Some years ago I read that Mother Teresa had told New York’s John Cardinal O’Connor that the best way for him to help her would be to pick up a broom and sweep. I was delighted. Here was a woman who helped the poor and called on influential leaders to do the same. When I read recently that Mother Teresa had gone years without feeling the presence of God, it came a (...)
The Last Word
My Dark Night
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