E158: What Was It Like Being Mother Teresa's Friend? w/Jim Towey

The Lila Rose Podcast

What was it like to be a close personal friend of Mother Teresa? How did she handle a demanding schedule while still giving genuine attention to every person she encountered? What was her spiritual darkness like? Today I sit down with Jim Towey, author of “To Love and Be Loved” and former attorney for Mother Teresa. We talk about this wonderful saint (one of my biggest inspirations!) and what her heroic life was like. We explore the secret to her powerful influence over politicians and celebrities, and how her humor, humility, and deep compassion for the marginalized have solidified her legacy as one of history's greatest humanitarians.

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00:00 - Intro

02:25 - How did you meet Mother Teresa?

04:56 - How was she around people of power/authority?

11:20 - Good Ranchers

12:53 - 1994 National Prayer Breakfast

17:29 - Meeting with Hillary Clinton

21:29 - Pastry that looked like mother

25:12 - Mother Teresa helped you discern marriage?

26:50 - Best Catholic joke

30:21 - What would her advice be to young moms/women?

34:16 - Did Mother Teresa give advice for lay women?

36:11 - Hallow

37:55 - Spiritual Darkness

45:28 - Aging with Dignity

49:08 - What is assisted suicide?

57:43 - Mother Teresa’s advice for this audience