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Book Brendan the Navigator

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jean Fritz
  • Publisher : Turtleback Books
  • Release : 1999-02
  • ISBN : 9780613145961
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Brendan the Navigator written by Jean Fritz and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived.

Book Brendan the Navigator

Download or read book Brendan the Navigator written by Jean Fritz and published by Putnam Juvenile. This book was released on 1979 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived.

Book The Brendan Voyage

Download or read book The Brendan Voyage written by Timothy Severin and published by Little Brown. This book was released on 1996-01-04 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth-century voyage of St Brendan from Ireland to America, is one of the most fascinating of all sea legends. Could the myth of the Irish monk and his crew sailing the Atlantic in a boat made of leather, nearly a thousand years before Columbus, have been reality? In 1976, Tim Severin and a crew of four men, set out to recreate the Brendan legend. Using the exact same methods in constructing their sailing vessel, they set out on their hazardous voyage, making it one of the most inspiring expeditions in the history of exploration.

Book The Voyage of Saint Brendan

Download or read book The Voyage of Saint Brendan written by Gerard McNamara and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new verse translation from the Latin of the fabulous voyage of Saint Brendan the Navigator. This story tells of Saint Brendan's incredible 6th century voyage in search of Paradise and the wonders he found along the way. The adventures of this Irish Odysseus have been brought into English for the first time in language worthy of this wonderful story.

Book A Desert in the Ocean

Download or read book A Desert in the Ocean written by David Adam and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses the early-tenth-century Celtic poem the Voyage of Brendan, an account of the saint's journeys across the sea in search of the "promised land of the Saints," as a guide to our own spiritual call and adventure.

Book The Voyage of Saint Brendan

Download or read book The Voyage of Saint Brendan written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book St Brendan of Kerry  the Navigator

Download or read book St Brendan of Kerry the Navigator written by Gearóid Ó Donnchadha and published by Four Courts Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: St Brendan the Navigator was born in Fenit, County Kerry, in 484. In fact and in legend he was one of the greatest saints in an era that gave us some of our most outstanding educators and missionaries - Finnian, Corngall, Kieran, Canice, Kevin, Columba, Carthagem Cormas, Jarlath, and Enda. All but Columba have been ignored, by and large. This short book seeks to set the record straight. It tells the remarkable story of Brendan from the best historical perspective and from available manuscript sources. It also shows why so many of our great saints and educators have been ignored. Included are translations of two manuscripts, the Irish Life (written first about 750) and the Navigatio (or voyage) of Brendan (written about 850). Included also are some extracts from the Latin Life of Brendan.

Book Navigator

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Scott
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN : 9780413173508
  • Pages : 205 pages

Download or read book Navigator written by Michael Scott and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Brendan Voyage

Download or read book The Brendan Voyage written by Tim Severin and published by Gill Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an extraordinary attempt to recreate St Brendan's journey to America, Tim Severin and his crew embarked on an epic voyage across the vast North Atlantic. Brilliantly written, this is their story.

Book Brendan the Navigator

Download or read book Brendan the Navigator written by George Otto Simms and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volcanoes, icebergs, sea-monsters, strange beings -- all these play a part in this ancient adventure story. Simms unravels the mysteries and wonders of Brendan's travels and explains why and how the voyage was undertaken. A new edition of this award-winning book.

Book Illuminating the Way

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  • Author : Christine Valters Paintner
  • Publisher : Ave Maria Press
  • Release : 2016-04-29
  • ISBN : 1933495944
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book Illuminating the Way written by Christine Valters Paintner and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular author of eight books and abbess of the online retreat center Abbey of the Arts, Christine Valters Paintner explores how the lives and spirituality of twelve monks and mystics offer distinct patterns of thought that will lead you to a deeper understanding of your strengths and areas of growth and will guide you on the path to your true spiritual identity. In Illuminating the Way, Christine Valters Paintner takes you on a journey through your inner life accompanied by twelve great monks and mystics from the Christian tradition. Each figure invites you to discover the energy and potential of a particular archetype--the inner sage in Benedict; the inner visionary in Hildegard of Bingen; and the inner orphan in Dorothy Day. From the prophet Miriam of the Hebrew scriptures to twentieth century monk Thomas Merton, Paintner offers an array of challenging and enlivening models to explore. Paintner is beloved by readers for her creative practices, guided meditations, and beautiful prayers and poems, and she has included all of these elements in her new book to further explore the image associated with each mystic. Her insightful reflections on key selections of each mystic's writings will help you gain greater self-knowledge and experience a deeper encounter with God. Each chapter also includes a full-color painting of each monk or mystic by Marcy Hall with commentary by Paintner and scripture passages and mediations by Paintner's husband, John. Supplemental materials, including a CD with music, a DVD with movement prayers, and a book that includes images, poems, and music notations are available on Paintner's website AbbeyoftheArts.com.

Book Pilgrimage in Ireland

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Harbison
  • Publisher : Syracuse University Press
  • Release : 1995-06-01
  • ISBN : 9780815603122
  • Pages : 268 pages

Download or read book Pilgrimage in Ireland written by Peter Harbison and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landscape of Ireland is rich with ancient carved stone crosses, tomb-shrines, Romanesque churches, round towers, sundials, beehive huts, Ogham stones and other monuments, many of them dating from before the 12th century. The purpose and function of these artifacts have often been the subject of much debate. Peter Harbison proposes in this book a radical hypothesis: that a great many of these relics can be explained in terms of ecclesiastical pilgrimage. He has constructed a fascination theory about the palace of pilgrimage in the early Christian period, placing it right at the center of communal life. The monuments themselves make much better sense if it looked at in this light—as having come into existence not through the practices of ascetic monks but because of the activities of pilgrims. He begins by searching the historical sources in detail for evidence of early pilgrimage sites. By examining their monuments he projects the findings to other locations where pilgrimage has not been documented. He goes on to describe monument-types of every kind and to identify pilgrims in sculpture surviving from before AD 1200. The Dingle Peninsula in Kerry proves to be a microcosm of pilgrimage monuments, enabling the author to reconstruct a tradition of maritime pilgrimage activity up and down the west coast of Ireland. Indeed, the famous medieval traveler's tale of the fabulous voyage of the St Brendan the Navigator can now be seen as the literary expression of a longstanding maritime pilgrimage along the Atlantic seaways of Ireland and Scotland, reaching Iceland, Greenland, and even North America.

Book Sun Dancing

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  • Author : Geoffrey Moorhouse
  • Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780156006026
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Sun Dancing written by Geoffrey Moorhouse and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictionalized history of fourth-century Irish monks describes their spirituality and their influence on other areas of the world.

Book Telling Secrets

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  • Author : Frederick Buechner
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 2009-03-17
  • ISBN : 0061755303
  • Pages : 128 pages

Download or read book Telling Secrets written by Frederick Buechner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With eloquence, candor, and simplicity, a celebrated author tells the story of his father's alcohol abuse and suicide and traces the influence of this secret on his life as a son, father, husband, minister, and writer.

Book Brendan The Navigator

Download or read book Brendan The Navigator written by Jean Fritz and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004-10-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived.

Book Whale

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joe Roman
  • Publisher : Reaktion Books
  • Release : 2006-05-01
  • ISBN : 1861895054
  • Pages : 263 pages

Download or read book Whale written by Joe Roman and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred years ago, a beached whale would have been greeted by a mob wielding flensing knives; today, people bring harnesses and boats to help it return to the sea. The whale is one of the most awe-inspiring and intelligent animals in nature, sharing a complex relationship with humans that has radically evolved over the centuries. Joe Roman offers in Whale a fascinating and in-depth look at the cultural and natural history of these majestic aquatic mammals. From the Biblical prophet Jonah to Moby-Dick to recent discoveries of cetacean songs and culture, Roman examines the whale's role in history, art, literature, commerce, and science. Whale features vibrant illustrations, ranging from Stone Age carvings to full-color underwater photographs, which vividly bring to life the rich symbolic meanings surrounding the whale. Roman also examines the ecological and evolutionary history of the whale as well as contemporary issues of conservation. Whale is an engaging volume that will appeal to all those interested in the important role that these kings of the ocean have played in human culture.

Book Brendaniana

Download or read book Brendaniana written by Denis O'Donoghue and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: