Kramer, Barbara
Summary: Meet Pope Francis. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Americas. He's also the first Pope to replace a living one! Learn all about the Pontiff in this Level 1 reader, carefully leveled for an early independent reading or read aloud experience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KRASummary: From the late stages of the Agricultural Revolution to the doorstep of the Scientific Revolution, this course covers western history from roughly 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1600, when the "foundations" of the modern West come into view. Beginning in the ancient Near East, moving to Greece and Rome, the course explores the shape and impact of large ancient empires, including those of Persia and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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Johnson, Luke Timothy.
Summary: Provides an overview of Christianity, the world's largest religion, and discusses why, in addition to being vast and popular, it is also extremely complex and often highly contradictory.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 230 JOHChidgey, Catherine
Summary: "Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine's sense that something isn't quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Justine must decide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PETMcGreevy, John T.
Summary: "A magisterial history of the centuries-long conflict between 'progress' and 'tradition' in the world's largest international institution. The story of Roman Catholicism has never followed a singular path. In no time period has this been more true than over the last two centuries. Beginning with the French Revolution, extending to the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, and concluding with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Independent publishers since 1923 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.09 MCGJohnson, Luke Timothy.
Summary: Provides an overview of Christianity, the world's largest religion, and discusses why, in addition to being vast and popular, it is also extremely complex and often highly contradictory. Explains why the central figures, elements, and creeds of Christianity are hard to fathom yet give Christianity its distinctive character. Covers topics such as Christianity's birth and expansion across the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 230 GRESwarns, Rachel L.
Summary: "In 1838, a group of America's most prominent Catholic priests sold 272 enslaved people to save their mission, the fledgling Georgetown University. Journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns has broken new ground with her prodigious research into a history that the Catholic Church has edited out of its own narrative. Beginning in the present, when two descendants of a family enslaved by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 SWA1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 SWA
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 SWASummary: Monsignor Renard tells the story of the German occupation of France during World War II through the eyes and experiences of a humble and extraordinary priest-- whose beliefs are tested to the breaking point.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2006
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MONBoynton, James.
Summary: The story of the Jesuit Missions at Mackinac is an historical vignette that deserves to be resurrected for all those interested in Church history and Michigan history as well. The author has rendered a most interesting service to both, while recounting a truly romantic and real tale of trail-blazing for the Kingdom of God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ste. Anne's Church 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.49 BOYFrancis
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 FraKenneally, Christine
Summary: "A shocking expose of the dark, secret history of Catholic orphanages--the violence, abuse, and even murder that took place within their walls-- and a call to hold the powerful to account. More than 5 million Americans passed through orphanages in the 20th century alone. At its peak in the 1930s, the American orphanage system included more than 1,600 institutions, partly supported with public...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.73 KENCarr, John
Summary: For much of its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifist origins and its present concentration on spiritual matters. The period of political and military activism can be dated to roughly between 410, when Pope Innocent I vainly tried to avert the sack of Rome by the Visigoths, and about 1870, when Pope Pius IX was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pen & Sword Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 CARHahn, Scott
Summary: Why were the early Christians willing to die to protect a single iota of the creed? Why have the Judeans, Romans, and Persians—among others—seen the Christian creed as a threat to the established social order? In The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages, bestselling author Dr. Scott Hahn recovers and conveys the creed s revolutionary character.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Emmaus Road Publishing 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 240 HAHCook, William R. (William Robert)
Contents: pt. 1. From Jesus to the creation of the Church -- The first Christian institutions -- Christianities in the early Church -- Persecution and saints -- Peace between empire and Church -- Institutional and doctrinal developments -- Latin theology, including Augustine -- Popes and bishops in the early Middle Ages -- Monasticism: Benedict and his rule -- Evangelizing northern and eastern Europe --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009
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Cook, William R. (William Robert)
Summary: Professor William R. Cook explores the vast and fascinating history of one of the most influential spiritual institutions in the world. Follow the development of this powerful religious force throughout the centuries and witness its ability to move armies, inspire saints, and shape the lives and spirits of its more than 1 billion members.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282.09 CATSpitzer, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 241 SPICatholic Church
Summary: Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-542) and indexes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 238.2 UNISwinarski, Claire
Summary: In Girl, Arise!, Swinarski reconciles the two identities by demonstrating the strength and abilities women have to share with the Body of Christ, the importance of women throughout the history of the faith, and how the love you experience through Christ and the Church can change you and the world around you.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ave Maria Press 2019
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Summary: Follows James Martin, a Jesuit priest and the author of the book of the same title, who advocates that Catholic leaders accept and relate to their LGBT church members, encouraging respect, compassion, and sensitivity towards these fellow Catholics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures Llc 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ten more cases that pits Father Brown, his secretary and Bunty against a range of criminal minds in the English parish of 1950s Kembleford.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Fa 6Amorth, 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 AMOKnowlton, Laurie Lazzaro.
Summary: A collection of over fifty stories from the Old and New Testaments, each followed by a "Faith to Grow" note to reinforce the key points from a Catholic perspective, a "Works of Praise" hands-on activity to reinforce the story's theme, and a prayer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 220 KNOAmorth, Gabriele.
Summary: In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his many experiences in his ministry as an exorcist doing battle with Satan to relieve the great suffering of people in the grip of evil. The importance of the ministry to "expel demons" is clearly seen in the Gospels, from the actions of the Apostles, and from Church history. Fr. Amorth allows the reader to witness the activities of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ignatius Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 264 AMOSummary: A devout Catholic priest freelances as a private investigator in rural England during the 1920s. When it comes to amateur detective work, don't let this priest's absent-minded air and penchant for an occasionsl tipple fool you. His kindly eyes pick up clues that professionals usually miss, and his keen understanding of human nature lets him search men's souls for motives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media [distributor] 2007