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by Mother Teresa (Author), Anthony Stern (Selected by), Diane Berke (Foreword by)
Mother Teresa's collected writings offer inspiration and guidance for all spiritual seekers.
St. Teresa of Calcutta, the woman we all knew as Mother Teresa, was a devout Catholic nun, deeply devoted to Jesus. She expressed her ceaseless devotion in many ways, central among them her well-known work with the poor and the sick. Her lesser-known expressions of faith included her deep respect for all religions and her burning wish for all people to grow closer to God. With a longing to reach as many souls as possible, she wrote, "I've always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic."This carefully arranged collection of Mother Teresa's writings promises to both inspire and guide all people, from any or no faith tradition, who are seeking to find and walk a spiritual path.
Author Biography
Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in what is now North Macedonia. As a child, she was fascinated by the missionaries in Bengal and decided at age 12 to become a nun. In 1928, at age 18, she joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland. She began her novitiate in Darjeeling, India, in 1929, taking religious vows in 1931 and choosing to be named after St. Th駻鑚e de Lisieux, patron saint of missionaries. In 1950, after hearing God's voice on the way to Calcutta, she founded the Missionaries of Charity. Devoted to giving "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor," the order helps people dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy, and tuberculosis and runs soup kitchens, medical dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, the year she died. In 2016, she was canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta.
