We end and start the year with hopeWhen the late Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica inside Vatican on Dec. 24, 2024, it heralded the Jubilee of Hope, a tradition celebrated every 25 years by the Catholic church. They are fountains of hope – stories that are worth telling repeatedly. We traced and walked along the footsteps of the Martins because we are both devotees of St. Therese and she has a special attachment to Leonie. How do you find hope and where do you draw strength from under such conditions? After the family tragedy, the widower Louis, along with the girls, relocated to Lisieux where he rented a home called Les Buissonnets or The Hedges.
