0
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun with Indian citizenship who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.
850 Questions
Aga is Mother Teresa's older sister. She did not see her since the day she left to become a nun. She also did not she her mother again.
What obstacles did Mother Teresa have to overcome as they worked for justice?
A:
Mother Teresa had no serious opponents, being widely praised for the work she did among the poor, even if this work was exaggerated. She did, however, have critics.
Mother Teresa was criticised for aiding a paedophile priest, Father McGuire to return to active ministry, when justice should have been done. McGuire continued his crimes, and this resulted in more suffering to innocent young children. She is criticised for helping despots and criminals, at the same time accepting money from them. These criticisms were not obstacles placed in the path of Mother Teresa by opponents, but statements from those who sought justice.
What is the status of Mother Teresa?
She has been beatified by the Catholic Church and is awaiting canonization.
Did Mother Teresa write about her life?
Yes, she did, a book that contains most of her writings about her life is below, Come Be My Light.
What were Mother Teresa's favorite sports?
Mother Teresa's hobbies were caring for the poor and looking after people. As a child she loved reading about the lives of the saints.
What did Mother Teresa do with the car that the pope gave her?
Pope Paul VI gifted Mother Teresa with the car he used on his visit to Bombay in 1964 but she used it as a prize in a raffle.
Is it true to say that Mother Teresa became a nun with the missionary Loretto Sisters of Ireland?
Mother Teresa was originally a sister with the Loreto Sisters and studied English in Ireland.
Mother Teresa was born in a. India b. Albania c. Germany d. Switzerland?
The correct option is b. Albania.
What was Mother Teresa's childhood and education like?
Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (Gonxhe meaning "rosebud" in Albanian) was born on August 26, 1910, in Üsküb, Ottoman Empire (now Skopje, capital of the Republic of Macedonia). Although she was born on August 26, she considered August 27, the day she was baptized, to be her "true birthday." Although some sources state that she was 10 when her father died, in an interview with her brother, the Vatican documents her age at the time as "about eight". She was the youngest of the children of a family from Shkodër, Albania, born to Nikollë and Drana Bojaxhiu. Her father was involved in Albanian politics. In 1919, after a political meeting, which left Skopje out of Albania, he fell ill and died when Agnes was about eight years old. After her father's death, her mother raised her as a Roman Catholic. According to a biography by Joan Graff Clucas, in her early years Agnes was fascinated by stories of the lives of missionaries and their service, and by age 12 was convinced that she should commit herself to a religious life. She left home at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. She never again saw her mother or sister. Agnes initially went to the Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland, to learn English, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach school children in India. She arrived in India in 1929, and began her novitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains. She took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. At that time she chose the name Teresa after Thérèse de Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries.She took her solemn vows on May 14, 1937, while serving as a teacher at the Loreto convent school in eastern Calcutta. Although Teresa enjoyed teaching at the school, she was increasingly disturbed by the poverty surrounding her in Calcutta. A famine in 1943 brought misery and death to the city; and the outbreak of Hindu/Muslim violence in August 1946 plunged the city into despair and horror.
How do you pronounce Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu?
It's an Albanian name, because she was born into an Albanian family. There are 36 letters in the Albanian alphabet.
Agnes Gonja Boyajiu...something like this.
Agnes = AG-ness
Gonxha = GOHN-jah (j as English j)
Bojaxhiu = boh-yah-JEE-oo (j as English j)
Listen to the correct Albanian pronunciation of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
http://www.pronounceitright.com/pronuncia.php?id_pronuncia=5778
Is it alright for 8 years old boy to bath with the mother and sleep on the same bed with the mother?
It does not matter. It's alright if you observe appropriate boundaries.
What was Mother Teresa most famous for?
Mother Teresa was born as Agnese Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. She chose the name Teresa after Thérèse de Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries, after she took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. She was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun with Indian citizenship. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta) in India in 1950. She dedicated her whole life to helping the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then throughout other countries.
In 1962, she was awarded the Padma Shri - an award given by the Indian government to recognize contributions to various activities - and the Philipine-based Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding. By 1970s, she was internationally famed for being a humanitarian and an advocate for the poor and the helpless. Paul VI gave her the first Pope John XIII Peace Prize in 1971. She received the Jawaharlal Award for international understanding in 1972. In 1976, she received the Pacem in Terris Award. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for her humanitarian work. She was appointed the honorary Companion of the Order of Australia in 1982 and the Order of Merit in 1983 from the United Kingdom. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1994, she was granted the Golden Honour of the Nation her Albainian homeland. She was granted citizenship in the U.S. on November 16, 1996.
At the time of her death in 1997, Missionaries of Charity was operating 610 missions in 123 countries, including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, orphanages and schools.
She was praised by many individuals, governments, and organizations, many of which follow in her footsteps to help better the world and helping those in need. However, despite her work, she received a diverse range of criticism including objections by various individuals and groups against the proselytizing focus of her work - a conversion to a new religion or deity. Several medical journals also criticized the standard of medical care in her hospices and concerns were raised in the nature in which donated money was spent.
Despite the criticisms of her work, following her death, she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.
A few interesting facts of her famous humanitarian acts are as follows:
- She brokered a temporary cease-fire in the Seige of Beirut between the Israeli army and the Palestinian guerrillas to rescue 37 children trapped in a front line hospital. Accompanied by Red Cross workers, she evacuated the 37 children.
- When Mother Teresa first started her work, she had no money, food, or supplies and she had to resort to begging for these things from charity and anyone who would lend them to her. She wrote the following in her diary:
Our Lord wants me to be a free nun covered with the poverty of the cross. Today I learned a good lesson. The poverty of the poor must be so hard for them. While looking for a home I walked and walked till my arms and legs ached. I thought how much they must ache in body and soul, looking for a home, food and health. Then the comfort of Loreto [her former order] came to tempt me. 'You have only to say the word and all that will be yours again,' the Tempter kept on saying ... Of free choice, my God, and out of love for you, I desire to remain and do whatever be your Holy will in my regard. I did not let a single tear come. - In 1990, after being diagnosed with several heart conditions and having become injured severely several times, she asked to resign as head of the Missionaries of Charity but was voted back once again as Superior General.
- It takes nine years become a full member of the Missionaries of Charity.
For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Wikipedia) indicated directly below this answer section.
What happened to Mother Theresa's mother and sister?
Mother Teresa's sister would take care of her mother then her mother died and after the death of her mother, Mother Teresa's sister had died!
Did Mother Teresa live in Poland?
No, she lived in Albania when she was young and then moved to Calcutta, India, where she worked as a missionary.
Why is Mother Teresa called Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta?
Mother Teresa is in the final stages of the canonization process and has received the title of Blessed. If all goes well, she will soon receive the title of Saint.
This is the process for canonization:
First, the person has to be dead. Once you have been dead at least 5 years a cause for sainthood can be opened. In Mother Teresa's case, the pope allowed her to be considered before she had been dead for the normal 5 year period. The local bishop or other religious leader will assign someone to collect all sorts of documents and conduct interiews about the life of the candidate. Once they have all theinformation, the file will be sent to the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome. They will study the file and, if it seems the person exhibited some form of heroic virtue, that person will be declared a Servant of God and an official Cause for Sainthood will be opened.
More investigations and interviews will be conducted and if the person passes all favorably, they will be named as Venerable.
Next, more investigations and at least one miracle must be confirmed and verified due to the intercession of the candidate. If all goes well, the candidate will then be Beatified by the Pope and receive the title of Blessed. Mother Teresa of Calcutta is at this stage right now.
In the final stage, more investigations and at least one more miracle must be verified. Once all that has been done, the file is turned over to the pope who will make the final decision. It will be up to the pope to declare a person a saint and then arrangements are made for the official canonization ceremony.
This process can take many years, even centuries.
Of course, the person became a saint the moment they entered heaven. The Church just needs to investigate to make sure the candidate is worthy of emulation and makes a good role model for future generations
What year did Mother Teresa visit South Africa?
In 1988 she visited Cape Town and established a home in Khayelitsha.
Which musical instrument did Mother Teresa know how to play?
she played several instruments, but the mandolin is mentioned the most
What is Mother Teresa's biography?
A:
A number of excellent biographies have been written about Mother Teresa.
A good biography is a book entitled Mother Teresa: A Biography by Meg Greene.
A more detailed first hand experience of working with Mother Teresa, warts and all, is Hope Endures, a book by by Colette Livermore.
The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practiceis a book by Christopher Hitchens about the life and work of Mother Teresa. This book is not for everyone, because it contains research that reveals the darker side of Mother Teresa.
