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Agnes Gonxha Bojaxiu (mother Teresa) was born on August 26, 1910 in Albania. As a child she was fascinated by stories of the lives of missionaries, so by age 12 she was convinced that she would commit herself to a religious life. She left home at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto as a mostrar mais missionary. She went to the Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland to learn English, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach school in India. She took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. It was at that time she chose the name Teresa after Therese de Listeux - the patron saint of missionaries. It was in 1946 when Mother Teresa received what she describes as "the call within the call" while traveling to Loreto convent in Darjeling from Calcutta for a retreat. She felt she was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them. She started her missionary work in 1948 and replaced her traditionary Loreto habit with a white sari with blue border. She was a Catholic nun of India. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. She ministered to the poor, sick and orphaned for over 45 years while expanding the Missionaries of Charity. By the 1970's she was well known as a humanitarian for the poor due partly to a book and documentary Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India's highest civilian honor the Bharat Ratna in 1980. Throughout her years as a missioonary Mother Teresa felt the need to create a home for orphaned children so she opened the Nirmala Shishu Bhavan, the Children's Home of the Immaculate Heart, as a haven for orphans and homeless youth. She also opened the first Home for the Dying in Calcutta. With the help of Indian officials she converted an abandoned Hindu temple into the Kalighat Home for the Dying. Her Missionaries of Charity expanded to 610 missions with over 4000 sisters in 123 countries by 1997. Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 form complications from two previous heart attacks and a bout with malaria. She was granted a state funeral by the Indian government in gratitude for her service to the poor of all religions in India. mostrar menos

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Obras por Mother Teresa

A Simple Path (1995) 1,151 exemplares
No Greater Love (1989) 807 exemplares
Mother Teresa: In My Own Words (1996) 726 exemplares
Words to Love by (1983) 239 exemplares
Total Surrender (1989) 156 exemplares
Meditations from a Simple Path (1996) 149 exemplares
Loving Jesus (1991) 124 exemplares
Love: A Fruit Always in Season (1987) 110 exemplares
Heart of Joy (1779) 104 exemplares
One Heart Full of Love (1988) 99 exemplares
Praying With Saint Teresa (1988) 44 exemplares
The Blessings of Love (1996) 32 exemplares
Mary: Mother of Reconciliations (1987) 32 exemplares
Stories Told by Mother Teresa (2000) 26 exemplares
The Face of God 11 exemplares
Orar. Su pensamiento espiritual (1997) 8 exemplares
Living the Word (1989) 7 exemplares
Tú me das el amor (1994) 6 exemplares
La mia vita (1998) 5 exemplares
La mia regola (1997) 5 exemplares
La Joie du don (1975) 5 exemplares
La gioia di darsi agli altri (1979) 5 exemplares
Palabras blancas (1997) 3 exemplares
Preghiera (1992) 3 exemplares
Mother Teresa 3 exemplares
Vía crucis (1986) 3 exemplares
Love, Joy, Peace (1998) 3 exemplares
Tudo Comeca com a Prece (2008) 2 exemplares
Mi legado (Spanish Edition) (2005) 2 exemplares
Hjärtats tysta bön (1983) 2 exemplares
La Joie du don (1997) 2 exemplares
Il ‰mio libro di preghiere (2004) 2 exemplares
Breviario (2003) 2 exemplares
Misli, anegdote, molitve (2004) 2 exemplares
Rozważania na każdy dzień (2003) 2 exemplares
Mor Teresas visdom (1991) 1 exemplar
Tu m'apportes l'amour (1977) 1 exemplar
Sadovi ljubezni 1 exemplar
Mit der Liebe Gottes (2003) 1 exemplar
Face of God, The 1 exemplar
Vivi la vita 1 exemplar
Beati voi (1-2-3) 1 exemplar
Life in the Spirit 1 exemplar
Faith Moments: Mother Teresa (2013) 1 exemplar
AMAD HASTA QUE DUELA (1994) 1 exemplar
Words to Live By 1 exemplar
La vita è 1 exemplar
Con tanto amore: pensieri (2016) 1 exemplar
Madre Teresa 1 exemplar
Joy in Loving, The 1 exemplar
Kreuzweg 1 exemplar
Geen groter liefde (1998) 1 exemplar
Niets dan liefde (1993) 1 exemplar
Happiness 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Wise Women: Over Two Thousand Years of Spiritual Writing by Women (1996) — Contribuidor — 201 exemplares
Sex, God, and Marriage (1996) — Prefácio — 186 exemplares
Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith (2010) — Contribuidor — 143 exemplares
Following the Call: Living the Sermon on the Mount Together (2021) — Contribuidor — 59 exemplares
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science (1984) — Contribuidor — 52 exemplares

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Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.
I loved Where there is Love, which was a collection of Mother Teresa's thoughts, so this was more of the same and just as wonderful. Even if not everything aligns with you or resonates with you, you will find something beautiful here.
 
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KallieGrace | 7 outras críticas | Feb 27, 2024 |
There were some sections that touched me deeply and inspired me, and then other sections that I just felt like I was trudging through. Overall it was a good read and I would recommend it to anyone wishing to pause from the normalcy of self absorption and imagine a place where the needs of others are paramount.
 
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Gadfly82 | 8 outras críticas | Feb 16, 2024 |
Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.
A beautiful and inspiring collection of Mother Teresa's words. Her thoughts will keep touching people of all walks of life and all cultures. Every entry is a blessing to the reader.
 
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CastellumLibrandi | 7 outras críticas | Jan 13, 2024 |
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This book is a gem for anyone of any faith who is looking to deepen their relationship with God, no matter what name you use for Him. I was raised Catholic and now am a practicing Gaudiya Vaishnava, or what is colloquially known as a Hare Krishna. Here's one of my favorite of the prayers or quotes so far, "Some call him Ishwar, some call him Allah, some simply God, but we all have to acknowledge that it is He who made us for greater things: to love and be loved. What matters is that we love. We cannot love without prayer, and so whatever religion we are we must pray together." (p8)

I found this book deepening my faith in the Lord in so many ways. The prayers and thoughts of Saint Teresa are separated into themes that are very accessible:
*the need to pray *starting with silence *like a little child *opening your heart *ending in silence *the fruit of prayer. As I read, I kept pausing to take pictures of excerpts to share with friends or turning down the corners of the page for later reference. I can see myself using some of these quotes or prayers in paintings or writing them in cards when giving gifts to friends.

This is a book I will be keeping to reread many times especially when I need inspiration when it comes to deepening my prayer. I'm also looking forward to finding out which friends don't have this book so I can gift it to them.

Heartily recommend this book again for people of all faiths who are open to deepening their prayer and faith using the words of a saintly person.
… (mais)
 
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paolasp | 7 outras críticas | Jan 4, 2024 |

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