I could have been the same teenager making the decision that Mary made. I didn't do it though and for most of my adult life, the question of just how far I should take my faith lingered. I often thought, "If there are people in the world brave enough to do the things like what Mother Teresa did, shouldn't my life and my faith look like that?"
Mary's book eased this question more than any other experience I have had. An Unquenchable Thirst is about her journey and yet, the way she writes, I couldn't help but be on my own. She did this by befriending me with her thoughtful and intimate disclosure of her life in the order and emboldened me through her courageous discernment. I have 4 kids running around my house - and I still managed to read it in a week. When I did, I wanted the sequel. An Unquenchable Thirst was written with such craft and integrity that it gave me a window into a life I thought was meant to have. In doing so, it opened an entire veranda of what is still possible.
Thank you for telling your story. Please keep telling it.
Catherine Wiecher Brunell is a pastoral minister of the everyday. Her life's work is about finding meaning in ordinary things by teaching and practicing faith. She has a master's degree in pastoral ministry from Boston College. She lives in Natick, Massachusetts, with her four children and husband.
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