Blessed Are You: Mother Teresa and the Beatitudes

by Eileen Egan

great condition

143 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1992

About the author

Journalist and peace activist. Born in Wales in 1911. To USA in 1926. Graduated from Hunter College in New York City. Worked for Catholic Relief Services for many years, helping war refugees and others in many countries. Met Mother Teresa of Calcutta in 1955 and became her biographer. Marched with Dr. Martin Luther King and worked with Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement. Died in New York City.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely beautiful book!
I have been using this as part of my Advent reading this year.
It combines the beatitudes with little bio sketches of Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity along with some short reflections about living the beatitudes.

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is an inspiring book. It only takes a short time to read. Each chapter starts with a scriptural reference from the Beatitudes and then is followed by stories, examples or reflections from Mother Teresa and her life's experiences. I'm not Catholic but I certainly have great respect for Mother Teresa and her life's work. She truly was a Saint. Reading this book has restored my faith in the Nobel Peace Prize which she rightfully earned. I marked several pages and will reread this book from time to time.

[Scorpio4mom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much about her. Bless her soul.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this little book. I carried it around in my purse and pulled it out whenever I had a minute. It is filled with the warmth and wisdom of the scriptures (specifically Jesus' Beatitudes) and of Mother Teresa who spent all of her life and engery caring for the poor and suffering. This is an uplifting book. Highly recommended for those who like to read uplifting things.

[A.C. Bauch · Rating 4 out of 5]

i knew little about the specifics of mother teresa's life, and this book (which was a gift) provided a nice introduction. i loved the structure, which expounded on the beatitudes by showing how mother teresa's life exemplified them.

i would like to read more about her, so i've added malcolm muggeridge's something beautiful for God to my reading list.

[Connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing, inspirational, a life-changing way to look at your life.

[JENNIFER COOK · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short easy read. Good story of Mother Teresa. Would like to have had more development of some of the stories though.