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Veritas Bks.: Finding Calcutta : What Mother Teresa Taught Me about Meaningful Work and Service by Mary S. Poplin (2008, Trade Paperback)

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"Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are. . . . You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see." --Mother Teresa Lifelong educator Mary Poplin, after experiencing a newfound awakening to faith, sent a letter to Calcutta asking if she could visit Mother Teresa and volunteer with the Missionaries of Charity. She received a response saying, "You are welcome to share in our works of love for the poorest of the poor." So in the spring of 1996, Poplin spent two months in Calcutta as a volunteer. There she observed Mother Teresa's life of work and service to the poor, participating in the community's commitments to simplicity and mercy. Mother Teresa's unabashedly religious work stands in countercultural contrast to the limitations of our secular age. Poplin's journey gives us an inside glimpse into one of the most influential lives of the twentieth century and the lessons Mother Teresa continues to offer. Upon Poplin's return, she soon discovered that God was calling her to serve the university world with the same kind of holistic service with which Mother Teresa served Calcutta. Not everyone can go to Calcutta. But all of us can find our own meaningful work and service. Come and answer the call to find your Calcutta!

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Publisher
InterVarsity Press
ISBN-10
0830834729
ISBN-13
9780830834723
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66163792

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Book Title
Finding Calcutta : What Mother Teresa Taught Me about Meaningful Work and Service
Author
Mary S. Poplin
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Theology, Christian Life / Spiritual Growth, Personal Memoirs, Religious, Volunteer Work, Christian Life / Professional Growth
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion, Social Science
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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8.2in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
7.7 Oz

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Bx4406.5.Z8p665 2008
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If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be a worldly California academic curious enough to volunteer in Mother Teresa's Calcutta Mission, prepare to be surprised. After struggling to translate her experience there for a secular audience, Dr. Poplin has ended by translating her readers into Mother Teresa's own unfamiliar, spiritual dimension. Watch out--you will not be able to keep from meditating., Mary Poplin found her first Calcutta in India as she volunteered in Mother Teresa's ministry to the poorest of the poor. She found her second Calcutta in her own university as she returned to recognize that the poorest of the poor are not always those with no material wealth but those with no knowledge of God and nowhere to find it. The story of her transformed spiritual life segues beautifully into the story of her transformed academic life. An exciting book of great wisdom., A profound journey of the heart, head and hands in which Mary Poplin discovers her own 'Calcutta'--the classroom with its students in whom seeds of life must be sown for the life of the world to come., Finding Calcutta is a must read for anyone interested in learning more about Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta and understanding the dynamics behind their work and service., Mary Poplin seeks to integrate her experience with Mother Teresa into her work and life and to come together with others who hunger and thirst. This book can be a platform to gather those of us so disposed so that the flame is not lost and will continue to produce abundant fruit, fruits of eternal life., Mary Poplin takes us on a pilgrimage toward clarity about who we are and what our life amounts to. The pilgrimage is simultaneously through Calcutta and through the heart of the 'sophisticated' dynamics of university life in America. As it proceeds we gain a better understanding of the social forces that govern the university in the name of intellect--but falsely so. It will be of special help to those engaged in academic life, at whatever level. They will find here a guide who has been grasped by God and enabled to see that life and the surrounding cultural world for what they really are, and what under God they could be., Finding Calcutta is an intriguing journey of faith and insight as Mary Poplin discovers how to integrate her newfound faith into her well entrenched academic world. Her forthright approach is refreshingly honest without becoming an expose. Her practical understanding of Mother Theresa's faith and resultant purpose would be appreciated by Mother Theresa herself for the glory brought to God., While on one level, Finding Calcutta is a reflection of one woman's interaction with Mother Teresa and the Sisters of Charity, it is also a deeper call to the readers to discover their own 'Calcutta' and to live there with the same measure of abandon. The simplicity and focus of the sisters in Finding Calcutta helped me acknowledge that the small ways I move toward offering my life (even addressing those darn shopping addictions) can be as 'beautiful for God' as an irresistible revolution., Mary Poplin's pilgrimage of discovering Christ among the most vulnerable of the world's poor is an accessible and inspiring invitation to us all. Her honesty, thoughtfulness and reflections are an important provocation for those who find their realities separated from our sisters and brothers who suffer today. Mary does an excellent job of building the bridges between the insulated and isolated lack of experience of poverty in academia and the oppression and injustice on the streets of one of the world's poorest cities. Her interactions and stories of Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity are a true glimpse of grace and a sweet reminder that God is with and among those who suffer most. Honest, thoughtful and reflective, Finding Calcutta will challenge you to love more freely where you find yourself., In this poignant, elegant, humble memoir, Poplin gives us far more than Mother Teresa or even another Mother Teresa story. She gives us instead the Jesus and the Christianity that operated through Mother Teresa. Poplin's experience of finding Calcutta irrevocably changed her soul. It will change yours as well., Mary Poplin's spiritually nurturing account of her experiences with the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta is a loving portrait of a true work of God. In these pages readers encounter Mother Teresa's deep spiritual wisdom as a call to reflection, repentance and a renewed concern for 'the poorest of the poor' as bearers of Christ's image. There is spiritual refreshment here for believer and doubter alike., Having been the spiritual director of the Missionaries of Charity in Asia for many years, I read Mary Poplin's book with keen interest and fond memories of these remarkable women. Finding Calcutta is a love story between God and two women, Mother Teresa and the author. In describing her encounter and the lessons learned with 'God's pencil,' Mary Poplin has penned 'something beautiful for God.' This book not only captures the spirituality of Mother Teresa and her sisters but also reminds us of an important principle in spiritual formation that God taught its author: our own Calcutta is most often right smack where we are.
Table of Content
Introduction: Telling the Truth About Mother Teresa 1. Getting There 2. A Day in the Life of a Missionary of Charity 3. A Pencil in God's Hand 4. Whatever You Did for the Least of These, You Did for Me 5. The Church as Flawed and Finite 6. Do All Things Without Complaining or Disputing 7. It All Belongs to God 8. There Is Always Enough 9. The Vow of Poverty and Service to the Poor 10. The Vow of Obedience 11. The Vow of Chastity 12. Small Things with Great Love 13. Prayer Is Our First Work 14. The Missionaries and Miracles 15. If We Say We Have No Sin, the Truth Is Not in Us 16. Here God's Grace More Abounds 17. Sometimes We Get Lost When We Look at Numbers 18. Don't Give In to Discouragement 19. Mother Teresa's Dark Night of the Spirit 20. The Humor of Mother Teresa 21. Spreading the Fragrance of Christ 22. It Matters Not, He Is Forgiven 23. Fighting Abortion with Adoption 24. Give Until It Hurts 25. Revolutionaries for Love 26. Mother Teresa and the Body of Christ 27. The Uniqueness of Christ 28. Leaving Calcutta 29. Finding Calcutta 30. My Thoughts Are Not Your Thoughts Epilogue: Fall More in Love with Jesus Every Day
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2008-022649
Dewey Decimal
271/.97
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Veritas Bks.
Dewey Edition
22

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by rifleman52Sep 02, 2020
A wonderful book
Like many others, I bought this book to learn more about Mother Teresa. Sure, there are many insights about the person, Teresa, and her work. But it may not be what you think it would be. This is more about the author's personal journey to find herself and her own Calcutta so to speak. I sent a copy to other family members as well and enjoyed the book very much. Who knows? Maybe I'll find my own personal Calcutta too.
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