Mother Teresa's Spiritual Director - Interview with Fr. Michael van der Peet, SCJ

In 1975, Fr. Michael van der Peet, SCJ, was on vacation in Rome when he met Mother Teresa at a bus stop. The two struck up a conversation that eventually led to a close friendship. “She once told me, ‘You know and understand our spirituality, that’s why I keep in touch with you,’” said Fr. Michael.
Because of that sense of understanding, Mother Teresa often confided in Fr. Michael, sharing some of her doubts and concerns in her letters to him. It was a side of the famed woman that few saw, and it was because of that friendship that Fr. Michael was asked to go to Rome in 2002 to work on the commission that prepared Mother Teresa’s cause for beatification.
In this video Fr. Michael reflects on Mother Teresa, and their friendship. It was produced by the Priests of the Sacred Heart in 2008. Fr. Michael died two years later.
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🕒 Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:32 How they met
1:52: Invitation to lead community retreat
3:02 Fr. Michael's impression of Mother Teresa
4:02 Her Dark Night of the Soul
8:24 Her comments on fame & popularity
10:05 Finding ourselves in her story
11:56 Their friendship & exchange of letters
13:24 Her devotion to the Sacred Heart
16:10 Church dedicated to Mother Teresa

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