Santa Teresa

Mother Teresa, better known as a caring risk taker, inspires the world. Mother Teresa is a women who grew up in a small village with big dreams and a generous heart. She first became a nun at the age of 17. First, she was a school teacher, but then realized her true calling was to help the less fortunate in the slums. Mother Teresa started her own religious order called the Missionaries of Charity. She was also awarded many awards including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa then…

“Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Savior; in suffering love becomes crystallized; the greater the suffering, the purer the love” (#57, page 29). The saint I have chosen for my confirmation name is Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska. She was born on August 25th 1905 in Glogowiec, Poland and sadly passed away on October 5th 1938. Her feast date is October 5th. Saint Faustina had healed a man's permanently damaged heart instantly. When a lady with an incurable…

open-mind, and selflessness. The one trait listed of the three is selflessness. In order to keep a group of followers, even a whole nation of citizens, a leader has to be selfless in situations such as making decisions. In this case, it was Mother Teresa. Born and raised…

In 1868, according to the website, Frances received her teacher’s diploma and returned back home where she taught in a private school and served the poor through charity (para. 8). As mentioned in the website, in 1880, Frances along with seven young women funded and started, the Institute of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Frances and the sisters wanted to become missionaries in China, however after visiting Rome to obtain an audience with Pope Leo XII. The Pope advised…

A social leader is defined by many different qualities, such as bravery, communication, commitment, charisma and honesty. Nobody has demonstrated these qualities as well as Princess Diana. She showed bravery when she went into AID wars and touched the people when nobody else wanted to. She was the first person to ever shake hands with someone with AIDS. Showed kindness to those with other diseases instead of shunning them. Princess Diana showed commitment because she was totally committed to…

very difficult. Courage is being able to do things in the face of fear. Courage is shown by many saints. The saint’s courage gave them the ability to die for their faith. Saints such as Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta are great examples of people who showed courage. Saint Francis of Assisi had a great trust in God. Saint Francis was born into a rich family. When francis was 20 he joined the army and fought in the war. This task obviously took…

In “A Jury of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters visit the home where the murder of Mr. Wright took place. While the women’s husbands look at the bigger picture, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters find many major clues in unordinary places around the Wright place. These clues indicate the possibility that Mrs. Wright killed her husband. Although Mrs. Wright claimed to be asleep during the murder of her husband, it’s apparent that she strangled him, signified by the broken birdcage,…

A 25 year-old woman named Teresa lived in Oregon. She unfortunately had to go through the worse Experience a woman could ever go through. Teresa had two kids. She had two daughters one named Maria and the other was named Sandra. Maria was only 1 year- old. Sandra was 2 years-old. Teresa was a single and working mom. Teresa lives in a part of town that suffers from poverty. She works almost all day to supply and support her kids and their needs. Teresa would skip meals to buy clothes and…

Hale and Mrs. Peters also have a kinship to Minnie, just as to each other. They respect her work as a homemaker. Mrs. Hale quickly comes to Minnie's defense when her housekeeping skills are questioned, saying, "'There's a great deal of work to be done on a farm'" (1326). The women display their loyalty to each other and their sympathy for one another, too. Mrs. Peters can identify with the loneliness and sadness of losing something you love. She understands "'what stillness is,'" and Mrs. Hale…

Paul II). She was called “mother” by millions though she had no children of her own. This person is Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was baptized on August 26, 1910, given the name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu and died on September 5th, 1997 (Gold). Her father, Nikolo, and her mother, Drana, emphasized the importance of caring for others while she, her brother, and her sister were growing up. Mother Teresa is one person of many people who answered their call in life; however, she made a huge difference…