--- In [email protected], Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Two thing bother me about this (not the post, but the > Mother T. story!) First, all this info is from her > confessor which is supposed to be private. What > business is it of his to publish this stuff?
She had asked that the correspondence be kept private, but the Church itself overruled her (not her confessors). Two, I > don't know the context of any of her letters to him. > This was her extremely private spiritual struggle, not > meant for others to consume for their entertainment. > For someone who did not feel the presence of God, she > certainly behaved and acted more like a saint than any > of us miserable sinners. I suspect that's exactly why the Church wanted the letters published, to demonstrate that you don't have to be a saint in the experiential sense to be saintly in terms of what you do for others. Clearly, the Church wouldn't have allowed the letters to be published if it thought they reflected badly on her. The Church probably felt they would make her seem quite heroic, especially in terms of how she dealt the situation. I didn't find the article "entertaining" per se (I haven't read the book), but it was extremely thought-provoking. If you see any other commentary on the book, I'd be interested to know about it. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people feel as you do. And do read the article I linked to; you may find it's not as bad as you think. RIP in the heart of God, Mama > T. you deserve it more than anyone else. > > --- authfriend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Time magazine has a startling article by David van > > Biema, > > "Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith," examining a new > > book > > of her correspondence with her various spiritual > > directors. Apparently, unknown to anyone but these > > correspondents, from the beginning of her mission to > > tend the poor in Calcutta, she completely lost any > > sense > > of the presence of God, except for one five-week > > break > > early in this period of her life where it returned > > temporarily, only to disappear for good. For the > > rest of > > her life, says van Biema, she was "tormented by > > spiritual > > darkness." > > > > That's pretty amazing. How she learned to live with > > this > > is a fascinating tale: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/23kudz > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. > http://sims.yahoo.com/ >
