Father Stubna's Recommendations - test note
Contains bibliographic references.
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Available
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Publication
Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2008.
Physical description
222 p.; 21 cm
User reviews
LibraryThing member swivelgal
Finding Calcutta is a short book with a lot of substance. Poplin describes her experiences working with Mother Teresa in India. Her emphasis is on the spiritual experience as opposed to the physical experience. I would re-read this book and would also recommend it to a friend. Even for the fastest
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LibraryThing member lbudd
Finding Calcutta gave me a glimpse into the ministry of Mother Teresa and how her belief in Jesus Christ. She firmly believed what Jesus taught : when we help the poor, the hungry, the prisoners, the oppressed, we are helping Jesus. Jesus is present in the "distressing disguise of the poor." I
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found her statement: "God did not create poverty. We do, because we don't share" to be very convicting. I also appreciated the impact that Mother Teresa had on Mary Poplin. Poplin's discussion of worldviews and the exclusion of the Christian worldview at secular universities to be very engaging. Poplin gave a Veritas lecture at Pepperdine that is available on YouTube. In it she shows a 5 minute clip of Mother Teresa which was fascinating. Show Less
LibraryThing member deldevries
From the end of the Introduction: "... It is the story of how God used her and the Missionaries to cause a crisis in my own life which revealed more clearly my purpose and my calling. Mother [Teresa] called it 'finding your Calcutta'. "
Notable quotes:
Ch 3 "I never heard a Missionary of Charity say
Ch 6 Do All Things Without Complaining or Disputing
Ch 8 There Is Always Enough "Divine providence assumes that God has provided an abundance for every need."
Ch 10 The Vow of Obedience "The superior of each house, however, will remember that she is first for the sisters and next for the work."
Ch 13 Mother Teresa's business cards read "Love to pray -- feel often during the day the need for prayer and take trouble to pray. Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will grow big enough to receive Him and keep Him as your own.
Ch 18 "... statistically speaking, what Mother achieves is little, or even negligible. But then Christianity is not a statistical view of life. ... God is fond ... of doing much with little. ... He uses the simple to confound the wise, and the despised to become mighty."
Notable quotes:
Ch 3 "I never heard a Missionary of Charity say
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she could not do something."Ch 6 Do All Things Without Complaining or Disputing
Ch 8 There Is Always Enough "Divine providence assumes that God has provided an abundance for every need."
Ch 10 The Vow of Obedience "The superior of each house, however, will remember that she is first for the sisters and next for the work."
Ch 13 Mother Teresa's business cards read "Love to pray -- feel often during the day the need for prayer and take trouble to pray. Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will grow big enough to receive Him and keep Him as your own.
Ch 18 "... statistically speaking, what Mother achieves is little, or even negligible. But then Christianity is not a statistical view of life. ... God is fond ... of doing much with little. ... He uses the simple to confound the wise, and the despised to become mighty."
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