Nicholas Galuardi-Exercise Physiologist, Saratoga Health and Wellness Center. Now you have the opportunity to grow spiritually stronger as you enjoy His Eye is on the Sparrow, her first devotional. His Eye on the Sparrowįor over three years, Shirley has been growing physically stronger and healthier with my help. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious extremism, Father Joseph's story offers a compelling message of faith and hope in the face of terrorism and ignorance. Set against the background of Pakistan's rich and complex history, "Eye on the Sparrow" reveals a unique and compassionate culture that has been torn asunder by the subjugation of foreign rule, the agony of partition, and the oppression of a politically turbulent Islamic state. Growing up amid mosques and madrassas, often walking twenty miles for a holy day celebration, Joseph's story is an insightful (often humorous) account of how a darkskinned Bhatti from Hindu's lowest caste, aspiring only to serve his God, succeeds beyond anything he could have ever imagined. This cannot have a happy ending.'"" ***** "Eye on the Sparrow" chronicles the extraordinary journey of a young Indian-born boy who overcomes poverty, discrimination, and horrific historical events to become one of Pakistan's first indigenous Catholic priests. Calling them to come here is a big insult. If somebody points a finger at them, they will cut off that finger. 'Are you the priest who reported this problem?' Joseph said that he was. Suddenly, an old man with a dirty turban approached him nervously. Eyes glared and turbaned heads stared, their enmity palpable as they fingered their swords. Seated on charpoys in a semicircle, the men did not look happy. ""On a blistering Punjabi morning, Father Joseph approached the group of village headmen gathered in a courtyard. This edition is supplemented with a new historical preface and over a dozen photographs. One of our very best show-business memoirs, brimming with insights, humor, and an unbreakable spirit, His Eye Is on the Sparrow was a significant groundbreaker when first published in 1951-and remains an authentic American classic today."-Donald Bogle Ethel Waters's His Eye Is on the Sparrow stands as perhaps the greatest autobiography of a black female performer, capturing both the horror and the joy of the African American woman's experience through the often bitter yet always forgiving voice of an indomitable spirit. Hers is both an engrossing record of a topsy-turvy career and, just as importantly, an invaluable social document that traces the changing landscape for African American entertainers in the first half of the twentieth century. With astonishing candor, Ethel Waters tells her dramatic and dazzling story: from a childhood of abject poverty, to her early success in Black vaudeville, to her rise into the top ranks of stardom with her memorable performances in Cabin in the Sky, Pinky, and The Member of the Wedding. "Here is a remarkable chronicle of the life and career of an extraordinary woman who had a major impact on American entertainment.
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