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...Believing that everything is part of God's master plan affords them the complacency of accepting the most terrible of tragedies. It is with the deepest respect that I read about the struggle of the real Mother Teresa, who, it now appears, had no such crutch. This was a person who soldiered on because she was a good and caring human helping her fellow man endure senseless suffering. If there is a God, Teresa is sitting at his side in heaven. Diane Brennan, Flagstaff, Ariz...
...have a new respect for Mother Teresa because I now know she did not receive divine pixie dust scattered on her head and daily inspirations from God. The realization that she faced the same doubts that any person of reason faces makes her life that much more extraordinary. Not only is she one of our saints, but like her namesake, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, she may also be one of our greatest saints ever. Michael A.S. Guth, Oak Ridge, Tenn...
...years, but emphasized Harvard’s commitment to creating community educational programs. In Harvard’s draft project impact report (DPIR)—a document submitted to the city in June that details plans for the science complex—the University promises to hire one person to develop science education opportunities for the broader public. The report also states that Harvard will conduct a community-wide survey to develop “an understanding of community patterns, needs, trends and priorities.” Moran’s call for deeper, more specific Harvard investment...
University President Drew G. Faust contacted the couple in person to urge them to return to Harvard, Gates said, and Higginbotham said that Af-Am faculty wooed the pair this summer over dinners in Cambridge and Martha’s Vineyard...
...life without murder is like a life without food for you," he declared. "I felt like the father of all these people, since it was I who opened the door for them to another world." At one point, furious that the police had cast their suspicion on another person, he promptly went out and killed two more derelicts. He could be especially cruel. The body of one woman was found with tiny stakes hammered into her skull and around her eyes...