A Small Woman with a Fat Heart

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From a child who felt God’s call to a world famous nun, Mother Teresa’s life was full of love and care. She felt that vows were serious and helpful for a spiritual life. She influenced many people with God’s love, from an agnostic reporter to people listening to her talk. Every act she did she wanted to be something beautiful for God. From helping beggars on the street to orphans found in trash cans, she wanted her entire life to be filled with love for God and others.
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born to Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiu on August 5, 1910 (Rosenberg, about.com). At the time, her parents did not realize that she would be known by several other names including Mother Teresa and “the Saint of the Gutters (Rosenberg, about.com).” Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu decided to take her final vows as a nun when she was eighteen and in so doing changed her name to Teresa (Rosenberg, about.com). She lived in a beautiful convent in Loreto for a number of years until she taught at St. Mary’s and eventually became principal (Rosenberg, about.com). Several years passed until a famous da...

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