The Assassination Of Mother Teresa

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.

“The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati is an apostolic Catholic community of women religious that exists to carry out the Gospel of Jesus Christ through service and prayer in the world” (qtd. in “About the Sisters of Charity”). The Sisters are led by their mission statement to be “[u]rged by the love of Christ and in the spirit of [their] founder, Elizabeth Ann Seton, [the] Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati strive to live Gospel values. [They] choose to act justly, to build loving relationships, to share [their] resources with those in need, and to care for all creation” (qtd. in “Mission Statement”). Through this mission, they dedicate themselves to “the education of children, care of orphans, the poor and the sick” (qtd. in “Sisters of Charity Cincinnati”). These values are exemplified in numerous ways but specifically have been shown with the creation of educational institutions, orphanages, and their selflessness during the civil war.

To most, it is very simple to look at impactful Christians or missionaries and attempt to look like them, talk like them and act like them. The nationwide-famous author, speaker, teacher Elizabeth Elliot writes in her devotional book, A Lamp Unto My Feet concerning the topic of “Pedestals”. She writes, “A student asked me whether I thought it was a “problem” that we tend to place missionaries on pedestals. My answer was that indeed we do, but servants of the Lord ought to be models of the truth they proclaim. Pail was bold enough to say, “Be ye followers of me” (1 Cor. 4:16, KJV). At the same time let us always remember that the “excellency of the power” (2 Cor. 4:7,KJV) is never ours but God’s. It is foolish to imagine that the missionary, or whoever the hero is, is sinless. God uses sinners—- there is no one else to use. Pedestals are statues. Usually statues commemorate people who have done something admirable. Is the deed worth imitating? Does it draw me out of myself, set my sights higher? Let me remember the Source of all strength…and, cheered by the image of a human being in whom that strength was shown, follow His example.” As in this book, Mother Teresa is an influential servant, however I think that people then and even now are placing her on a pedestal. Malcolm Muggerridge said it himself, “she is a light which could never be extinguished.” Although she might have performed

Sister Ita Ford (23 April 1940 - 2 December 1980) was an American Catholic Maryknoll Sister. The Maryknoll Sisters serve the needs of people from around the world. Ford served as a missionary in Bolivia, Chile and El Salvador. She entered the Maryknoll Sisters at the age of 21, but had to leave the program a few years later due to ill health. She worked as an editor at a publishing company for seven years and then joined the Maryknoll Sisters again in 1971. She helped many people with their needs, especially the poor. She worked with the Emergency Refugee Committee in Chalatenango to provide food, shelter and transportation to the poor and war victims. … Whilst she was in El Salvador, there were a lot of deaths caused by the military every

Learning about Catharine McAuley and how she started the Sisters’ of Mercy has had a great impact on me. One quote that Catharine said has always stuck with me, “…Our charity must be in our hearts and from our hearts, and a charity such as Jesus Christ practiced while on Earth.” To me, this means to practice the Sisters’ of Mercy’s values of spirituality, community, and service as Jesus would- with all of your heart, mind, soul, and

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

times were tough she tried to keeps things positive. When they were sent to Auschwitz she was

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

Loreto at the age of 18 to become a missionary to India. Mother Teresa started to be heard and

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.

Mother Teresa understood the importance of treating someone as a person no matter what their background. She believed that all should be treated equally. I believe this has personally lead me to my path of becoming a nurse as my career and it has been a true calling for myself. I not only get to give my patients great healthcare but I also get to interact with them on a more spiritual level as well.

This lead her to follow God’s will, and become a teacher at St Mary’s school, and later become the principle of this school. At the school Mother Teresa, taught history, english and a couple of other subjects to teach the children at the schools. She loved the kids as if they were her own, and equally. Mother Teresa’s second calling was the call to care for the people in the slums of Calcutta, but to do so she needed permission from her superiors, as at this stage Mother Teresa was the principle at St Mary’s. In the following year, Mother Teresa began her work which obeyed God’s call fro her to look after the poor, sick and dying in the streets. Through many difficulties, Mother Teresa obeyed and followed the work which God led her to do, her lives work, and influenced her into making these decisions. The vow of obedience, influence Mother Teresa greatly, in following orders from superiors, and God himself. As said by Mother Teresa, “…by faith, I am catholic. As to my calling, I belong to the world…”, her calling brought her closer to the world, and the calling itself influenced the work which Mother Teresa is known of doing.

At that moment, Potiorek noticed a young man; soon to be identified as Gavrilo Princip, step towards the car, gun in hand. The man aimed and fired two shots from his pistol at pointblank range towards the royal couple. Potiorek, believing that no-one was hurt; ordered the driver to head to the Governor's residence immediately. As the car sped across Lateiner Bridge, it became obvious that Ferdinand had been shot in the neck, piercing his jugular vein. While all the attention became directed at the Archduke, no one had realized that Sophie had been shot in the abdomen.

When Teresa went to school, she was very different. She dressed completely different from her classmates. When she was nine, she saw a picture of Dominic Savio with the caption, “Death rather than sin.” She knew that quote

In 1948, Mother Teresa came across the first woman she cared for. She found a dying woman that was half eaten by rats and ants lying on the streets of Calcutta. Mother Teresa took the lady to the hospital, but they refused to admit her. She then would not leave the hospital until they accepted the lady, and stayed by her side until she died. From that point on she dedicated the majority of her life to caring for the poor.