Mother Teresa (1910–1997)
Auteur van Kom, wees mijn licht de persoonlijke geschriften van de 'Heilige van Calcutta'
Over de Auteur
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxiu (mother Teresa) was born on August 26, 1910 in Albania. As a child she was fascinated by stories of the lives of missionaries, so by age 12 she was convinced that she would commit herself to a religious life. She left home at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto as a toon meer missionary. She went to the Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland to learn English, the language the Sisters of Loreto used to teach school in India. She took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. It was at that time she chose the name Teresa after Therese de Listeux - the patron saint of missionaries. It was in 1946 when Mother Teresa received what she describes as "the call within the call" while traveling to Loreto convent in Darjeling from Calcutta for a retreat. She felt she was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them. She started her missionary work in 1948 and replaced her traditionary Loreto habit with a white sari with blue border. She was a Catholic nun of India. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. She ministered to the poor, sick and orphaned for over 45 years while expanding the Missionaries of Charity. By the 1970's she was well known as a humanitarian for the poor due partly to a book and documentary Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India's highest civilian honor the Bharat Ratna in 1980. Throughout her years as a missioonary Mother Teresa felt the need to create a home for orphaned children so she opened the Nirmala Shishu Bhavan, the Children's Home of the Immaculate Heart, as a haven for orphans and homeless youth. She also opened the first Home for the Dying in Calcutta. With the help of Indian officials she converted an abandoned Hindu temple into the Kalighat Home for the Dying. Her Missionaries of Charity expanded to 610 missions with over 4000 sisters in 123 countries by 1997. Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997 form complications from two previous heart attacks and a bout with malaria. She was granted a state funeral by the Indian government in gratitude for her service to the poor of all religions in India. toon minder
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Werken van Mother Teresa
Kom, wees mijn licht de persoonlijke geschriften van de 'Heilige van Calcutta' (2007) 1,257 exemplaren
Do Something Beautiful for God: The Essential Teachings of Mother Teresa 365 Daily Reflections (2019) 148 exemplaren
Where There Is Love, There Is God: A Path to Closer Union with God and Greater Love for Others (1900) 144 exemplaren
Everything Starts from Prayer: Mother Teresa's Meditations on Spiritual Life for People of All Faiths (1998) 115 exemplaren
Jesus the Words to Be Spoken Prayers and Meditations for Every Day of the Year (1986) 107 exemplaren
The Face of God 11 exemplaren
Mary: Handmaid of the Lord 10 exemplaren
Everything Starts from Prayer: Mother Teresa's Meditations on Spiritual Life for People of All Faiths (2023) 10 exemplaren
Mother Teresa 3 exemplaren
Quand l'amour est là, Dieu est là: Pour cheminer vers une union plus intime avec Dieu et un plus grand amour des… (2011) 2 exemplaren
Mother Teresa, Her Essential Wisdom 2 exemplaren
Mother Teresa: Essential Writings 1 exemplaar
A life for God : a Mother Teresa treasury 1 exemplaar
Ein Weg zum Lieben. 1 exemplaar
Mutter Teresa: Geistliche Texte 1 exemplaar
Gedanken für jeden Tag 1 exemplaar
Sadovi ljubezni 1 exemplaar
Myśli i modlitwy, słowa na każdy dzień 1 exemplaar
Perspectivas: A Alegria da Doação 1 exemplaar
Mary: Handmaid of the Lord 1 exemplaar
The Face of God; Blessed Mother Teresa 1 exemplaar
Happiness 1 exemplaar
Haz algo hermoso para Dios: Las enseñanzas esenciales de Madre Teresa, 365 Reflexiones Diarias (Do Something Beautiful… (2020) 1 exemplaar
Vivi la vita 1 exemplaar
Preghiere a misura di cuore 1 exemplaar
Beati voi (1-2-3) 1 exemplaar
La gioia di amare (1-2-2) 1 exemplaar
Mother Teresa's Reaching Out In Love 1 exemplaar
Face of God, The 1 exemplaar
Il frutto del silenzio è la preghiera.. 1 exemplaar
Life in the Spirit 1 exemplaar
Jesus, I Thirst For You 1 exemplaar
The Gospel of Five Fingers / 2 Language / Chinese English Version / Christianity / History / China / Jesus (2009) 1 exemplaar
MOTHER TERESA'S NOBEL SPEECH. 1 exemplaar
Words to Live By 1 exemplaar
L'uomo è irragionevole... 1 exemplaar
Parole sante / madre Teresa ; pensieri raccolti e ordinati da José Luis González-Balado (1998) 1 exemplaar
La vita è 1 exemplaar
Il cuore della preghiera 1 exemplaar
Madre Teresa 1 exemplaar
Joy in Loving, The 1 exemplaar
Kreuzweg 1 exemplaar
Donde hay amor, está Dios 1 exemplaar
A. Gift for God Prayers and Meditations 1 exemplaar
Mother Teresa In My Own Words 1 exemplaar
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德蘭修女 - Geboortedatum
- 1910-08-26
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1997-09-05
- Graflocatie
- Motherhouse Convent, Kolkata, India
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- Ottoman Empire
India - Land (voor op de kaart)
- North Macedonia
- Geboorteplaats
- Skopje, Ottoman Empire
- Plaats van overlijden
- Kolkata, India
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- malaria and heart failure
- Woonplaatsen
- Kolkata, India
Rathfarnham, Ireland
Darjeeling, India - Beroepen
- nun
administrator - Organisaties
- Roman Catholic Church
Missionaries of Charity
Sisters of Lareto (1931) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Nobel Peace Prize (1979)
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1969)
Pacem in Terris Award (1976)
Ramon Magsaysay Award (1962)
Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971)
Order of Australia (1982) (toon alle 12)
Order of Merit (1983)
Albania Golden Honour of the Nation (1994)
Balzan Prize (1978)
Albert Schweitzer International Prize (1975)
Gallup's List of Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century (#1)
Templeton Prize (1973)
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Mother Teresa to become saint in Catholic Tradition (maart 2016)
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Everything Starts from Prayer: Mother Teresa's… door Mother Teresa
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.I loved Where there is Love, which was a collection of Mother Teresa's thoughts, so this was more of the same and just as wonderful. Even if not everything aligns with you or resonates with you, you will find something beautiful here.
There were some sections that touched me deeply and inspired me, and then other sections that I just felt like I was trudging through. Overall it was a good read and I would recommend it to anyone wishing to pause from the normalcy of self absorption and imagine a place where the needs of others are paramount.
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.A beautiful and inspiring collection of Mother Teresa's words. Her thoughts will keep touching people of all walks of life and all cultures. Every entry is a blessing to the reader.
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.This book is a gem for anyone of any faith who is looking to deepen their relationship with God, no matter what name you use for Him. I was raised Catholic and now am a practicing Gaudiya Vaishnava, or what is colloquially known as a Hare Krishna. Here's one of my favorite of the prayers or quotes so far, "Some call him Ishwar, some call him Allah, some simply God, but we all have to acknowledge that it is He who made us for greater things: to love and be loved. What matters is that we love. We cannot love without prayer, and so whatever religion we are we must pray together." (p8)
I found this book deepening my faith in the Lord in so many ways. The prayers and thoughts of Saint Teresa are separated into themes that are very accessible:
*the need to pray *starting with silence *like a little child *opening your heart *ending in silence *the fruit of prayer. As I read, I kept pausing to take pictures of excerpts to share with friends or turning down the corners of the page for later reference. I can see myself using some of these quotes or prayers in paintings or writing them in cards when giving gifts to friends.
This is a book I will be keeping to reread many times especially when I need inspiration when it comes to deepening my prayer. I'm also looking forward to finding out which friends don't have this book so I can gift it to them.
Heartily recommend this book again for people of all faiths who are open to deepening their prayer and faith using the words of a saintly person.… (meer)
I found this book deepening my faith in the Lord in so many ways. The prayers and thoughts of Saint Teresa are separated into themes that are very accessible:
*the need to pray *starting with silence *like a little child *opening your heart *ending in silence *the fruit of prayer. As I read, I kept pausing to take pictures of excerpts to share with friends or turning down the corners of the page for later reference. I can see myself using some of these quotes or prayers in paintings or writing them in cards when giving gifts to friends.
This is a book I will be keeping to reread many times especially when I need inspiration when it comes to deepening my prayer. I'm also looking forward to finding out which friends don't have this book so I can gift it to them.
Heartily recommend this book again for people of all faiths who are open to deepening their prayer and faith using the words of a saintly person.… (meer)
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