Mother Teresa Beliefs

The Beliefs of a Believer

I am nothingness. God has given me the ability and the strength to do everything I have ever done. It is from Him that all of me comes from, even my name, Mother Teresa. I have done as He has told me to, and through my vast experiences with so many children of God, I have found what I value most. I write this not to talk about myself or to push my beliefs onto others, but to help others receive what they deserve: love. Love can come in innumerable ways; I plan to help others truly understand this, and how it has shaped who I am. This manifesto contains the beliefs I regard most highly and hope others may come to agree with as well: equal rights for all people; the right and responsibility to give back to your community;

The race, culture, religion, age, wealth, and any other trait of humanity does nothing to prevent a person’s basic civil rights. By traveling the world, I have found that the differences we see in others does not change our souls, our feelings, or our humanity. "By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus" (Teresa qtd. in “Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center”; “Mother Teresa”). Though I come from and have lived in different spheres of the globe, I care about the entire expanse of the world. This principally sprouts from my devotion to Jesus, who has led me on this path of charity, though my mother also helped me to hear His word. Up until I joined the Loreto Sisters of Dublin, a community of nuns, my mother helped me be a faithful follower of Jesus, more than just in the Church. When I was young, after my father died my mother would invite the people from the streets to dine with us at every evening meal. When I asked her who these people were, she replied, “Some of them are our relations, but all of them are our people” (“Mother Teresa”). She instilled in me a very strong commitment to all of the poor, which I never forgot all through my life, and I became devoted to those very