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"The world was shocked when the letters of Mother Teresa were published last year for the first time. The media focused attention at once on the unexpected phenomenon of darkness in the life of the saint, the astonishing revelation that, for decades, Mother Teresa had struggled mightily with belief in God. To some, this seemed to lend support to the arguments of the 'new atheists.' But what we are offered in this beautiful book is, at last, a serious...
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"In this intimate and moving graphic memoir, Teresa Wong writes and illustrates the story of her struggle with postpartum depression in the form of a letter to her daughter Scarlet. Equal parts heartbreaking and funny, Dear Scarlet perfectly captures the quiet desperation of those suffering from PPD and the profound feelings of inadequacy and loss. As Teresa grapples with her fears and anxieties and grasps at potential remedies, coping mechanisms,...
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Lives of great religious books volume 31
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The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila is among the most remarkable accounts ever written of the human encounter with the divine. The Life is not really an autobiography at all, but rather a confession written for inquisitors by a nun whose raptures and mystical claims had aroused suspicion. Despite its troubled origins, the book has had a profound impact on Christian spirituality for five centuries, attracting admiration from readers as diverse as mystics,...
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Great souls volume 4
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Follow the life of the young Catholic girl who would go on to inspire the world with her example of compassion for the poor. Those who knew Mother Teresa also speak about her life and work in India.
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During her lifelong service to the poor, Mother Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all religions; her ... contributions to the care of thousands whom nobody else was prepared to look after have been recognized and acclaimed throughout the world. Little was known, however, about her own spiritual heights, or her struggles. This collection of her writing and reflections, almost all of which have never been made public before, sheds light...
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"Part biography and part spiritual reading, these pages bring to light littleknown stories from Mother Teresa?s life that will help you to grow in your love of God. You will learn her approach to reading Scripture, what enabled her to persevere through agonizing nights, and the remarkable? some would say mystical? events that led her to start the Missionaries of Charity."--Publisher's website.
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Christian mysticism is the immediate and personal consciousness or union with the Absolute Reality, i.e., God. This experience, being internal and personal, is offered to us through writings, autobiographies, poems, and analyses that guide our understanding of the mental discipline which leads to the mystical experience and its effects on the life of the mystic. We venture into this territory with the help of the mystic and poet, Saint John of the...
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BBC broadcaster Edward Stourton was ushered into a room in one of Europe's most celebrated libraries, and shown a pile of papers so sensitive that only a handful knew they existed. They were the intimate letters of a saint, Pope John Paul II, to a Polish-American woman. This documentary reveals these letters to the world for the first time -- opening an unprecedented window into the inner life of a man in the act of making history.
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