- From Malcolm Muggeridge's "Something Beautiful for God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta"
British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge was born on this date in 1903.
Muggeridge introduced Mother Teresa to the world in his 1968 TV documentary, "Something Beautiful for God." And it was Mother Teresa who introduced Muggeridge (and his wife) to Catholicism.
While working as a producer for the BBC, he had heard about Mother Teresa. He began doing research on her and interviewing her. Gradually he became fascinated with the work of his tiny woman who was dedicating her life to the sick and dying in India.
A self-described "religious maniac without a religion," his work on the Mother Teresa documentary ignited an interest in Catholicism. In 1982, at the age of 79, Muggeridge became Catholic, as did his wife.
- Little Black Book, Diocese of Saginaw