Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 271.97
EAN: 9780385520379
ISBN: 0385520379
Label: Doubleday
Manufacturer: Doubleday
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: September 04, 2007
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: September 04, 2007
Studio: Doubleday

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This historic work reveals the inner spiritual life of one of the most beloved and important religious figures in history.

During her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions; her extraordinary contributions to the care of the sick, the dying, and thousands of others nobody else was prepared to look after has been recognized and acclaimed throughout the world. Little is known, however, about her own spiritual heights or her struggles. This collection of her writing and reflections, almost all of which have never been made public before, sheds light on Mother Teresa's interior life in a way that reveals the depth and intensity of her holiness for the first time.

Compiled and presented by Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, M.C., who knew Mother Teresa for twenty years and is the postulator for her cause for sainthood and director of the Mother Teresa Center, MOTHER TERESA brings together letters she wrote to her spiritual advisors over decades. A moving chronicle of her spiritual journey—including moments, indeed years, of utter desolation—these letters reveal the secrets she shared only with her closest confidants. She emerges as a classic mystic whose inner life burned with the fire of charity and whose heart was tested and purified by an intense trial of faith, a true dark night of the soul.

Published to coincide with the tenth anniversary of her death, MOTHER TERESA is an intimate portrait of a woman whose life and work continue to be admired by millions of people.






Rating: - an amazing walk with faith
If you ever wanted to have an idea what it was to walk the steps with Mother Theresa and find out just a fraction of what she suffered to keep her promise to God/Jesus, this is a window into her amazing journey. It is must read for all Christians and non Christians. If the world had just a pinky finger size of courage, faith and selflessness as Mother Theresa, I imagine the world could be a better place for all. Very inspiring!

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Rating: - Worthless for Any Purpose
This book is terrible at all levels and not useful for any purpose. It's a horribly dull read, without any true narrative, and is so heavily edited as to be useless even for historical purposes. This book is little more than a selective collection, tied together by heavy editorial remark, of professional correspondence between Mother Teresa and her supervisors. I was led to believe by the hype preceding this book that it would 1) reveal Mother There's personal struggles with the existence of God, ... Read More

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Rating: - A Sad Story of a Wasted Life
I have been absolutely flummoxed by reading this book.

Until I read it, I thought that Mother Teresa was a noble person who had devoted her life to helping the poor as a result of concern for their lives. What comes out instead is that she was an old-fashioned missionary who was out to get "souls for Jesus" and that the so-called charity was simply a way to worm her way into the lives of the really poor. She waxes eloquently about how the poor children are stained by "sin", which can ... Read More

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Rating: - Mother Teresa
This book gives a great insight into the thoughts and struggles Mother Teresa had in hearing the call from God and trying to carry it out. Her generosity is incredible.

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Rating: - "The Saint of Darkness"
Canadian born Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, MC, PH.D, one of the founding priests of the Missionaries of Charity Fathers and now director of the Mother Teresa Foundation, has provided us with an outstanding book. The book is a chronological compilation of Mother Teresa's private letters, revealing her inspiration (the vow, the call, the locutions and the visions) for the Missionaries of Charity and her remarkable inner spiritual life. The writings have had minimal editing and almost all were written initially ... Read More

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