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Mother Teresa of Calcutta was the founder of the Missionaries ofCharity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, but her story is so much moreremarkable. From her childhood in the Balkans to her work in India, from attendingthe victims of war-torn Beirut to pleading with George Bush and Saddam Husseinto choose peace over war, Mother Teresa was driven by a mighty faith.
Newly revised and updated, this edition includes a personal insight into thebeatification...
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A collection of the greatest quotes about life, love and spirituality from varied sources such as Mother Teresa, Buddha, Gandhi, Lao Tzu, Osho and many others. The book has two main sections with the first having the quotes divided by their topic such as Love, Happiness, Anger, etc. The second part of the book has specific quotes from Buddha, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Lao Tzu and Zen Quotations.
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Como parte de la exitosa serie Little People, BIG DREAMS, Teresa de Calcuta cuenta la inspiradora historia de la increíble vida de esta monja y misionera. / Part of the best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Mother Teresa tells the inspiring story of this nun and missionary's incredible life.
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This inspiring collection features more than 700 quotes from more than 400 notable women, ranging from Charlotte Brontë and Helen Keller, to Eleanor Roosevelt, Mother Teresa, Simone de Beauvoir, and Hillary Clinton.
Organized thematically, the selections explore a wide variety of subjects including: family, faith, character, education, leadership, the arts, humor, politics, self-image, women, and success. The Words of Extraordinary Women is a fascinating...
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Sigfluence is a word invented by Dr. John F. Loase. It means significant, long term, positive influence. After 20 plus years of research, Loase had a big breakthrough. He found that sigfluence was the best predictor of a satisfying life. Sigfluence is to the human spirit, what exercise is to the human body.
This book features sigfluence role models like Mother Teresa, Victor Frankl, and Jimmy Carter as well as practical advice to enhance your sigfluence...
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"Whoever Saves a Life, It Is Considered as If He Saved an Entire World"
Dr. Rick Hodes arrived in Africa more than two decades ago to help the victims of a famine, but he never expected to call this extremely poor continent his home. Twenty-eight years later, he is still there.
This Is a Soul tells the remarkable story of Rick Hodes's journey from suburban America to Mother Teresa's clinic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As a boy, Rick was devoted to...
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Our Church Mothers contains seven, first-person letters from formidable historical women, who crafted for themselves roles of strategic importance in the history of Christianity. You will become personally familiar with Katharina Luther, first lady of the Reformation; Susanna Wesley, the Mother of Methodism; Catherine Booth, co-founder of the Salvation Army; Mary, the Mother of Jesus; St. Clare, best friend of Francis of Assisi; Mother Teresa of Calcutta;...
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Could you spare five minutes per day to get acquainted with some truly fascinating people and events? If so, you'll love The Christian History Devotional, where each day you'll learn more about your "spiritual family," people who are as much a part of the rich Christian heritage as the people of the Bible.
In these 365 vignettes you'll meet some names that will be familiar: Billy Graham, Martin Luther, C. S. Lewis, John Wesley, Mother Teresa, Francis...
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Tony Bartlett's story is thrillingly upside-down. Rather than the classic conversion narrative of escaping the world to dedicate your life to God, it is about escaping a collapsing institutional order to discover a different self and learning to be in the world. An extraordinary account with pivotal themes of sexuality, trauma, revolution, and relationship, Unbecoming a Priest spans eras, classes, continents, cities, wars, iconic figures, spiritualities,...
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Navudaan, beyond being a mere publication, is an emotional journey. It encapsulates the essence of success, the warmth of pride, and the resilience of never giving up. At Navudaan, we present the narratives of changemakers, individuals sculpting a better world. Each story possesses the belief that every effort, no matter how small, contributes to the positive change.In the spirit of love and benevolence, inspired by the altruistic ideals of Mother...
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Mealtime is a moment to give thanks-a collection of 365 blessings.
Today there is a deep hunger for connection with ourselves, with nature, and with others, says life coach and New York Times-bestselling author of Attitudes of Gratitude M. J. Ryan. What A Grateful Heart offers, from a wide variety of spiritual disciplines and secular perspectives, is a way of satisfying that hunger by setting aside time before we eat to acknowledge the blessings...
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We wouldn't consider letting Isis, Medusa, Pandora, or Persephone slip from our lexicon. To somehow forget the legend of Harriet Tubman, Anne Frank, or Mother Teresa would never cross our minds. And yet when it comes to the stories of Eve and other biblical characters, they are rarely known, barely appreciated, and ostensibly "lost" by most of us not deeply entwined within organized religion. Trapped in patriarchy and theological argument, dismissed...
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There's so much noise. Everything can seem like a distraction. Distraction, in fact, seems our oxygen. When was the last time you saw people talking on an elevator? We seem to plug in everywhere. We have earphones and screens and don't even look up, never mind find time for silence. Our hearts need quiet. How are we ever going to pray otherwise? How could we ever possibly know God's love and will, and the truth about ourselves and the world without...
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Fifty-two readings on living in intentional Christian community to spark group discussion.
Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Illumination Book Awards, Christian Living
Silver Medal Winner, 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award in Religion, Independent Book Publishers Association
Why, in an age of connectivity, are our lives more isolated and fragmented than ever? And what can be done about it? The answer lies in the hands of God's people. Increasingly, today's Christians...
16) Mary
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About the Book Mary is about the mother of Jesus and the arc of her development from a peasant teenager to an icon in the church, to a bold witness of the of the Gospel who journeys from Jerusalem to Samaria, to the mostly Gentile church in Antioch of Syria, and finally to Ephesus, a major metropolitan city of Asia Minor. This book tells the story of Mary in the style as a memoir while still being faithful to the canon of scripture in the hopes that...
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33 DAYS to EUCHARISTIC GLORY
A Spiritual Pilgrimage
At critical times throughout Salvation History, God's people have been invited to consecrate themselves. We are at one of those critical times in history, and consecrating ourselves, our families, our country, and indeed, the whole world to the Eucharist may make all the difference.
33 Days to Eucharistic Glory is the first ever Eucharistic Consecration. This unprecedented spiritual resource...
18) Peci, A.: The Broken Song / Sako's Wedding / Double Dance / General Gramophone / Dialog Liturgique
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Havana mystery volume 5
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" In 2019, newly widowed baker Mercedes Spivey flies from Miami to her native Cuba to care after her ailing paternal grandmother. Mercedes's life has been shaped by loss, beginning with the mysterious unsolved disappearance of her mother when Mercedes was a little girl. Returning to Cuba revives Mercedes's hopes of finding her mother as she attempts to piece together the few scraps of information she has. Could her mother still be alive? Thirty-three...