Mother Theresa: A crisis of faith

Jesus has a very special love for you. As for me, the silence and the emptiness is so great that I look and do not see, listen and do not hear.— Mother Teresa to the Rev. Michael Van Der Peet, September 1979

There are few figures in my lifetime as powerful as the frail Mother Theresa of Calcutta. When a conversation about genuine "goodness" in humanity arises, inevitably we end up citing her example. The unconditional love for her fellow man that she would exhibit has universally been lauded as a testament to the power of the faith in Christ. However, her most intimate letters written to confessors...give us a new light by which to see her.

In this well written piece by Time Magazine, we find a Mother Theresa who is filled with an intense longing for Christ. She seems consumed with an emptiness within her at the same time that she is caring for the needy. We see a woman who greets recognition of her work with an almost guilt...as if she is committing some type of sin making her even less worthy of the one she loves.

Knowing that my descriptions can in no way do it any justice, I'll just say that it's truly a fascinating article which is very much worth reading.

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1655415,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-world