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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Women & Catholicism Women & Catholicism Phyllis Zagano "Award-winning Catholic scholar Phyllis Zagano investigates three distinct situations in the Catholic Church, each pointing to Catholicism's global weak spot: the role of women in the Church. Each of… OL16011296W
Closing chapters Closing chapters Thomas G. Welsh "Closing Chapters attempts to explain the disintegration of urban parochial schools in Youngstown, Ohio, a onetime industrial center that lost all but one of its eighteen Catholic parochial elementar… OL16134594W
The Catholicism answer book The Catholicism answer book Kenneth Brighenti As religion continues to dominate the news, politics and society in general, more and more laypeople are looking for a reliable guide to understanding the beliefs and practices of each faith. The Rom… OL16927294W
From Fire, by Water From Fire, by Water Sohrab Ahmari Sohrab Ahmari was a teenager living under the Iranian ayatollahs when he decided that there is no God. Nearly two decades later, he would be received into the Roman Catholic Church. In From Fire, by… OL19364675W
Prayer Prayer Ronald Rolheiser "Prayer: Our Deepest Longing looks at the issues facing people of faith in today's culture, and offers a way of more effectively dealing with them by seeking out opportunities for prayer. With simple… OL19717474W
El secreto mejor guardado de Fátima El secreto mejor guardado de Fátima José M. Zavala "¿Qué secretos encierran todavía hoy, en su primer centenario, las apariciones de Fátima reconocidas por la Iglesia? ¿Reveló el Vaticano la totalidad del Tercer Secreto en el año 2000, o faltaría aún… OL19729787W
Jesus Jesus James Martin "James Martin, SJ, gifted storyteller, editor at large of America magazine, popular media commentator, and New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, brings the Gos… OL19976871W
Make peace before the sun goes down Make peace before the sun goes down Roger Lipsey "A fascinating account of Thomas Merton's conflicted relationship with his abbot, Dom James Fox--by an esteemed modern Merton scholar. In the 1950s and '60s, Thomas Merton, a monk of the Trappist mon… OL20004790W
The promise of Francis The promise of Francis David Willey "With more than four decades of firsthand experience reporting from Vatican City, David Willey explores the religious and personal background of Pope Francis and his ability to fulfill the promises o… OL20012937W
Pure act Pure act Michael N. McGregor "An illuminating biography of the minimalist poet Robert Lax, a man who embraced simplicity, humility, and poverty and found the pure joy, peace and love he had long sought. Pure Act tells the story … OL20026354W
Justice and Mercy Have Met Justice and Mercy Have Met Kurt Martens 1 online resource (viii, 380 pages) OL20216814W
Geekpriest Geekpriest Roderick Vonhogen "In this engrossing collection of stories and anecdotes, Fr. Roderick shares how he became a "new media missionary." Focusing on the importance of personal connection (an essential ingredient of new … OL23298200W
Everyone Leads Everyone Leads Chris Lowney 192 pages ; 24 cm OL25737265W