Praying is more important than eating because your soul is more important than your body. Only prayer can save the world because nothing can ever cure our sick world except saints, and saints are never made except by prayer. Prayer makes saints … [Read more...]
Mother Teresa teaches us that loss of self leads to discovery of the soul. On prayer: My secret is very simple: I pray. Through prayer I become one in love with Christ. I realize that praying to Him is loving Him. Perfect prayer does not … [Read more...]
From Marie Annie Mayeski's introduction to the book: The Reed of God gives flesh and spirit to solid theological affirmations about Mary. Houselander presents Mary for our contemplation as one that is at home in our world. Her interpretation of … [Read more...]
Experiencing Father's embrace is all about choosing to accept our mission in life -- the purpose for which God created us. He has created us to experience His love and to make it known to our families and nations. The Prodigal Father Prodigal … [Read more...]
Looking for a Shepherd by Fr Robert Barron Jeremiah prophesying at a very difficult time. Foreign army threatening Israel's very existence. Jeremiah railing against bad leadership of Israel: "Woe to the shepherds... "I myself will gather the … [Read more...]
"If I ever become a Saint - I will surely be one of 'darkness.' I will continually be absent from Heaven - to light the light of those in darkness on earth." ~ MT This book reveals the "terrible darkness" that Mother Teresa lived in - the … [Read more...]
Purpose of the Book: The world has lost its story - the big Story that helps to answer the lingering questions every human faces: Who am I really? Why am I here? What does God want of me? “With every step of our lives we enter into the middle of some … [Read more...]
Malcolm Muggeridge, a BBC journalist, wrote a very popular book on Mother Teresa in 1971. After conducting a TV interview that became unexpectedly popular across the world, Muggeride became close friends with MT and was profoundly influenced by her … [Read more...]
We have arrived in Kolkata! The trip to Kolkata was quite a challenge. The 10 hour flight to Frankfurt with a 3 hour layover, then 10 hour flight to New Delhi, arriving at 1am and hanging out in the airport until our 7 am flight to Kolkata. 30 … [Read more...]
Well, the time has finally come to depart to Calcutta, India. Last night was the first time I could sense that this trip is actually going to happen. Although I had read Susan Conroy's book about her volunteer experience in Calcutta, spoken to … [Read more...]
