I Loved Jesus in the Night: Teresa of Calcutta—A Secret Revealed
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612618952 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mother Teresa Great book. Learned a lot about Mother Teresa and what she was going through.. A book of great depth I must admit that when I received this book I was taken back by its size. I had expected a book much larger. However, the saying that "Great things can be found in small packages" proved true once again. With great humility, Paul Murray expains what it means to experience "noche oscura" also known as "dark night". His writing challenges the secular interpretation of Mother Theresa's writing by helping us to understand its profound significance in regard to her progression of faith. This. "I thank God that someone at my library put this little book on the New Books shelf, and that I picked it up." according to Marianne Bacon. This little book is by far the most meaningful reflection about Mother Teresa that I have ever seen. In elegant economy, it opens the meaning of her life. This book carries us over a frontier, like all great books. It will be profoundly helpful to me, and I will return to it again and again, the way I do to Bernard Bro's deep reflection on Therese of Lisieux, THE LITTLE WAY.(Thank you, librarian, for setting it out on a feature shelf, and thank you , God, for sending me to the library,
And something else as well - revelations of Mother Teresa's sense of humor! “This book is easy to read and gives insights into the spiritual life and relationship with Jesus that drove this carrier of God's love to serve the poorest of the poor.” —Catholic Missourian. Sharing anecdotes and first-hand experiences, Paul Murray offers a glimpse into why Mother Teresa could declare, in one of her letters, that if ever she were to "become a saint," she would surely be one of "darkness." This very personal yet powerful book is an attempt to come to
But I’m going to return here, Peter. I Loved Jesus in the Night tells of Dominican Father Paul Murray’s encounter with Mother Teresa as well as his reflection on her spirituality which she herself described as a spirituality of darkness. Murray offers an insightful glimpse into the psychology not only of holiness, but of contemplation as well. And I’m going to fill this heave of yours with all of my people from the slums!”—Carl McColman, A Contemplative Faith Blog.