Tuesday, June 22, 2004
From Just Good Company: A Journal of Religion and Culture
There Are Many Mother Teresas
Leobard D’Souza
I have said to the Missionaries of Charity more times than they have probably wanted to hear, “There are many Mother Teresas.” I believe that firmly. In fact, I want to suggest today that the reason for her beatification (or canonization) is precisely that not only can she be imitated, but that she has been. She offers us a model of what we can do, and perhaps what we ought to do and today’s event is a reminder that our God is pleased with this kind of life.
Read the rest of the article here.
There Are Many Mother Teresas
Leobard D’Souza
I have said to the Missionaries of Charity more times than they have probably wanted to hear, “There are many Mother Teresas.” I believe that firmly. In fact, I want to suggest today that the reason for her beatification (or canonization) is precisely that not only can she be imitated, but that she has been. She offers us a model of what we can do, and perhaps what we ought to do and today’s event is a reminder that our God is pleased with this kind of life.
Read the rest of the article here.
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