Love, Poverty, and Perfect Joy
Kerry Walters
August 1, 2023
When we learn to love something, we grow into our Godlikeness. We live fully, richly, joyfully.
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Kerry Walters
Kerry Walters is a professor of philosophy and peace and justice studies at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. He is a prolific author whose books include Saint Oscar Romero: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr and St. Teresa of Calcutta: Missionary, Mother, Mystic.
Mother Teresa: A Saint Who Conquered Darkness
Kerry Walters
July 28, 2020
This beloved saint wrestled with her own dark night of the soul.
Mother Teresa: A True Saint
Kerry Walters
September 6, 2017
In his autobiographical The Seven Storey Mountain, Thomas Merton remembers a conversation with poet Robert Lax.
Mother Teresa: From Holy Life to Eternal Life
Kerry Walters
April 17, 2017
One of the mainstays of Mother Teresa’s spirituality was a willingness to suffer in the service of others, to share their material poverty and, as she eventually came to believe, Christ’s passion. But in the final decade of her life, ill health was added to her burden of suffering. Years of backbreaking work finally caught up with her, and her body began to give way.