Marianne: 1163 books

Over the centuries, one by one, Britain's most formidable wild animals have fallen to the thoughtless march of humankind. A war on predators put paid to our lynxes, wolves and bears, each hunted relentlessly until the last of them was killed. Only our wildcats lived on. The Scottish wildcat's...

Jeremy "JB" Edwards dreams of one thing: Having a loving wife and children of his own. Not a surprising ambition, since he was raised at the heart of a large, tight-knit family.Monica Kittelski spends her days at Sunny Horizons Daycare Center pouring her heart and faith into other people's...

For over fifty years an old convent has sat vacant and neglected. Now a developer wants to turn the grounds into a shopping center. But spirits from the past want a mystery solved before the wrecking ball swings. What happened long ago when a young girl died there? What happened to the nun who went...

Over the years, people have commented, "Why don't you write about your life?" To write a chronological autobiography never appealed to me. Thus, I abandoned the idea until about five years ago when having morning tea with my Byzantium scholar-friend in Sydney. We were discussing some aspect of Classical...

Four years after losing her new husband in a plane crash in South America, Mara Edwards sets sail for a new life in Alaska. Aboard a northbound ferry, a peculiar run-in with an old man signals that her troubles are not yet over when he hands her a feather and utters these prophetic words:Your present...

Ordinary Time is a time of grace, an opportunity to reflect on all the aspects of the mystery of Christ, rather than intensely focusing on a certain aspect, as we do in the other liturgical seasons. Let the Daughters of St. Paul lead you in lectio divina on the daily Gospel readings of Ordinary Time.

Alleluia! Christ is risen! Easter is the most important celebration in the life of the Church. With this book of daily reflections for the season, you will unearth a renewed and refreshed spirit in your walk with Christ. These reflections are based on a lectio divina (“holy reading”) prayer method, in line with the Pauline tradition.

Ordinary Time is a time of grace, an opportunity to reflect on all the aspects of the mystery of Christ, rather than intensely focusing on a certain aspect, as we do in the other liturgical seasons. Let the Daughters of St. Paul lead you in lectio divina on the daily Gospel readings of Ordinary Time.

Engaging in interreligious, intercultural, and interdisciplinary conversations throughout the world, the Sisters of the Holy Cross remain steadfast to their call to be women of compassion, bearing witness to God’s desire for the transformation of human hearts and human relationships. The author,...

The inner mind holds many thoughts and ideas that are hard to express in words and if to be shared must be written as it is felt, From The Heart

The inner mind holds many thoughts and ideas that are hard to express in words and if to be shared must be written as it is felt.

Scripture tells us of the angels, but what do we really know about these mysterious guardians and messengers of God? Pulling from what we know of them through the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, the author pens an approachable and intriguing exploration of the angels. This book contains factual information, along with stories, devotions, and prayers.

In a new volume of her exegetical commentary, Sr. Aquinata Böckmann explores chapters 4–7 of the Rule of St. Benedict. They contain Benedict’s instruction of how to learn and live the spiritual art of monastic life that is focused on Christ. In her close reading of the text and its sources she...