NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "KIRKUS REVIEWS " An unforgettable spiritual autobiography about a search for meaning that begins alongside one of the great religious icons of our time and ends with a return to the secular world At seventeen, Mary Johnson saw Mother Teresa's face on the cover of "Time" and experienced her calling. Eighteen months later, she entered a convent in the South Bronx to begin her religious training. Not without difficulty, this bright, independent-minded Texas teenager eventually ...
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "KIRKUS REVIEWS " An unforgettable spiritual autobiography about a search for meaning that begins alongside one of the great religious icons of our time and ends with a return to the secular world At seventeen, Mary Johnson saw Mother Teresa's face on the cover of "Time" and experienced her calling. Eighteen months later, she entered a convent in the South Bronx to begin her religious training. Not without difficulty, this bright, independent-minded Texas teenager eventually adapted to the sisters' austere life of poverty and devotion, and in time became close to Mother Teresa herself. Still, beneath the white and blue sari beat the heart of an ordinary young woman facing the struggles we all share--the desire for love and connection, meaning and identity. During her twenty years with the Missionaries of Charity, Sister Donata, as she was known, grappled with her faith, her sexuality, the politics of the order, and her complicated relationship with Mother Teresa. Eventually, she left the church to find her own path--one that led to love and herself. Provocative, profound, and emotionally charged, "An Unquenchable Thirst" presents a rare, privileged view of Mother Teresa. At the same time, it is a unique and magnificent memoir of self-discovery. "From the Hardcover edition."
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Reading this memoir allowed me to feel the frustration of this young nun as she progressed through her life trying to do what she felt was her path to following God's plan for her life. She loses her enthusiasm as she constantly feels thwarted by church dogma and, not being allowed to enact plans to help those less fortunate. Being forced to accept past methods and being involved in cover-ups tests her resolve to follow "God's Plan."