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lastpages really talked about what I thought this book was going to be about so I was a little disappointed but overall it was a good discussion about her.
My second time reading this in, Might need to read this annually, The last chapter gives me such perspective, courage and even a bit of faith, This was given to me because I have a fascination with Mother Teresa, She is a woman who made a choice to go and do the hardest work imaginable, Most of her early life is shrouded in mystery because she was born in Albania in the's, Later in her life, Albania had a brutal revolution and the Iron Curtain of Communism made finding out any information near impossible, And Mother Teresa deliberately chose not to tell about herself, keeping the focus on her current work,

However, this book is not a biography of her, This is a book talking about how you yes, you! can become a more loving person using her as your example, There were snippets from her life and discussions about some of the resistance that she faced, However, it was used as context to talk to the reader about overcoming their own personal challenges,

It's very short, onlypages, but it took me a bit to get through because my attention would wander, I'm not sure why. There were good points and it was thought provoking, But it just didn't quite have enough to hold my attention full through, Convicting. The most powerful thought for me was the fact that Mother Teresa would not give interviews, and would not talk much about herself, She only spoke of her ministry and of God, so that she was a reflection of Him, A pleasant book filled with uplifting insights, Easy and quick to read, Worth returning to for calming reminders on the small ways that we can show God's love to the world, even if we face the spiritual darkness endured by the beloved saint.
Hmmm. I am torn as to what to rate this book, I feel awful giving a book about my favorite Mother Teresa anything less than astar rating, but I guess I will have to rate thisand half.
This is probably due to my being a selfproclaimed Mother Teresa groupie, And I have read every book out there on her, This book in no way compares to Come Be My LightsitelinkCome Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta and The Secret Fire sitelinkMother Teresa's Secret Fire: The Encounter That Changed Her Life, and How It Can Transform Your Own, both of which are excellent.
I volunteered with Mother Teresa's sisters at a hospice and those are the two books they highly recommend, This book, however, is a good choice for the reader who has never read anything by or knows much about Mother Teresa, It's a good overview. This is another book that I picked up on a whim after spying it on a library shelf, I didnt know what to expect going in, but I absolutely loved it, The writing was interesting and I learned so much both about who Mother Teresa was and how I should be living my life, It was a bit surprising to me to read a book by a Catholic author and find myself in agreement with nearly everything that was written.
Being a member of another religion, I think we sometimes focus too much on our differing beliefs instead of seeing the many that we have in common.
An inspiring quick read and overview of all St, Mother Teresa taught us in her selfless service to our world, Thoroughly explained how we can become closer to Jesus and God through MTs actions and words, I was expecting a little more information on her dark nights, but did appreciate the explanation of MTs spiritual viewpoints of our world and spiritual connections to suffering.
Excellent Book! Inspirational

A remarkable telling of the truly incredible work and achievements of Mother Teresa,
Will change my life for which I am thankful, This book was okay. I was really hoping for more, The description was how it would help you conquer the slums of your heart and personally I didn't feel it really covered this, "The Love that made Saint Teresa" What a wonderful story on the life of an amazing woman and ambassador for Christ,
What was so special about Mother Teresa Why did everybody from Presidents and World leaders to your next door neighbour call her a living Saint.
She did not become a Saint because the Pope decided to declare her as such in Sept of, as she already was a saint in the work she was doing through her "Missionaries of Charity" the call on her life.
She was worthy because she practiced the Christlike virtues and lived by faith, hope and love, This had nothing to do with the Catholic Church for which she asked nothing of other than permission to go to the poor and dying on streets of Calcutta "Kolkata" only with the Sari and the sandels she wore, her bible and rosary.
Her Mission station an old abandoned building attached to one of Hinduism's most revered "Kaki" shrines the Hindu Goddess of death next to a municipal crematory.
In contrast she named her new home "Nirmal Hriday" Place of the Immaculate heart the Mother of Christ,
In our modern world the Global village of the information age with it's communication networks brought Mother Teresa's face into every living room and household at a time the message of the Gospel was being replaced by new global religion as with "New Age" and other such like freedom of choices.
In her, the collective memory of the world was once again tweaked to seeing the world as something of a false idol, If we take the word describing Mother Teresa's chosen denomination Catholicism, then therein lies the universal message of the Christ she was again portraying in her life for the word catholic means "whole" or "universal".
However unlike others taking centre stage she did not ask or want that attention, but in serving Christ as He would have amongst the poor and destitute.
Only through her work and committment to Him she became known the world over, from mansions in Hollywood to dirt hovels in Salvador, adopted as a mother to our world.

I have not yet finished reading the book but as you can see am inspired to again present the Gospel not as a religion but as the saving grace of God to the world, through Jesus Christ.

"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him", John:. Rev. ed. of: A revolution of love: the meaning of Mother Teresa, c. Really, I want to give this/stars, it's OK, but it's a bit contradictory in places to other Mother Teresa books I've read, especially a book of interviews she gave an Italian journalist.
In some places I felt Scott was reaching a bit in trying to make is thesis work, But it's a worthwhile addition to the Mother Teresa canon, The Love that Made Mother Teresa begins by speaking of Mother Teresa's beatification and the profound impact she had on each of the four popes she met.
The next chapters then discuss what makes a saint, how she became a saint the miracles she performed, and how some saints are different, i.
e. , saints with a global message, not just a local saint, The

next section of the book focuses on her childhood, formative years, her entry into the convent, and it even compared her to St, Therese of Lisieux. The section after this deals primarily with the Mother Teresa we all knew and loved, We see her forming the Missionary Sisters of Charity and helping the poor, What was most interesting to me was the chapter that showed a start contrast between the war that was going on globally and Mother Teresa helping those with peace and love.
The closing section deals with the darkness that Mother Teresa experienced at the end of her life, This is a very personal and hard to read section, but it is a truth worth reading,

This book is a mixture of biography and spiritual guidance, It not only tells of her life on earth, but also tells about the lasting impact she left on the lives of everyone she touched.
What's even more impressive is the impact she had on people like me, who never had a chance to meet her, but were inspired by her life and work from afar.
This is a book that all who love Mother Teresa should read, It is definitely worth picking up and reading before she becomes a saint on Septemberth, Librarian Note: There is than one author by this name in the Goodreads database, David Scott is a Los Angeles based scholar, writer, and editor with a special interest in religion and culture, Scott has held the top editorial positions at the nations largest independent Catholic newspaper, Our Sunday Visitor, and the worlds largest independent Catholic wire service, Catholic News Agency.
Currently he serves as Vice Chancellor for Communications for the Archbishop of Los Angeles, He lives in L. A. with his wife and their five children, Librarian Note: There is than one author by this name in the Goodreads database, David Scott is a Los Angeles based scholar, writer, and editor with a special interest in religion and culture, Scott has held the top editorial positions at the nation's largest independent Catholic newspaper, Our Sunday Visitor, and the world's largest independent Catholic wire service, Catholic News Agency.
Currently he serves as Vice Chancellor for Communications for the Archbishop of Los Angeles, He lives in L. A. with his wife and their five children, sitelink.