The Missionary Position

Courage, a cardinal virtue, is being able to do things even when they are 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…

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 He became quiet and withdrawn, much to the dismay of his father.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…

What do you think of when you hear the word hero. Do you think of super heroes. Or do you think of fire fighters. Maybe you think of policemen. Think about it pharmetics save lives all the time just like other protectors of the city. The person that acted like a hero the most in the book was Jhonny. Johnny did a lot of good things in the book that helped people out. Johnny stood up for the girls when dally was being rude to them. He got supplies for them when they were in the church.…

The saint I find most adorable is Saint Maria Goretti. Saint Maria was born on October 16, 1890. She was a young adolescent when he father, Luigi Goretti had passed away. Maria was faced with a very overwhelming and tough position to fill. She had to help her mother take care of the house hold and act as another parent figure. She learned that she need to grow up fast and take on these responsibilities and help her family. The story of Saint Maria Goretti is she was in the house one day…

Very little is known about St. Victoria. I am Daniella Ayala and I chose St. Victoria as my Confirmation name. St. Victoria is the patron saint of Anticoli Corrado, Italy. St. Victoria’s date of birth and what country she was born in couldn’t be found, but she lived in Picenum, Italy, so to my conclusion she probably was born in Italy. She was a noble woman with her sister Anatolia, which is also a saint. Victoria and her sister were supposed to marry a noble pagans, but her sister convinced…

Catherine McAuley once said “we should be shining lamps giving light to all around us”. This quote from Catherine is speaking of her approach to her work. That the purpose of lighting the lamp is not to draw attention to yourself but to give some light to those around you. This relates to the work that she did because it talks about how she helped others not for herself, but because she saw an issue and wanted to take action. Today I am going to talk to you about an Irish nun called Catherine…

In the speech that mother Teresa gave in Oslo, Norway in 1979, in the first paragraph she first shows Kairos; which means that is giving the place where the speech was presented. Then in the same paragraph it also shows pathos, because she is showing that she is religious and so is demonstrating her believes as a Catholic. By just asking to the audience to pray with her. Well, in the next paragraph Mother Teresa is thanking God for giving us the opportunity to live today that is…

"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…