The Difficult Saint

Author : Brian Patrick McGuire
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Difficult Saint written by Brian Patrick McGuire and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 1090, Bernard of Clairvaux died sixty-three years later, and was canonized in 1174. His friends and brothers began writing his official life even before he died, so convinced were they of his personal holiness and his importance to the Church of his day. Not everyone who knew him, however, liked him, no matter how much they may have admired his holiness. For nine centuries, those who have read his works and studied his activities have experienced a similar ambivalence. Some regard this 'most controversial and provocative of saints' as a great director of souls; others consider him an ecclesiastical busybody. In The Difficult Saint, Brian Patrick McGuire examines various facets of Bernard's life and the legend that survived him from the perspective of the Middle Ages and of the modern world. 'I want to suggest', he writes, 'that Bernard becomes more understandable as one grows older and gains more life experience'.

Author : Sharan Newman
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812584332
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Difficult Saint written by Sharan Newman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-11-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Returning home to Paris after a visit to her husband's family in Scotland, Catherine LeVendeur must use all her sleuthing skills, when her estranged sister, Agnes, becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her new husband.

Author : Sharan Newman
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 9780765311238
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Difficult Saint written by Sharan Newman and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Randy Ribay
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525554920
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patron Saints of Nothing written by Randy Ribay and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST "Brilliant, honest, and equal parts heartbreaking and soul-healing." --Laurie Halse Anderson, author of SHOUT "A singular voice in the world of literature." --Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down A powerful coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story. Hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that led to his death, Jay is forced to reckon with the many sides of his cousin before he can face the whole horrible truth -- and the part he played in it. As gripping as it is lyrical, Patron Saints of Nothing is a page-turning portrayal of the struggle to reconcile faith, family, and immigrant identity.

Author : Brian Patrick McGuire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Friendship & Community written by Brian Patrick McGuire and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I assume that historical sources can convey human feeling, even though it is fruitless to psychologize individual friends or to reach complete explanations about their motives. I simply accept that because medieval Christians believed in friendship and felt the need for it, some of them both practiced and lived out friendships." from the new Introduction Human beings have always formed personal friendships. Some cultures have left behind the evidence of philosophical discussion; some have provided only private or semipublic letters. By comparing these, one discerns the effect exercised by the society in which the writers lived, its opportunities, and its restrictions. The cloistered monks of medieval Europe, who have bequeathed a rich literary legacy on the subject, have always had to take into account the overwhelming fact of community. Brian Patrick McGuire finds that in seeking friends and friendship, medieval men and women sought self-knowledge, the enjoyment of life, the commitment of community, and the experience of God. First published in 1988, Friendship and Community has been widely debated, inspiring the current interest among medievalists in the subject of friendship. It has also informed other fields within medieval history, including monasticism, spirituality, psychology, and the relationship between self and community. In a new introduction to the Cornell edition, McGuire surveys the critical reaction to the original edition and subsequent research on the subject of medieval friendship."

Author : Lyn Holley Doucet
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 9780829419887
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Healing Walk with St. Ignatius written by Lyn Holley Doucet and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ad/Promo Plans: - National review campaign- National advertising

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.5M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Majendle, Lady Margaret. A French speculation. Moncrieff, H.J. Rufus Hickman of St. Botolph's. Lewis. C.L. Hans Preller: a legend of the Rhine falls. Kingsley, Maurice. The Puerto de Medina. Harcourt, Alfred. Jack and Minory written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronda Chervin
Publisher : Sophia Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1622823036
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering written by Ronda Chervin and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ronda Chervin's son, Charles, ended his own life, he did so believing that it is pointless to endure inevitable suffering. In the wake of Charles's death, Dr. Chervin set out to discover some of the most basic - but all too often misunderstood - answers to why God allows us to suffer, and how we can bear it with perseverance and hope. She shares her discoveries in these pages, helping you understand that while there is no escape from pain, pain itself is the road into the heart of Christ where peace can be found. You'll be given encouragement and practical advice as you explore afflictions such as failure, fear, frustration, loneliness, loss, marital problems, physical pain, fatigue, and temptation. Dr. Chervin explains each affliction in detail and offers reflections on the lives of saints who suffered from the very same cross. Throughout each chapter you're given practical suggestions on how you can meet Christ in your particular pain. You'll draw wisdom from the lives and writings of saints who were addicted, depressed, exhausted, raped, and unhappily married. And among these saints, you'll discover within their responses a pattern that you can ponder and imitate. Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering will bring courage and hope that in Christ and in communion with his saints, you can - and will - triumph over every kind of adversity. You'll also learn: How you can overcome the pain associated with loneliness and isolationFive ways to overcome doubts about the FaithFour steps to liberation from the suffering of indecisionFive ways to meet Christ in the suffering of exploitationWhat St. Benedict teaches us about failure - and how it changed the worldHow to cope with failure and povertyFive ways you can transform fear into trust in ChristHow you can turn frustrations and anger into a Christian spiritHow you can respond in a holy way to marital discord, demanding spouses, physical abuse, psychological abuse, abandonment, and rageFour ways you can turn to Christ in times of temptation

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Total Pages : 974 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annals of Saint Joseph written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean Raspail
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ISBN 13 : 9781547020393
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Camp of the Saints - 2017 written by Jean Raspail and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Camp of the Saints (Le Camp des Saints) is a 1973 French novel by author and explorer Jean Raspail. The novel depicts a setting wherein Third World mass immigration to France and the West leads to the destruction of Western civilization. A new (2017) introduction by Leonard Payne provides a cultural analysis.