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Witness to Hope Witness to Hope George Weigel Witness to Hope is the authoritative biography of one of the singular figures -- some might argue the singular figure -- of our time. With unprecedented cooperation from John Paul II and the people w… OL13307430W
God's Choice CD God's Choice CD George Weigel George Weigel's bestselling biography of Pope John Paul II, Witness to Hope, set the standard by which all portraits of the modern papacy are now measured. With God's Choice, he gives us an extraordi… OL15092486W
Practicing Catholic Practicing Catholic James Carroll This personal history of the American Catholic Church during writer Carroll's lifetime traces the transformation of a medieval institution, suspicious of American ideas of freedom and democracy, into… OL15221438W
Faith-based reflections on American life Faith-based reflections on American life William J. Byron viii, 192 p. ; 21 cm OL15301050W
Catholic bioethics for a new millennium Catholic bioethics for a new millennium Anthony Fisher "Can the Hippocratic and Judeo-Christian traditions be synthesized with contemporary thought about practical reason, virtue and community to provide real-life answers to the dilemmas of healthcare to… OL16015196W
Eine Marienerscheinung in Zeiten der Diktatur Eine Marienerscheinung in Zeiten der Diktatur Oliver Grasmück xxxiv, 709 p. : 24 cm OL16359797W
After the Heart of God After the Heart of God Julian Porteous "This book on the priesthood is a reflection on the times and the needs of the Church and society. It is offered to priests to assist them in their own reflection on their lives and ministry, and it … OL16979958W
The Political Pope The Political Pope George Neumayr The untold story of the left's efforts to politicize the Vatican and the battle to stop it-before the Catholic Church as we know it is destroyed. Pope Francis is the most liberal pope in the histo… OL17839944W
Earthly mission Earthly mission Robert Calderisi With 1.2 billion members, the Catholic Church is the world's largest organization and perhaps its most controversial. The Church's obstinacy on matters like clerical celibacy, the role of women, birt… OL17886606W
Unbelievable Unbelievable Michael Newton Keas Lies Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson told me. Scientists love to tell stories about the quest to understand the universe -- stories that often have profound implications for belief or disbelief in G… OL17935664W
Believing again Believing again Lundin, Roger. In Believing Again Roger Lundin explores the cultural consequences of the rather sudden nineteenth-century emergence of unbelief as a widespread social and intellectual option in the English-speaking… OL18685988W
The Francis miracle The Francis miracle Allen, John L. Jr There is no other organization whose inner workings are more secretive than the Vatican. Now, with a dynamic new leader in Pope Francis, all eyes are upon him as he seeks to bring the church back fro… OL20000014W
The Pope The Pope Harrison, Paul In 2013, following the shock resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, a little-known cardinal from Argentina was elected Pope. Jorge Bergoglio became the first Jesuit Pope, the first Pope from the Americas,… OL20864662W
At His Feet At His Feet Derya Little Every one of us has some distance to go when it comes to our relationship with Christ. As twenty-first-century women, it often seems that the challenges of our modern lives make it even more difficul… OL25292689W
Mit Gott und den Faschisten Mit Gott und den Faschisten Karlheinz Deschner Now available in English for the first time, a controversial work that indicts the Vatican for its actions before and during World War II. In the decade preceding the outbreak of World War II, the Va… OL3075805W
History of the Christian church History of the Christian church Philip Schaff Completely re-edited for today's reader. OL3284804W
Avenir de l'homme Avenir de l'homme Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The Future of Man is an introduction to the thoughts and writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, one of the few figures in the history of the Catholic Church to achieve renown as both a scientist and… OL459277W
Children's Mass book Children's Mass book Basilius Senger Using colored text and illustrations, explains and presents the text of rites of the Catholic Mass, providing examples of common statements read by the priest or minister and the expected responses a… OL4937687W
Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus (Liverpool University Press - Translated Texts for … Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius Scholasticus (Liverpool University Press - Translated Texts for … Michael Whitby,Evagrius Scholasticus The Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius narrates the history of the church from the start of the Nestorian controversy in 428 until the death of Evagrius' employer, Patriarch Gregory of Antioch Gregor… OL4982093W
The Pope's Divisions The Pope's Divisions Peter Nichols A thorough, perceptive, but almost terminally disorganized survey. Nichols is a long-time Rome correspondent for the London Times and deeply familiar with the intricacies of Vatican politics. He's fo… OL6439409W
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