Summary: In Ireland in the 1960s, four women were sent to the Magdalene Laundries, an institution for "fallen" women, where they will atone for their sins through a regimented life of work and prayer. They all had to work in the laundry, where the strict nuns would break everyone's wills through sadistic punishment. Based on a true story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MAGSummary: Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, is placed in a difficult position when Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Henry demands More's endorsement of this act. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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Summary: This paperback edition of the book originally published in 1995 updates us on the lives of the East Los Angeles homeboys with whom Father Greg Boyle continues to work, allowing for an analysis as to how some former gang members are able to make it out, while others are not.--From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of New Mexico Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 259.5092 FRESummary: 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 MONMartin, James
Summary: The New York Times bestselling author of The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and Jesus: A Pilgrimage turns his attention to the relationship between LGBT Catholics and the Church in this loving, inclusive, and revolutionary book. On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, James Martin S.J. posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters....
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 282 MARSummary: In 1953, Desmond Doyle takes on the Irish family law system and the Catholic Church in a bid to be reunited with his children. Despite a strong work ethic, Desmond has a hard time holding on to steady work. Desmond's wife walks out on the relationship and his sporadic employment eventually attracts the attention of the law. A court order sends his two sons and young daughter to separate...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EVEKnuth, Jane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Loyola Press 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 261.8 KNUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Chris KnuthSummary: Ballykissangel has become a huge international hit since first hitting UK television screens in 1995, and continues to win millions of fans from across the world. This collection include every episode of this beloved BBC classic, full of Irish charm, quirky characters, strange shenanigans and tales of friendships, rivalry and love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BALBoynton, 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 BOYJordan, Mary
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ANTONIA, MOTHER JORSummary: Heaven help the murderer who crosses paths with G.K. Chesterton's cassocked crime-solver, Father Brown. Despite his absentminded air, the kindly priest always manages to confound criminals with his inescapable logic and keen understanding of the human condition. Often joined by his friend, thief turned private investigator Hercule Flambeau, Father Brown unravels devious schemes in 1920s England.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD FATSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Summary: A small-town cinema in rural Ireland in the 1950s becomes the setting for a dramatic struggle between Rome and Hollywood, and a man and his conscience. Father Daniel Berry and the townsfolk find themselves on the cusp of the modern, but still clinging to the traditions of the church and a cultural identity forged in very different times.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Stella 2013Summary: "Life is a challenge for any priest in a small mountain town, and Father Peter Clifford struggles to save his parishioners' souls without falling himself...for the local barkeep, Assumpta Fitzgerald." From back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BALSummary: "Life is a challenge for any priest in a small mountain town, and Father Peter Clifford has just arrived from London with high expectations and no driver's license." From back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BALSummary: Based on a true story, a 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN BENSummary: In Season Two of Evil, Kristin struggles with her darker nature after killing a man, while David suffers temptation as he gets closer to his ordination. Meanwhile, Ben is visited by night terrors that prey on his greatest fears. Includes all thirteen episodes plus over 20 minutes of deleted scenes!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV EVICarroll, 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 CARSwinarski, 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Custombook 1976
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.377434 DetroitImmaculate Conception Church (Traverse City, Mich.)
Summary: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church directories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Olan Mills 2000
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5 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.377464 Immaculate Directory 2000Call number: R-GEN 929.377464 Immaculate Directory 1905-2005
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Call number: R-GEN 929.377464 Immaculate Directory 2011
Summary: 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
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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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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV FATCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Fa 6Keegan, Claire
Summary: "It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church. Already a bestseller in France and certain to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2021