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1) Not less than everything: Catholic writers on heroes of conscience from Joan of Arc to Oscar Romero
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[2013]
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xii, 339 pages ; 21 cm
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[2018]
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2 videodiscs (approximately 347 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Father Michael, a Catholic priest presiding over a Northern urban parish who is Modern, maverick, and reassuringly flawed, must be a confidant, counsellor and confessor to a congregation struggling to reconcile its beliefs with the challenges of daily life.
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A New York Times Notable Book
Acclaimed author Ann Patchett's debut novel, hailed as "beautifully written . . . a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion" (Boston Herald)
St. Elizabeth's, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. Not so Rose Clinton, a beautiful, mysterious woman who
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Tells the story of the difficult loves of insular Englishman Charles Ryder, and his peculiarly intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead. While at Oxford, Charles Ryder meets boyish, flamboyant Sebastian Flyte, who introduces Charles to a charmed and glamorous way of life that continues until Sebastian's health deteriorates.
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International bestselling author Ken Follett has enthralled millions of readers with The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, two stories of the Middle Ages set in the fictional city of Kingsbridge. The saga now continues with Follett's magnificent new epic, A Column of Fire. In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and...
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Pub. Date
2009
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279 p. ; 22 cm.
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With too many churches and not enough people to fill them, the Archdiocese has to make some cuts, and many of them, including the proposed closing of St. Hilary's are dangeriously close to the bone. Father dowling rushes to drum up support from church officials and parishioners, including the Deveres, who don't want to see the stained glass windows they donated go anywhere other than the church they were meant for, but they can hardly be of help...
12) False witness
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Sister Agatha mysteries volume 4
Pub. Date
2007
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261 p. ; 22 cm.
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Pub. Date
2010
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262 p. ; 22 cm.
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Sister Agatha is an extern nun -- the link between the cloistered sisters and the community -- for the Our Lady of Hope monastery in the small town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. Using the skills she developed as an investigative journalist before she heeded the calling to become a nun, Sister Agatha has become renowned -- sometimes even infamous -- for her crime-solving skills. Sister Agatha is being sorely tested. Our Lady of Hope monastery is about...
15) The prodigal nun
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Sister Agatha mysteries volume 5
Pub. Date
2008
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258 p. ; 22 cm.
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Dangerous sounding threats arrive at Our Lady of Hope, an aging monastery run by a cloistered order in rural New Mexico. Since Sister Agatha has been involved in her fair share of investigations, there's no lack of people who might harbor a grudge against her. But is she really the target?
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Father Dowling mysteries volume Related works
Pub. Date
2009
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497 p. (large print) ; 22 cm.
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Father Dowling mysteries volume Related works
Pub. Date
2012
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509 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
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The benevolent and brilliant Father Dowling has cared for St. Hilary's congregation while still finding time to unravel the knottiest of mysteries in more than twenty-five novels. But the good father has also been featured in many short stories, solving crimes no less complicated for their brevity. This second collection features more of the best Father Dowling short mysteries, gathered here for the first time.
20) The nun
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In 1760s France, Suzanne is a beautiful young girl with a natural talent for music, enjoying a quietly privileged life. Inexplicably sent off to a convent, she resists structure at every turn until she discovers that she is an illegitimate child. Left with no other option, she pronounces her vows and suffers the consequences of her mother's sin. Still uncertain of her path and oppressed by aggressive and inappropriate Mother Superiors, Suzanne continues...
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