Teresa's Journey and Call to Ministry

Secularization and exclaustration.

The archbishop.

Pray and compose herself.

<p>A one-year probationary period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Loreto motherhouse in Ireland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She feared that her fellow sisters and superiors would think she was vain or crazy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She had to give up regular meals, a settled routine, and the satisfaction of teaching children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It took two years to obtain permission from her order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She felt dazed and frustrated but trusted God's timing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fr. Celeste Van Exem, her confessor, played a significant role.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A simple white sari with blue stripes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some felt betrayed while others believed God led her to a new ministry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At the age of 38.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She knew they often died on the streets without access to healthcare.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because she recognized the severe healthcare needs of the marginalized Dalits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was her spiritual director.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He suggested she could either petition the Vatican directly or go through the Archbishop of Calcutta.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It would likely be favorably received by the Vatican and allowed for a potential appeal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He assisted her in writing a letter and advised her on what to say in an interview.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He volunteered to hand carry her letter to the Archbishop and act as her advocate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is the clear call from Christ that guided her life and ministry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Her ministry emphasized Christ's thirst for love and care, connecting it to key biblical figures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intimate prayer was a crucial part of her ministry.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She founded the Missionaries of Charity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She believed that Christ's words are alive and relevant in the present.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was intended as punishment by the archbishop.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She described them as feeling connected to God, as if 'Our Lord just gave Himself to me-to the full.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She had to request an 'indult of secularization.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was unimpressed and possibly worried that she was fantasizing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The requirement to request an 'indult of secularization'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Périer was discouraging and wanted confirmation of Teresa's calling before offering his support.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The assignment possibly aimed to distance her from her calling while addressing concerns from her sisters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Périer instructed Van Exem to counsel Teresa to keep her desires to leave Loreto a secret.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Périer was annoyed that a newly arrived priest was lecturing him about his ministry to the poor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Van Exem speculated that Teresa's sisters sensed her struggle and sent her away for a change in environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She reflected on 'God's infinite longing to love and to be loved'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She concluded that the impoverished were Christ in physical disguise.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He urged her to be a 'light' for those who are in need.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She realized that just as Jesus desired to quench his physical thirst, the impoverished also thirsted for material aid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It emphasized her personal relationship with Jesus and her calling to serve others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She amputated a gangrenous thumb of a Dalit man and both she and the patient fainted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Navin Chawla met Mother Teresa in 1975 and became close friends with her.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She said it was a made-up story but that it made her laugh.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She interned in Patna, a city six hundred kilometers northwest of Calcutta.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She found the stories recounted to her enormously pleasing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'I thirst' represents not only a physical desire for water but also an intense longing for love and companionship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Her experience on the train led her to realize that the thirst for love was prevalent among everyone, especially the wealthy, prompting her to leave her teaching mission.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Teresa concluded that the wealthy, despite their comforts, often felt a strong sense of loneliness and alienation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She felt joy for obeying the Lord but also experienced fear and anxiety about leaving her previous mission.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>She found working with children to be fulfilling and joyful, making the decision to leave it behind particularly challenging.</p> Signup and view all the answers