Before She Became Teresa Her middle name, Gonxha, means “little flower” in Albanian. Even before blossoming into her life as a religious sister, young Agnes Bojaxhiu showed signs of passionate devotion to Christ. Early on, she began celebrating her birthday on the day of her baptism, August 27. Who could have predicted that this “little flower” would go on to serve the poorest of the poor thousands of miles away? Set to Get Notified Here Pope Francis held a Consistory of … [Read more...]
International Children’s Day, celebrated JUNE 1
International Children's Day is observed on June 01, 2015. The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International Children's Day in 1925. After the conference, different governments around the world decided to declare a day as Children's Day to draw attention to children's issues. Many countries chose June 1, so this is the reason, why International Children's Day take place an June 1. Children's Day is recognized on various days in … [Read more...]
The Works of Mother Teresa, a dedication
Synopsis Baptized on August 27, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia, Mother Teresa taught in India for 17 years before she experienced her 1946 "call within a call" to devote herself to caring for the sick and poor. Her order established a hospice; centers for the blind, aged, and disabled; and a leper colony. She was summoned to Rome in 1968, and in 1979 received the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work. September 21, 2014, we are hosting our GLOBAL WOMEN’S PEACE SUMMIT 2014. This very … [Read more...]
GOD Whispers, How has God ‘whispered’ to you in the past?
Hearing the Whispers of God: They range from the general to the personal. Here are four ways God whispers to us. 1. Through the Grandeur of the World Ours is a most incredible universe – a cosmos of 50 billion known galaxies (the better the telescopes get, the more galaxies come into focus); a universe containing a revolving ball with conditions inexplicably hospitable to human life; a system of precise planetary motions producing consistent seasons on earth like clockwork. As … [Read more...]
Hillary Diane Rodham (Clinton) – WOMAN of ACTION™
A Celebration of Women™ is elated and honored to Celebrate the Life of one of North America's most profound activist. She has been a lawyer, a mother, a sister, a wife, a woman politician and female change maker in history. Her efforts in areas of education, healthcare and human rights are endless; always working diligently for positive change, stating that 'women's rights are human rights'. She is regarded as the most openly empowered presidential wife in American history, save … [Read more...]
Mother Teresa ~ WOMAN of ACTION™
A Celebration of Women™ has been inspired to Celebrate the Life of an iconic heart of charity, on this her name day, a woman that followed the "calling inside a calling" and decided a life of charity living among the souls needing love was the only way. Celebrating October 19th, today, Mother Teresa’s homeland of Albania honors her with a national holiday. October 19 is the anniversary of the day in 2003 that she was beatified by the Vatican. “Christ will not ask how much … [Read more...]
Frieke Karlovits – WOMAN of ACTION™
A Celebration of Women™ is excited to Celebrate the Life of this Amazing Woman who is devoting her life to helping others, as she is educated and experienced. Having started her Career juggling 3 boys and a career, she is definitely a Woman of Action that understands the pressures and is able to teach others to "Fish". WOMAN of ACTION™ Frieke Karlovits Frieke tells A Celebration of Women, in her own words all the way from Austria: " A very … [Read more...]
The Peace Troubadour: PEACE WALK to Assisi
Newsletter March 26, 2011 Join James Twyman for the opportunity of a lifetime! Assisi Peace Walk and the World Prayer for Peace Day Imagine walking through the countryside of Umbria in Italy, actually following in the footsteps of Saint Francis, arriving in Assisi ten days later for one of the most important peace gatherings in history! This is the trip that James will be leading in October, culminating in major participation in the World Prayer for Peace Day on October 27th when the … [Read more...]
Albania – Celebrate, get to know the Women of our World
Albania.......a Beautiful Setting .....with Secrets Behind Closed Doors Abas Kupi (1901-1976) Linden 444 Abas Kupi was an Albanian resistance leader during World War II. In 1939, when Mussolini invaded Albania, Mr. Kupi organized and commanded a resistance regiment. In 1942, when the National Liberation Movement was founded, he became one of its leaders, but at the end of 1943 broke with it and headed a royalist legitimist movement calling for the return of King Zog. He chose the name … [Read more...]