St. Teresa of Calcutta

Radical Saints: Teresa of Calcutta

Melanie Rigney July 9, 2020

Born August 26, 1910, in North Macedonia | Died September 5, 1997, in IndiaCanonized September 4, 2016 | Feast Day: September 5 Teresa’s Radical Gift …

artistic rendering of St. Teresa of Calcutta

St. Teresa of Calcutta: A Mystic for Our Times

Christopher Heffron May 20, 2020

A visionary, Mother Teresa comforted the sick as they wrestled with death. No person was beyond her capacity for love and compassion.

Members of the Missionaries of Charity attend a service marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata in this Aug. 26, 2010, file photo. Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa, paving the way for her canonization in 2016. (CNS photo/Deshakalayan Chowdhur, Reuters pool)

Learning from St. Teresa of Calcutta

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 10, 2020

When she was declared a saint, did Mother Teresa strut around heaven and rub it in that she has been officially recognized whereas most of the other souls there have not? Unlikely. We formally recognize saints not for their benefit, but for ours.

Lent with the Saints | Mother Teresa

Lent with the Saints: Teresa of Calcutta

Greg Friedman, OFM March 20, 2020

No list of lenten saints would be complete without Mother Teresa of Calcutta. I was fortunate enough to see her in person in June 1981.

Mother Teresa embraces a child

Fr. Gary Caster on Mother Teresa

Fr. Gary Caster January 4, 2019

Fr. Gary Caster will be the first to admit that his life has been touched by countless moments of grace. One memory in particular stands out.

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.