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Padre Pio: A Man of Hope Author: Allegri, Renzo ISBN: 1-56955-138-3 LCCN: 99059678 Dewey: 271/.3602 B 21 Number: |
Paperback Charis Books
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian
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Under Angel Wings Author: Antonia, Maria Reus, J. Batista O'Leary, Conall ISBN: 0-89555-647-2 LCCN: 99070761 Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Tan Books & Publishers
| Saint John of the Cross: Reflections on Mystical Experience Author: Cugno, Alain ISBN: 0-8164-0132-2 LCCN: 81014430 Dewey: 248.2/2/0924 19 Number: |
Hardcover Seabury Press
Language Notes
Text: English, French (translation)
| Brother Francis; an anthology of writings by and about St. Francis of Assisi Author: Cunningham, Lawrence ISBN: 0-06-061647-4 LCCN: 72078080 Dewey: 271/.3/024 B Number: |
Hardcover Harper & Row
| The outline of sanity: A biography of G.K. Chesterton Author: Dale, Alzina Stone ISBN: 0-8028-3550-3 LCCN: 82011452 Dewey: 828/.91209 B 19 Number: |
Hardcover Eerdmans
Bibliography: p. 334-340. Includes index.
| Mother Teresa, her people and her work Author: Doig, Desmond ISBN: 0-06-060560-X LCCN: Dewey: 271/.97 B 19 Number: |
Unknown Binding Harper & Row
| QUEST: THE LIFE OF ELISABETH KUBLER-ROSS. Author: Gill, Derek. ISBN: 0-06-011543-2 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Hardcover Harper & Row,
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Joey Author: Girzone, Joseph ISBN: 0-385-48262-0 LCCN: 97002981 Dewey: 282/.092 B 21 Number: |
Hardcover Doubleday
Book Description
Within the tiny life that is a newborn baby there exists the coded material that will evolve into a masterpiece of incredible proportions. Joseph Girzone's Joey tells the true story of a young boy--Girzone's own godson-whose life bloomed in just that way, unfolding in a magnificent adventure before it ended all too soon.
Joey was a boy born with a smile on his face and music in his heart, a boy who was to reflect all the experiences of youth: the wonder of existence, the adventure of finding new things, the joy of discovering new love, the pain of betrayed trusts and broken commitments, the endless searching for a meaning to life and its endless riddles, and the joy of finding a wonderful God who can bring all these complex facets of life into focus.
This story is about a rare and beautiful love between a young boy and God. It is a work that will give hope to the young and comfort to mothers and fathers who watch fearfully as their children enter the unknown world of life's adventure.
From the Publisher
Within the tiny life that is a newborn baby there exists the coded material that will evolve into a masterpiece of incredible proportions. Joseph Girzone's Joey tells the true story of a young boy--Girzone's own godson-whose life bloomed in just that way, unfolding in a magnificent adventure before it ended all too soon.
Joey was a boy born with a smile on his face and music in his heart, a boy who was to reflect all the experiences of youth: the wonder of existence, the adventure of finding new things, the joy of discovering new love, the pain of betrayed trusts and broken commitments, the endless searching for a meaning to life and its endless riddles, and the joy of finding a wonderful God who can bring all these complex facets of life into focus.
This story is about a rare and beautiful love between a young boy and God. It is a work that will give hope to the young and comfort to mothers and fathers who watch fearfully as their children enter the unknown world of life's adventure.
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Francis of Assisi: A Revolutionary Life Author: House, Adrian Armstrong, Karen ISBN: 1-58768-009-2 LCCN: 00044979 Dewey: 271/.302 B 21 Number: |
Hardcover HiddenSpring
From Publishers Weekly
The world would not seem to need another biography of Francis of Assisi, the Italian saint who has charmed the religious and the irreligious alike in the eight centuries following his death in 1226. Indeed, House, who has spent many years in the publishing world in London, begins this one with an explanation for having added to the "legion" of books about the saint. Quite simply, he confesses, he was curious about Francis and "this book is the result." It is a happy one at that. The four years House devoted to writing about and researching the life of Francis were clearly well spent; his book is not only comprehensive in treatment but superbly written. He draws the reader into the saint's life with the ease of a master storyteller who has organized the details so skillfully as to allow them to do the work of spinning the tale. His method of setting Francis in the context of the times that shaped him is especially effective. He explains, for example, how dreams were taken seriously in the Middle Ages and how they in turn were significant to Francis in discerning his spiritual calling. Without casting Francis as a modern environmentalist or feminist, House nonetheless shows how the saint's great love for creation and regard for women captured the essence of these later movements. House's approach also gives the relationship between Francis and St. Clare new texture and meaning without overly romanticizing it. By writing for those of any or no faith, the author has given aficionados of Francis and Clare as well as the merely curious much to savor. (Mar.)Forecast: Although the market is comfortably full of biographies of this popular saint, this title offers additional crossover appeal to women and those interested in ecospirituality. This biography attracted stellar reviews when it was published in the U.K. last year; Hidden Spring will support the book's U.S. debut with national publicity, New York and San Francisco author engagements and a 500,000-piece direct mail campaign.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
House has provided a sizzling tale of adventure and spirituality within the format of a biography of St. Francis. An enormous amount of legend surrounds the few historically certain facts of the saint's life, but the author displays his awareness of the problem. Acknowledging that he is not a historian, House is still able to produce a work that makes creative use of both historical and legendary material while always being conscious of the historical roots. Three things make his work different from others. First, he makes the most of the "almost continuous drama of [Francis's] life without sacrificing accuracy." Second, he effectively sets Francis's life within the social, economic, military, and religious forces of Italy during this time (1182-1226). And third, he shows in detail how the lives of Francis and Saint Clare were interwoven. Beginning with Francis's youth, including his military time, House describes the visions of Francis, his relations with various Popes, and the eventual founding of the Order. His description of events at the end of Francis's life are especially interesting. What results is not a spare presentation of historical facts but a vivid, interesting, and readable extended historical speculation on St. Francis.DDavid Bourquin, California State Univ., San Bernardino
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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The Monk's Tale: A Biography of Godfrey Diekmann, O.S.B. Author: Hughes, Kathleen ISBN: 0-8146-1984-3 LCCN: 91010516 Dewey: 271/.102 B 20 Number: |
Paperback Liturgical Press
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-365) and index.
| Alphonsus De Liguori: The Saint of Bourbon Naples 1696-1787 Author: Jones, Frederick M. ISBN: 0-87061-195-X LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Hardcover Christian Classics
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Rita's Story Author: Klaus, Rita ISBN: 1-55725-056-1 LCCN: 93084601 Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Paraclete Press
Midwest Book Review
On the night of June 18, 1986, Rita Klaus, confined to a wheelchair with Multiple Sclerosis, was miraculously healed. But that is only the end of the story. Rita's Story is one that seizes upon the reader with a page-turning intensity that must be experienced to be believed. A remarkable account of a powerful life experience, Rita's Story is page-by-page inspiration told simply and beautifully. Here is reading that will reward with hope and deepening of faith.
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Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master (Crossroad Spiritual Legacy Series) Author: Barron, Robert ISBN: 0-8245-2507-8 LCCN: 95034303 Dewey: 230/.2/092 20 Number: |
Paperback Crossroad Classic
Book Description
The life and spiritual teachings of the Catholic Church's greatest theologian as seen through the eyes of a contemporary theologian.
| Two Dancers in the Desert: The Life of Charles de Foucauld Author: Lepetit, Charles Griffiths, John (Translator) ISBN: 0-88344-511-5 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Hardcover orbis books
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Saint Isaac and the Indians Author: Lomask, Milton Manso, Leo (Illustrator) Manso, Leo , ISBN: 0-89870-355-7 LCCN: 90085767 Dewey: 272/.9/092 B 20 Number: |
Paperback Ignatius Press
Card catalog description
Follows the life of French missionary priest, Isaac Jogues, from his arrival in Quebec in 1636 through his work with the Hurons, Iroquois, and Mohawk Indians to his death as a martyr in 1646.
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Thomas More: The Search for the Inner Man Author: Martz, Louis L. ISBN: 0-300-05668-0 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Yale University Press
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The Young Life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Author: Mohan, Claire Jordan Robbins, Jane (Illustrator) Robbins, Jane , ISBN: 0-943135-25-7 LCCN: 96173126 Dewey: 271/.97 B 20 Number: |
Paperback Young Sparrow Pr
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6. This biography concentrates on Mother Teresa's life from age 12, when she was called by God to become a nun, through the time she left the convent to work directly with the ill and poor of Calcutta. Her later work is mentioned. The author enlivens her subject's story with imagined dialogue, emotions, situations, and thoughts that are sweet and uplifting, but conjectural. A factual synopsis and chronology of Mother Teresa's life, a list of some of her many awards, and a number of inspirational quotations are useful inclusions. The glossary and index, however, contain many irrelevant items, and the list for further reading is not limited to books for children. The full-page black-and-white pictures are flat and bland. Vanora Leigh's Mother Teresa (Bookwright, 1986; o.p.) is better illustrated and more factual.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Saint Francis of the Seven Seas (Vision Book Series) Author: Nevins, Albert F. Manso, Leo (Illustrator) Manso, Leo , ISBN: 0-89870-519-3 LCCN: 95075666 Dewey: 266/.2/092 B 20 Number: |
Paperback Ignatius Press
From the Publisher
This new story from the popular Vision Books series of saints lives for youth 9-15 years old is about the inspiring life of the great missionary to the Far East, St. Francis Xavier. After his wartorn boyhood in Navarre, Francis Xavier went to the University of Paris, determined to have a good time. He was interested in sports and became broadjumping champion of his college, and did not pay much attention to his studies. At first he scoffed at this fellow student, Ignatius Loyola, a former soldier who wanted to win the world for God. But Ignatius showed him that true champions are a far more heroic breed - those who risk their all to win the world for God. Francis joined Ignatius' followers, and became one of the first members of the Society of Jesus.
Francis Xavier was selected by Ignatius to do missionary work in India. To all sixteenth-century travelers, a voyage from Portugal to India meant months of deadly peril from storms, pirates, and diseases. But to Father Francis Xavier, it also meant a chance to win the Orient for Jesus Christ. This great saint's eagerness to spread the Word of God involved him with the pearl divers of the Indian coast, the natives of Malaya and the Spice Islands, the cannibals of Morotni and the hostile feudal lords of ancient Japan. This book captures the true spirit of a daring man who braved the many dangers of India and Japan in amazing adventures of courage and faith.
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The Life of Teresa of Jesus: The Autobiography of Teresa of Avila Author: Peers, E. Allison (Translator) Peers, E. Allison Silverio Peers, E. Allison ISBN: 0-385-01109-1 LCCN: 2005273597 Dewey: 282.092 B 22 Number: |
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Written at the command of her confessors, the books of this 16th century Spanish saint and mystic (a beloved friend to another great Spanish mystic, John of the Cross), St. Teresa's writings remain classics of Christian mysticism. Less abstract and theoretical than her friend, Teresa's works are no less noteworthy for the brilliance of their ability to convey with both warmth and rigor some flavor of this most extraordinary experience: union with God. Her autobiography may well be the best entry point into her work and into the great mystical literature of the Christian church. Here she describes her early life and education, the conflicts and crisis she underwent, culminating in her determination to enter fully into the path of prayer. Following a description of the contemplative life, which she explores in four stages, she returns to her own life in order to describe (in erotic language reminiscent of the Song of Songs) the ecstatic experiences given to her by God.
If the idea of mysticism seems hopelessly otherworldly to you, try a taste of St. Teresa, who can be as down to earth as Oprah--and sometimes just as amusing. --Doug Thorpe
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Book Description
A religious classic for centuries, this is the compelling autobiography of the great Spanish saint, mystic, and reformer, with an illuminating introduction by one of the world's leading experts on feminine spirituality.
| Life of St Anthony Mary Claret Author: Royer, Fanchon ISBN: 0-89555-288-4 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Tan Books
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Padre Pio: The True Story Author: Ruffin, Bernard C. ISBN: 0-87973-673-9 LCCN: Dewey: 271/.36/024 B 19 Number: |
Paperback Our Sunday Visitor
From the Publisher
Padre Pio: The True Story focuses primarily on the post World War II era to the time of Padre Pio's death. It was during this time that an onscure Italian Capuchin priest attracted worldwide attention for his holiness as well as his mysterious stigmata.
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The Golden Arrow: The Autobiography and Revelations of Sister Mary of St. Peter (1816-1848 on Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus) Author: Scallan, Dorothy (Editor) Scallan, Emeric B. (Translator) Scallan, Emeric B. ISBN: 0-89555-389-9 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Tan Books & Pub
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Called to Africa Author: Scott, William D. Scott, William D. ISBN: 0-87483-297-7 LCCN: 92033473 Dewey: 266/.61/092 B 20 Number: |
Hardcover August House Pub Inc
Book Description
The inspiring and entertaining biography of a very unconventional missionary who spent more than thirty years in Zaire building schools, hospitals, churches, and roads and who championed the transfer of authority over missionaries to native religious leaders.
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Francis of Assisi: The Man Who Found Perfect Joy Author: Bedoyere, Michael De LA Bedoyere, Michael De LA ISBN: 0-918477-89-1 LCCN: 98052838 Dewey: 271/.302 B 21 Number: |
Paperback Sophia Institute Press
Originally published: Francis. New York : Harper & Row, 1962. Includes bibliographical references.
| Paul, mystic and missionary Author: Smyth, Bernard T ISBN: 0-88344-380-5 LCCN: 80014041 Dewey: 225.9/24 19 Number: |
Paperback orbis books
Includes index.
| The Love of Christ Author: Teresa, Mother Barbier, Jean Gorree, Georges ISBN: 0-06-068229-9 LCCN: 81023746 Dewey: 248.4/82 19 Number: |
Hardcover HarperCollins Publishers
Language Notes
Text: English, French (translation)
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The Life and Glories of St. Joseph Author: Thompson, Edward Healy M. A. ISBN: 0-89555-161-6 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback T A N Books & Publishers
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Dancing a Polka to Heaven Author: Vos, Betty ISBN: 0-9709575-9-9 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Singing River Publications
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Augustine Came to Kent (Living History Library (Warsaw, N.D.).) Author: Willard, Barbara Owens, Mary Beth (Illustrator) Owens, Mary Beth , ISBN: 1-883937-21-3 LCCN: 96085301 Dewey: [Fic] 21 Number: |
Paperback Bethlehem Books
Card catalog description
In 597, Wolf, a young Angle, travels from Rome to England, the land of his birth, accompanying Prior Augustine, later to be known as St. Augustine of Canterbury, on his mission to bring Christianity to English soil.
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Miraculous Medal : The Story Of Our Lady's Author: Windeatt, Mary F. Harmon, Gedge ISBN: 0-89555-417-8 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Tan Books & Publishers, Inc.
| Allez dans le monde entier: L'appel de Marie-Thrse Ledochowska Author: Winowska, Maria ISBN: 2-85049-055-5 LCCN: 76466225 Dewey: 282/.092/4 B Number: |
Paperback Fribourg : ditions Saint-Paul
Language Notes
Text: French
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Saint John Bosco and Saint Dominic Savio (Vision Books) Author: Beebe, C. ISBN: 0-89870-416-2 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Ignatius Press
From the Publisher
A Vision book containing the enthralling story of the great modern apostle of youth, Saint John Bosco, and his best-loved pupil who became a saint, Dominic Savio. Blessed with tremendous natural and supernatural gifts, including a wonderful sense of humor, Saint John Bosco overcame overwhelming obstacles to help deprived children find a better life. Juggler, magician, acrobat, tailor, teacher and writer--John Bosco became all of these in his efforts to lead boys and girls to God. A prayer was the price of admission to his shows; a friendly contest to match skill or strength was his answer to the hoodlums who laughed at him. As a priest he was known as Don Bosco and built churches and schools. Don Bosco's schools were cheerful places where the school spirit ran high. This story of Saint John Bosco and his pupil, Saint Dominic Savio, will appeal to the young readers of today. Illustrated.
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Life of st Francis of Assisi Author: Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal Manning, Henry Edward Cardinal (Editor) ISBN: 0-89555-343-0 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Tan Books & Publishers
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Padre Pio the Stigmatist Author: Carty, Charles Mortimer Ward, Barbara Nelson, Thomas A. ISBN: 0-89555-355-4 LCCN: Dewey: Number: |
Paperback Tan Books & Publishers
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Francis: A Saint's Way Author: Cowan, James ISBN: 0-7648-0707-2 LCCN: 00052012 Dewey: 271/.302 21 Number: |
Hardcover Liguori Publications
From Publishers Weekly
More Odes to Saint FrancisThis spring has already brought us Salvation: Scenes from the Life of St. Francis (Knopf) and Francis of Assisi (HiddenSpring), both of which have been favorably reviewed in PW, the New York Times Book Review and elsewhere. The 13th-century saint has captured yet another writer's imagination in Francis: A Saint's Way by Australian novelist James Cowan. Cowan takes the approach of a devotional biography, exploring Francis's inner world more than his social one. This engagingly written biography wrestles with larger questions of asceticism, sainthood, poverty and ethics as the author winds through the watershed moments of Francis's life.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
| St. John of the Cross, prince of mystical theology Author: Cristiani, Lon ISBN: LCCN: 62007617 Dewey: 248.2/2/092 B Number: |
Doubleday
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Thank God Ahead of Time: The Life and Spirituality of Solanus Casey Author: Crosby, Michael H. ISBN: 0-8199-0879-7 LCCN: 84018737 Dewey: 271/.36/024 B 19 Number: |
Paperback Franciscan Press
Bibliography: p. 305-323.