Summary: The true story of the most notorious pediphile priest in the modern history of the Catholic church. Amy Berg travels to Ireland where Father Oliver O'Grady now lives free under church protection.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Lionsgate 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DELAmorth, Gabriele
Summary: The story and work of exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sophia Institute Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 264 AMOWilson, Joan Nockels
Summary: "Set in Rome, Chicago, and Anchorage, and spanning thirty years from crime to confrontation, The Book of Timothy: A Sister's Pursuit recounts in lyric movements a sister's journey, partly through trickery, but eventually through truth, to gain a long-absent admission from the priest who abused her brother. While on that journey, Nockels Wilson, a former prosecutor, confronts not only the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boreal Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILSON, JOAN NOCKELS WILStansifer, John
Summary: "Father Emil Kapaun, a humble priest, went far beyond the call of duty during World War II and the Korean War. Often found with the combat medics on the front lines, unarmed, ministering to the wounded, and known for his intense devotion to the soldiers whom he called "my boys," Kapaun became the most decorated chaplain in US military history, awarded a Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KAPAUN, EMIL STABreslin, Jimmy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 BREBruni, Frank.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261.832 BRUShriver, Mark K. (Mark Kennedy)
Summary: "A portrait of Pope Francis and his faith draws on interviews with the men and women who knew him as a child, before he became a priest, or during his years as a bishop, sharing additional insights into the individuals who helped shape his beliefs,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B FRANCIS SHRWilley, David
Summary: A BBC correspondent and an expert on the Vatican describes Pope Francis' first two years as pope and speculates what the future might hold for the unique man selected to head the Roman Catholic Church.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 FRANCIS, POPE WilMerton, Thomas
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 271.125 MERBernard, Jean
Contents: In prison -- Arrival at Dachau -- The first two weeks -- In the main camp -- First mass in the camp -- Recollections from the first few months -- The "good times" come to an end -- Winter approaches -- Christmas 1941 -- Ten days' leave and my return to Dachau -- "Transport commando Praezifix" -- Easter week 1942 -- Hunger -- Visitors in the camp -- At the end of our strength -- The infirmary --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zaccheus Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 BERCutié, Albert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 282.092 CUTJackowski, Karol.
Contents: Priesthood in the beginning -- Priesthood in the Middle Ages -- Priesthood now -- Sisterhood in the beginning -- Sisterhood in the Middle Ages -- Sisterhood now -- The priesthood of the people -- The sisterhood of all women -- The rebirth of Catholicism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 JACFrancis
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 FraSummary: Investigates the secret crimes of Father Lawrence Murphy, a Milwaukee priest who abused more than 200 deaf children in a school under his control. The film documents the first known public protest against the pontiff himself. The investigation helped uncover documents from the secret Vatican archives that show the Pope, who must operate within the mysterious rules of the Roman Curia, as both...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Docuramafilms 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MEAMiller, Leila
Summary: Advice from a Catholic mother on raising boys to be chaste as they're bombarded with sexual suggestions throughout society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holy Heroes Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.845 MILFirst Catholic Slovak Union of America
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Union 1955
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.373 C286Carroll, James
Summary: This personal history of the American Catholic Church during writer Carroll's lifetime traces the transformation of a medieval institution, suspicious of American ideas of freedom and democracy, into a church that has begun to embrace basic American principles of pluralism and respect for conscience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.092 CARWeaver, Martin G. (Martin Good)
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Eastern Pennsylvania Mennonite Church Publication Board] 1982
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.374815 WEASpitzer, Robert J.
Contents: Introduction: The purpose, perspective, and method of this volume -- Part One: Love and sexuality: True and false promises. True and false promises of happiness and freedom -- True and false promises of the homosexual lifestyle, pornography, gender change, and artificial birth control -- Part Two. Matters of life and death. Abortion, eugenics, invitro fertilization and embryonic stem cells --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ignatius Press 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A serious exploration of some of the questions surrounding religious vocation in an aggressively secular culture, the series chronicles several emotional weeks in the lives of four young men as they struggle with the decision to enter the seminary and become Roman Catholic priests. All grapple with the sacrifices they would have to make should they enter the priesthood, including the vow of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A&E Television Networks 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GODChacour, Elias
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 956.94 CHADrape, Joe
Summary: "New York Times journalist and bestselling author Joe Drape takes us inside the modern-day process of the making of a saint -- part biography of a wartime adventurer Father Emil Kapaun, part detective story, and part journey of faith"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.092 DRAStewart, Richard
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Hawai'i Press 2000