150 INDEX
departure from, 29–30, 32–35,
39; Mother Teresa’s member-
ship in, 10, 11, 13, 16–21, 25,
29; persecution of, 14; philoso-
phy of, 13; relations with the
Roman Catholic church, 13–14
Loyola, Ignatius, 14
Macmillan, Kenneth, 103–4
McNamara, Robert, 113–14
Madonna of Letnice, 10, 11, 109
Martin, Thérèse, canonization of,
18; death of, 17; inspiration for
Mother Teresa, 17–18
Mattael Meskin, 113
Mauli, Ali, 40
Maxwell, Robert, 121, 128
Medical Mission Sisters, 34, 36,
37, 38, 39, 40, 94
Meeting Point, 102
Miseror, 94
Missionaries of Charity, charitable
activities of, 56–58, 60, 63, 64,
69–73, 76, 79–84, 87, 93, 97,
112, 138; criticism of, 62–64,
70–71, 73, 115, 118, 126, 134;
daily routine of, 55–57; found-
ing of, 46, 48 49–50; future of,
139; growth of, 56, 59, 92,
95–98, 104–6, 108, 110,
118–19, 123, 136, 140; Mother
Teresa’s leadership of, 53–64,
92, 107–8, 124, 131–32,
135–36; Mother Teresa’s resig-
nation as mother superior, 136;
philosophy of, 48–49, 54–55,
61, 63, 107–8, 139; resistance
to, 57–58, 76, 85, 87; setbacks
of, 109–10
Missionary Brothers of Charity,
charitable work of, 99–101;
founding, 98–99; growth of,
100; Missionary of Charity Fa-
thers, 140;
Missionary Position: Mother Teresa
in Theory and Practice
(Hitchens), 128–30
Mother Teresa, appearance of: as
child, 5; as old woman, 120; as
nun, 40; as young adult, 10
awards: Magsaysay Award for
International Understanding,
106; Medal of Freedom, 136;
Nehru Award for International
Understanding, 106; Nobel
Peace Prize, 105, 113–17;
Padma Shri, 106; Pope John
XXIII Peace Prize, 106; Temple-
ton Prize for Progress in Reli-
gion, 106; beatification of, xii,
137–38; birth of, 4, 109;
celebrity of, xi–xii, 89, 91,
93–94, 96, 104, 105, 108,
112–15, 120, 131, 137–39;
character of, xi–xii, 17, 20–21,
36, 42, 44, 76, 1008, 112, 114,
120, 140; charitable work: chil-
dren; 79–84; in Bangladesh,
111–12; in India, 17–20, 30, 32,
38, 39–46, 54, 60, 67–71, 73,
76, 84, 93; in Rome, 97–98; in
South America; 96–97; lepers,
84–89, 94; childhood of, 4–10
criticism of, xii, 73–76, 83–84,
95, 105, 110, 112, 115, 117–19,
121, 124–31, 133–35, 137, 139;
death of, 136; education of, 6,
9, 16, 17; faith of, xi–xii, 8–9,
27, 39, 42–43, 59, 63, 85, 88,
93, 108, 119, 120, 130, 140;
funeral of, 137; health of, 8–10,
27, 34, 123–24, 131, 132, 136;