Teresa Wright

Mother Teresa experienced what she described as years of darkness. During these years Mother Teresa felt total seclusion from the Lord and his guidance. Mother Teresa lived her life off of the words that she received years ago from the Lord, and only once after she received her call from the Lord was her seclusion ended. This rare occurrence…

William Riead, explains the story of Mother Teresa from the point of view of Vatican priest Father Benjamin Praagh. He was the Father in charge of investigating the life and events following Mother Teresa of Calcutta death and path to canonization and saint hood. Mother Teresa wanted to be a Missionary and help the poor. She discovered her calling at the age of 12. Mother Teresa took her vows and becomes a nun back in May 24, 1931 in Dublin Ireland. Mother Teresa left to India as a Loreto…

Teresa explains how “one evening, they went out, and picked up four people from the street.” Teresa found that one of them was “in a most terrible condition.” She volunteered to take care of her. She tried everything, but she died. And when she died, “she died with a beautiful smile on her face.” This amazed Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa found it very surprising that a person can die with a smile on her face and the only…

Private investigator Kinsey Millhone, an unmarried, licensed, bonded, white woman of age thirty-two from Santa Teresa, California, investigates the homicide of Lisa Osterling’s husband, Rudd Osterling, who was previously a cocaine dealer. She also explores the disappearance of the Parker shotgun, a rare and beautifully crafted shotgun that is no longer produced anymore because the company went out of business. Lisa believes that the police wrote off the murder as a failed attempt at Rudd’s drug…

Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia. As a young girl, she lived a pious yet stressful life. At the age of five, she received her First Communion and was in 1916 was confirmed. Unfortunately, she suffered her father's death at the age of eight, striking a financial crisis for the Bojaxhiu family. As she became older, she was associated with the Sacred Heart community as well as joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland. However, a remarkable journey to…

Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen tells the life story of a 12th century nun blessed with visions from God. A gifted healer, composer, and writer, Hildegard von Bingen (Barbara Sukowa) worked to fulfill her visions and share her findings with the world. She also labored to improve the lives of the women under her care. Even with her faith and many talents, Hildegard is shown to possess the same flaws as all humans. Despite these faults, Hildegard worked to bridge the gaps between…

I find myself dozing off during Mass but then chide myself. How can I be so wretched and unholy as to slumber in the presence of the Lord? As Mass closes, in unison all of the nuns and girls recite the Holy Prayer– “En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo. Amén” (Lore 12). I stay back hoping to see Marina and talk to her about joining the convent since she is approaching 18. She rushes out of the church; off to paint, or search the internet. My vision becomes distorted and blurry…

St. Therese of Lisieux Sttherese.com says, “From an early age Thérèse wanted to give herself to God.” She was born on January 2, 1873 (Hoever 401) in Alençon, Normandy (“St. Therese of”). After her mother died when Therese was four her family, her father and four older sisters, moved to Les Buissonnets, Lisieux where she would be raised (“About St Therese”). After fifteen years at home Therese entered the Lisieux Carmel and lived there until her early death at twenty-four years old (“Her life…

Mother Teresa In our world, there are many people who work to achieve justice. Most of those heroes do not think about themselves, they only think about others, and how they can improve their world and their society. Every one of them has their own way to help the people around them. They spend a lot of effort, money, time and for some even their life to make the world a better place for others. Some of them use their position to help people; others do not have anything except their…

Para Teresa by Ines Hernandez-Avila is a poem about a few 6th grade girls in the bathroom talking about being a teacher’s pet, and trying to rebel. Ines Hernandez talks about how after all those years, the student getting bullied considers the bully a sister, and after standing up to her she’s over it. It’s described in the poem why the student tries so hard in school, and what she gets out of it. The poem takes place in 1947 at an elementary school called the Alamo, I’m assuming it’s mixed…