The Love of Christ: Spiritual Counsels

by Mother Teresa, Georges Gorrée (Editor), Jean Barbier (Editor)

Mother Tereasa gives insights into her work, the organization of her order and the lives of those who help her in her service to the poor and the suffering.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1982

About the author

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu[6] (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta,[7] was an Albanian-Indian[4] Roman Catholic nun and missionary.[8] She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.

In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counselling programmes, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor."[9]

Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and canonized by Pope Francis.

Reviews

[Colleen Fauchelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up Catholic it’s where my faith began. This is the first time I have read a Mother Teresa book. This book will challenge your soul. We do have to much focus on self and we are greedy for time, for nice things and for saving for retirement. For Mother Teresa her total focus was on God and the poor. What a beautiful soul she was. This is a short book but it packs a punch.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a little book, a sort of interview/overview of Mother Teresa. It includes a conversation of sorts where she states her view/mission, and has parts of letters written over the years. The major drawback to this book is the fact that it was published in 1982, before her death and so does not include an overview of her whole life's work.

[Angela Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a blessing to read words of someone whose love for God shines through her love for the poor.