My becoming a filthy papist has not changed my opinion about that. I would rather be a door-keeper in the house of the Lord than dwell in the tents of wickedness, ceteris paribus and all .... It's just plain nicer here.
Yes they are. Joy is in giving. Love only gives. Love doesn't ask. When the old owman gave her last two coins in the synagogue, her gift was more than all the money rich Pharisees could muster. And God gives in abudance, and we give Him crumbs. But godo works are ultimately our imitation of Christ. We are like aprentices who learn after the Master, by imitating Him. Being a Chirstian is not just faith; it's everything we doin faith, walking in Christ's footsteps. It's all works-based.
Mother Theresa's faith may have been full of doubt; but she did more good than all of us put together.