Summary
When William Faulkner published "The Sound and the Fury" -- which many consider his masterwork -- he included a brief description of the characters to help people deal with the density of the book. Next to the name Dilsey, the "mammy," he simply wrote, "Dilsey endured." "Enduring" was a virtue Faulkner revered. So, no doubt, he most certainly would have revered Mother Teresa, the Catholic "Saint of the Gutters."
In a new biography of the Calcutta nun, her letters reveal a woman at wit's end when it comes to spiritual feelings. For 50 years she helped the dead and dying in India while groping in the darkness for a single spark of light. Over time she learned to accept her feelings of "darkness" as a new way of empathizing with the destitute of the world. Some say her struggle undermines her credibility. Others say it simply adds more luster to her life.See the full content of this document
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A Lesson in Spiritual Enduranc
We vote for the latter.
For Christian believers, of course, feeling abandoned by God sometime...See the full content of this document
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