WASHINGTON - Thirteen years after her death, the impact of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta's work and prayer is still felt around the world. Mother Teresa would have turned 100 Aug. 26. The order she started 60 years ago -- the Missionaries of Charity -- continues its outreach to the "poorest of the poor." Her spiritual life also continues to gain attention as her sainthood cause progresses. Many say Mother Teresa's legacy is the combination of her extreme devotion to the poor and her spirituality since both were so deeply intertwined. For young people, the nun is a model for how to live out one's faith. "What strikes them is that she practiced what she preached," said Eileen Burke-Sullivan, an associate professor of theology at Jesuit-run Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. She said students connect with Mother Teresa because they grew up seeing her image on television or in the newspaper and they knew she "lived and died working for poor." Burke-Sullivan told Catholic News Service that students appreciate how Mother Teresa made the connection between the practice of faith and justice. 
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