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Most people living in the last quarter of the twentieth century knew Mother Teresa by name and appearance. They could also identify her as the saint of the gutters of Calcutta. Two years after her death, she was still recognized as "the most admired person of the century." So, what is there still to say about her? Quite a bit, as it turns out. The story of both her public and private lives remains little known, and we continue to grapple with the extraordinary things she did, as well as the way that she interpreted the vocation of any would-be follower of Jesus.
This biography shows Mother Teresa as the first great saint of television. We came to know her on the screen, and, as such, we felt we knew her in a way that we could not have known the saints before her. Presented in three parts, this biography looks at the preparation, the call, and the legacy of the extraordinary woman whom Pope Francis named Saint Teresa of Calcutta in 2016.
Contents
Contents
Introduction ix
Chronology xvii
Part I: Preparation
Chapter One
Growing Up in Albania 3
Chapter Two
Sisters of Loreto 11
Chapter Three
Saintly Precedents 16
Part II: Call
Chapter Four
Going to India 25
Chapter Five
Discovering the Poor 32
Chapter Six
Missionaries of Charity 40
Chapter Seven
Nirmal Hriday 49
Chapter Eight
Working with Mother Teresa 58
Part III: Legacy
Chapter Nine
Celebrity 65
Chapter Ten
Living as an Indian, Traveling the World 78
Chapter Eleven
Facing Critics 86
Chapter Twelve
Dogged Determination 102
Chapter Thirteen
The Dark Night in Context 112
Chapter Fourteen
Rapid Sainthood 124
Conclusion: The Afterlife 131
Acknowledgments 133
Notes 135
Books and Films about St. Teresa 153
Index 158
