that Elisabeth cherished. For Elisabeth Leseur had two great loves: God, and her husband Felix. This inspiring book gives you a splendid example of how to live as a Christian in a secular environment that can be indifferent or hostile to your Faith. About the Book When Elizabeth Leseur's husband, Felix - an avowed atheist - discovered this diary, he converted and later answered God's call to become a priest.