Part one of term paper
, also known as "Saint of the Gutters" devoted her life to reaching out to the sick and the outcast. The people that no one else wanted to deal with, took privilege in helping. To her "earthly sufferers were nothing less than Christ in disguise." (Das 2) The life that lived was a life devoted to serving the Lord and everything that she ...

Part two of term paper
... Gonxha increasingly fell under the influence of her deeply religious mother. At the young age of twelve realized her vocation in aiding the poor. At the age of eighteen, she left home to join a community of Irish nuns with a mission in Calcutta. This is where she took the name of Sister Teresa, after Saint Teresa of Lisieux, who also found her vocation while still a child. As a nun, began teaching at St. Mary's high school in Calcutta. After a few years of teaching she became principal of the ...