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Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Publication Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xiv, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The son of Irish immigrants, McGivney was a man to whom "family values" represented more than mere rhetoric. And he left a legacy of hope still celebrated around the world. In the late 1800s, discrimination against American Catholics was widespread. Many Catholics struggled to find work and ended up in infernolike mills, where an injury or death would leave a family penniless. Called to action in 1882 by his sympathy for these suffering people, Father...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xiii, 289 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In less than a year and a half, Liz's mother killed herself and her infant son died unexpectedly. In between these two deaths, Liz was ordained as an Episcopal priest. The Night Lake is the story of finding a way forward through the kind of tragedy that seems like it might be beyond surviving, and trying to do so while holding down a job that's all about leading a community in hope. It's the story of parenting a toddler who is delighted with the...
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese, Doubleday
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
xxi, 341 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From the inimitable and bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history, focusing on the Renaissance and Reformation and how this innovative period changed the Western world.
From the inimitable bestselling author Thomas Cahill comes another popular history -- this one focusing on how the innovations of the Renaissance and the Reformation changed the Western world. It is a truly revolutionary book. In Volume VI of his acclaimed Hinges of...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
2014
Physical Desc
xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals comes Gustav Niebuhr's compelling history of Abraham Lincoln's decision in 1862 to spare the lives of 265 condemned Sioux men, and the Episcopal bishop who was his moral compass, helping guide the president's conscience. More than a century ago, during the formative years of the American nation, Protestant churches carried powerful moral authority, giving voice to values such as mercy and...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2026]
Physical Desc
xi, 352 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In this memoir, James Martin recounts his experiences working in a variety of entry-level jobs during his youth, including positions as a busboy, dishwasher, caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, and corporate employee, before entering the Jesuit order. Set primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, the narrative describes his lack of prior experience in these roles and the challenges he encountered while learning workplace responsibilities. The work...
7) Priest
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A priest disobeys church law to track down the vampires who kidnapped his niece.
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (7 hr., 56 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspector Rostnikov manipulates the powers that be in the Kremlin in order to solve the murder of a priest and the disappearance of a Syrian oil minister's daughter.