catholic church

In anticlerical Mexico after the revolution of 1910, the last priest left--the worldly "whiskey priest"--seeks to reconcile his dual nature as saint and sinner while running from the Communists.

To be more like her best friend, eleven-year-old Justine decides to give up Judaism to become Catholic, but after her beloved, religious grandmother dies, she realizes that she needs to seek her own way of being Jewish.

Profiles five Catholic theologians who were born during the Kulturkampf, grew up during the Hitler era, and had a major influence on Catholicism in the English-speaking world.

Provides an overview of Catholicism, describing its history, doctrines, traditions, and place in society, and also covering such topics as the Catholic ministry and conversion rites.

Contains a concise history of the Catholic church from its victory over paganism in the first century AD through the twentieth century and examines the political and social issues that each generation faced.

Poet Kathleen Norris' account of her two extended retreats at Benedictine monasteries and the resulting enrichment of her marriage, her daily life, and her poetry.

Explores the origins and history, basic tenets and beliefs, organizations and structure, practices, and influence of Roman Catholicism, and considers the role of the Catholic Church in the modern world.

In anticlerical Mexico after the revolution of 1910, the last priest left--the worldly "whiskey priest"--seeks to reconcile his dual nature as saint and sinner while running from the Communists.

Describes the history of Catholicism's rise from an insignificant sect in the early nineteenth-century to America's largest and most influential church.

Presents a collection of teachings by Mother Teresa, discussing a variety of topics including prayer, love, service, poverty, forgiveness, and death, and features an interview with the spiritual leader in which she talks about her work with the poor and dying.