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Book Synopsis Monsignor Quixote by : Graham Greene
Download or read book Monsignor Quixote written by Graham Greene and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-10-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driven away from his parish by a censorious bishop, Monsignor Quixote sets off across Spain accompanied by a deposed renegade mayor as his own Sancho Panza, and his noble steed Rocinante – a faithful but antiquated SEAT 600. Like Cervantes’s classic, this comic, picaresque fable offers enduring insights into our life and times.
Download or read book Six Popes written by Hilary C. Franco and published by Humanix Books. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Monsignor Franco is known as an engaging storyteller of his impactful time in the Church. Read this book and you will see why.” — Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archdiocese of New York Six Popes: A Son of the Church Remembers is Monsignor Hilary C. Franco’s engaging memoir and a story only a son can tell, a son not only of the Catholic Church, but also of Italian immigrants. From Belmont, his Bronx neighborhood, Franco rose to work with the highest and most influential figures of the Roman Catholic Church. As a young man he attended Rome’s premier seminary, soon after becoming the special assistant to Archbishop Fulton Sheen. As a priest he would travel the world, and he recounts a harrowing experience in the Deep South in the early 1960s, his work at the Vatican Councils that redefined the Church, and his time posted at the Church’s diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C., and the United Nations. This most formidable churchman reveals his tales of intellectual, pastoral, and diplomatic service to the Catholic Church, enlivened by recollections of the fascinating people he came to know from U.S. presidents and foreign heads of state, to religious leaders like Padre Pio and Saint Mother Teresa. The title of his current role, Advisor at the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, gives little hint of the drama of the times he recollects. Stories of this book’s six pontiffs that Franco served under — John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis — offer landmarks along Franco’s trek through the corridors of spiritual power in New York, Washington, D.C., and Rome. Six Popes: A Son of the Church Remembers is written from a unique eyewitness vantage on many of the events and movements that shaped our world and the Catholic Church. There is really no other book like it.
Book Synopsis The Monsignor's Wife by : Joe Benevento
Download or read book The Monsignor's Wife written by Joe Benevento and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHEN HIS LOVER IS MURDERED, MONSIGNOR CUPELLI BECOMES THE CHIEF SUSPECT. ..".Benevento's novel is meticulously plotted and full of surprises- he keeps us guessing from chapter to chapter, page to page."-Jack Smith, author of Hog To Hog, George Garrett Fiction Prize Winner. Monsignor Tony Cupelli, a pastor in working-class Queens, has always been controversial, due to his support of a married clergy and women as priests, and for his not completely secret affair with Maggie Rosario. Cupelli's new book on a feminine Holy Spirit again puts him in the spotlight, but not as much as news of the murder of Rosario, just when Cupelli was trying to break off their relationship, a break she had postponed by quirky and Santeria-inspired approaches to their love-making. Cupelli is both suspect and amateur detective as he tries to decipher the many clues the killer has intentionally left, clues that promise future crimes patterned on the murders in one of Cupelli's favorite short stories. The criminal outsmarts Cupelli and the police at every turn, even to the scary and erotic surprise ending set up from the very beginning. ..".a murder mystery as complicated as the Holy Trinity itself."-Lara Olsen, Television Writer and Producer (Reba, Private Practice, 90210, Mixology). ..".double and triple layers of meaning, [a]gritty and authentic Queens, NY background, [a] troubled and conflicted protagonist, and [a] wonderfully diverse supporting ensemble. A great debut." -Carol Goodman, Hammett Award Winning Mystery Writer, The Seduction of Water. "The Monsignor's Wife is a witty, fast-paced portrait of a man who doesn't seem to realize that he's racing face-first into the teeth of his own hypocrisy and weakness."-Stephen Wingate, Author of Wifeshopping, Bakeless Fiction Prize Winner. ..".a grittily realistic portrayal of working class Italian-American life in a blue collar corner of Queens...the thought provoking depth is exceeded only by the chills-up-your-spine entertainment!" -Lee Slonimsky, Co-Author of the Lee Carroll Black Swan Rising Trilogy.
Download or read book The Monsignor written by Colm Keane and published by Capel Island Press. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victorian Britain’s celebrity preacher, the Irish-born Monsignor Thomas John Capel, hid a dark secret. Behind his handsome looks, rich aristocratic friends, and close ties to two Popes, he was a sexual predator and exploiter of vulnerable women. His lustful encounters, heavy drinking and wild spending ended in humiliation, disgrace and suspension by Rome. In his travels through Europe and the United States, this superstar of the Catholic Church left behind a trail of broken hearts and admirers shorn of their savings. His behaviour threatened to bring the Church in Britain to its knees. For the first time in a century and a half, this groundbreaking book recalls the sensational decline and fall of a man who was once admired and acclaimed worldwide. REVIEWS ‘Rich, racy tale of a priest with no shame’ Sunday Independent ‘A fascinating story' Ray D'Arcy, RTÉ Radio 1 ‘An extraordinary story with chilling contemporary resonances’ The Tablet
Book Synopsis The Monsignor's Agents by : Bill Lockwood
Download or read book The Monsignor's Agents written by Bill Lockwood and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alison, US Army Intelligence agent and would-be Mata Hari, agrees to help Vatican Security track a potential assassin. She flies to Malta, meets with the contact, and hires a boat and crew to smuggle her and the suspect into Italy. Max, history buff, former rock drummer, unintentional ex-pat, and bartender in Malta, needs extra cash so he can return to the States. Hired on the boat as cook, he impresses Alison by discovering what the suspect has in his two huge suitcases…just before the man gives them the slip. This Mediterranean boat trip is no vacation cruise, and it will take quick thinking to avoid potential death while capturing the villain red-handed.
Book Synopsis Catholic and Curious by : Monsignor Charles Pope
Download or read book Catholic and Curious written by Monsignor Charles Pope and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you ever feel confused, befuddled, or just plain lost when it comes to the Catholic Faith? Do the teachings and practices of the Church leave you scratching your head? Then this is the book for you. In Catholic and Curious: Your Questions Answered, Monsignor Charles Pope tackles 500 tough questions on just about every subject imaginable. In easily digestible question and answer format, this book covers everything from God and the Bible to the liturgy, the sacraments, Catholic moral teaching, Mary, the saints, and life after death, all organized by topic for quick reference. In this book you’ll find not just straightforward answers, but a deeper understanding and appreciation of the truth of the Catholic Faith. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Monsignor Charles Pope was ordained a priest in 1989 for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. He is a well-known blogger and writer, and has authored a question and answer column for Our Sunday Visitor since 2013. He gives numerous retreats and talks for laity and clergy and appears as a regular guest on EWTN’s Morning Glory.
Book Synopsis The Ten Commandments by : Msgr. Charles Pope
Download or read book The Ten Commandments written by Msgr. Charles Pope and published by TAN Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ten Commandments by Monsignor Charles Pope is a powerful, in-depth investigation into the Decalogue. Pope expertly and lovingly dives into the Ten Commandments, illuminating their eternal importance to the spiritual life while relating them to our modern day-to-day struggles.
Book Synopsis Diary of an American Exorcist by : Msgr Stephen Rossetti
Download or read book Diary of an American Exorcist written by Msgr Stephen Rossetti and published by Sophia. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archdiocese of Washington exorcist Msgr. Stephen Rossetti and his team have a very active caseload of demonic possessions. Msgr. Rossetti presents many of these stories here, without varnish or hype. In these ninety-five detailed cases, two vivid lessons consistently emerge: 1. Demons possess or simply harass people in myriad ways and need to be taken seriously, even when they do not enter a soul. 2. Demons are defeated, decisively, by the power of Christ and His Church, employing prayer, sacramentals, rites of exorcism -- and especially, invocations to the Blessed Mother. "Despite all their bluster and arrogance, demons are cowards," Msgr. Rossetti reveals. In fact, in every section of his work, he offers detailed "Theological Reflections" explaining the meaning of these possessions, why he thinks God permitted each, and the spiritual benefits accrued. The devil is no match for the Lord of Heaven and Earth.
Download or read book Unholy Trinity written by Denis Ryan and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian.
Book Synopsis Monsignor Romero by : Robert S. Pelton
Download or read book Monsignor Romero written by Robert S. Pelton and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsignor Romero: A Bishop for the Third Millennium is a collection of speeches presented annually at the University of Notre Dame in honor of the late archbishop. Shortly before his assassination, Archbishop Romero told an interviewer, I have to say, as a Christian, that I don't believe in death without resurrection. If they kill me, I will rise again in the Salvadoran people. Using a wealth of detailed information about his life and work, the distinguished prelates, priests, human rights advocates, civic leaders, and Latin Americanists who have contributed to this volume show how Romero has fulfilled this prophecy. the new millennium. It places particular emphasis on his commitment to human rights, his innovative implementation of the option for the poor, his dedication to the Church, and his views of the role of the laity. It is also an inspirational account of Romero's deep and abiding faith that seemingly insoluble problems can be resolved by following the Spirit. An introduction by Fr. Robert Pelton and an afterword by Juan Mendez, Director of the Notre Dame Center for Civil and Human Rights, round out the collection. historical and theological understanding of one of the most important Christian figures of the twentieth century. It will be of significant value to anyone interested in the life of this remarkable man.
Book Synopsis A Priest Called Pancho: The Story of Monsignor Francis Pointek by : Clyde Davis
Download or read book A Priest Called Pancho: The Story of Monsignor Francis Pointek written by Clyde Davis and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: .Monsignor Francis Pointek was called by many a "Priest's Priest". He lived for 101 years, serving as a priest in the vast California deserts and valleys for seventy four of those years. He followed in the footsteps of Father John Crowley, the legendary "Desert Padre". He was often dubbed by the same name. Monsignor Pointek was a priest of the people, "smelling like the sheep" long before that phrase came into vogue. He ministered to people where they were, in the mines, at the military bases, on the reservations, in the hospitals, in the homes, in the fields, in the detention camps. He was a doer, building four churches, two schools and a convent; always on limited funds, often with his own hands. He was a seeker of truth, even when the truth affected his popularity. He was a renegade, frequently choosing to act first and ask for permission and forgiveness later. This led to more than one disagreement with his bishop. Ultimately, his unconventional style led to an early forced retirement. But this didn't stop him, it didn't even slow him down. For the next forty-three years he served the people of Tehachapi, his adopted town, when and where he was needed. He ministered in the local parish, in the restaurants, in the stores, in the hospitals, in the homes, over his yard fence, from his beat up pickup truck. Arguably, his best ministry was conducted in his retirement years. He was driven by an immense love of God and his people. He was humble and lived in poverty, choosing only to emulate his hero, Jesus Christ. This is the story of Monsignor Francis Pointek, his legend and his legacy. His story is inspirational, the kind that we need in these crazy times. Monsignor Pointek, a priest for the ages. Monsignor Francis Pointek was called by many a "Priest's Priest". He lived for 101 years, serving as a priest in the vast California deserts and valleys for seventy four of those years. He followed in the footsteps of Father John Crowley, the legendary "Desert Padre". He was often dubbed by the same name. Monsignor Pointek was a priest of the people, "smelling like the sheep" long before that phrase came into vogue. He ministered to people where they were, in the mines, at the military bases, on the reservations, in the hospitals, in the homes, in the fields, in the detention camps. He was a doer, building four churches, two schools and a convent; always on limited funds, often with his own hands. He was a seeker of truth, even when the truth affected his popularity. He was a renegade, frequently choosing to act first and ask for permission and forgiveness later. This led to more than one disagreement with his bishop. Ultimately, his unconventional style led to an early forced retirement. But this didn't stop him, it didn't even slow him down. For the next forty-three years he served the people of Tehachapi, his adopted town, when and where he was needed. He ministered in the local parish, in the restaurants, in the stores, in the hospitals, in the homes, over his yard fence, from his beat up pickup truck. Arguably, his best ministry was conducted in his retirement years. He was driven by an immense love of God and his people. He was humble and lived in poverty, choosing only to emulate his hero, Jesus Christ. This is the story of Monsignor Francis Pointek, his legend and his legacy. His story is inspirational, the kind that we need in these crazy times. Monsignor Pointek, a priest for the ages.
Book Synopsis The Conspiracy by : Monsignor William McCarthy
Download or read book The Conspiracy written by Monsignor William McCarthy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Conspiracy chronicles the monumental struggles of an innocent priest, Monsignor William McCarthy, falsely accused in 2003 of molesting two young sisters more than 23 years earlier. On the eve of his retirement from a stellar career as a priest and pastor, for the next five tortuous years, he was the victim of an anonymous complaint that was accepted as true by his bishop and friend of 40 years. Share his travails and see how ones faith can overcome the worst injustices that man can heap on a holy and totally innocent person." -- Jack Kraft, Esq. Monsignor William McCarthy paints a picture embracing a situation that is almost impossible to comprehend. Had I not stood by him throughout the years of pure hell he experienced, I would not have believed the outright calumny by a detective, and how the subsequent action of his bishop and diocesan staff could have occurred. Child abuse is a terrible thing, but equally horrible is when innocent priests are unjustly condemned and destroyed by the hierarchy of their church. -- Arthur N. Hoagland, M.D. This book is a must read for any Catholic who loves their Church but is concerned about its often self-destructive response to the tragedy of clerical pedophilia. It is story about tragedy and triumph. The tragedy of the Church that Monsignor McCarthy loves deeply, and into which he has selflessly devoted his entire life, but is sometimes governed by people who have lost all sense of justice. It is a Church that betrayed him. In its attempt to protect the victims of child abuse, it established a new category of victims: its faithful priests. The triumph of Monsignor McCarthy is his faith and love of Jesus, which saw him through his terrible ordeal in spite of the evil that was perpetrated against him. -- Deacon Joseph Keenan
Book Synopsis The Scarlet and the Black by : J. P. Gallagher
Download or read book The Scarlet and the Black written by J. P. Gallagher and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has all the hallmarks of a best-selling fictional thriller:
Book Synopsis Counsels of Perfection for Christian Mothers by : Very P. Lejeune
Download or read book Counsels of Perfection for Christian Mothers written by Very P. Lejeune and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few works to aid Catholic women in becoming the saints they desire to be. Motherhood is a sacred state of life and an excellent place to become a great saint. How many of our great saints had saintly mothers about whom little is said. And yet without saintly mothers, the world would become a den of iniquity. We offer this book in the hope of inspiring women to become saints.
Book Synopsis Monsignor Tales and Beth by : Dick Benack
Download or read book Monsignor Tales and Beth written by Dick Benack and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Dick Benack intermeshes historic biblical personalities with modern social leaders in fourteen short stories with captivating snap endings. ---------- Prism, Arel and Me is a Monsignor’s reluctant revelation of how a strange meeting in Bethlehem resulted in changes to Diocesan Parish Christmas celebrations on Long Island. Beth portrays the final two days of a young’s Nun’s departure to meet the Man she loves. Father Bernard’s Hummers were a band of teenage Brooklyn girls led into maturity by a studious priest who introduced them to a world they didn’t know. Upside, Downside is a tale of love woven by a young expatriate German bank executive frustrated when his promise to his wife is ending on a New York-bound commuter train. Jeremy Witcomb and the Jefferson Mortgage weaves a ladder of learning to a suburbanite professional who crosses ethnic lines he always avoided. A lady with Style reveals the truism that growing old does not come easy and growing old with no recourses can be terminal. Who is the Priest? Too many years in Diocesan Chancery assignments can lock priestly minds until a fresh approach to service of people is revealed in the words of youth. Abram was his Name introduces the most worldly-renowned youth whose historic contribution to Christian history is told everywhere. Seventeen Miles to Jericho is known as “The Road of Blood” and a daring local resident explains why to a passerby who might remember. Father Blimp’s Affair is one recipient’s testimony to long forgotten contributions made by an elderly priest and forgotten in current exultation by current youth. Is Goodnight Enough? A doctor, called after midnight to confirm the death of his strong-willed parent, must choose between lifetime feelings before daybreak. The Roman Outpost at Cana and events occurring there are thought to be found in a little known shop of trivia in Rome and some scribblings are thought to confirm events there. One Sparrow, One Hawk portrays loving disparity between a Brooklyn boy and a suburban estate girl, both attorneys in Manhattan, and a lifetime of envious competition. Monsignor Commissioner, Pastor Hildreth, a community leader in upscale Mulberry Downs, knows from the first words on his incoming mobile phone whether he is about to adjudicate a religious, political or criminal event. In Hardcover, Softcover and e-Book versions at local bookstores and Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Xlibris. ISBN 978-1-4568-3423-4
Download or read book The Convert written by Deborah Baker and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2011-05-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A 2011 National Book Award Finalist* A spellbinding story of renunciation, conversion, and radicalism from Pulitzer Prize-finalist biographer Deborah Baker What drives a young woman raised in a postwar New York City suburb to convert to Islam, abandon her country and Jewish faith, and embrace a life of exile in Pakistan? The Convert tells the story of how Margaret Marcus of Larchmont became Maryam Jameelah of Lahore, one of the most trenchant and celebrated voices of Islam's argument with the West. A cache of Maryam's letters to her parents in the archives of the New York Public Library sends the acclaimed biographer Deborah Baker on her own odyssey into the labyrinthine heart of twentieth-century Islam. Casting a shadow over these letters is the mysterious figure of Mawlana Abul Ala Mawdudi, both Maryam's adoptive father and the man who laid the intellectual foundations for militant Islam. As she assembles the pieces of a singularly perplexing life, Baker finds herself captive to questions raised by Maryam's journey. Is her story just another bleak chapter in a so-called clash of civilizations? Or does it signify something else entirely? And then there's this: Is the life depicted in Maryam's letters home and in her books an honest reflection of the one she lived? Like many compelling and true tales, The Convert is stranger than fiction. It is a gripping account of a life lived on the radical edge and a profound meditation on the cultural conflicts that frustrate mutual understanding.
Book Synopsis A Year in the Life of Dr. Fox by : Frederick L Malphurs
Download or read book A Year in the Life of Dr. Fox written by Frederick L Malphurs and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the years of Mexican President Calderone, drug cartels fought pitched battles against other cartels, the police, the army, and the good citizens of Mexico. Kidnappings, murder, threats, and intimidation by drug cartels impinged on every facet of Mexican life. This story of the de la Vega family in Culiacan, the state capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, tells of their struggles with the death of their beloved sister and the courageous brothers who become a force exacting revenge on the Pacific cartel. The family ancestors moved away from Southern California during the 1840's as the influx of white settlers changed the culture and created certain discriminations against Mexican-Americans. The family legend is the de la Vegas sold out and relocated to Culiacan, Mexico where they quickly established prominence socially and financially. In Culiacan, the whispers are frequently heard of their great wealth and of being descendents of the great Zorro. Eduardo de la Vega, known for his dedication to his community and his patients as a noted benefactor and surgeon, and Teodoro de la Vega, a Jesuit priest, beloved by all who know him, vow to protect their city from the cartel. The de la Vegas act with extraordinary stealth, boldly striking at the cartel. Eduardo de la Vega leads a secret life of retribution abetted by his adopted brother, the business wizard, Flaco' Salas. This is a tale of adventure, action love, honor, and strength of family despite constant danger and threat.
