We are all busy (or so it seems), reliably busier than we ought to be. There seems to be little time to read for inspiration. However, quality Catholic reading is necessary if we are to grow in our journey with the Lord.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was canonized as a saint by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016. If you would like to know more about – and be steadily inspired by – the life of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, here are recommendations for some relatively short (250 pages or fewer), yet impactful, books. Of course, these are only a few of the multiple available worthwhile titles on the life and ministry of Mother Teresa.
These selections promise to draw you closer to the Lord by way of the beautiful Christian example of Saint Teresa of Calcutta. (And in case you are really busy, they are listed in order of page number, from least to greatest! However, just remember that “the last will be first, and the first will be last” [Matthew 20:16].)
1. CTS Biographies: Mother Teresa
by Jim Gallagher (2003, Ignatius Press); 78 pages
2. Bringing Lent Home with Mother Teresa: Prayers, Reflections, and Activities for Families
by Donna Marie Cooper-O’Boyle (2012, Ave Maria Press); 96 pages
3. Mother Teresa: In the Heart of the World – Thoughts, Stories, and Prayers
by Becky Benenate (1997, New World Library); 112 pages
4. Mother Teresa’s Prescription: Finding Happiness and Peace in Service
by Paul Wright, M.D. (2006, Ave Maria Press); 128 pages
5. Unmasking Mother Teresa’s Critics
by Bill Donohue (2016, Sophia Institute Press); 128 pages
6. The Love that Made Mother Teresa: How Her Secret Visions and Dark Nights Can Help You Conquer the Slums of Your Heart
by David Scott (2016, Sophia Institute Press); 144 pages
7. Mother Teresa: Her Essential Wisdom
by Carol Kelly-Gangi (editor) (2006, Fall River Press); 144 pages
8. Mother Teresa’s Reaching Out in Love: Stories Told by Mother Teresa
by Edward Le Joly and Jaya Chaliha (editors) (2002, Sterling Publishing); 164 pages
9. Mother Teresa: No Greater Love – The Most Accessible and Inspirational Collection of Her Teachings Ever Published
by Becky Benenate (2000, MJF Books); 206 pages
10. Blessed Mother Teresa: Her Journey to Your Heart
by T.T. Mundakel (2005, Liguori Publications); 224 pages
11. Works of Love Are Works of Peace: Mother Teresa of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity
by Michael Collopy (1996, Ignatius Press); 224 pages
12. Mother Teresa’s Lessons of Love and Secrets of Sanctity
by Susan Conroy (2003, Our Sunday Visitor); 240 pages
