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FD of St Teresa of Calcutta. Video based on my reflections. youtu.be/C0hfDJXxZTU
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Long after her death the publication of Mother Teresa’s diaries revealed that after she had received her original call to found the Missionaries of Charity she had spent most of her life in a state of spiritual darkness, even doubting God’s existence. Yet she persisted.
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She came to see her darkness as part of her vocation. “If I ever become a saint—I will surely be one of ‘darkness.’ I will continually be absent from heaven—to light the light of those in darkness on earth.”
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You don't know me but I've read many of the Spiritual Masters series. I read all your reflections. I want to thank you for your work in the world. It makes a significant difference in the life and thought of the worldwide church. In my life and in my writing. Thank you.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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