A Conversation with Mother Teresa by Becky Benenate and Joseph Durepos The following passages are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book "No Greater Love," edited by Becky Benenate and Joseph Durepos. In this interview Mother Teresa talks candidly about the order she founded, about her world wide work with “the poorest of the poor,” and … Continue reading A Conversation with Mother Teresa by Becky Benenate and Joseph Durepos

A Gift for God on Mother Teresa by Malcolm Muggeridge     The passages below are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book “A Gift for God” complied by Malcolm Muggeridge. 1.We know that if we really want to love we must learn how to forgive. (42) 2.Love begins at home; love lives in homes, and that is why … Continue reading A Gift for God on Mother Teresa by Malcolm Muggeridge

Family First by Mother Teresa edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado The passages below are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book “One Heart Full of Love,” edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado 1. In your family, if it is your vocation to have a family, love one another as husband and wife and have a family. The service … Continue reading Family First by Mother Teresa edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado

Love until it Hurts by Mother Teresa edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado The passages below are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book “One Heart Full of Love,” edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado 1.Sharing until it Hurts (8-10)      Give! Give the love we have all received to those around you. Give until it hurts, because real … Continue reading Love until it Hurts by Mother Teresa edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado

Modern Family by Mother Teresa edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado The passages below are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book “Loving Jesus,” edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado 1. THE TROUBLE WITH THE MODERN FAMILY (14-16) I think the world today is upside-down. It is suffering so much because there is so little love in … Continue reading Modern Family by Mother Teresa edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado

Mother Teresa A crisis of Faith or A crisis of the Imagination from Brian Kolodiejchuk?      All the letters of Mother Teresa and others below are taken from Brian Kolodiejchuk’s book “Mother Teresa---Come Be My Light,” published in 2007. The Terrible Darkness Within Disclosed Your Grace, ... Please pray specially for me that I may not spoil … Continue reading Mother Teresa A crisis of Faith or A crisis of the Imagination from Brian Kolodiejchuk?

Mother Teresa in Life is Life:Save it The following passages are taken from the book, “Teresa of Calcutta,” written by a journalist Franca Zambonini and translated by Jordan Aumann, OP and published in 1993. Shishu Bhavan means Children's Home, and it is located at Number 78 on Lower Circle Road, a short distance from the Motherhouse, … Continue reading Mother Teresa in Life is Life: Save it

    Mother Teresa in The Scandal of India The following passages are taken from the book, “Teresa of Calcutta,” written by a journalist Franca Zambonini and translated by Jordan Aumann, OP and published in 1993. An obsession with the poor. A passion for the poor. The poor exist all over, but only in India do they take … Continue reading Mother Teresa in The Scandal of India

Mother Teresa on Prayer of Our Father compiled by LaVonne Neff       The following passages are taken from the book, “A Life for God,” compiled by LaVonne Neff and published in 1995. All Christians know the Lord’s Prayer. It is the prayer Jesus gave his disciples when they came to him with a request: “Lord, teach us to … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Prayer of Our Father compiled by LaVonne Neff

  Mother Teresa on Abortion edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado The passages below are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book “One Heart Full of Love,” edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado. One day after Mother Teresa received her Nobel Peace Prize on 10 Dec 1979, she gave a talk in Oslo, Norway: 1. Abortion Destroy Life (80-82) … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Abortion edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado

Mother Teresa on An Acceptable Sacrifice compiled by LaVonne Neff       The following passages are taken from the book, “A Life for God,” compiled by LaVonne Neff and published in 1995. Sacrifice is at the heart of Christian faith. The people of God in Old Testament times offered animal sacrifices for their sins—--goats, bulls, and pigeons. Jesus … Continue reading Mother Teresa on An Acceptable Sacrifice compiled by LaVonne Neff

Mother Teresa on be a Cause of Joy to One Another from Brian Kolodiejchuk All the passages below are taken from Brian Kolodiejchuk’s book “Mother Teresa---Where there is Love, There is God” published in 2010. This book is in some ways a sequel to “Mother Teresa---Come Be My Light,” published in 2007. Of the eight Beatitudes, "the … Continue reading Mother Teresa on be a Cause of Joy to One Another from Brian Kolodiejchuk

Mother Teresa on Blessed are You among Women compiled by LaVonne Neff       The following passages are taken from the book, “A Life for God,” compiled by LaVonne Neff and published in 1995. In the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke, we read a beautiful story about an angel and a girl. The angel, Gabriel, went … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Blessed are You among Women compiled by LaVonne Neff

Mother Teresa on Blessed are you who are Poor compiled by LaVonne Neff       The following passages are taken from the book, “A Life for God,” compiled by LaVonne Neff and published in 1995. Mother Teresa is never condescending or pitying when she speaks of the poor. To the contrary, she has a positive, vibrant love for … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Blessed are you who are Poor compiled by LaVonne Neff

Mother Teresa on Christ in the Poor by E Le Joly The passages below are from the book “Mother Teresa---Messenger of God’s Love” by E.Le Joly.  “When you did it to the least of my brethren, you did it to me.”---Matthew 25:40 Mother Teresa sees the poor and asks us to see them in a spiritual perspective, … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Christ in the Poor by E Le Joly

Mother Teresa on Christianity and Other Religions by Edward Le Joly      The following passages are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book "We Do it for Jesus," by Edward Le Joly. 1. A Government official told me (Mother Teresa): “Tell the truth, you would like me to become a Christian, you are praying for that? I … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Christianity and Other Religions by Edward Le Joly

Mother Teresa on Christianity is Giving edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado The passages below are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book “Heart of Joy,” edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez-Balado What is Christianity? (31-32) Following is Mother Teresa’s address at the university parish of Cambridge, England, June 10, 1977, when she was awarded the honoris … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Christianity is Giving edited by Jose Luis Gonzalez Balado

Mother Teresa on Come Let us Bow Down compiled by LaVonne Neff       The following passages are taken from the book, “A Life for God,” compiled by LaVonne Neff and published in 1995. Every evening when the Missionaries of Charity return from their work, they gather in their chapel for an unbroken hour of adoration. In the … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Come Let us Bow Down compiled by LaVonne Neff

Mother Teresa on Confession compiled by Father Angelo D Scolozzi     The following passages are quotations of Mother Teresa from the book "Jesus, The Word to be spoken," compiled by Father Angelo D. Scolozzi. 1. Confession makes the soul strong because a really good confession—--the confession of a child in sin coming back to the Father—--always begets … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Confession compiled by Father Angelo D Scolozzi

Mother Teresa on Daily Reading compiled by Teresa de Bertodano       The following passages are taken from the book, “Daily Reading with Mother Teresa,” compiled by Teresa de Bertodano and published in 1993. 1. ONE WITH CHRIST We need to pray to be able to be so one with Christ, one with God that nothing will separate … Continue reading Mother Teresa on Daily Reading compiled by Teresa de Bertodano