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Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Demi A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India. OL103639W
Fragrant Harbor Fragrant Harbor John Lanchester "It is 1935 and Tom Stewart, a young Englishman with an almost visceral longing for adventure, has bought himself a cheap ticket to the complex, corrupt, and corrupting world of Hong Kong. Aboard the… OL14929441W
Prey for a miracle Prey for a miracle Aimée Thurlo Sister Agatha is an extern nun in the cloistered order at the Our Lady of Hope Monastery near a small New Mexican desert town. As such, Sister Agatha is the link between her cloistered sisters and th… OL15149703W
Doubt Doubt John Patrick Shanley In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male s… OL15395520W
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 Chalice of Blood The Chalice of Blood Peter Berresford Ellis Investigating the murder of an eminent scholar who was robbed of mysterious manuscripts, Sister Fidelma and her companion, Brother Eadulf, are quickly targeted by the same killer in a case that is co… OL16529253W
Bad Samaritan Bad Samaritan Aimee Thurlo Sister Agatha of the Our Lady of Hope monastery in Bernalillo, New Mexico has become reknowned—and occasionally infamous— for her crime solving skills. Now she must bring her skills to bear on her mo… OL17470176W
Blood Sisters (Katie Maguire Book 5) Blood Sisters (Katie Maguire Book 5) Graham Masterton Katie Maguire never thought Ireland's nuns would need her protection ... In a nursing home on the outskirts of Cork, an elderly nun has been suffocated in her sleep. It looks like a mercy-killing--un… OL19652977W
Atonement of blood Atonement of blood Peter Berresford Ellis "Winter, 670 AD. King Colgu has invited the leading nobles and chieftains of his kingdom to a feast day. Fidelma and her companion Eadulf are finally home for an extended stay, and have promised thei… OL19982982W
Contrition Contrition Maura Weiler When journalist and adoptee Dorie McKenna learns that her biological father was a famous artist, it comes with another startling discovery: she has a twin sister, Catherine Wagner, who inherited thei… OL20001988W
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
Where there is love Where there is love Katherine Burton Blessed Maria Franciszka Siedliska (12 November 1842 - 21 November 1902) - as a religious, Maria of Jesus the Good Shepherd - was a Polish Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Si… OL20543006W
Mother Teresa Mother Teresa David Van Biema Presents the life and achievements of the nun who spent her lifetime helping the poor and afflicted, from her childhood in Albania to her spiritual calling to help the destitute around the world and … OL20907907W
Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Kathryn Spink "Newly revised and updated, here is the complete story of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, founder of the Missionaries of Charity and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a woman regarded by millions as a cont… OL21176370W
Glencairn Abbey Glencairn Abbey Valerie O'Sullivan 160 pages : 26 cm OL21622706W
Sacred hearts Sacred hearts Sarah Dunant The year is 1570, and in the convent of Santa Caterina, in the Italian city of Ferrara, noblewomen find space to pursue their lives under God's protection. But any community, however smoothly run, su… OL21774671W
Rosie Rosie Mark Carter After living in an enclosed order for twenty years, Sister Marie Rose is sent to Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, to find out more about the reported miracles taking place there. Events take quite an unexpect… OL24296188W
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz ou les pièges de la foi Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz ou les pièges de la foi Octavio Paz Poète mexicain célèbre, l'écrivain devient historien pour reconstituer le singulier destin d'une religieuse de son pays qui composa, à la fin du 17e siècle, quelques très beaux poèmes qui figurent pa… OL24432011W
As We Teach and Learn As We Teach and Learn Kathleen McGinnis,James McGinnis The As We Teach and Learn program consists of an instrument to assess the Catholic dimension of a school and is designed to be used with study modules in a faculty-meeting format. Module topics inclu… OL27061868W
For the Love of God For the Love of God Lucy Kaylin In this provocative work, Lucy Kaylin explores myths and debunks stereotypes to present a rich and varied portrait of modern nuns at a dramatic moment in their history: Nuns in the United States are … OL277261W
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