After she saw India’s poor and had an epiphany‚ Mother Teresa heroically devoted her life to serving the needy. As she opened many clinics and shelters‚ Mother Teresa demonstrated that she had the capacity to serve. She had a moral objective and brought “solar light” into the world. According to Joseph Campbell‚ these characteristics would contribute to her achieving the status of a hero. In his book‚ The Power of Myth‚ Campbell states that a hero must undergo a transformation of consciousness
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Robert Orsi’s book‚ Thank You‚ St. Jude: Women’s Devotion to the Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes‚ chronicles Jude’s Thaddeus’s story and the specific appeal of this Saint of Hopeless Causes to the Catholic women in America. Furthermore‚ the book illustrates the major religious events that happened in the mid-twentieth century. St. Jude‚ who was a virtually unrecognized figure before 1929‚ captured the earnest and faithful consecration of millions of women in various ways. Therefore‚ the reading raises
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For the purpose of this paper I am researching and reflecting on Saint Pauline Mother of the agonizing hearts of Jesus. The reason I have selected Saint Pauline is because she was a suffering diabetic that followed in the work of Jesus Christ. Pauline is also the name I received when I was confirmed in 2012. Pauline dedicated her life to serving the ill and less fortunate‚ which I feel I can relate to through nursing. Mother Pauline was born on December 16‚ 1865 in Vigolo Vattaro in the Province
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Ivy M. Galamiton 4-Arrupe “Reaching the poor” Poverty is a common problem in our society today. One cause of poverty is selfishness and because of selfishness there are a lot of innocent people suffering. Poverty is evidence that inequality really happens in our society. Poor people are often neglected and most of the people do not give opportunity to them. Have you ever question yourself what is your purpose in this world? Have you ever helped other people? When you see innocent people suffering
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MOTHER TERESA Mother Theresa was a very prominent figure in the Catholic Church for many years. She was mostly associated with Calcutta‚ India - where she did most of her work. Inspired at a very early age she lived her life Christ wanted‚ doing everything to help the poorest of the poor. Mother Teresa‚ or Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu‚ was born to Nikolle and Dranafille Bojaxhiu on August 26‚ 1910. She was born in Shkup‚ which was in the center of the Ottoman Empire at the time (Present "" day Macedonia)
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Saint Marianne Cope‚ also known as Saint Marianne of Moloka’i‚ is the eleventh North American canonized saint. Maria Anna Barbara Koob‚ her baptismal name‚ was born in Happenheim‚ Germany on January 23‚ 1838 to Peter Koob‚ a farmer‚ and Barbara Witzenbacher-Koob. The family moved to the United States and changed their family name to Cope‚ the English pronunciation. She was the oldest of ten siblings that were raised as Roman Catholics. The life of St. Marianne Cope is characterized by her faith
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5 INFLUENTIAL LEADERS WHO TRANSFORMED THE WORLD- 1. Mother Teresa-Mother Teresa was an Albanian-born Roman Catholic nun. In 1950‚ she founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta‚ India‚ a religious congregation that is currently active in more than 130 countries. In her work with the Missionaries of Charity‚ Mother Teresa cared for the poor‚ sick‚ orphaned and dying. The Missionaries of Charity gradually expanded beyond India‚ and in 2012‚ consisted of more than 4‚500 sisters operating in 133
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Catholic social justice teachings is the heart of the catholic teachings. Inside the heart is love‚ love is the reason that everyone is thought the Catholic Social Justice teachings. I have chosen to do my interview with Mrs. Dona at St. Theresa Catholic school‚ she does the backpack buddies for kids who don’t have food to eat over the weekend. She helps kids whose parents don’t have enough money to feed them. She packs fruits and vegetables to help them have something to eat. This is located at
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“To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.”- Saint Teresa of Ávila. Teresa was a crucial member of society during the age of exploration‚ she wrote many literary masterpieces along with doing many religious and giving actions. She was always a very religious person and continued to be until death. Teresa of Ávila was a woman of god‚ she never put anything before him‚ she was always loyal to her prayer‚ and was a concentrated priest. In 1562 Teresa opened the first
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Teresa de Capeda y Ahumada‚ typically known as St. Teresa of Ávila‚ once played an important role as a Spanish nun in the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th century. Teresa was born into a rough life on March 28‚1515‚ but was able to make the best out of the worst times to succeed in her Church. She was able to create many literary works through the church and would promote her Roman Catholicism throughout Spain and the rest of Europe. Without St. Teresa‚ less Europeans would have converted to
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