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Author: Rob Laughner Publisher: ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 344
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Huck Finn meets Holden Caufield in a wickedly funny first novel about what happens when things go awry in the heartland ... really awry ... In a wonderfully funny debut that stars the newest incarnation of a lineage stretching from Huck Finn to Holden Caufield, Our Nun gives fresh voice to the great tradition of the American pastoral ... but the classic idyll goes awry when young Boyd Robison and his friends find a body in the local churchyard. From then on Boyd and his buddies are forced to take a closer look at the odd characters u and sudden suspects u of their close-knit community. That is, when they're not trying to figure out how to handle a new-found interest in girls, deal with fractious farm animals, play ball and save as much time as possible for goofing off. Thanks to author Laughner's gift for understatement and his delicious dry wit, what could be a dark tale becomes an absorbing, charming, and wickedly funny tale about growing up in America.
Author: Lina Rather Publisher: Tordotcom ISBN: 1250260264 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 103
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The sisters of the Order of Saint Rita captain their living ship into the reaches of space in Lina Rather's debut novella, Sisters of the Vast Black. A Golden Crown Literary Society Award Finalist Years ago, Old Earth sent forth sisters and brothers into the vast dark of the prodigal colonies armed only with crucifixes and iron faith. Now, the sisters of the Order of Saint Rita are on an interstellar mission of mercy aboard Our Lady of Impossible Constellations, a living, breathing ship which seems determined to develop a will of its own. When the order receives a distress call from a newly-formed colony, the sisters discover that the bodies and souls in their care—and that of the galactic diaspora—are in danger. And not from void beyond, but from the nascent Central Governance and the Church itself. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: John Fialka Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 9780312262297 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 392
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Identifying nuns as the first feminists and sweeping in its scope and insight, "Sisters" reveals the treasure of spiritual capital that religious women have invested in America. 25 photos.
Author: The Daughters of Saint Paul Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1982158026 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 240
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More and more people-- especially millennials-- are turning to religion as a source of comfort and solace in our increasingly chaotic world. Rather than live a cloistered life of seclusion, the Daughters of Saint Paul actively embrace social media to evangelize, collectively calling themselves the #MediaNuns. In this collective memoir, eight of these Sisters share their own discernment journeys, struggles and crises of faith that they have overcome, and episodes from their daily lives. They offer practical takeaways and tips for living a more spiritually-fulfilled life, no matter your religious affiliation. -- adapted from jacket
Author: Jo Piazza Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1453287647 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 225
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“Fascinating profiles” of remarkable nuns, from an eighty-three-year-old Ironman champion to a crusader against human trafficking (Daily News [New York]). “In an age of villainy, war and inequality, it makes sense that we need superheroes,” writes Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times. “And after trying Superman, Batman and Spider-Man, we may have found the best superheroes yet: Nuns.” In If Nuns Ruled the World, veteran reporter Jo Piazza overthrows the popular perception of nuns as killjoy schoolmarms, instead revealing them as the most vigorous catalysts of change in an otherwise repressive society. Meet Sister Simone Campbell, who traversed the United States challenging a Congressional budget that threatened to severely undermine the well-being of poor Americans; Sister Megan Rice, who is willing to spend the rest of her life in prison if it helps eliminate nuclear weapons; and the inimitable Sister Jeannine Gramick, who is fighting for acceptance of gays and lesbians in the Catholic Church. During a time when American nuns are often under attack from the very institution to which they devote their lives—and the values of the institution itself are hotly debated—these sisters offer thought-provoking and inspiring stories. As the Daily Beast put it, “Anybody looking to argue there is a place for Catholicism in the modern world should just stand on a street corner handing out Piazza’s book.”
Author: Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V. Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing ISBN: 1645851451 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 162
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We were made for love, and love requires trust. In Jesus I Trust in You: A 30-Day Personal Retreat with the Litany of Trust, Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V., learn what it means to place our trust in Jesus—no matter the circumstances. In this powerful invitation to a loving, trusting relationship with our Lord, you will pray with the Litany of Trust to overcome every obstacle to peace.
Author: Matty Weingast Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 0834842688 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 161
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An Ancient Collection Reimagined Composed around the Buddha’s lifetime, the Therigatha (“Verses of the Elder Nuns”) contains the poems of the first Buddhist women: princesses and courtesans, tired wives of arranged marriages and the desperately in love, those born into limitless wealth and those born with nothing at all. The original authors of the Therigatha were women from every kind of background, but they all shared a deep-seated desire for awakening and liberation. In The First Free Women, Matty Weingast has reimagined this ancient collection and created a contemporary and radical adaptation that takes the essence of each poem and highlights the struggles and doubts, as well as the strength, perseverance, and profound compassion, embodied by these courageous women.
Author: Sarah L. Delany Publisher: Blackstone Publishing ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 182
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Warm, feisty, and intelligent, the Delany sisters speak their mind in a book that is at once a vital historical record and a moving portrait of two remarkable women who continued to love, laugh, and embrace life after over a hundred years of living side by side. Their sharp memories tell us about the post-Reconstruction South and Booker T. Washington, Harlem’s Golden Age and Langston Hughes, W. E. B. Du Bois and Paul Robeson. Bessie Delany breaks barriers to become a dentist; Sadie Delany quietly integrates the New York City system as a high school teacher. Their extraordinary story makes an important contribution to our nation’s heritage—and an indelible impression on our lives.
Author: Rob Laughner Publisher: ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 344
Book Description
Huck Finn meets Holden Caufield in a wickedly funny first novel about what happens when things go awry in the heartland ... really awry ... In a wonderfully funny debut that stars the newest incarnation of a lineage stretching from Huck Finn to Holden Caufield, Our Nun gives fresh voice to the great tradition of the American pastoral ... but the classic idyll goes awry when young Boyd Robison and his friends find a body in the local churchyard. From then on Boyd and his buddies are forced to take a closer look at the odd characters u and sudden suspects u of their close-knit community. That is, when they're not trying to figure out how to handle a new-found interest in girls, deal with fractious farm animals, play ball and save as much time as possible for goofing off. Thanks to author Laughner's gift for understatement and his delicious dry wit, what could be a dark tale becomes an absorbing, charming, and wickedly funny tale about growing up in America.
Author: Lee Gutkind Publisher: Other Press, LLC ISBN: 1590517741 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 311
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Thoughtful, poignant, and hilarious personal essays collected by the editors of Creative Nonfiction explore the meanings of Italian-American identity. In the twenty-one nonfiction narratives collected in Our Roots Are Deep with Passion, established and emerging writers with family ties to Italy reflect on the ways that their lives have been accented with uniquely Italian-American flavors. Several of the essays breathe new life into the time-honored theme of family—Louise DeSalvo honors her grandfather, nick-named “the drunk” because he spent his life of hard work drinking wine instead of water, and James Vescovi portrays the close of the stormy relationship between his father and grandmother. Other stories tackle the mystical side of Italian-American life, like Laura Valeri’s account of a summer vacation séance in Sardinia that goes eerily awry. And elsewhere, Stephanie Susnjara charts the history of garlic in society and her kitchen, and Gina Barreca offers an unabashed confession of congenital jealousy. Lee Gutkind, founding editor of Creative Nonfiction, the nation’s premier nonfiction prose literary journal, and Joanna Clapps Herman have brought together artful essays by novelists, scholars, critics, and memoirists from across the country. The pieces are as varied as their authors, but all explore the unique intersections of language, tradition, cuisine, and culture that characterize the diverse experience of Americans of Italian heritage.
Author: Michael Monshau Publisher: Liturgical Press ISBN: 9780814627808 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 244
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What is the role of preaching in the "double feast" churches -- churches whose normative liturgical worship features rites at the two tables of the Word and of the Eucharist? Father Michael Monshau adds timely and critical new perspective to the issue by bringing together five significant voices from "double feast" churches whose presentations, in effect, become varied, short textbooks on how to preach.
Author: Rob Laughner
Author: Lina Rather
Author: John Fialka
Author: The Daughters of Saint Paul
Author: Jo Piazza
Author: Sr. Faustina Maria Pia, S.V.
Author: Matty Weingast
Author: Sarah L. Delany
Author: Rob Laughner
Author: Lee Gutkind
Author: Michael Monshau