Suffering into Joy: What Mother Theresa Teaches About True Joy

by Mother Teresa

"Suffered into Joy provides us with pungent insights of Mother Teresa, which can draw us out of a type of suffering that stifles all hope and into holy joy and compassion for others"......Dr. Ronda Chervin, Author of the Kiss from the Cross.

Genres: Religion, Spirituality, Nonfiction

156 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu[6] (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta,[7] was an Albanian-Indian[4] Roman Catholic nun and missionary.[8] She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.

In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counselling programmes, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor."[9]

Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and canonized by Pope Francis.

Reviews

[Eva Siagian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fakta yang saya tahu tentang Bunda Teresa adalah beliau salah satu peraih Nobel Perdamaian.
Tidak ada alasan jelas untuk membaca buku ini, hanya kebetulan saya membacanya. Alhasil saya mengenal pribadi dari seorang wanita yang memiliki kerendahan hati dan kelemahlembutan luar biasa ini bahkan ya saya rasa saya memahami dirinya setelah saya membaca pernyataannya, "Mereka adalah Yesus. Semua orang adalah Yesus yang menyamar dalam penderitaan."
Buku ini cukup baik untuk saya secara spiritual bukan secara agamis.

[Shawna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I believe Mother Teresa is the most admirable person who ever lived. She is one of my biggest role models. This book gave glimpse at her life and philosophies, but it was a little all over the place. Still a good read.