Mother Teresa Resources

We have searched the web for Mother Teresa posters, art prints, books, and links to help you use the power of visual media to motivate, stimulate, inspire, and teach. We hope you find this information valuable in your study of Mother Teresa and her contribution to the creative process of Life!

BOOKS

Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge - First published in 1971, this classic work introduced Mother Theresa to the Western World, interpreting her life through the eyes of a modern-day skeptic who became literally transformed within her presence, describing her as ‘a light which could never be extinguised.’

Mother Teresa by Navin Chawla - First published in Great Britain in 1992, this biography--"hagiography" is a more appropriate term--includes many letters and rare photographs which provide a graphic and moving portrait of the Albanian nun whose work among the poorest of the poor in Calcutta has earned her worldwide acclaim, along with the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mother Teresa: A Simple Path - in her own words, Mother Teresa shares the thoughts and experiences that have led her to do her extraordinary charitable work.

Meditations from a Simple Path: Excerpted from A Simple Path - audio tape collection of excerpts from Mother Teresa’s inspirational bestseller A Simple Path.

Heart of Joy: The Transforming Power of Personal Giving - Themes of the generosity and dignity of the poor, service as a contemplative life-style rather than social action, and the tragedy of spiritual as well as material hunger and poverty are drawn from lectures, interviews, and conversations/letters addressed to co-workers. A challenging springboard to spiritual contemplation.

Faith and Compassion: The Life and Work of Mother Teresa by Raghu Rai, Navin Chawla - close examination of Mother Teresa’s religion and spirituality, a review of her life and work both in black and white photos and in written articles.

Mother Teresa (A & E Biography) by Amy Ruth

Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography by Kathryn Spink - goes beyond the public persona to examine the life of a modern-day saint. In the course of tracing Mother Teresa's life--from her birth in Albania to her years in Ireland and then India with the Loreto Sisters to the founding of her own order, the Missionaries of Charity--Spink explores the ramifications of her subject's life and work on the lives of those she labored for and with.

Works of Love Are Works of Peace: Mother Teresa of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity by Michael Collopy (Photographer) - comprehensive photographic documentation of the apostolic work and prayer life of the Missionaries. This illustrated prayer book portrays the peace and joy that can come when ‘small things’ are done with great love.

Suffering into Joy : What Mother Theresa Teaches About True Joy by Eileen Egan, Kathleen Egan (Contributor) - Filled with quotes and anecdotes demonstrating Mother Teresa's selfless compassion, this book communicates the paradox of the joy of unselfish love.

The Young Life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Claire Jordan Mohan, Jane Robbins (Illustrator), Rudolf Steiner - describes the young life of Mother Teresa in Yugoslavia, filled with joyful experiences and the people and events in her life which led her to be known as a living saint.

Mother Teresa: Beyond the Image by Anne Sebba - This biography- neither hatchet job nor hagiography- was completed before Mother Teresa’s death in September 1997.

VIDEO

Mother Teresa (1997) (A&E biograpghy video) - examines the temporal reality as well as the good works of the nun who devoted her life to the poorest of the world's poor.

Mother Teresa (video) covers five years of her work as the founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta,

Creative Connections:

Mother Teresa last visited the homeland of her parents April 25, 1993, when she attended the inauguration ceremony of the Great Cathedral in Shkodra, Albania alongside Pope John Paul II.