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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Mother Teresa was one of the most admired women of the 20th century, and her memory continues to inspire charitable work around the world. She believed the greatest need of a human being is to love and be loved. In 1948, she founded the Missionaries of Charity to work directly with the very poorest of Calcutta. From the efforts of one woman entering the slums of Entally, the Missionaries of Charity grew into an organization operating soup kitchens,...
Publisher
Distributed by Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Focuses on the life and work of Mother Teresa with words and pictures that even the youngest child will enjoy. Children will happily learn that Mother Teresa was a person whose strong faith and trust in God helped her make incredible changes in our world.
106) An unquenchable thirst: following Mother Teresa in search of love, service, and an authentic life
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Language
English
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109) A call to mercy
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A collection of unpublished material from the remarkable woman of faith offers her wisdom on showing compassion in daily life and includes prayers and suggestions for putting these ideas into practice.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[200-?]
Language
English
Description
"This rare interview captures on film one of the greatest humanitarians of our time, and has never been available before on DVD. Although biographies appear regularly, the world actually knows very little about Mother Teresa. Apart from a few published speeches and selected prayers, she has not bequeathed any writings. Director Marcel Bauer had to wait many years before the "Mother" reluctantly gave him permission for an interview. This program is...
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Language
English
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Throughout the course of history, civilization has been blessed by strong-minded men and women who have impacted our world in extraordinary ways. Their imprint upon humanity is beyond dispute. And many would contend that they were no less than the result of Divine Providence-a gift of God to the human race. Who are these individuals? What is it about these few that make them different? Were they merely in the right place at the right time? Or were...
116) Ten prayers that changed the world: extraordinary stories of faith that shaped the course of history
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Language
English
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Description
Examines how ten prayers played a role in world history, from Abraham's plea to Mother Teresa's daily prayer.
Author
Publisher
Origen
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"La Madre Teresa fue una de las mujeres más admiradas del siglo XX y su memoria continúa inspirando a muchos alrededor del mundo, pues incluso una santa puede amar los chocolates, hacer bromas o regañar al presidente de los Estados Unidos. Esta fue la mujer a la que Jim Towey conoció a mediados de los noventa -- cuando era congre-sista y abogado de alto nivel--, la que iluminó el vacío que había en su vida. Durante más de una década, Towey...
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Language
English
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"Can you guess what links the pairs of people in this book? What do you think Steve Jobs and his iPhone have in common with the Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci? What common point links the world leader Gandhi of India and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks? What about Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and German inventor Johannes Gutenberg? Or South African leader Nelson Mandela and French Resistance fighter Jean Moulin? Or the other pairs...
119) Peace and me
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
An illustrated collection of inspirational ideas about peace based on the lives of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of the 20th and 21st centuries. Includes: Jean Henry Dunant, Fridtjof Nansen, Jane Addams, John Boyd Orr of Brechin, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Nelson Mandela, Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Malala Yousafzai.