Religion: Catholic Religion Books

EASTER CROSS BOOKPLATES (Sample available)
art by Irisangel. Condition: NEW package of 10 bookplates made by pacaritambo books. The peel-off label stock is heavier than most bookplate materials and is matte and not glossy. They are as perfect as possible, and we feel the subject matter is much different than you can get at a big store. 3.5 H x 2.5 W. Content: Beautiful purple and gold cross with lillies and ivy that could belong on any altar. Any questions or to request a sample, click here to email us.
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BORN IS HE, THE CHILD DIVINE: Images of the Christ Child in Art
by Amy Gelber. Color photos of art. Condition: NEW 1997 Metrobooks hardcover (pictorial boards). No edition given. Small binder's error top back spine. Content: Over 80 beautiful reproductions of Christian art from altar cuttings to fine art of Botticelli, Raphael, et al. with commentary. "This stunning gift book is a collection of exquisite fine-art reproductions of the Christian tradition's most beloved works of art -- images of the Christ child. The works of such masters as Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio. Raphael, Albrecht Durer, and more, depicting Jesus as an infant and child, are featured in glorious full color." [1 copy availaable]
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BROTHER WOLF, SISTER SPARROW: Stories About Saints and Animals
retold by Eric A. Kimmel. Delightful color illustrations by John Winch. Condition: NEW 2002 Holiday House hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition, no printing. Content: Kimmel provides glimpses at the lives of 12 saints, each of whom has been linked to an animal in some way. In short expository essays, no more than three pages each, he presents the legends and gives the chronological and geographical context for each individual. His superb storytelling allows readers to come away with a clear sense of why these people are honored above others. Mention is made of the saints' feast days, their emblems and their meanings, and the particular groups over which they are considered patrons. Kimmel recounts how Francis of Assisi brokered a bargain between a menacing wolf and the community that agreed to feed it meat in exchange for peace. In another story, angels assist Ireland's Saint Brigid when her father demands that she replace the milk and butter that she has already given away to the poor. Winch's dramatic, full-page paintings are filled with deep colors and images that highlight each saint's identity and significance. An author's note describes the process of canonization. For collections where saints are important, this is a rich treasure, but it could bring understanding and tolerance of differing traditions to any reader. There are many lessons here on the kind treatment of animals. Grades 2 - 4 and great for read aloud to younger children. [2 copies left]
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THE CELTIC VISION: Prayers, Blessings, Songs and Invocations from the Gaelic Tradition
by Alexander Carmichael. (Edited By Esther De Waal). Foreword by Timothy Jyce, OSB. B&W decorations. Condition: UNREAD 2001 Ligouri/Triumph hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), revised edition, first pritning. BUT there is a signature on the loose end page. Content: Assembled from the original six volumes of Alexander Carmichael's Carmina Gadelica by noted Celtic author, Esther de Waal, this rich array includes elements of piety that address every side of life. Providing an inspiring look into the Irish soul, The Celtic Vision will be treasured by all who look for a deeply personal spirituality, and by those seeking an intimate relationship with God. These prayers, etc. are from the Celtic Tradition of Scottish folk living in the Outer Hebrides, although I am sure many have found their way into the Irish Celtic religious tradition. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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CALIFORNIA'S MISSIONS
edited by Ralph Wright. Wonderful B&W drawings by Herbert Hahn and Hubert Lowman. A few B&W photos. Condition: UNREAD 1999 California Missions Trail Assn. large soft cover, revised edition, 18th printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: This book covers the past history and current condition of each of the 21 missions along the California El Camino Ral - turning from one to another in the order of their founding. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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ENCOUNTERS WITH MERTON (Spiritual Reflections series)
by Henri J. M. Nouwen. Condition: NEW 2004 Crossroads Trade Paperback, third printing. Content: Reviewer: "This book was written early in Nouwen's career, before he was so famous as a writer and teacher. In it, he struggles with the life and legacy of Thomas Merton, the bestselling Catholic monk and mystic. Each of the main chapters is divided into two parts. The first part offers an overview of a major theme in Merton's life and work, including the people who influenced Merton the most and Merton's encounters with other religious traditions. The second part gives excerpts from Merton's writing, which are intended for meditation and private reflection. It discusses Merton in a way that avoids the pointless controversies about his life (did he have an affair with a woman after he became a monk...) and sticks to what readers of Merton care about most, which is his insights into human life and into God. At the same time, the book reveals much about Henri Nouwen himself and the way he understands the Christian spiritual life. It's almost as though we see him most clearly in the presence of a "father" figure." [1 copy availaable]
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GIFTS OF GRACE: A Gathering of Personal Encounters with the Virgin Mary
by Lone Jensen. Condition: NEW 2004 Rayo Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Lone Jensen experienced three visitations from Mary that inspired her to seek out other people with similar encounters, who, like her, continue to feel Mary's presence and power infusing their daily lives. Many years ago, RoseAnn was visited by her deceased father and the Virgin Mary in a dream. Today her palm still bears the mark of a cross, a symbol of Mary’s protection. After a healing trip to Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, a young drug addict conquers her addictions without withdrawal. A woman paralyzed with multiple sclerosis is miraculously and instantaneously healed. This book gathers together these and other examples of the Virgin Mary’s powers, revealing how she comforts and protects both believers and skeptics, curing their bodies, bringing peace to their minds, and healing their souls. As the world hurdles into the future, rampant with confusion and doubt, people are looking to spirituality for meaning in their lives. Whether you are a Catholic, New Age spiritualist, or nonbeliever, you will find comfort in these forty-one powerful stories that capture the beauty of faith. [1 copy available]
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GROWING UP CATHOLIC: an Infinitely Funny Guide for the Faithful, the Fallen, and Everyone In-Between
by Mary Jane Frances Cavolina Meara, Jeffrey Allen Joseph Stone, Maureen Anne Teresa Kelly, and Richard Glen Michael Davis (they of the long names!). Hilarious B&W drawings by Bob Kiley - plus B&W photos. Condition: UNREAD 1985 Dolphin Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), Book Club Edition. Tiny edge wear to DJ top edge. Content: If you're a baby-boomer who went to Catholic school, you'll love the humor and nostalgia in Growing up Catholic. I laughed until I cried and then yearned for the good old days when all you had to do to get through the day, the week, the schoolyear was obey the rules and listen for the sound of Sister's clicker. [1 copy available]
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ILLUMINATIONS OF HILDEGARD OF BINGEN
by Hildegard of Bingen (with Commentary By Matthew Fox). Beautiful color plates of Hildegard's drawings. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1985 Bear & Company large soft cover, 7th printing. Light edge wear with a small tag-removal mark back bottom cover. Interior perfect. Content: Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was an extraordinary woman living in the Rhineland Valley during the 12th century. Besides being the abbess of a large and prosperous Benedictine abbey, she was a prominent preacher, doctor, scientisdt, and artist. She also was a poet and composer, writing 9 books on theology, medicine, science, and physiology. At age 42, she began to have visions; these were captured as 36 illuminations - 24 of which are recorded in this book - and she wrote a text entitiled Scivias (Know The Ways) describing these visions. Virtually unknown for over 800 years, had Hildegard been a man, she would be known as one of the greatests artists and intellectuals the world has known. Questions welcome [1 copy availaable]
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LECTURES ON THE REUNION OF THE CHURCHES
by John J. L. Von Dollinger. Translated by and preface by Henry Nutcombe Oxenham. Condition: Good only, 1872 Dodd & Mead small hardcover (no DJ), no printing given. While the boards show shelf wear, the book itself is quite solid. The interior is tight. Pencil notes and underlining on many pages. It was possibly a church library book with only 2 stamps on the loose end page and the last page of the book. Content: Von Dollinger was a German priest who seems to have had little tolerance for authority. He wished to unite the Greek Orthodox, Protestant, and Catholic churches into one body called "The Church." And that's all I can tell you about this book. Translated and preface by Henry Nutcombe Oxenham. Questions welcome [1 copy availaable]
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THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST (featuring Catholic Scripture and artwork in sassociation with the National Gallery, London)
by Regina Press. Color reproductions of religious artwork. Condition: Gently pre-read 1999 Regina Press hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first printing. DJ shows light shelf wear to top edge. Content: This book uses scripture to illuminate the art work of the Masters depicting important incidents in the life of Jesus Christ. Lovely! Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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THE LITTLE CATECHISM ON THE HOLY EUCHARIST
by Father Michael Jackels. Condition: NEW 1995 small soft cover, no publisher nor edition given. Content: This little book details the history of the Catechism and the Holy Eucharist and how and when to administer. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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LITTLE SAINT
by Hannah Green. Condition: Very Good, gently pre-read Random House hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket). Content: Green became entranced and eventually dedicated to a 12-year-old girl, who was known as Saint Foy. Betrayed by her father in 303 A.D., the French girl called Faith was tortured and beheaded for her refusal to worship the pagan goddess Diana and renounce her devotion to Christ. Green narrates in the first person, recounting her reaction and fascination when she first traveled to Conques, France, and saw the golden statue of Saint Foy (with the girl's bones embedded in the statue's heart). Although pilgrims from all centuries and all parts of the world have paid homage to Saint Foy's statue, Green had not anticipated the deep visceral reaction she would have when she first beheld the little saint. "It is a shrine," she writes. "And in some mystic way it suggests to the mind's eye more strongly than any imagined likeness could the presence of Saint Foy herself as she was, with her young fresh skin and the radiance, the life, in her face, the light, and as she is: bone and spirit come to God." This is a three-layered, masterful piece in which Green offers a biography of this young saint and the influence she's had over the centuries, a profile of the highly unique village that hosts her statue, and finally a memoir of Green's own spiritual epiphanies born from this saintly encounter. [1 copy availaable]
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LIVING SHRINES: Home Altars of New Mexico
by Marie Romero Cash. Color photos by Siegfried Halus. Condition: NEW 1998 Museum of New Mexico soft cover, first printing. Light edge wear. Content: The tradition of home shrines first began evolving in the American Southwest during the Mexican colonial period, when priests often traveled to homes to perform mass, novenas, baptisms, and marriages, a practice that continues today. This colorful book features the personal altars of mostly Hispanic families living in the towns and villages of northern New Mexico. Most are devoutly Catholic, and although Roman Catholic dogma does not officially recognize home shrines, the altar tradition for most Hispanos is a sign of being "Catholic from the heart." Their private altars allow for devotion in daily life, a practice embraced by those of all beliefs who desire personal sacred places to meditate, pray, or reflect. These portraits will serve as an inspiration for even the least devout among us desiring more spirituality in our lives. Internationally renowned photographer Siegfried Halus renders the shrines in all their colorful splendor, arranges in living rooms and bedrooms, mounted on dressers, fireplace mantels, refrigerators and television sets, and in grotto structures placed in yards and on roadsides. The indoor altars are laid out with rosaries, prayer books, candles, holy water, and plaster statues of religious figures alongside family photographs, mementos, and special written requests. The altars vary from the unpretentious to elaborate arrangements with dried or fresh flowers and decorated with traditional Hispanic folk art such as santos and tinwork. Lucy R. Lippard explores the place of personal shrines in contemporary culture, and Marie Romero Cash puts into historical context the use of home altars by Nuevo Mexicanos. Both essays draw from interviews with owners and residents of the more than eighty home altars featured. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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LORD OF CREATION: A resource for creative Celtic spirituality
edited & compiled by Brendan O'Malley. Condition: NEW 2005 Canterbury Press large soft cover, no printing given. Content: No other book presents Celtic spirituality in a way that is exciting and enriching for children and young people. Some fifty themed sections each provide an introduction, story, activity, meditative reflection and prayer, leading into a time of stillness and contemplation. The varied sections focus on key Bible texts, the seasons of nature, the seasons of the Christian year, putting on God's protection while getting dressed, prayers for bedtime, making a prayer corner, praying while walking, visiting a church or a holy place, looking at a Celtic cross, praying with an icon, using art and poetry in prayer, holding a peace vigil, liturgy for young people, a thanksgiving meal and a young people's eucharist. O'Malley is Chaplain of the University of Wales Lampeter and tutor in the Department of Celtic Studies. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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LITURGY AND WORSHIP; A Course on Prayer and Sacraments.
by Rev. Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M., S.T.D. Color photos and art reproductions. Condition: NEW c. 1999 William H. Sadlier soft cover, no printing given. Content: This is for study of the Catholic religion and teachings for Young Adults. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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OPUS DEI: The Truth Behind the Myth.
by Maggy Whitehouse. Illustrated with over 200 photos and art images - B&W era photos plus color photos. Condition: NEW 2009 Hermes House large soft cover. No printing given. Content: This book explores the mysteries of one of the most controversial and powerful forces in world religon, from its humble beginnings to its great prominence and influcence across five continents today. It investigates the secret world of Opus Dei from its beginnings in Spain nearly 80 years ago to its unique status in the Catholic Church today. Uncoves the background of the characters involved in Opus Dei, such as its founder Josemaria Escriva, General Franco and Pope John Paul II. Reveals the true relaitonshi with the vAtican and explores the many conspiracy theories and criticism surrounding the organization. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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OUR SAINTS AMONG US: 400 Years of New Mexican Devotional Art
by Barbe Awalt & Paul Rhetts. Essays by Thomas Steele, S.J. & Charles M. Carrillo. Color photos and perhaps some B&W photos. Condition: NEW (Still shrink-wrapped) 1998 LPD soft cover, since the book is shrink-wrapped, I don't know what printing. Content: This celebration of the art of Catholic Hispanic New Mexico accompanies a traveling exhibition that commemorates the 400th anniversary of Spanish influence in the Southwest. In addition to representing the work of 110 artists, the book includes lists of Hispanic settlements in New Mexico, feast days, U.S. collections of New Mexican art, saints in New Mexico, and Hispanic churches in New Mexico, along with a bibliography on New Mexican santos. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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PILATE: The Biography of an Invented Man
by Ann Wroe. Condition: NEW 1999 Jonathan Cape (London) Trade paperback. Tiny "ding" top front corner - otherwise perfect. Content: This book offers a reconstructed life of the Roman official who, by ordering the execution of Jesus of Nazareth but otherwise serving with little distinction, managed to become simultaneously famous and obscure. Outside the Gospels, which each bring the governor on stage for a brief if highly charged cameo appearance, there are only a few references to Pilate in contemporary sources. Where other biographers would see a historical desert, Wroe sees the tantalizing mirages that have sprung up over the centuries, from the fourth-century Acta Pilati to medieval mystery plays. She weaves these nonhistorical speculations together with well-researched accounts of first-century Roman lives, producing a shifting but suggestive portrait of an ultimately very human functionary. The writing is both precise and rich (as one might expect from the American editor of the Economist), and the insights into human character ring consistently true, but Wroe's bibliography is alarmingly scant when it comes to historical research on Jesus (who, after all, presents similar problems to biographers). [1 copy availaable]
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A PILGRIM'S ALMANAC: Reflections for Each Day of the Year
by Edward Hays. Cover art and B&W woodcuts & drawings bu author illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1999 Forest of Peace Publishers Trade Paperback, 6th printing. Tiny edgewear top spine. The loose endpage has been clipped - perhaps a name had been there before? Everything else perfect. Content: This book could easily be listed in a "history" section - the stories, information, and history of feast days are history as well as inspirational. "Here's a book that's a royal feast for the soul. The reflections herein are designed for those who have little time but a large hunger for the spiritual. Read as directed, it will provide a daily sustenance of creative insights on how to live a life that is whole and holy. Illustrations by the author" Questions welcome..[1 copy availaable]
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PRACTICAL MYSTICISM
by Evelyn Underhill. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, c. 1970-80 Dutton paperback, no edition given. Pale diagonal crease top front cover corner, tiny edgewear, & moderate tanning to interior pages. Better than it sounds. Content: First written in 1915, this is a classic gem on Western mysticism. What makes this book valuable is that it cuts to the essence of what mysticism is and how it is relevant to everyday people living in the world. It is written in a lyrical almost poetical style, which is to say that the author has the power to make difficult concepts come alive with great impact and beauty. There are many books on Western Mysticism, but this one is very concise and delivers the essentials in an easy to digest manner. While some of the language is outdated and the world has changed in many ways, the underpinning of man and the world have changed very little. Practical Mysticism reviews the works of the greatest Western mystics, including Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, and Thomas à Kempis. Underhill’s goal is to guide her readers on a journey toward mystical consciousness, to teach them to see the “eternal beauty beyond and beneath apparent ruthlessness.” [1 copy availaable]
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THE SACRAMENT OF EASTER
by Roger Greenacre and Jeremy Haselock. B&W illustrations. Condition: NEW 1995 Gracewing (London) revised edition Trade Paperback. Perfect! Content: Starting from the premiss that Easter is the heart and climax of the whole Christian year, this readable study explores the liturgy of the Church from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost in the light of its biblical roots and its theological & spiritual background. [1 copy availaable]
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SAINT PATRICK: A Visual Celebration
artwork by Courtney Davis. Text by Elaine Gill and Father Dennis O'Neill. Beautiful and colorful artwork - as if it were done in an old Irish monestary. Condition: NEW 1999 Blandford (London) large hardcover [11.1 x 8.9 x 0.6 (128 Pages)] and DJ (in mylar jacket), first impression. Content: Credited with bringing a unique form of Christianity to Ireland, St. Patrick holds an honored place in both Christian and Celtic tradition. In an exquisite tribute to this revered figure, the incomparable, vibrantly colored artwork of renowned Celtic artist Courtney Davis is paired with excerpts from St. Patrick's own writings, which are presented in the style of Irish illuminated manuscripts, and with retellings of some of the legends surrounding the saint. Historical background about St. Patrick provides a context in which to more fully enjoy and appreciate this stunning visual celebration. The designs use ancient Celtic designs, i.e., crosses and knots. A great gift for the Celt in your life. [2 copies available]
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SAINTS ALIVE!: The Lives of Thirteen Heroic Saints
by Anne Fremantle. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1978 Doubleday hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first edition. DJ has done its job and protected the book. Chip top spine, tiny tear top DJ, some small edgewear bottom DJ and small rubbing bottom DJ. Content: The lives of Saints Paul, Augustine, Benedict, Francis of Assisi, Bridget of Sweden, Helena, Thomas More, Catherine of Siena, Francis Xavier, Francis de Sales, martin de Porres, Therese of Lisieux, and Frances Cabrini. Fascinating study; fascinating lives. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS OF THOMAS MERTON
by Michael Mott. B&W photo section. Condition: NEW 1985 Houghton Mifflin large soft cover (690 pages), assumed first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: While many biographies and studies of the writer and monk Thomas Merton have been published over the years, this remains the official biography sanctioned by the Thomas Merton Legacy Trust. Mott was given access to all of the private journals that, according to Merton's legacy, were not to be made public for 25 years after his death. Mott's goal in this work was to approach the writer in a balanced manner--to correct the record where Merton himself may have had the facts wrong (early childhood material, for example), and to offer a different interpretation at times from the one Merton himself comes to in his own autobiographical writings. Above all Mott is not writing hagiography: this is no life of a saint, at least not in the stereotyped sense. But it is clearly the life of a real 20th-century man who, along with the expected dead ends and blind alleys, did find himself listening to a real call and following it as deeply and as passionately as his life would allow. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS: An Introduction
by Keith F. Nickle. Condition: Very good 1980 John Knox Press Trade Paperback first edition, third printing. Pale spine crease, rubbings along back hinge, interior clean & tight. Content: This enlightening book explores the major issues of faith which influenced the writers of the Christian gospel. It utilizes widely accepted insights from form criticism, literary criticism, tradition, and redaction to uncover the meaning of the Gospel stories. [1 copy availaable]
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TURIN SHROUD: In Whose Image? The Truth Behind the Centuries-Long Conspiracy of Silence
by Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince. B&W photos illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read 1994 HarperCollins hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first American edition, first printing. Content: This book reveals: Who created the Shroud; the identity of the face on the Shroud; how the Shroud was created; the connections among the Shroud, alchemy, the invention of photography and a conspiracy of one of the world's most secret societies. Questions welcome. [1 copy availaable]
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VATICAN TREASURES: Early Christian, Renaissance, and Baroque Art from the Papal Collections : An Exhibition in Honor of the Sesquicentenary of the Diocese of Cleveland
by Robert P.Bergman; Diane De Grazia; & Stephen Fliegel. Beautiful color photos with B&W photos, as well. Condition: NEW 1998 Cleveland Museum of Art large hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), no edition given. Content: Through their patronage and the gifts accorded them by emperors, kings and other potentates, the almost 2,000-year succession of popes has inspired an extraordinary range of art made in the service of the sacred and the spiritual. Because they were designed for the apex of the Church's hierarchy, many of these works were commissioned from the most exalted artists and craftsmen of their time. The subsequent association of these works with the papacy has only added to their luster. Excellent Church history and wonderful illustrations. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE WELCOME TABLE: Planning Masses with Children
by Elizabeth McMahon Jeep, et al. Condition: UNREAD 1982 Liturgy Training Publications large soft cover, no printing given. Very light edge wear. Short small peeling bottom back cover at hinge. Content: A sensible guide to preparing celebrations of Mass that nourish children's faith. Contains the complete text of the church's "Directory for Masses with Children." (1 copy available)
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WHO'S WHO IN CHRISTIANITY
by Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok. Condition: NEW 1998 Routledge (London) Trade Paperback. Perfect. Content: Routledge's Who's Who alphabetically catalogs some 1,000 men and women who've been significant in Christian history, providing accessible dates, religious relevance, and biographical profiles on the movers, shakers, and devout practitioners of the religion. In addition, there's a glossary of technical terms and a chronology of important historical events. As with all Routledge books, it's an excellent resource for scholars, educators, clergy, and students of religion. [1 copy availaable]
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WHO WAS SAINT PATRICK?
by E. A. Thompson. Condition: NEW 1999 Boydell Press hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), reprint. Content: E.A. Thompson, emeritus professor of classics at Nottingham University, holds that absolutely all we know about St. Patrick comes from his Confession and Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus. His analysis of these documents gives many details of life in 5th-century Britain and Ireland, debunks medieval lives of Patrick and much modern scholarship, and shows that Patrick was not Ireland's first bishop, did not work miracles, and did not drive the snakes from Ireland. What he did do was decide, against much opposition, to devote his old age to converting Irish pagans, and thus he became the first Western bishop to evangelize outside the boundaries of the Roman Empire. [1 copy availaable]
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THE WOMAN WITH THE ALABASTER JAR: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail
by Margaret Starbird. Foreword by Rev. Terrence Sweeney, Ph.D, Color plates & B&W illustrations. Condition: NEW 1993 Bear & Company edition, 15th printing Trade Paperback. Problem: vertical crease front cover - right down the middle (shelfwear). Everything else is perfect. Content: Roman Catholic scholar Margaret Starbird finds compelling evidence for the existence of the bride of Jesus. In this provocative book, Starbird draws her conclusions after extensive study of history, symbolism, medieval art, mythology, psychology, and the Bible. A quest for the forgotten feminine in the hope that its return will help restore a healthy balance to planet Earth. Starbird holds a master's degree from the University of Maryland and has studied at the Christian Albrechts Universitat in Kiel, Germany, and at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Beautiful book. [1 copy availaable]
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THE WOMAN WITH THE ALABASTER JAR: Mary Magdalen and the Holy Grail
by Margaret Starbird. Foreword by Rev. Terrence Sweeney, Ph.D, Color plates & B&W illustrations. Condition: NEW 1993 Bear & Company edition, 10th printing Trade Paperback. PERFECT copy. Content: Roman Catholic scholar Margaret Starbird finds compelling evidence for the existence of the bride of Jesus. In this provocative book, Starbird draws her conclusions after extensive study of history, symbolism, medieval art, mythology, psychology, and the Bible. A quest for the forgotten feminine in the hope that its return will help restore a healthy balance to planet Earth. Starbird holds a master's degree from the University of Maryland and has studied at the Christian Albrechts Universitat in Kiel, Germany, and at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Beautiful book. [1 copy availaable]
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