Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Subtitle: a personal portrait
By: Leo Maasburg ; translated by Michael J. Miller
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: San Francisco [Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781586175559
Subjects: Missionaries of Charity; Biography; Nuns
Work titles: Mutter Teresa
Description: "Mother Teresa's life sounds like a legend. The Albanian girl who entered an Irish order to go to India as a missionary and became an "Angel of the Poor" for countless people. She was greatly revered by Christians as well as Muslims, Hindus and unbelievers, as she brought the message of Christian love for one's neighbor from the slums of Calcutta to the whole world. Fr. Leo Maasburg was there as her close companion for many years, traveling with her throughout the world and was witness to countless miracles and incredible little-known occurrences. In this personal portrait of the beloved nun, he presents fifty amazing stories about her that most people have never heard, wonderful and delightful stories about miracles, small and great, that he was privileged to experience at Mother Teresa's side. Stories of how, without a penny to her name, she started an orphanage in Spain, and at the same time saved a declining railroad company from ruin, and so many more. They all tell of her limitless trust in God's love, of the way the power of faith can move mountains, and of hope that can never die. These stories reveal a humorous, gifted, wise and arresting woman who has a message of real hope for our time. It's the life story of one of the most important women of the 20th century as it's never been told before."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "50 inspiring stories never before told"--Dust jacket.

Original German ed. published: Munich : Pattloch Verlag GmbH, c2010.

Includes bibliographical references.

Translation of: Mutter Teresa : die wunderbaren Geschichten.
Table of contents: title: Love at second sight; title: In the Vatican; title: How to order a saint; title: Mother Teresa's second vocation; title: The poor are wonderful people; title: Mother Teresa's business; title: Tell them about Jesus!; title: Do little things with great love; title: With the poorest of the poor; title: Contemplatives in the world; title: Disarmingly charming; title: How to grab a bull by the horns; title: Souls in need; title: In the Evil Empire; title: Soviet Christmas; title: Armenian adventure; title: With pilgrims, prostitutes, and politicians; title: Among Hindus and Muslims; title: A voice for the voiceless; title: It is His work!; title: Suffering and death; title: In the prime of her holiness; title: Mother Teresa lives!