CatholicFatherOf2

Mother Teresa: Her Essential Wisdom

I seem to browse the book in Barnes & Noble quite often and lucky for them I almost always seem to find a book or two that look good. Well, on one of those trips, I came across the book “Mother Teresa: Her Essential Wisdom” edited by Carol Kelly-Gangi. The book has nothing but quotes from Mother Teresa. The quotes are broken down into a couple of dozen categories including love, charity, family life, religion and many more. The words that came from her mouth are truly inspirational but quite often very difficult to live up to. I have listed a few here just to wet your appetite. The book is a small digest sized hard back and is about 134 pages of brilliance. Unfortunately, the book seems to be out of print. I did find some copies available at Amazon.com, but I don't know how long they will last. Just do a search on the web and I am sure you will find many books filled with her wisdom.

• “Bring love into your homes. If you truly love God, start loving your son or your daughter and your spouse. And the elderly, where are they? In nursing homes! Why are they not with you? And where is the retarded child? In an institution! Why is he not with you? That child, young mothers and fathers, is a gift from God.”
  
• “Often we Christians constitute the worst obstacle for those who try to become closer to Christ; we often preach a gospel we do not live. This is the principle reason why people of the world don’t believe.”
  
• “There is only one God and he is God to all; therefore it is important that everyone is seen as equal before God. 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.”
  
• “Abortion destroys the image of God. It is the most terrible plague in our society, the greatest killer of love and peace. The little children still unborn have been created for bigger things: to love and be loved.”

posted by CatholicFatherOf2 @ 10:58 AM