religious life

Contains fifteen personal narratives about religion, featuring comments from religious leaders, as well as discussions of personal faith, faith choice, and faith as a source of strength.

A novel based on the life of a prominent medieval woman, Dame Margery Kempe, from the perspective of her maid, Johanna. Dame Margery feels little empathy for the hard life of her maid, which only worsens when they begin a pilgrimage to Rome. On the road Dame Margery is in constant conflict with the other pilgrims and finally turns her back on them all, including Johanna. Abandoned in a foreign land, Johanna must find a way to Rome.

Deeply attached to the charming and carefree Francis Bernardone, Cecilia, a young noblewoman of Assisi, watches as he turns from his life of wealth and privilege, takes vows of poverty, and devotes himself to serving God by helping all those around him.

Silvano and Chiara, teens sent to live in a friary and a nunnery in Renaissance Italy, are drawn to one another and dream of a future together, but when murders are committed in the friary, they must discover who is behind the crimes before they can realize their love.

A career planning resource, explaining how to identify satisfying work, offering advice on how to find or create that work, and including ideas and strategies, worksheets, and inspirational quotations.

After fighting the infidels in Jerusalem in 1188, Lord Roland and his squire Pagan return to Roland's castle in France where they encounter violent family feuds and religious heretics.

Through conversations, stories, and meditations, the Dalai Lama of Tibet discusses how people can become happier and explains the methods he used to rid his life of anxiety, insecurity, anger, and discouragement.

Follows the adventures of Pagan, squire to Lord Roland, through the years 1188 to 1189, as he accompanies his master, now determined to be a monk, to the French monastery of St. Martin and uncovers a dangerous blackmail plot.

After fighting the infidels in Jerusalem in 1188, Lord Roland and his squire Pagan return to Roland's castle in France where they encounter violent family feuds and religious heretics.

Examines the Buddhist faith and its principal beliefs; and contains a collection of prayers along with explanations of their meanings and how they are used.