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Paul-Emile Léger (The Canadians)
Par James Duggan. 1981
Marguerite d'Youville au service des exclus: biographie romancée
Par Louis-Martin Tard. 1998
L'enfance, la vie dans le monde, la vie religieuse de mère Marguerite d'Youville, ses oeuvres en faveur des pauvres, la…
fondation de la congrégation des Soeurs grises. Marguerite d'Youville fut proclamée bienheureuse par le pape Jean XXIII en 1959 et sanctifiée par Jean-Paul II en 1990. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1998.L'avenir est à la tendresse
Par Stan Rougier. 2005
Les jeunes interpellent le monde. Comment pourrions-nous hausser les épaules en disant : La vie se chargera bien de leur…
faire perdre leurs illusions ? Les jeunes ont mal de la poussée de leur âme. Ils redoutent de vivre dans la médiocrité qu'ils croient voir dans trop de vies d'adultes. Lorsqu'ils entendent de grandes voix qui s'adressent à leur part divine et qui savent les entraîner vers de grandes causes, alors on assiste à la plus superbe des métamorphoses. 2005.Jesus: What Manner Of Man Is This?
Par Richard Hanser. 1972
The author explores what is known of Christ's life and attempts to show how and why His teachings appeal so…
strongly to youth today. He also includes an objective treatment of issues which have caused differences among Christian sects. Junior and Senior High. 1972.First dive to shark dive
Par Peter Lourie. 2011
Egerton Ryerson (The Canadians)
Par Laura Damania. 1975
Damien, the leper priest
Par Anne E Neimark. 1980
Traces Father Damien's life, from his birth in 1840 to his death of leprosy in 1889. His accomplishments in the…
leper colony on the Hawaiian island of Molokai attracted worldwide attention and generated support for research and treatment of leprosy. For junior and senior high readers. c1980.Being a girl who leads: becoming a leader by following Christ (Being a girl. #3.)
Par Shannon Kubiak Primicerio. 2006
To be a leader you have to be different. Your peers will observe you and the choices you make, and…
if you go against the social order and stand up for what you believe in, others will notice. Junior High. 2006.Being a girl who loves: learning to love like Jesus (Being a girl. #2.)
Par Shannon Kubiak Primicerio. 2005
Buddha
Par Demi. 1996
An account of Buddha's life from the prophecies before his birth to his physical death at age eighty. Describes his…
relationships with his parents, wife, and child, and the lifelong jealous rivalry of his cousin Devadatta. Explains how the young man Siddhartha meditated, sought enlightenment, and eventually became Buddha. Includes two of his teaching parables. Grades 4-7. 1996.The mighty ones: great men and women of early Bible days
Par Meindert De Jong. 1959
A Student's Guide to Culture
Par John Stonestreet. 2020
The student edition of the popular A Practical Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle delivers a hopeful…
message to listeners ages fifteen through twenty-five who live every day with increasing cultural pressure. These young people struggle to navigate contemporary challenges to their Christian faith and values but are encouraged to emerge as leaders. In A Student's Guide to Culture, Stonestreet and Kunkle write in a highly relatable style, sharing insight and experience. Jumping off from the original version, this guide includes all-new discussion questions and stories that remind young listeners that they can live differently and be a light in a culture that sometimes feels overwhelmingStories of the Saints: Bold and Inspiring Tales of Adventure, Grace, and Courage
Par Carey Wallace. 2020
Performing Miracles. Facing Wild Lions. Confronting Demons. Transforming the World. From Augustine to Mother Teresa, officially canonized as St. Teresa…
of Calcutta, discover seventy of the best-known and best-loved saints and read their riveting stories. Meet Joan of Arc, whose transcendent faith compelled her to lead an army when the king’s courage failed. Francis of Assisi, whose gentleness tamed a man-eating wolf. Valentine, a bishop in the time of ancient Rome, who spoke so often of Christ’s love that his saint’s day, February 12, has been associated with courtly love since the Middle Ages. St. Thomas Aquinas, the great teacher. Peter Claver, who cared for hundreds of thousands of people on slave ships after their voyage as captives. And Bernadette, whose vision of Mary instructed her to dig the spring that became the healing waters of Lourdes. Each saint is illustrated in a dramatic and stylized full-color portrait, and included in every entry are the saint’s dates, location, emblems, feast days, and patronage. Taken together, these stories create a rich, inspiring, and entertaining history of faith and courage. For kids age 10 and up. A perfect gift for Confirmation.Boy on the lion throne: the childhood of the 14th Dalai Lama
Par Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Thomas J. Csordas. 2009
Follows the early years of Lhamo Thondup (born 1935), who was recognized as the fourteenth Dalai Lama at age two.…
Discusses his transition from simple mountain boy to spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Explains the politics and events that led to his exile. For grades 4-7. 2008Welcome to the Orthodox Church: an introduction to Eastern Christianity
Par Frederica Mathewes-Green. 2015
This reader-friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of…
visits to a fictitious church, and get to know the faith as new Christians did for most of history, by immersion. It's the perfect book for inquirers and newcomers, but even readers who have been Orthodox all their lives say they learned things they never knew before. Enjoyable, easy-to-read, and leavened with humor, this book is a gracious guide to the ancient faith of the Christian EastBreaking Night is slang for staying up through the night until the sun rises. It is also the unforgettable, stunning…
memoir of Liz Murray who at the age of fifteen found herself on the streets when her family of loving but drug-addicted parents finally unraveled. When her mother died of AIDS, Liz returned to high school while homeless, won a New York Times scholarship and made it into Harvard prevailing against all oddsThe yellow arrow
Par Andrew Bromfield, Victor Pelevin, Viktor Pelevin. 1996
The illumined heart: capture the vibrant faith of ancient Christians
Par Frederica Mathewes-Green. 2007
Why are modern Christians so indistinguishable from everyone else? How come Christians who lived in times of bloody persecution were…
so heroic, while we who live in safety are not? How could the early Christian martyrs actually forgive their torturers? What did the Christians of the first centuries know that we don't?" Mathewes-Green ponders these and other faith-based questions in The Illuminated HeartM.L.K: journey of a King
Par Tonya Bolden. 2007
Biography of the Nobel Peace Prize-winner, civil rights activist, and Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968). Focuses on King's…
vision of a community where all people live in harmony and his commitment to nonviolence as he confronted racial hatred and persecution in a segregated era. For grades 6-9. 2007Wherever you go, there you are: mindfulness meditation in everyday life
Par Jon Kabat-Zinn. 2005
Guide to achieving a state of "mindfulness"--an awareness of the present moment. Explains traditional Buddhist meditation techniques and exercises, such…
as postures that help cultivate consciousness. Offers suggestions for incorporating mindfulness into daily life to gain wisdom and find direction. First published in 1994; includes 2005 afterword. 1994