Author: “I felt as though I was riding the wave of American Catholicism’s recognition of its upcoming Latino majority.”
 
You’re invited to talk to David Van Biema, author of La Madre Teresa: La vida y las obras de una santa moderna (formerly Mother Teresa: The Life and Works of a Modern Saint) about the importance of reaching a Latino audience; Mother Teresa and Latin America, and the contents and history of the best short-form illustrated biography of the Blessed Mother Teresa.
 
The Spanish-language edition (9/29 pubdate), has already been featured:
 
* In the newspaper El Pregonero  
 
On the facebook page of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops                                     
 
*On the USCCBlog,  where Norma Montenegro Flynn wrote, “Van Biema nos transporta al mundo de esta religiosa quien nos enseña lo que es la caridad y compassion”

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History
 
In 2010 Time Inc Books published the English edition of  Mother Teresa: The Life and Works of a Modern Saint.  It was
 
*Written by Van Biema, former head religion writer at Time Magazine
*Lavishly illustrated and accessible at 96 pages
*Included guest chapters by Mother Teresa’s postulator (responsible for promoting her cause for sainthood), Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk, M.C; by best-selling Catholic author Fr. James Martin, S.J. ; and by mega-pastor Rick Warren
 
Raves
 
Warren wrote: “Don’t just read this book. Let it change the rest of your life”
 
Momentum, the journal of the National Catholic Education Association, raved “This beautiful book is a ‘must read.’
 
It was the August 2010 selection of America magazine’s Catholic Book Club
 
Lisa Hendey of Catholicmom.com calls it “The type of book you’ll want to devour at once.” 
 
Please feel free to contact the author at:
 
davidvb@earthlink.net

Van Biema will be attending the 2010 RNA conference in Bethesda.
 
 
 
 
 

Contact

David Van Beima
646-567-8461