The year was 1887. There was considerable commotion in the French town of Lisieux. A dangerous bandit, who had been a terror in the town for some time, had been caught and sentenced to death. It was reported in the newspapers and talked about on the streets. The whole affair caught the attention of the then 14-year-old Thérèse. The criminal had publicly declared that he had no intention of reconciling with God before his death, that... The artic…