This is the fourth edition. Substantive edits from the first three editions clarify the text. Chapters were removed from the earlier editions to keep The Dove and Rose focused on its objective: inspiring devotion to St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux. St. Joan is the Dove. St. Thérèse is the Rose.

The Dove and Rose is a series of descriptive reflections on the impact of St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux on my life. A lifelong devotee to St. Thérèse, her poetry and plays introduced me to St. Joan through an extraordinary inspiration. I began writing about what that inspiration meant. Soon, St. Joan of Arc became the most significant influence on my life after Jesus and Mary. A journey had begun, with St. Joan guiding me and St. Thérèse at my side. St. Joan and St. Thérèse brought me from the Dark Forest of the contemporary world to a brightly lit path I call The Trail of the Dogmatic Creed.

The reader searching for the story of St. Joan of Arc or St. Thérèse of Lisieux will not find it. This is a personal reflection on how devotion to them transformed my life. I encourage the reader to contemplate and journal as they walk along The Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with our saintly sisters. The reader’s story with St. Joan and St. Thérèse remains to be written.