Mother Thersa-Kind Hearted

She often visited hospitals and homes where the poor and sick were found. Her activities quickly attracted followers who helped her in her mission to serve the poor and sick.

Mother Teresa was a kind soul who lived entirely and truly for others. She strongly believed in loving everyone and being selfless. Mother Teresa often sacrificed her own health to strengthen

It was September the 10th, 1964 and World war 2 had only just come to a conclusion. Mother Teresa sat on a piping hot train, on a hot summers day in Calcutta. She tried taking up as little space as possible to avoid being crowded which she was to a great extent and deeply swelter. She was on a train from Calcutta to the Himalayan foothills for a retreat. On this train ride Christ spoke to Mother Teresa. She referred to this as 'her second calling' and in her words it was 'a vocation to give up, even at Loreto where I was very happy, to go out into the streets to serve'. "I want Indian Nuns, Missionaries of Charity, who would be my fire of love amongst the poor, the sick, the dying and the little children," she heard Christ say to her on the train in those very words. "You are I know the most incapable person - weak and sinful but just because you are that'- I want to use you for my glory. Wilt thou refuse?". A sensation of happiness rushed through her, even though she had been called weak she was honoured. She was very quick to share her vision with her supporters, friends and members of the Loreto sisters that she worked with. She was questioned about her call, and all the intentions and aims she had for doing it.

All over the world, many different people worship many different humanitarians who have effected life today. Many people see the different sides of a story, but eventually see the hero’s side of the story, which might not be the best there is. With life as it is today, a people will have to truly fit into someone else’s shoes in order to understand their life story. Although, even the best stories are judged by the appearance of it’s owner. Many humanitarians are looked to as world heroes, perhaps the ones who might have made a huge impact are Irena Sendler, Mahatmas Gandhi, and Mother Teresa.

Against her father’s wishes, Teresa ran away to become a nun of the Carmelite Order. Although the convent was crowded, she started right away teaching people the power of mental prayer. She did not just teach women, as nuns often did, but men as well. She did not want to entertain people; instead she wanted to change people’s lives. “She guided nuns not just through strict disciplines, but also through the power of love, and common sense” (Pettinger, 2010). She had a heart

She got permission from the church to found the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, and kept working to better the world through this organization. It was created to have Catholic women dedicate themselves and their lives to the less fortunate in the world, and work to make their lives better through their actions and hard work. Mother Teresa organized this whole group, which still works today with massive numbers behind it, so her impact on society is still not over; she is still touching peoples’ lives because of her love of God and her desire to make a difference in all the lives that she ever came in contact

sick, the needy, and the helpless. Mother Teresa was a humanitarian. She did things to help out

Growing up sort of Catholic in the 80’s there were two illustrious names in the religion: Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta. They were people that could have nothing bad be uttered in regards to them; they were above reproach. Even as an atheist, I had always thought Mother Teresa could do no wrong, and when she died, I had felt the world was a little worse off for her having left us. Seeing this book, which was written by an author I loved and respected, I was definitely shocked, nevertheless I definitely wanted to read what he had to say. It would take many years and a school assignment to finally persuade me to sit down with a copy.

Following the death of her mother, Saint Teresa began to deviate from the church. In her teenage years, her primary focuses were romance novels, boys, and rebellion. Because of this, her strict father sent her to live with the Augustinian nuns of her province at the age of sixteen where the Sisters helped her to return to her religious faith. In her window, Saint Teresa holds a book and a pen, symbolic of the reforms she made to the Carmelite order, as well as her great writings. In the predella, women are pictured entering Sharon, the home in England for Sisters of the Holy Child

Many saints and other people have decided to assist poor people without the Church's discretion from around the world that are usually not assisted. Some went to great lengths, but Mother Teresa went to India to serve all in any way. When Mother Teresa saw Calcutta as a nun, she knew that she could help the Indians in Calcutta. Loving to give her all for the needy Indians for her was easy. Mother Teresa helped all Indians in Calcutta who were in need.

In Calcutta, and around the world, Mother Teresa aided poor, dying and sick through her love for everyone, and the vow of poverty as her influence. A nun, though the vow of poverty, is to imitate Jesus in his helping of those that were poor and suffering. Though Mother Teresa was poor herself, she tried, and

Mother Teresa of Calcutta who lived from 1910 until 1997 received permission from the Pope to start her own religious community in order to work amongst the poorest of the poor. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, which is a Roman Catholic religious congregation. She taught Catholic Church doctrine on abortion, contraception, euthanasia, and social justice. She founded modest hospitals, clinics, schools, and centers to care for lepers in India and AIDS patients in the United States. Mother Teresa helped develop hospices and homes for people with tuberculosis. She started soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, counseling programs and orphanages for those with needs and no means to pay for these services. "She addressed the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, and the President of the United States, and boldly defended the life of the unborn and promoted adoption and Natural Family Planning as the only moral alternatives to abortion." (Trigilio and Brighenti 2003, 310) By 1996, Mother Teresa was operating 517 missions in more than 100 countries. Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity grew from twelve to thousands serving the poor in 450 countries around the world. In 2012, the Missionaries of Charity had over 4,500 sisters and was active in 133

Saint Teresa has many qualities to admire and emulate. Even though she may have struggled with her faith, in the beginning, her devotion to God stayed true till the end. She encountered problems at every turn, but she fought for what she believed was right. She trusted in Jesus, knowing that the path ahead of her would cost many sacrifices. God stood by her side through may of her obstacles. Teresa of Jesus is a great example of the Catholic I aspire to become. As Teresa wrote in Interior Castle, “God's will is that no bounds should be set to His

In 1952 the first Home for the Dying was opened and made available by the City of Calcutta. Mother Teresa created many homes for the dying and the unwanted from Calcutta to New York to Albania. She was one of the pioneers of establishing homes for AIDS victims. For more than 45 years, Mother Teresa comforted the poor, the dying, and the unwanted around the world.

There are many people in this world that we consider great humanitarians. Mother Teresa was a unique individual that stood out of the crowd because of her involvement in helping the sick, poor and dying. She spent everyday of her adulthood caring for people that were in need by setting up the Missionary of Charity along with many homes for the people she cared for. Mother Teresa won many awards throughout her lifetime for her dedication to care for people in need. It is no wonder that Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and is considered a saint.