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Language
English
Description
"Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow took solace in the mystery stories she read with her devoted father--and soon she was writing them herself, slowly graduating to dark, violent, complex crime stories that reflected skill and imagination far beyond her years. After her father's early death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of the one she lost, and...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, or stolen. Why? What secrets does it hold? Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations' Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick's job is to protect the world's cultural artifacts-including countless lesser-known objects and national treasures. When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit with...
Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Tiller Press hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 221 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Discover how to engage in a faith-filled life in the era of social media from a group of young, consecrated Catholic sisters.
Friend. Artist. Writer. Businesswomen. Advocate. Scholar. The women whose pieces are included in this book hold many different titles. But they all share two important characteristics. First, they are all young women. Second, they are all consecrated religious of the Catholic order the Daughters of Saint Paul. They are millennial...
Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of Mary Beth Keane's Ask Again, Yes, Tracey Lange's We Are the Brennans explores the staying power of shame-and the redemptive power of love-in an Irish Catholic family torn apart by secrets..."--
Publisher
St. Walburga's Church
Pub. Date
1928
Physical Desc
20 p.
Language
English
Description
Contents: Letter from Pastor Rev. Carl L. Heidt--Report of receipts and expenditures of St. Walburga's congregation--A resume of the year--Church regulations--Contributions during the year (by name)--The Catholic answer--R.I.P. (list of deaths during the year).
Author
Publisher
G.K. Hall
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
248 p.
Language
English
Description
With compassion and sensitivity, best-selling inspirational author Joseph F. Girzone tells the dramatic story of his own godson's life. Joey is a boy like any other, eagerly looking forward to a lifetime of adventure. But as he becomes a talented musician, his sunny world splinters into a maze of confusion and troubles.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
235 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines international religious violence, growing public atheism in the West, and the author's religious rejection for his homosexuality, exploring subjects ranging from Jerusalem and the Silicon Valley to Lance Armstrong and Mother Teresa.
19) A simple path
Author
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
1995
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
xxxviii, 202 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
TAN Books
Pub. Date
c2016
Physical Desc
xvi, 280 p. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Anthony Esolen provides exegesis of some of the greatest hymns of the Christian faith, revealing their doctrinal and devotional riches. An accompanying audio CD provides the actual music discussed in the book.