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This is the book that Mother Teresa wanted written.

"I waited in silence for an answer. Mother looked up and said, yes it is true. Then after a pause, she added, And one day you must tell the others...."-- Author Joseph Langford, co-founder of Mother Teresa's priests community.

Thirty years after her Nobel Peace Prize, five years since her beatification, and one year since the media-generated controversy regarding her dark night, Mother Teresa's message was never more important than it is today.

She continues to be a worldwide icon for Christians and non-Christians alike who long for something larger than our daily routines, something more meaningful and sustaining than anything money, fame or power can buy. She is a symbol of the nobility of the human spirit and every person's capacity to do extraordinary things.

At age 38, Mother Teresa broke out of her safe and reliable routine as a grade school teacher. With only 5 rupees to her name, she began going daily into the slums of Calcutta. By the time of her death in 1997, her Missionaries of Charity had spread to more than 120 countries and touched millions of lives.

What was it that caused this transformation? What special qualities did she have that moved her into action? How do we account for her universal impact from such extreme, humble conditions? What was it in her that touched so many so deeply?

Mother Teresa's Secret Fire provides the answers and what they mean for you.

With the help of her trusted friend and the co-founder of her missionaries of Charity Priests' community, walk in the footsteps of Mother Teresa to understand the depths of her spirituality. This is the message she asked Joseph Langford to share with the world.

Let her message guide you to the most neglected realms of your own spirit. Discover the inspiration, insight and instruction to transform your everyday life in the same way Mother Teresa transformed hers.

"Father Joseph Langford has given the world a book that goes to the core of Mother Teresa's Christian soul with relevance for peoples of all religions."
-- Rev. John J. Keane, S.A., Ecumenical Officer for Friars of the Atonement

"This is the book on Mother Teresa we have been waiting for. An outstanding achievement."
-Paul Murray, O.P. , Internationally renowned author, preacher, and professor of Spirituality

"In Secret Fire, Father Joseph Langford sets the record straight on her dark night."
- Monica Yehle, Editor, MISSION, Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States

"The beauty of her example and life surrendered to the will of God is an inspiration."
- Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archdiocese of Boston