To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 1982195622 ISBN13: 9781982195625 Release Date: September 2022 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Length: 288 Pages Weight: 0.95 lbs. Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.4" From a trusted advisor and devoted friend of Mother Teresa comes a "powerful" (The Washington Free Beacon) firsthand account of the miraculous woman behind the saint and a book that is "rich in reflection on contemporary sanctity" (George Weigel). Mother Teresa was one of the most admired women of the 20th century, and her memory continues to inspire charitable work around the world. She believed the greatest need of a human being is to love and be loved. In 1948, she founded the Missionaries of Charity to work directly with the very poorest of Calcutta. From the efforts of one woman entering the slums of Entally, the Missionaries of Charity grew into an organization operating soup kitchens, health clinics, hospices, and shelters in 139 countries, at no cost to any