Mother Teresa: A Rebel For A Cause Many people are helpful in their own ways some help the environment by saving paper and turning of the lights when they are not needed. Some are helpful to animals by volunteering at animal shelters‚ making sure animals are not put down for no use and organizing recycling or trash programs to clean up the wildlife habitats. Lastly‚ some are helpful to people by donating money or clothes to charities or going to poor places around the world to help rebuild the
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a clear example of the way she implemented the strategies of civic engagement to attend the community needs. In a world increasingly threaten by disease‚ wars‚ and political conflict; the world believed that this woman showed a way
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Mother Teresa‚ also known as “Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta” is one of the most impressive characters of the 19th century. She cared about countless helpless people including the poor and sick. But she was also somewhat controversial in the eyes of many. Not only did she have to face criticism from the people in her new home country but also from the people to whom she devoted her life. She was born in 1910 in Skopje‚ Macedonia. At the age of 18‚ she joined the “Sisters of Loreto” as a missionary
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such inspiration as Mother Teresa who has formed the very core and fundamental attributes which makes me a person that I am today. I believe in a life of giving and not taking through the teachings of Mother Theresa. For any of you who do not know her‚ Mother Theresa was a recipient of several honours including the coveted Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She was beatified in late 2003 which was the third possible steps towards sainthood which gives her the title "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta". She also came
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a loved figure all over the world. She was the icon of love‚ and where ever she went people could feel the presence of pure compassion that every Christian strives to aim for. People around the world no matter what religion came to her to seek guidance or help. She was born as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910‚ and she died on September 5‚ 1997. Now she is in the process of becoming a saint. She was raised in a devout catholic family in Albania. At age twelve she heard
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From that day onwards Mother Teresa became my Hero; because she always helped people and she never gave up. She never judged people or cared whether a person was hungry‚ homeless or had a disease. She would always find the time to help them. She would stop in the street to help a hungry or homeless person because she always wanted the best for everyone. According to her what counted was what was inside a person‚ and she always saw the goodness there. Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in war-wracked
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Mother Teresa is known across the globe as the brave and selfless servant of the poor and sick of Calcutta’s slums. She was also much more: a bold social advocagte‚ and even a thoughtful theologian. In 1994‚ just three years before she would pass away‚ Mother Teresa spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington‚ D.C. The focus of her presentation was a condemnation of abortion‚ given in the presence of the pro-choice administration of President Bill Clinton (First Lady Hilary Clinton was also
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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta‚[1] born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Albanian: [aˈɲɛs ˈɡɔɲdʒa bɔjaˈdʒiu]) and commonly known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997)‚ was an ethnic Albanian‚ Indian Roman Catholic nun. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto‚ an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months’ training in Dublin she was sent to India
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without them I would not be where I am today. My thanks build off of being able to say yes I did this. SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE “Holiness is not the luxury of the few‚ but a simple duty for you and for me.” – These are the words of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta‚ the Founder of the Missionaries of Charity congregation headquartered in India Reasons to Be Thankful" Sermon: Psalm 100 "Reasons to be Thankful" [Psalm 100] November 18‚ 2007 Second Reformed Church Have you ever heard someone say that
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In whatever situation‚ an attitude of dedication prevails than anything else. Henry Sy’s dedication entails perseverance as he used this to rise up from all his adversities in life. Mother Teresa has shown willingness to serve the people around her especially the poor. Mahatma Gandhi has devoted his life in leading India to achieve its independence‚ and his dedication to lead requires sacrifices. Failures‚ struggles and challenges are inevitable
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