The Missionary Position

Despite Abbot Kuno’s higher position, Hildegard frequently and openly disagrees with him. When she is appointed magistra of the cloister, Hildegard insists that she be chosen by a vote of the sisters. Later, Hildegard works to separate the nuns from Disibodenberg and move to Rupertsberg…

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…

She had been working closely in the Church with Fr. Jambrenkovic and learned about her desire to do missionary work. After deliberating and praying, Agnes accepted her desire to work for God. She told her mother, who was not surprised. Agnes decided on the Loreto Sisters because of their missionary work in India. Agnes’s journey was long and difficult. She travelled to Zagreb, Croatia with her mother and sister to wait for another girl, Kanjc. Together…

Before discussing the system of justice. Here is a little back ground of the protagonist Catalina de Erauso. She was born in San Sebastian, Spain in the year 1585 and at four years old was placed in a convent by her parents. At the age of fifteen she was about to take her vows as a nun but instead escapes the convent and changed her appearance from female to male. She then goes by the name Francisco Loyola, after her encounter with her father who does not recognize her as a man she decides to…

Mother Teresa, the epitome of Catholic Charity and a beacon of hope to all of the suffering across the world. Since her teenage years, she was interested in charity work. When she was a teenager she went to Ireland to become part of a religious convent and start her journey as a nun [World Biography n.d.]. Her duteous suffering for Catholicism conveniently masks her greater disregard of the people that entrusted her with their lives. Mother Teresa garnered the blessing of the Church for her…

Maria Teresa and Ruggero Badano’s prayers had finally been answered after eleven years of waiting. On October 29, 1971, a healthy baby girl was born. She was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and named Chiara Luce Badano, which means “clear light” in English. As a young child, Chiara honored the works of mercy by visiting the sick, sheltering the homeless, comforting the afflicted, and praying for the living and the dead. Chiara was especially concerned for children and their suffering. She joined…

The works of Catherine McAuley have been continued by the Sisters of Mercy in Queensland in the areas of disability support and social justice. Mercy Community Services disability support and the Romero Centre were both started by the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy Community Services, Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation, offers services to help the disabled people to live a life that is fulfilled of choice. The services and programmes are run by the organisation these programmes can include, leisure…

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…

Mother Teresa is one of the famous people on earth. She was famous because of what she has done and of how many people she has helped. Her real name is Ganxhe Agnes Bojaxhiu but most people call her Agnes. She was born in August 26 1910. She was born and lived in Skopje, is it a small part of Siberia which is now a part of Yugoslavia. She is the third child of the Bojaxhiu family. She has 2 siblings which are her sister Aga and her brother Lazar. Agnes’ father, Kole Bojaxhiu was a wealthy…

The Salvation Army is an international Christian charitable organization that seeks to bring salvation to the impecunious, needy and deprived by improving their lives through a spiritual and physical way. It is currently active in 127 countries with different challenges for each different location but ultimately, The Salvation Army’s common goal is to aid those who are in suffering and to act for social justice. Early this year in February, there was a viral photo of a dress which became…