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If we were humble,
nothing would
change
us - neither praise nor discouragement. If
someone were to criticize us, we would
not feel discouraged. If
someone would praise us, we would also
not feel proud
~Mother
Teresa~
1910-1997
Mother
Teresa was born in
Skopje in what is now Macedonia in 1910. At the age of
eighteen she joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish
community of nuns with a mission in Calcutta.
From 1929 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High
School in Calcutta, but the suffering and poverty she glimpsed
outside the convent walls made such a deep impression on her
that in 1946 she received permission from the Catholic church
to leave the convent school and devote herself to working
among the poor in the slums of Calcutta. In 1950, she founded
the order of Missionaries of Charity.
In
1965, Pope Paul VI put the Missionaries of Charity under the
control of the Papacy and gave authorization to Mother Teresa
to expand her Order to other countries. Centers have opened
almost everywhere around the world to assist lepers, the
elderly, the blind, and people living with AIDS. Mother Teresa
also opened schools and homes for the poor and abandoned
children.
The legendary Mother Teresa's work for the poor has become the
yardstick by which the world measures compassion, generosity,
and selflessness, and she has received a number of awards and
distinctions, among them in 1979 the Nobel Peace Prize for
promoting peace and brotherhood among the nations.
Her
words and actions have inspired millions of people from all
religions and races to help the poor and the needy, and this
legacy is her gift to mankind.
For
a full biography and additional links please visit Mother
Teresa - Her Life
The Blessings of Love
 Mother
Teresa : A Complete Authorized Biography
During her lifetime,
Mother Teresa resisted having her full biography written.
Then, in 1991, realizing that accounts of her life and work
could inspire others, she gave Kathryn Spink, who had long
been intimately involved with the work of Mother Teresa and
her order and co-workers around the world, permission to
proceed with a complete biography on the understanding that it
would not be finished until after her death. Here, now, is the
complete story of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the
Missionaries of Charity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a
woman regarded by millions as a contemporary saint for her
dedication to serving the poorest of the poor. From her
childhood in Balkans as a member of a remarkably openhearted
and religious family to her work in India, from attending the
victims of war-torn Beirut to pleading with George Bush and
Saddam Hussein to choose peace over war. Mother Teresa was
driven by an absolute faith. She consistently claimed that she
was simply responding to Christ's boundless love for her and
for all of humanity. Clad in her white peasant sari with
blue edging, Mother Teresa brought to the world a great and
living lesson in joyful and selfless love.
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