Mother Teresa felt the call of God at the young age of 12. When she was 18, she left her parents’ home so she could join the Sisters of Loreto to be a nun. She trained in Dublin then spent most of her time in India doing missions. She also taught at St. Mary’s High School in Calcutta, India. In 1950, she started a missionary program called “The Missionaries of Charity,” which aimed at taking care of poor people. Pope Paul VI made this an International Religious Family in 1965. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, among many other prizes for her amazing work (NobelPrize.org). Her missionaries, devoutness to spreading the word of God, and help with the poor make Mother Teresa a very significant person. She is one of the greatest Christians that has lived in recent years.
I believe Mother Teresa gave a huge contribution to the Catholic Church. She dedicated the majority of her life working for the church, and she gave a great example of what it means to be a completely devout Christian. Two of the main missions of the church are to spread the word of God and to help those in need. Mother Teresa accomplished both of those on a regular basis throughout her life. It was her primary goal and she was very dedicated to doing so. Her life has been a blessing to so many poor people, and she is still a blessing to us today by being such an inspiring Christian.
References:
http://www.biography.com/people/mother-teresa-9504160
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1979/teresa-bio.html
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5611
Written by: Andrew Molitor
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