Return to Kalighat

I have worked the last two days now at Kalighat, or Nirmal Hriday.  This is the first home that Mother Teresa opened in Kolkata.  Having volunteered there in 1998 for a couple of months, I was glad when the sister told me to go back there this weekend.  I was…

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Take me to the Mother House

This afternoon, I went to visit the Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity. This is where Mother Teresa is buried and where her order is headquartered. It is also filled with memories for me personally. The first time I came to the Mother House was in 1993. My extended…

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Kali, Goddess of Destruction… (or, Kali Begins.)

Today, I went to Kalighat, to the temple for the goddess Kali in Kolkata.  This is known, I believe to be one of the largest temples in the city and is known to me as well from my previous time in Kolkata. I may have mentioned this before, but I…

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