As I looked around that room in Washington, filled with so many powerful people, I realized that one day in Mother Teresa’s life brought more good to the face of the earth than all our efforts combined for a lifetime. It was utterly ludicrous, stepping out of a chauffeured White House limousine to go hear [...]
Today, on her feast day, it is good to remember that true Christian faith is not merely literary and not always beautiful. Its protagonists might possess, as Malcolm Muggeridge said of Mother Teresa, “homely features.” They may not be clever or gifted. But, if they are willing to do as God wants, they too can [...]
I am glad that the saints continue to be an inspiration to writers and filmmakers. We shouldn’t resent them trying to make great art with these holy lives. But as one sometimes “had to be there” to get the point of certain stories, it would seem that for some fictional depictions to succeed, you really [...]