Mother Teresa Research Paper

Mother Teresa was a selfless and giving woman who lived most of her life as a nun who owned nothing, serving the most destitute people of India. This generous, devoted woman even started her own Catholic religious congregation, Missionaries of Charity, whose members numbered in the thousands and still help people living in the utmost poverty around the globe today. Her ultimate goal was to help the people in the most crucial circumstances because no one else would; these people were called “the untouchables” because they were living in complete poverty, were dying, and many had unfamiliar diseases. Mother Teresa gained much attention and fame from her sacrificing, humanitarian work, even receiving many accolades. This essay analyzes the lifelong journey of Blessed Mother Teresa who is still remembered today for her compassion and charity that she served with and instilled in others. …show more content…
Her journey truly began with her fist calling to a religious vocation at a young age, but Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, her name at the time, did not know what her vocation would be. At age eighteen Mother Teresa decided to join the Loretto Sisters in India where she taught at St. Mary’s High School. She heard a calling from God, after two years as a Loretto Sister, to serve the poorest of the poor. Mother Teresa was going to be working with the sick and dying destitutes of India and her “only real preparation was an elementary course in medicine,” (Parks). The selfless nun set out to pursue her mission with nothing but the clothing she was