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Author : Kirin Narayan
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226568210
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)
Download or read book My Family and Other Saints written by Kirin Narayan and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiographies and biographies.
Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780241951460
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (514 download)
Download or read book My Family and Other Animals written by Gerald Durrell and published by Penguin Books Limited. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'What we all need,' said Larry, 'is sunshine . . . a country where we can grow.' 'Yes, dear, that would be nice,' agreed Mother, not really listening. 'I had a letter from George this morning - he says Corfu's wonderful. Why don't we pack up and go to Greece?' 'Very well, dear, if you like,' said Mother unguardedly. Escaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu. But the Durrells find that, reluctantly, they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna - among them scorpions, geckos, toads, bats and butterflies. Recounted with immense humour and charm My Family and Other Animals is a wonderful account of a rare, magical childhood. 'Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities' Sunday Telegraph
Author : Randy Ribay
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525554920
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
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 : Teresa Tomeo
Publisher : The Word Among Us Press
ISBN 13 : 1593254849
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Girlfriends and Other Saints written by Teresa Tomeo and published by The Word Among Us Press. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With wit and wisdom, popular Catholic talk show host Teresa Tomeo shares personal stories about saints—both her "girlfriend" saints, as well as several male saints. She shows us that the saints are alive and well in heaven and are always ready to listen to us and intercede on our behalf. As she relates how these heroes of the faith have worked in her own life, we are encouraged to go to the saints with our own needs. They are our friends and will never betray us or "unfriend" us!
Author : Kirin Narayan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788172237196
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (371 download)
Download or read book My Family & Other Saints written by Kirin Narayan and published by . This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kirin Narayan'S Memoir Is A Delightful Account Of The Clash Of Cultures And Centuries, As Manifested In An Indian-American Family Rich In Character And Eccentricity. Ramachandra Guha, Author Of India After Gandhi. In 1969, Kirin Narayan'S Older Brother Rahoul Announced That He Was Dropping Out Of School And Leaving Home To Seek Enlightenment With A Guru. Young Kirin Adored Her High-Spirited, Charismatic Brother And Looked On Bewildered At The Events That His Dramatic Departure Set In Motion. A Funny, Poignant, And Always Affectionate Memoir, My Family And Other Saints Follows The Ways That Rahoul'S Spiritual Journey Reverberates Through The Entire Family. As The Family'S Beachside Bombay Home Becomes A Crossroads For Westerners Seeking Eastern Enlightenment, Kirin'S Sari-Wearing American Mother Didi Enthusiastically Embraces Ashrams And Gurus, Adopting Her Son'S Spiritual Quest As Her Own. Her Urbane Indian Father Narayan, However, Coins The Term 'Urug' Guru Spelled Backward To Mock These Seekers. Meeting Radiant Holy Men, Sensing Her Parents Drifting Apart, And Observing Waves Of Young Westerners Turning To Meditation, Kirin Is Left To Find Her Own Answers. 'My Family And Other Saints Echoes Gerald Durrell'S Classic Memoir, My Family And Other Animals, Not Only In Its Title, But In Its Wonderful Humour And Lyrical Prose.' Judith Barrington
Author : James Martin
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 082944453X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (294 download)
Download or read book My Life with the Saints (10th Anniversary Edition) written by James Martin and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of the Year Winner of the Christopher Award Winner of the Catholic Press Association Book Award WITTY, WRYLY HONEST, AND ALWAYS ORIGINAL, My Life with the Saints is James Martin’s story of how his life has been shaped by some surprising friends—the saints of the Catholic Church. In his modern classic memoir, Martin introduces us to saints throughout history—from St. Peter to Dorothy Day, St. Francis of Assisi to Mother Teresa—and chronicles his lifelong friendships with them. Filled with fascinating tales, Martin’s funny, vibrant, and stirring book invites readers to discover how saints guide us throughout our earthly journeys and how they help each of us find holiness in our own lives. Featuring a new chapter from Martin, this tenth-anniversary edition of the best-selling memoir updates readers about his life over the past ten years. In that time, he has been a New York Times best-selling author, official chaplain of The Colbert Report, and a welcome presence in the media whenever there’s a breaking Catholic news story. But he has always remained recognizably himself. John L. Allen, Jr., the acclaimed Catholic journalist, contributes a foreword that shows how Martin has become one of the wisest and most insightful voices of this era. “An outstanding and often hilarious memoir.” —Publishers Weekly“One of the best spiritual memoirs in years.” —Robert Ellsberg“Remarkably engaging.” —U.S. Catholic“Martin’s final word is as Jungian as it is Catholic: God does not want us to be Mother Teresa or Dorothy Day. God wants us to be most fully ourselves.” —The Washington Post Book World
Author : Colleen Carroll Campbell
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0770436501
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (74 download)
Download or read book My Sisters the Saints written by Colleen Carroll Campbell and published by Image. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poignant and powerful spiritual memoir about how the lives of the saints changed the life of a modern woman. In My Sisters the Saints, author Colleen Carroll Campbell blends her personal narrative of spiritual seeking, trials, stumbles, and breakthroughs with the stories of six women saints who profoundly changed her life: Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, Faustina of Poland, Edith Stein of Germany, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Mary of Nazareth. Drawing upon the rich writings and examples of these extraordinary women, the author reveals Christianity's liberating power for women and the relevance of the saints to the lives of contemporary Christians.
Author : Daniel José Older
Publisher : Imprint
ISBN 13 : 1250185823
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book The Book of Lost Saints written by Daniel José Older and published by Imprint. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Lost Saints is an evocative multigenerational Cuban-American family story of revolution, loss, and family bonds from New York Times-bestselling author Daniel José Older. Marisol vanished during the Cuban Revolution, disappearing with hardly a trace. Now, shaped by atrocities long-forgotten, her tenacious spirit visits her nephew, Ramón, in modern-day New Jersey. Her hope: that her presence will prompt him to unearth their painful family history. Ramón launches a haphazard investigation into the story of his ancestor, unaware of the forces driving him on his search. Along the way, he falls in love, faces a run-in with a murderous gangster, and uncovers the lives of the lost saints who helped Marisol during her imprisonment. The Book of Lost Saints by Daniel José Older is a haunting meditation on family, forgiveness, and the violent struggle to be free. An Imprint Book "Spellbinding." —Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf "A lyrical, beautiful, devastating, literally haunting journey." —N.K. Jemisin, award-winning author of the Broken Earth trilogy
Download or read book Outlook written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-11-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Amy Welborn
Publisher : Loyola Press
ISBN 13 : 0829430202
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (294 download)
Download or read book Loyola Kids Book of Saints written by Amy Welborn and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book of SaintsWho are the saints, why are the lives of saints important for children, and what can children learn from lives and actions? In Loyola Kids Book of Saints, the first in the Loyola Kids series, best-selling author Amy Welborn answers these questions with exciting and inspiring stories, real-life applications, and important information about these heroes of the church. This inspiring collection of saints’ stories explains how saints become saints, why we honor them, and how they help us even today. Featuring more than sixty saints from throughout history and from all over the world, Loyola Kids Book of Saints introduces children to these wonderful role models and heroes of the church. Ages 8-12.
Author : Meg Hunter-Kilmer
Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645851168
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (458 download)
Download or read book Saints Around the World written by Meg Hunter-Kilmer and published by Emmaus Road Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of the Saints are one of the most powerful ways God draws people to himself, showing us the love and the joy we can find in him. But so often, these Saints seem distant—impossibly holy or dull or unlike us in race and age and state in life. In Saints Around the World, you’ll meet over one-hundred Saints from more than sixty countries, including Saints with different disabilities, strengths, and struggles. The beautiful illustrations and captivating storytelling will introduce you and your children to new heavenly friends while also helping you fall more in love with Jesus. Each story in this book is written not only to capture the imagination but also to speak about God’s tremendous love and our call to be saints. There are stories in Saints Around the World for when you feel like life isn’t fair, when people are being unkind to you, when you’ve made a terrible mistake, when you’re struggling at school, when prayer is hard. And there are stories of shouting down Nazis, of fleeing a murderous villain, of making scientific discoveries, of smoking a cigar while enemy soldiers amputate your leg. There are scared Saints, brilliant Saints, weak Saints, adventurous Saints, abused Saints, overjoyed Saints, disabled Saints—and the point of every one of them is the love of God. Whether you’re checking the map to find Saints who look like you or perusing the extensive indices to find Saints with your skills or struggles, you’ll find countless stories in this book that remind you how very possible holiness is.
Author : Kelly Ann Guest
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN 13 : 1681924153
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (819 download)
Download or read book Saintly Moms written by Kelly Ann Guest and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lives of the saints are a great source of inspiration and reassurance for us. The holy women in Saintly Moms can help us better to understand motherhood as a vocation, just like any other calling from God, and a path to holiness. Whether you’re a new mom, a grandmother, or somewhere in between, this book will encourage all mothers in their vocation as they identify themselves in the lives of these saints, who also experienced the joys and challenges of being a mom. Their stories will also be inspiring to young women exploring the vocation of motherhood and anyone with an interest in saints who were mothers. Each chapter profiles a different holy mother, reflects on a lesson learned in her life, and ends with a prayer through her intercession. While we grow in admiration and devotion to them, these Saintly Moms can help us see the saintly possibilities each one of us possesses. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kelly Ann Guest is a youth minister, contributing blogger at CatholicMom.com, and contributing author for The Catholic Mom’s Prayer Companion. Previously, she was a Dominican Sister of St. Cecilia in Nashville, an education coordinator for a Catholic Charities' program for pregnant teens, a middle school teacher, and a director of religious education. Her most challenging and rewarding calling, though, is as a wife and the mother of ten children.
Author : Archimandrite Shevkunov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984284832
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (848 download)
Download or read book Everyday Saints and Other Stories written by Archimandrite Shevkunov and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lisa M. Hendey
Publisher : Catholicmom.com Book
ISBN 13 : 9781594712739
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (127 download)
Download or read book A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms written by Lisa M. Hendey and published by Catholicmom.com Book. This book was released on 2019-08-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author links personal stories, scripture, prayer, and soul-strengthening exercises for the vocation of Catholic motherhood through the introduction of fifty-two holy companions.
Author : Maria Morera Johnson
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
ISBN 13 : 1594716331
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)
Download or read book My Badass Book of Saints written by Maria Morera Johnson and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2016 Association of Catholic Publishers Excellence in Publishing Award: Inspirational Books (First Place). In this edgy, honest, and often audacious book of Catholic spirituality, blogger and popular podcaster Maria Morera Johnson explores the qualities of twenty-four holy women who lived lives of virtue in unexpected and often difficult circumstances. In My Badass Book of Saints, Johnson shares her experience as a first-generation Cuban-American, educator of at-risk college students, and caregiver for a husband with Lou Gehrig's disease. Through humorous, empowering, and touching portraits of twenty-four spiritual mentors who inspired her, Johnson shows how their bravery, integrity, selflessness, perseverance, and hope helped her and can help others have courage to reach for a closer connection to God. She presents remarkable holy women and saints--including the gun-toting Servant of God Sr. Blandina Segale who tried to turn the heart of Billy the Kid, and Nazi resister Irena Sendler who helped smuggle children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II--in a way that brings their vivid personalities to life and helps readers live out the challenges of their lives with virtue and conviction. The book includes a group discussion guide.
Author : Earthly Parents
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781723742842
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (428 download)
Download or read book And It Was Very Good written by Earthly Parents and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And It Was Very Good is the marital intimacy book written specifically for Latter-day Saints. "A practical, forthright guide to marital sexuality. And It Was Very Good offers important sex education and relationship guidance that many Latter-day Saint couples need." --Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, PhD, LCPC, host of the "Ask a Mormon Sex Therapist" podcast. "And It Was Very Good is a valuable resource of clinically accurate and comprehensive sexual education that fits within the value structure of Latter-day Saints. Many problems I see as a sex therapist could be avoided if couples had this type of information prior to or at the beginning of their marital relationship." --Natasha Helfer Parker, LCMFT, CST, host of the "Mormon Sex Info" podcast. By reading And It Was Very Good, an engaged couple will prepare for the wedding night with confidence in the purity of the act. A newlywed couple will join in the marriage bed ready to make the act one of joy. A long-married couple will find new ways to share the act of marriage. And It Was Very Good is much more than the "facts of life." Subjects discussed in detail include the "thou shalt" of marriage, desire, anatomy, foreplay, female pleasure, male pleasure, the wedding night and much more. The frank but respectful advice in And It Was Very Good is presented in a tasteful manner along with framing in gospel principles. All married couples will find themselves drawing closer together by reading And It Was Very Good. And It Was Very Good is a perfect give for an engaged couple, newlyweds, or a spouse.
Author : Eliot Weinberger
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811229874
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Angels & Saints written by Eliot Weinberger and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeously illustrated co-publication with Christine Burgin by “one of the world’s great essayists” (The New York Times). With a guide to the illustrations by Mary Wellesley. Angels have soared through Western culture and consciousness from Biblical to contemporary times. But what do we really know about these celestial beings? Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they communicate and perceive? The celebrated essayist Eliot Weinberger has mined and deconstructed, resurrected and distilled centuries of theology into an awe-inspiring exploration of the heavenly host. From a litany of angelic voices, Weinberger’s lyrical meditation then turns to the earthly counterparts, the saints, their lives retold in a series of vibrant and playful capsule biographies, followed by a glimpse of the afterlife. Threaded throughout Angels & Saints are the glorious illuminated grid poems by the eighteenth-century Benedictine monk Hrabanus Maurus. These astonishingly complex, proto-“concrete” poems are untangled in a lucid afterword by the medieval scholar and historian Mary Wellesley.
