Re: test
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 05:01 PM
When Mother spoke publicly, she never asked for money, but she did encourage people to make sacrifices for the poor, to "give until it hurts." Many people did - and they gave it to her. We received touching letters from people, sometimes apparently poor themselves, who were making sacrifices to send us a little money for the starving people in Africa, the flood victims in Bangladesh, or the poor children in India. Most of the money sat in our bank accounts.
Re: Re: test
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 05:01 PM
Most of the sisters had no idea how much money the congregation was amassing. After all, we were taught not to collect anything. One summer the sisters living on the outskirts of Rome were given more crates of tomatoes than they could distribute. None of their neighbors wanted them because the crop had been so prolific that year. The sisters decided to can the tomatoes rather than let them spoil, but when Mother found out what they had done she was very displeased. Storing things showed lack of trust in Divine Providence.
Re: Re: Re: test
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 05:01 PM
The donations rolled in and were deposited in the bank, but they had no effect on our ascetic lives and very little effect on the lives of the poor we were trying to help. We lived a simple life, bare of all superfluities. We had three sets of clothes, which we mended until the material was too rotten to patch anymore. We washed our own clothes by hand. The never-ending piles of sheets and towels from our night shelter for the homeless we washed by hand, too. Our bathing was accomplished with only one bucket of water. Dental and medical checkups were seen as an unnecessary luxury.
Re: Re: Re: Re: test
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 05:02 PM
Mother was very concerned that we preserve our spirit of poverty. Spending money would destroy that poverty. She seemed obsessed with using only the simplest of means for our work. Was this in the best interests of the people we were trying to help, or were we in fact using them as a tool to advance our own "sanctity?" - BY ONE OF THE SISTERS (S-U-S-A-N S-H-I-E-L-D-S)
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: test
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 05:02 PM
Our Constitution forbade us to beg for more than we needed, but, when it came to begging, the millions of dollars accumulating in the bank were treated as if they did not exist. - BY ONE OF THE SISTERS (S-U-S-A-N S-H-I-E-L-D-S)
Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 04:43 PM
same thing applies to you. I may not be right, but you too may not be right.Just because you don believe it may not be false and just because I believe it may not be true. I am only looking all sides.
Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by RightSaid Fred on Aug 29, 2010 12:50 PM
Anyone who believes some dead,man on a stick is a saviour is 1005 deranged. God cure you.
Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 04:02 PM
Many sisters and volunteers thought sacrificed to be a helping hand for MT to help the poor. But the money was not used for their good, Cos if she does that she cant portray them as poor . many sisters left the missionary after knowing this. pls g-0-0-g-l-e it out to know more . If this is what was done by her I don respect her. If she had actually converted and really helped them with money I wud have respected her
Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 04:04 PM
When Mother spoke publicly, she never asked for money, but she did encourage people to make sacrifices for the poor, to "give until it hurts." Many people did - and they gave it to her. We received touching letters from people, sometimes apparently poor themselves, who were making sacrifices to send us a little money for the starving people in Africa, the flood victims in Bangladesh, or the poor children in India. Most of the money sat in our bank accounts.
Re: Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 04:05 PM
Most of the sisters had no idea how much money the congregation was amassing. After all, we were taught not to collect anything. One summer the sisters living on the outskirts of Rome were given more crates of tomatoes than they could distribute. None of their neighbors wanted them because the crop had been so prolific that year. The sisters decided to can the tomatoes rather than let them spoil, but when Mother found out what they had done she was very displeased. Storing things showed lack of trust in Divine Providence.
Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by Argumentative Indian on Aug 27, 2010 04:04 PM
lamwatlam, at least you're an informed person. Here's a little more trivia, the finances of Missionaries of Charity are controlled by the Vatican! Did you know that? I'm not denying Mother Teresa did some good work, but there are other sides to the work too.
Re: Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 04:07 PM
The donations rolled in and were deposited in the bank, but they had no effect on our ascetic lives and very little effect on the lives of the poor we were trying to help. We lived a simple life, bare of all superfluities. We had three sets of clothes, which we mended until the material was too rotten to patch anymore. We washed our own clothes by hand. The never-ending piles of sheets and towels from our night shelter for the homeless we washed by hand, too. Our bathing was accomplished with only one bucket of water. Dental and medical checkups were seen as an unnecessary luxury.
Re: Re: Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 04:09 PM
Mother was very concerned that we preserve our spirit of poverty. Spending money would destroy that poverty. She seemed obsessed with using only the simplest of means for our work. Was this in the best interests of the people we were trying to help, or were we in fact using them as a tool to advance our own "sanctity?" - BY ONE OF THE SISTERS (S-U-S-A-N S-H-I-E-L-D-S)
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by IamwatIam on Aug 27, 2010 04:10 PM
Our Constitution forbade us to beg for more than we needed, but, when it came to begging, the millions of dollars accumulating in the bank were treated as if they did not exist. - BY ONE OF THE SISTERS (S-U-S-A-N S-H-I-E-L-D-S)
Re: Re: Re: Re: read h-o-u-s-e-o-f-i-l-l-u-s-i-o-n.
by Oye Kake on Aug 27, 2010 06:30 PM
Here nobody is arguing ur simple life.. but people arguing about the work you do is intended for conversion to christianity. its not only for poor but for the religion as well..
They keep first names deliberately in such a way to camouflage in society but discreetly take benefits of all advantages and grants given by government to minorities.
Re: You ever noticed that...these rice bags ...
by Argumentative Indian on Aug 27, 2010 04:06 PM
What benefits are available to Chatterjees, Mukherjees & Banerjees?
