5 Ergebnisse.

He was an inspiring teacher, innovative leader, and dedicated advocate for students. Armen Sarafian, born in 1920, was the son of educated immigrants who taught him that attaining higher education would pave the way to a fulfilling life and successful career. As an educator, Armen Sarafian became known for saving colleges-and in one case an entire community college district-from the brink of failure and transforming them into thriving instit...

A honeymoon though Italy filled with love and adventure where all the senses are awakened. Part love story, part travelogue, The Seven Senses of Italy follows American newlyweds Bobby and Lisa as they breathe in the sights, sounds, aromas, tastes, and textures of Italy. Unknowingly guided by Lisa's late grandmother-her nonna-who exemplifies past generations' intangible but indisputable gifts of intuition and common sense, the couple falls in...

Through a great and terrible wilderness, with serpents, scorpions, and thirsty ground, he sowed peace and sustenance and left an enduring mark on the New World.A celebrated teacher of mathematics and astronomy, Eusebio Kino's future promised to be comfortable and secure. Jesuit elders urged the young priest to continue his ministry in education. But a greater voice called, and Father Kino answered by pursuing a lifetime of danger and uncertain...

The Forbidden City-home to the opium-addicted Ming Dynasty emperor and protected by thousands of ruthless eunuchs-no European had ever been inside. Would a simple Jesuit priest be the first?Armed with a homemade clock, a wealth of patience, and an uncompromising drive to share his faith with a new people, Father Matteo Ricci would overcome one barrier only to be met by another: treacherous seas, a complex language, and a culture with an unshak...

Her passion became her reality.Children were her life, and God's messenger Mother Frances X. Cabrini dedicated her entire life to caring for poor Italian immigrants who sought refuge in the slums of New York City in the early 1890s.A devout champion of education and proper health care for the poverty-stricken, Cabrini forged a path of survival for young children by building schools, orphanages, and hospitals-not only in the United States, but ...