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Author
Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 20
Language
English
Description
From Daniel Silva, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The New Girl and The Other Woman, comes a stunning new action-packed thriller of high stakes international intrigue featuring the enigmatic art restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon.
Master of the spy thriller Silva has entertained readers with twenty-two thoughtful and gripping suspense novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them...
Author
Series
Father Dowling mysteries volume 19
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
85) Let us dream
Author
Publisher
Audioworks/Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Pope Francis reflects on the Catholic role in dealing with crises, citing the 2020 pandemic and discussing rescuing society and protecting the most vulnerable among us, such as the poor and the marginalized.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Revealing a history of mysterious deaths, shady characters, and moral and political tensions, exposes the inner workings of the Catholic Church to trace how the Vatican evolved from an institution of faith into an extremely wealthy corporate power. --Publisher's description.
89) The sexual state: how elite ideologies are destroying lives and why the church was right all along
Author
Publisher
TAN Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Series
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Father Brown cycles back for another season of more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. This season, a Duke and Duchess visit the village at Christmas time, but the community is thrown into chaos when the couple's baby boy goes missing. When a female author is murdered, Father Brown turns to her novels for guidance. And when a boxer is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Father Brown uncovers a well-planned betting sting.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Very little in this world stays fresh and life-giving for 1,500 years. But when that happens, we should ask ourselves why and what that had to do with us. In this book, The Radical Christian Life: A Year with Saint Benedict, Joan Chittister encourages us to look at that question. In an introductory essay, she examines how the insights and values of the sixth-century Visionary Saint Benedict can illuminate today's search for a meaningful life. Then...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Celebrated author GK Chesterton's beloved character, Father Brown, is brilliantly brought to life in this charming ten-part BBC series starring Mark Williams (Harry Potter, Doctor Who). With the warmth of The Vicar of Dibley, the intellect of Miss Marple, the humour of Father Ted and the intrigue of Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown is a fresh new take on a classic genre. Set in the 1950s in the heart of the English countryside, Father Brown is a kindly...
Author
Publisher
Our Sunday Visitor
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In 1939, a team of workers beneath the Vatican unearthed an early Christian grave. This surprising discovery launched a secret quest that would last decades--a quest to discover the long-lost burial place of the apostle Peter. From earliest times, Christian tradition held that Peter--a lowly fisherman from Galilee, whom Christ made leader of his Church--was executed in Rome by Emperor Nero and buried on Vatican Hill. But his tomb had been lost to...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
This book presents a behind-the-scenes perspective on the Vatican's inner workings that challenges popular perceptions, revealing the personal conflicts, authority-undermining scandals, and modern considerations that are challenging the Vatican's daily business. For more than twenty-five years the author has reported on the inner workings of the Vatican. His daily exposure to the power, politics, and personalities in the seat of Roman Catholicism...
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