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History of the Catholic church in Indiana History of the Catholic church in Indiana Blanchard, Charles History of the Catholic Church in Indiana by Col. Charles Blanchard offers biographical sketches of prominent Catholics, both secular and religious, in Indiana in the 1800s. For genealogists with Cat… OL10323771W
Office of innocence Office of innocence Thomas Keneally Thomas Keneally is a writer of extraordinary range: from Schindler's List to The Great Shame his storytelling has engaged millions of readers. Now, after a brief departure into non-fiction, he is ba… OL103674W
The power and the Glory The power and the Glory Graham Greene One of Greene’s most powerful novels, the book takes as its theme the era of religious suppression in Mexico during the early 1930’s. An unnamed Catholic priest, an alcoholic with a shameful past in … OL106084W
Rome Rome Émile Zola xiii, 587 p. ; 18 cm OL118960W
Awakening Awakening Claudia Cangilla McAdam Eighth-grader Ronni's Catholic faith has been sorely tested in the year since her father and brother were killed, but during a critical illness she is transported to Jerusalem at the end of Christ's … OL15081557W
The Poison That Fascinates The Poison That Fascinates Jennifer Clement Deserted by her mother as a baby, Emily lives with her father in Mexico City, working in the local orphanage. When a mysterious cousin, Santi, appears on the doorstep, he brings with him family secre… OL15169955W
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
Bad samaritan Bad samaritan Aimée Thurlo Renowned and reviled for her crime-solving prowess, Sister Agatha of Our Lady of Hope Monastery in Bernalillo, New Mexico, finds her skills tested by a case in which her friend and ally, Sheriff Tom … OL15413849W
The rooftop adventure of Minnie and Tessa, factory fire survivors The rooftop adventure of Minnie and Tessa, factory fire survivors Holly Littlefield,Amanda Doering Tourville Two immigrant friends, Jewish Minnie and Catholic Tessa, work long hours at New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, and when a fire breaks out on March 25, 1911, trapping dozens of workers insid… OL15537876W
The clerk's tale The clerk's tale Margaret Frazer Dame Frevisse accompanies her prioress on a visit of mercy to a nunnery. St. Mary's nunnery is a place of prayer and healing for women - so it is surprising to see a man sprawled out in the cloist… OL15800462W
The book of Q The book of Q Jonathan Rabb Father Ian Pearse, a Vatican scholar, comes into possession of a scrool that contains proof of a conspiracy by a heretical sect known as the Manichaeans. OL15814615W
Thief in retreat Thief in retreat Aimée Thurlo Sister Agatha is one of two extern nuns in the cloistered order at the Our Lady of Hope Monastery near the small desert town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. An investigative journalist before entering the… OL15822207W
Running from the devil Running from the devil Steve Kissing A poignant memoir describes how an imaginative young boy growing up with a strict Catholic upbringing began to believe that he was possessed by the devil and his desperate efforts to hide his conditi… OL15859002W
Bless the thief Bless the thief Alan Wall Tom Lynch becomes increasingly involved in the mysterious Delaquay Society, "an organization based on the works of Alfred Delaquary, a book illustrator of considerable genius and perversity." When th… OL16068979W
The origins of the French nationalist movement, 1886-1914 The origins of the French nationalist movement, 1886-1914 Robert Lynn Fuller "This narrative history explores the emergence of the Nationalist right in France and explains why the movement united diverse political interests into a militant campaign to wrest control of France … OL16564656W
Dreamsleeves Dreamsleeves Coleen Murtagh Paratore A powerful, radiant story about a girl who wears her dreams on her sleeve . . . Aislinn is a girl with a lot of dreams, but due to family issues (caused mostly by her hard-drinking father), there'… OL16724625W
The daylight gate The daylight gate Jeanette Winterson Alice Nutter fights for justice when a group of Pendle women are accused of witchcraft during the reign of England's James I, when being Catholic is considered an act of treason and the Latin High Ma… OL16821343W
Dictionary of Christian biography Dictionary of Christian biography Walsh, Michael J. "This book is a reference to those men and women of all denominations who have, over the last two millenia, contributed to the life, history and study of Christianity in all its facets, or in whose l… OL18941199W
Kick Kennedy Kick Kennedy Barbara Leaming "Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy was the incandescent life-force of the fabled Kennedy family, her father's acknowledged "favorite of all the children" and her brother Jack's "psychological twin." She was th… OL20026439W
The Second Death The Second Death Peter Berresford Ellis "Ireland, A.D. 671. It is the beginning of the summer season and the Kingdom of Muman is preparing to celebrate the Great Fair of Cashel. It is an extravagant nine days of contests, food, and endless… OL20033757W
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