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Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Finnish
Description
Leila, who's serving a life sentence for murder, is pardoned and offered a job in a secluded parsonage reading and composing letters for Father Jacob, a blind priest. She reluctantly accepts the job and resents the man at first, but gradually grows to admire him for his positive outlook and his continued help to those seeking prayers and counsel. Two completely different lives are unexpectedly intertwined in this heartwarming tales of personal redemption....
42) Priest
Series
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young Roman Catholic priest in a Liverpool parish must learn to deal with the issues of homosexuality and incest, as well as conflicts between his vows and his conscience.
Author
Series
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
533 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having raised the magic of Elcho Falling while forging new allies, Serpent Coil priestess Isabelle Brunell and Lord Maximillian assist the efforts of former god Axis SunSoar, who has revived the Strike Force after rediscovering the magical Star Dance.
44) The hacienda
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence and the execution of her father, Beatriz accepts Don Rodolfo Solorzano's proposal of marriage and is whisked away to his remote country estate where she is faced with a malevolent presence linked to his first wife's death.
45) The Shroud codex
Author
Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First Threshold Editions hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Forsaken lands volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
502 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Saker appears to be a simple priest, but in truth he's a spy for the head of his faith. Wounded in the line of duty by a Lascar sailor's blade, the weapon seems to follow him home. Unable to discard it, nor the sense of responsibility it brings, Saker can only follow its lead. The dagger puts Saker on a journey to distant shores, on a path that will reveal terrible secrets about the empire, about the people he serves, and destroy the life he knows....
48) To the wonder
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Neil is an American traveling in Europe who meets and falls in love with Marina. After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Marina meets a priest and fellow exile, who is struggling with his vocation, while Neil renews his ties with a childhood friend, Jane.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story focuses on Father Rivard, a priest banished to a dreary, poverty-stricken coal-mining town for his radical views. His life is suddenly changed by the arrival of Sister Rita, a vivacious young nun who immediately sets the town talking with her open, unorthodox behavior. But soon talk turns to vicious gossip and tragedy as the self-righteous townsfolk come to believe the love between the nun and the priest is more than just spiritual.
Author
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ven was once a holy man, a keeper of ancient archives. It was his duty to interpret archaic texts, sorting useful knowledge from the heretical ideas of the Burning Age--a time of excess and climate disaster. For in Ven's world, such material must be closely guarded so that the ills that led to that cataclysmic era can never be repeated. But when the revolutionary Brotherhood approaches Ven, pressuring him to translate stolen writings that threaten...
55) Faith: a novel
Author
Language
English
Description
When her older brother Art--a Catholic priest and the popular pastor of a large suburban parish--finds himself at the center of a scandal, Sheila McGann, estranged from her family for years, returns to Boston, ready to fight for him and his reputation.
56) Deus X
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"A Detroit ex-cop puts his life on the line to protect a friend from modern-day Templars sworn to protect the name of the Catholic church at all costs"--
Author
Series
Hard Case Crime book volume HCC-052
Publisher
Hard Case Crime / Dorchester Publishing
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
A former art smuggler is enlisted by the CIA to track down a priest who has stolen millions from the Vatican. The search leads to the deadly depths of the Brazilian jungle.
Author
Series
The face volume 1
Publisher
Restless Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
140 pages ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A revelatory short memoir from the bestselling author of A Tale for the Time Being and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki about how her face has shaped and been shaped by her life."--Amazon.com
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
For more than three decades, bestselling novelist John Saul has been summoning macabre masterpieces from the darkest realms of his imagination. With each new book, his instinct for playing upon our deepest dread has grown only stronger and more sinister. He’s never been afraid to push the boundaries of suspense and confront us with what frightens us most.
After his father’s untimely death sends fifteen-year-old Ryan McIntyre into an...
After his father’s untimely death sends fifteen-year-old Ryan McIntyre into an...
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