Episode 108
Charlene Richard was an ordinary girl in south central Louisiana. She was a typical cajun Catholic girl, good at sports, good at her studies, a devout Catholic, and known to get into a little trouble here and there, just like every other kid her age. But when she was twelve everything changed when she was diagnosed with leukemia, and died just 13 days later. How she suffered for others, and how she accepted her coming death, inspired by St. Therese of Lisieux, made all the difference for “the Little Cajun Saint.”
More Information
- Charlene Richard Foundation
- Charlene Richard: Narrative, Transmission, & Function of a Contemporary Saint Legend
- Lafayette diocese launches pathway to sainthood for 2 Acadiana residents; third to follow | News | theadvocate.com
- Charlene Richard – Wikipedia
- CHARLENE RICHARD (1947 – 1959) | St. Edward Church/St. Thomas Chapel
- She died at 12 and is already known as the Little Cajun Saint
- Charlene Richard a candidate for sainthood | KLFY
- Remembering Richard’s ‘little Cajun saint’
- Book shares story of ‘The Little Cajun Saint’
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