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To love and be loved : a personal portrait of Mother Teresa / Jim Towey.

Towey, Jim, (author.).

Summary:
"Mother Teresa was one of the most admired women of the 20th century, and her memory continues to inspire charitable work around the world. She believed the greatest need of a human being is to love and be loved. In 1948, she founded the Missionaries of Charity to work directly with the very poorest of Calcutta. From the efforts of one woman entering the slums of Entally, the Missionaries of Charity grew into an organization operating soup kitchens, health clinics, hospices, and shelters in 139 countries, at no cost to any government or to those served. In 2016, she became Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Author Jim Towey had been a high-flying Congressional staffer and lawyer in the 1980s until a brief meeting with Mother Teresa illuminated the emptiness of his life. He began volunteering at one of her soup kitchens and using his legal skills and political connections to help the Missionaries of Charity. When Mother Teresa suggested he take shifts at her AIDS hospice, Towey realized he was all in. Soon, he gave up his job and possessions and became a full-time volunteer for Mother Teresa. He traveled with her frequently, arranged her meetings with politicians, and handled many of her legal affairs. To Love and Be Loved is a firsthand account of Mother Teresa's last years, and the first book ever to detail her dealings with worldly matters. We see her gracefully navigate the opportunities and challenges of leadership, the perils of celebrity, and the humiliations and triumphs of aging. We also catch her indulging in chocolate ice cream, making jokes about mini-skirts, and telling the President of the United States he's wrong. Above all, we see her extraordinary devotion to God and to the very poorest of His children. Mother Teresa taught Towey to be more prayerful, less selfish, more humble, less worldly, more in love with God, and less in love with himself. Her lessons are here for all to share." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1982195622
  • ISBN: 9781982195625
  • Physical Description: ix, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered plates of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: the Mother I knew -- Calcutta -- Meeting Mother -- To choose always the hardest -- Spiritual poverty -- A born entrepreneur -- A calling -- Mother of outcasts -- A human heart -- A joyful Christian -- In the palace -- Answering the critics -- In darkness as in light -- Saying goodbye -- Going home -- Saint Teresa of Calcutta -- Epilogue: the work goes on.
Subject: Teresa, Mother, Saint, 1910-1997.
Missionaries of Charity.
Christian women saints > India > Biography.
Nuns > India > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 12 total copies.
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Albright Memorial Library 92 TOWEY (Text) 50686016224060 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 271.97 T316T (Text) 85131001868471 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Frackville Free Public Library 92TE (Text) 30459000383929 Adult Non-fiction Available -
Harbaugh-Thomas Library (Biglerville) BIOG TERE (Text)
Endowment: Nancy G. Richardson Named Endowment, 2022
35740635875784 Biography Available -
Martinsburg Community Library 920 Tow (Text) 1OMAR00090135G Adult Nonfiction Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 92 TER TOW 2022 (Text) 31001101864933 Adult Biography Available -
Parkland Community Library B TERESA TOW (Text) 34422007270081 Adult Biography Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main Bio Teresa, M (Text) 33223009010371 Biography Available -
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