Missionaries of Charity

At first when he started teaching this new religion to the Arabs, there were some problems. Some got upset when they had to stop worshipping their god. Later people started to accept this new religion. Islam spread due to military force and missionaries. With this type of power, it caused more people to listen and accept Islam. Mecca was important because that was the place where Muhammad started to spread Islam. Many wealthy people were against and worried in Mecca. They threatened Muhammad…

need of the society. Mother Teresa showed the world even though she was alone, but she insisted to keep going in a world where the religion could be a matter of war or peace. She stood up against the racial discrimination and established the Missionaries of Charity where she started her mission in one of the poorest neighborhoods in India. She shared the poor people their happiness and sadness in their lives. She faced the aversion with a smile. Through her mission and her unlimited love to the…

education. On a train journey from Calcutta to Darjeeling, Teresa received a call to give rise to the Missionaries of Charity family of Sisters, Brothers, Fathers, and Co-Workers. The mission she would give to this institute would be "to quench the infinite thirst of Jesus on the cross for love and souls" by "labouring at the salvation and sanctification of the poorest of the poor." The Missionaries of Charity soon began to reach across the globe, opening houses in Australia, the Middle East,…

were to lead lives of abstinence and sexual renunciation and in that they will be fulfilling the will of God (Paul, 2015). Women also seemed to be part of missionary couples that go out and helped to convert Christians. An enormous amount of money was controlled by women and also some became head of monasteries themselves. Women were used in charity operations of poor people, orphans, and widows.…

Lydia Huntley Sigourney was an amazing poet and writer who lived in Hartford, CT. She wrote poems such as Letters to my Pupils, Letters to Young Ladies, Letter of my Life, and many more. She inspires me in many ways and she is a huge inspiration to many young writers. Mrs. Sigourney started out as a teacher and operated a private school for young ladies. Later, when she married Charles Sigourney in 1819 she gave up teaching and devoted herself full-time to her family and writing. Her husband…

Since 1950 I have worked with my many sisters from around the world as one of the Missionaries of Charity. Our congregation now has over four hundred foundations in more than one hundred countries, including the United States of America. We have almost five thousand sisters. We care for those who are often treated as outsiders in their own communities by their own neighbors—the starving, the crippled, the impoverished, and the diseased, from the old woman with a brain tumor in Calcutta to the…

John the Apostle was born to his mother, Salome, and his father, Zebedee, around 6 A.D. in Bethsaida, Syria. John the Apostle is also called John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, the Beloved Disciple, and the Apostle of Charity. John’s family was falling into poverty during John’s childhood. John worked with his brother and dad as a fisherman in the Sea of Galilee to support his family. John had one sibling named James. James was also known as James the Son of Zebedee and James the Greater. James…

Vita of Life of Leoba: Gender Roles during the Charlemagne Dynasty The Carolingian hagiography “Life of Leoba,” written by Rudolf of Fulda, exemplified gender relations in early medieval Frankish culture and society. Rudolf of Fulda in the vita of Leoba depicted the expected roles of women during the ninth century. The main purpose of Rudolf’s vita was to prove Leoba's worthiness of sainthood and to set a precedent for all Christian women to follow; furthermore, through overcoming the…

Mother Teresa is well known for her work as a Catholic missionary ministering to the sick and dying in Calcutta, India. She began her missionary work serving the poor in 1950 with the founding of the Missionaries of Charity. This religious order of women dedicate their lives to help the poor. According to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Mother Teresa was given the award for her work alleviating the suffering of the poor. Mother Teresa gave this speech after she was selected to receive the Nobel…

During 450 B.C to the 1940s many great leaders arose through history. Thomas Carlyle was one of the few theorists who studied what makes a great leader. He viewed strong iconic people in society's and studied their behavior, characteristics, and strengths. He noticed a reputation in one leader from an other including basic information like gender, race, religion, and education. The first theory, Great Man theory, suggested that people were made “great” through their success and were born…