The Missionary Position

Raneem Botros had grown up in a relatively good life with a good house hold. That had been the first six years of her life. She had always been happy and smiling, always pleased to see her father until she had come to the true reality that life was; her mother was a lesbian, her father had raped her when she had been only fifteen, and the man she had grown up calling her daddy had only been her mother 's father. Raneem wasn 't displeased about the fact she had two mothers instead of one, and…

"By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus" (Pope John 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…

Sister Mercedes, Marija Mickevicius, was born in Chicago in 1915 by her Lithuanian immigrant parents. Growing up, she studied at the St. Casmir Academy for girls. The academy was administered by sisters who were a "community of religious women", founded in 1907, in Scrantum, PA by Maria Kaupas. Maria believed that she should create a congregation that could maintain and give nourishment to the Lithuanian immigrants. With that mission statement, Marija became religious and joined the Sisters. She…

Every person has different characteristics and dreams. Many people have a desire to become productive, and have a fantastic job, house, car, and family. Others have a goal to help other people like Jacqueline Novogratz, the author of The Blue Sweater. Novogratz was a young woman who was a banker and has a dream and unique personality. There are three main characteristics that make Jacqueline Novogratz unique: she is compassionate, driven, and patient. First, Novogratz is a…

Mary Ward, who founded the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto Sisters) was born in England on the 23 January 1585. She became one of the greatest English women of the seventeenth century, a courageous innovator, a mystic, a holy woman and an inspirational leader. Mary Ward passed away on the 30 January 1645 Heworth, United Kingdom. Throughout Mary Ward’s , she wanted to give active service to God and others. Thus began her extraordinary journey. I believe Mary Ward should definitely…

People nowadays don't always think about other while doing thing but the Greeks have a proverb that say, a society grows great when old men grow tree whose shade they know they shall never sit in. This more or less means, that when people do thing for others, that don't always help them self, it makes the people as a whole greater. Mother Teresa was a woman that did so much for other while getting nothing in return, she was willing to have nothing so others could have something, which reminds…

Influenced by TV shows, magazine cover stories, and newspaper front pages, many people take money as the only way to decide whether a person is successful or not. However, apart from money, the contribution to the society should also be an indispensable factor. The selfless help Florence Nightingale and Mother Teresa offer to those in need best demonstrates this. Florence Nightingale, dubbed as “The Lady with the Lamp” was a renowned nurse for the pioneering nursing work in the Crimean War.…

Katharine Drexel is a well respected saint. She is known for her dedicated life of service to American Indians and African Americans. Because of her service she is the patron saint of racial justice and philanthropy. St. Drexel was canonized on October 1, 2000. Her feast day is March 3rd. Saint Katharine Drexel lived an ideal life of the Feminine Genius. She lived her life in the best way to serve God. Katharine Drexel was born on November 28, 1858 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. She is the…

heavily (53).” This occurred when Nwoye learned that Ikemefuna was leaving the village. After Nwoye learned of his friend’s death his personality changed dramatically. He became quiet and withdrawn, much to the dismay of his father. When the missionaries came into the area they seemed to have some of the answers that Nwoye was looking for. Nwoye had to leave his family to be a part of the new religion although he had plans to return to convert his mother and sisters. Okonkwo had given up…

forever. It is what she referred to as the “call within a call” Christ spoke to her telling her to abandon her work as a teacher and go to Calcutta’s poorest and sickest people to help them (Kolodiejchuk 40). This call was the beginning of the Missionaries of Charity. This date will later be known by her congregation as Inspiration Day…