Religious Activists: How Mother Teresa Changed The World
Devoted, pious, and selfless are three words that people think of in connection to Mother Teresa. Many people know that Mother Teresa was a charity worker, but she was so much more. As a religious woman, Mother Teresa showed the world that through prayers, devotion, and selflessness, that even in the worst of times that there is still hope. She left a legacy as a hardworking nun. Mother Teresa changed the world by being a devoted missionary leader, and left as a saint, religious figure, and one of the greatest humanitarians of the century.
The childhood of Mother Teresa was impactful on her religious life. She was on a field trip when she heard her first call to her spiritual life, (bio.com) and the second call came when she was on a retreat …show more content…
(Koren) She worked on 517 missions in 100 countries, and did over 200 operations all over the world. Mother Teresa worked mainly in India, where she put countless hours of hard work into the slums of India. While she was there, she worked at an all girls school where she taught them about religion. She did much more amazing things not just in India, but in other places that needed her presence to find hope. While Mother Teresa was still alive, she created the Missionaries of Charity, which is the only still growing Catholic religious order today.(Gale) Mother Teresa was named a Saint in 2016, because she was a selfless …show more content…
By being a devoted nun, missionary leader, charity owner, and religious icon, she still managed to be committed to the poor. Sometimes though she was going through darkness, and she questioned heaven and even God. (Gajanhan) For example, if Mother Teresa found a baby that needed to be cared for, she would take it in even if there was no space left in housing for that baby. Another example, is that she always took in everyone who came to her, and never turned anyone away, even in the hardest of times. (Gold) Mother Teresa was very involved in what she did, so no matter who you were or what happened, she would always take care of
The childhood of Mother Teresa was impactful on her religious life. She was on a field trip when she heard her first call to her spiritual life, (bio.com) and the second call came when she was on a retreat …show more content…
(Koren) She worked on 517 missions in 100 countries, and did over 200 operations all over the world. Mother Teresa worked mainly in India, where she put countless hours of hard work into the slums of India. While she was there, she worked at an all girls school where she taught them about religion. She did much more amazing things not just in India, but in other places that needed her presence to find hope. While Mother Teresa was still alive, she created the Missionaries of Charity, which is the only still growing Catholic religious order today.(Gale) Mother Teresa was named a Saint in 2016, because she was a selfless …show more content…
By being a devoted nun, missionary leader, charity owner, and religious icon, she still managed to be committed to the poor. Sometimes though she was going through darkness, and she questioned heaven and even God. (Gajanhan) For example, if Mother Teresa found a baby that needed to be cared for, she would take it in even if there was no space left in housing for that baby. Another example, is that she always took in everyone who came to her, and never turned anyone away, even in the hardest of times. (Gold) Mother Teresa was very involved in what she did, so no matter who you were or what happened, she would always take care of