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
She was entombed at the mother house of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta on September 13, 1997.
In which school did Mother Teresa teach students?
She started her training at an academy in Ireland where she learned English. She continued training in Darjeeling, India, before she began her teaching assignment in Calcutta. When she decided to break with the Sisters of Loreto and found the Missionaries of Charity she spent several months at Holy Family Hospital in Patna, India, taking basic medical training.
Did Mother Teresa build a hospital?
Mother Teresa Hospital is a central hospital in Tirana, Albania. It is named after Mother Teresa but was not founded by her. Her Missionaries of Charity have opened hospices for the dying as well as clinics and homes for those suffering from AIDS, leprosy and other diseases throughout the world.
Did Mother Teresa win the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971?
Yes in 1971, as well as the Nobel prize for peace in 1979. She also the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding (1972) and received the Balzan Prize (1979) and the Templeton and Magsaysay awards.
Who are the persons like Mother Teresa who serve the poor?
At the time of her death, Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity had over 4,000 sisters, and an associated brotherhood of 300 members, operating 610 missions in 123 countries. These included hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, personal helpers, orphanages, and schools. The Missionaries of Charity were also aided by Co-Workers, who numbered over 1 million by the 1990s.
.
Modern people, and most people who call themselves Christians, think that going to Church on Sunday, saying some things, and being nice to people is what it is all about. They are completely missing the mark. Those kind of things are just the tip of the iceberg. Mother Teresa helped others by loving God above all things, putting Him first in her life, and doing His Will no matter how painful it was for her, and it was very painful.
.
Mother spent most of her life in a dark night with no real feeling or personal knowledge of God. This is very common with the founders of religious orders, they are strong enough in their faith to make their way through life totally depend on Faith, Hope, and Charity: the three cardinal virtues bestowed on us in Baptism. She sacrificed herself completely for God, and was called a saint and a prophet for it.
.
Mother Theresa helped others the way we are all called to help others, by getting up in the morning, and taking some time to give to God first. She spend an hour in Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, went to Holy Mass, received Our Blessed Lord in the Eucharist, and went to confession frequently, and regularly. And, then, when she had done these things, she went out and lived her faith by seeing her God in every individual in front of her, especially the poor, the sick, the aged, and the abandoned. She served God by serving Him in them - which is nothing more nor less than she lived the Gospel with every breath in her body.
.
Mother Teresa showed compassion for those who were less fortunate than she was. She gave them food, lifted their spirits, and helped them survive. She is and was considered a hero to many people. After her death, she was put on the short list for canonization, and in 2012 I believe she has already had one miracle attributed to her, and has been beatified. Of course, she loved children.
.
The Church often says that the only real way to help people, the way to become a good spouse, parent, teacher, or whatever, is to become a saint. Mother Teresa believed and lived this. She helped the poor by becoming a saint.
.
The various ways that she accomplished that was that she always did the Will of God even when she didn't feel as if God was there or approving of her. She cared for the poorest of the poor.
She established hospices and hospitals for the sick and dying, she started in Calcutta as she started a new religious order, the Missionaries of Charity, which spread throughout the world. Today the Order still cares for the poorest of the poor, the sick and dying. Mother Theresa and her nuns went out into the streets and picked up the dying homeless to bring them to her hospice. They clean them, feed them, pray with them, and serve them so that they spend their last days or hours in dignity. She and her Order treat those dying of AIDS, the lepers, the untouchables, those whom nobody else will love and care for. She saw Our Blessed Lord in everyone of them, in disguise, pleading for our help and love. She treated them as she would treat Our Blessed Lord, Himself.
How does mother Teresa's life reflect the life of Jesus?
Mother Teresa was definitely inspired by Jesus.
Jesus cared for the poor and needy and so did Mother Teresa. This shows that she was determined and eager to help the poor and needy. She gave up her own life in order to fulfil her wishes and became a nun.
Did mother terisa go to school?
No, she did not attend any school as girls were not allowed to do so in Albania at the time. She was home schooled.
What does Mother Teresa teach about love and forgiveness?
By showing great love, kindness and compassion on the destitute.
Who were Mother Teresa's rivals?
A:
Mother Teresa did not have rivals within the Catholic Church, which was hugely supportive of her. Among her rivals in helping the desperately poor of Cacutta was the Assembly of God charity, which serves 18,000 meals daily in Calcutta compared to a few hundred meals provided daily by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity.
How did Mother Teresa help children?
She took care of them by doing everything she knows like feeding them, but she had to know what was the problem first so she had a lot of methods to do and the children loved her a lot.
Another Answer:
Mother Teresa founded orphanages, schools, soup kitchens and clinics to help children.
What did God ask Mother Teresa to do?
The answer is not obvious to modern people as they did not understand Mother Theresa, because they do not understand real Christianity. Mother Theresa, a Catholic nun who entered the Sisters of Loretto in Ireland to become a teaching nun, was sent to India to teach. Later, moved with compassion, and the love of God, she received a "call" from God to help the poorest of the poor. The rest of her life was spent in "darkness" which I discuss below.
.
Modern people, and most people who call themselves Christians, think that going to Church on Sunday, saying some things, and being nice to people is what it is all about. They are completely missing the mark. Those kind of things are just the tip of the iceberg. Mother Teresa helped others by loving God above all things, putting Him first in her life, and doing His Will no matter how painful it was for her, and it was very painful.
.
Mother spent most of her life in a dark night with no real feeling or personal knowledge of God. This is very common with the founders of religious orders, they are strong enough in their faith to make their way through life totally depend on Faith, Hope, and Charity: the three cardinal virtues bestowed on us in Baptism. She sacrificed herself completely for God, and was called a saint and a prophet for it.
.
Mother Theresa helped others the way we are all called to help others, by getting up in the morning, and taking some time to give to God first. She spend an hour in Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, went to Holy Mass, received Our Blessed Lord in the Eucharist, and went to confession frequently, and regularly. And, then, when she had done these things, she went out and lived her faith by seeing her God in every individual in front of her, especially the poor, the sick, the aged, and the abandoned. She served God by serving Him in them - which is nothing more nor less than she lived the Gospel with every breath in her body.
.
Mother Teresa showed compassion for those who were less fortunate than she was. She gave them food, lifted their spirits, and helped them survive. She is and was considered a hero to many people. After her death, she was put on the short list for canonization, and in 2012 I believe she has already had one miracle attributed to her, and has been beatified. Of course, she loved children.
.
The Church often says that the only real way to help people, the way to become a good spouse, parent, teacher, or whatever, is to become a saint. Mother Teresa believed and lived this. She helped the poor by becoming a saint.
.
The various ways that she accomplished that was that she always did the Will of God even when she didn't feel as if God was there or approving of her. She cared for the poorest of the poor.
She established hospices and hospitals for the sick and dying, she started in Calcutta as she started a new religious order, the Missionaries of Charity, which spread throughout the world. Today the Order still cares for the poorest of the poor, the sick and dying. Mother Theresa and her nuns went out into the streets and picked up the dying homeless to bring them to her hospice. They clean them, feed them, pray with them, and serve them so that they spend their last days or hours in dignity. She and her Order treat those dying of AIDS, the lepers, the untouchables, those whom nobody else will love and care for. She saw Our Blessed Lord in everyone of them, in disguise, pleading for our help and love. She treated them as she would treat Our Blessed Lord, Himself.
What makes mother Teresa special or interesting?
A:
Mother Teresa was a much admired member of the Catholic Church, who built hospices in Calcutta and elsewhere, so that poor people could die with dignity. However, she had her faults and was perhaps not the truly great person portrayed by the Church publicity machine.
Apart from her admirable work for the poor, she also associated with autocratic rulers and allowed criminals to use her name and reputation to obtain money by deception. SF Weekly reports that when she had the opportunity to report a paedophile priest to the secular authorites, so that justice could be done, she failed to do so, even encouraging the Church hierarchy to return him to active ministry.
According to documents said to have been obtained by SF Weekly, Mother Teresa knew one of her favourite priests, Donald McGuire, was removed from ministry for sexually abusing a Bay Area boy in 1993. She urged that he be returned to work as soon as possible. The priest resumed active ministry, as well as his predatory habits. Eight additional complaints were lodged against him in the coming years by various families, leading to his eventual arrest on sex-abuse charges in 2005. Her actions delayed justice for Father McGuire's previous victims and led to the suffering of even more innocent young children.
What did justice mean to Mother Teresa?
A:
Mother Teresa was a complex person, known for her saintliness but reportedly also having a darker side. SF Weekly reports that when she had the opportunity to report a paedophile priest to the secular authorites, so that justice could be done, she failed to do so, even encouraging the Church hierarchy to return him to active ministry.
According to documents said to have been obtained by SF Weekly, Mother Teresa knew one of her favourite priests, Donald McGuire, was removed from ministry for sexually abusing a Bay Area boy in 1993. She urged that he be returned to work as soon as possible. The priest resumed active ministry, as well as his predatory habits. Eight additional complaints were lodged against him in the coming years by various families, leading to his eventual arrest on sex-abuse charges in 2005. Her actions delayed justice for Father McGuire's previous victims and led to the suffering of even more innocent young children.
What should Mother Teresa be remembered for?
A:
It is the wish of the Catholic Church that Mother Teresa be remembered for the good work she did among the poor of Calcutta and elsewhere. Towards this end, the Church is fast-tracking her canonisation as a saint. Inevitably, however, Mother Teresa will be remembered as a more complex person than that simple depiction of a selfless saint. Mother Theresa sought medical treatment for herself at renowned medical clinics in the United States, Europe, and India although, according to Meg Greene (Mother Teresa: A Biography), the poor in the facilities that the Missionaries of Charity operated could not receive even basic treatment. Mother Teresa dedicated her life to the Church, but this had its limits.
What was Mother Teresa's first job?
Mother Teresa's first job was at a convent being a roman catholic nun.
Is mother Teresa withe or black?
No, while she was born "Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu" in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26, 1910. She was an ethnic Albanian, so she white and was a Mediterranean European.
When did Mother Teresa start her mission in Calcutta?
She began working with the Sisters of Loreto in 1929 but founded her own order, the Missionaries of Charity, which was approved by the Vatican in 1950.
When did Mother Tersea become a nun?
She felt that god was calling her to become a nun at the age of twelve so at 18 she became a nun and at 21 she made her vows to be a nun.
How did Mother Teresa show Christian values?
She strove to teach poor children of literate and basic hygiene. She helped the poor, the ill and the ill families. Mother Theresa expressed her Christian values by feeding the poor and giving them medical aid and was led by God.
How did Mother Teresa help homeless people?
A:
In 1950, Mother Teresa founded what was to become the Missionaries of Charity. Its main focus was to be the propagation of the Catholic faith, but it was to achieve this by demonstrating care for the destitute and homeless. A temple annexe was donated to Mother Teresa's order and was converted to provide beds for the dying destitute. Publicity surrounding this home soon resulted in donations that exceeded a hundred million dollars per year, allowing the order to provide hundreds of beds throughout India and other parts of the world, as well as some food relief for the homeless poor. The order also runs convents and missions for the propagation of the faith in over a hundred countries around the world.
What did Mother Teresa say that she and her missionaries were doing?
A:
Publicly, Mother Teresa said that she did her work because someone needed to care for "the hungry, the naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, the lepers, all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone."
Privately she said, "We are not nurses, we are not doctors, we are not teachers, we are not social workers. We are religious, we are religious, we are religious." This is in keeping with Mother Teresa's priority in spending the bulk of the donations she received, on religious work rather than the relief of poverty.
What illnesses did Mother Teresa come across?
A:
Mother Teresa did not have any medical training, nor did most of the sisters and volunteers at the Missions of Charity, so she would not have been able to recognise most of the various illnesses among the inmates of her hospices for the dying destitute. They would have included cancer and other diseases that almost inevitably bring about death. They also included diseases that could easily have been cured if diagnosed correctly, but these inmates generally died from infections in the hospices or from lack of treatment for their condition.
Catholic Answer:
Mother Teresa witnessed almost every disease and disorder known to man. However, she adamantly declared on numerous occasions that she was running a hospice for the dying and not a medical facility. For the vast majority of those brought to her hospices, this was the only treatment available to them as the strict caste system of India prevented them from obtaining medical treatment elsewhere.
