Download or read book Monsignor Quixote written by Graham Greene and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-10-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driven away from his parish by a censorious bishop, Monsignor Quixote sets off across Spain accompanied by a deposed renegade mayor as his own Sancho Panza, and his noble steed Rocinante – a faithful but antiquated SEAT 600. Like Cervantes’s classic, this comic, picaresque fable offers enduring insights into our life and times.
Download or read book Six Popes written by Hilary C. Franco and published by Humanix Books. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Monsignor Franco is known as an engaging storyteller of his impactful time in the Church. Read this book and you will see why.” — Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archdiocese of New York Six Popes: A Son of the Church Remembers is Monsignor Hilary C. Franco’s engaging memoir and a story only a son can tell, a son not only of the Catholic Church, but also of Italian immigrants. From Belmont, his Bronx neighborhood, Franco rose to work with the highest and most influential figures of the Roman Catholic Church. As a young man he attended Rome’s premier seminary, soon after becoming the special assistant to Archbishop Fulton Sheen. As a priest he would travel the world, and he recounts a harrowing experience in the Deep South in the early 1960s, his work at the Vatican Councils that redefined the Church, and his time posted at the Church’s diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C., and the United Nations. This most formidable churchman reveals his tales of intellectual, pastoral, and diplomatic service to the Catholic Church, enlivened by recollections of the fascinating people he came to know from U.S. presidents and foreign heads of state, to religious leaders like Padre Pio and Saint Mother Teresa. The title of his current role, Advisor at the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, gives little hint of the drama of the times he recollects. Stories of this book’s six pontiffs that Franco served under — John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis — offer landmarks along Franco’s trek through the corridors of spiritual power in New York, Washington, D.C., and Rome. Six Popes: A Son of the Church Remembers is written from a unique eyewitness vantage on many of the events and movements that shaped our world and the Catholic Church. There is really no other book like it.
Download or read book The Monsignor written by Colm Keane and published by Capel Island Press. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victorian Britain’s celebrity preacher, the Irish-born Monsignor Thomas John Capel, hid a dark secret. Behind his handsome looks, rich aristocratic friends, and close ties to two Popes, he was a sexual predator and exploiter of vulnerable women. His lustful encounters, heavy drinking and wild spending ended in humiliation, disgrace and suspension by Rome. In his travels through Europe and the United States, this superstar of the Catholic Church left behind a trail of broken hearts and admirers shorn of their savings. His behaviour threatened to bring the Church in Britain to its knees. For the first time in a century and a half, this groundbreaking book recalls the sensational decline and fall of a man who was once admired and acclaimed worldwide. REVIEWS ‘Rich, racy tale of a priest with no shame’ Sunday Independent ‘A fascinating story' Ray D'Arcy, RTÉ Radio 1 ‘An extraordinary story with chilling contemporary resonances’ The Tablet
Download or read book The Monsignor s Agents written by Bill Lockwood and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alison, US Army Intelligence agent and would-be Mata Hari, agrees to help Vatican Security track a potential assassin. She flies to Malta, meets with the contact, and hires a boat and crew to smuggle her and the suspect into Italy. Max, history buff, former rock drummer, unintentional ex-pat, and bartender in Malta, needs extra cash so he can return to the States. Hired on the boat as cook, he impresses Alison by discovering what the suspect has in his two huge suitcases…just before the man gives them the slip. This Mediterranean boat trip is no vacation cruise, and it will take quick thinking to avoid potential death while capturing the villain red-handed.
Download or read book The Ten Commandments written by Msgr. Charles Pope and published by TAN Books. This book was released on 2014-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ten Commandments by Monsignor Charles Pope is a powerful, in-depth investigation into the Decalogue. Pope expertly and lovingly dives into the Ten Commandments, illuminating their eternal importance to the spiritual life while relating them to our modern day-to-day struggles.
Download or read book Catholic and Curious written by Monsignor Charles Pope and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you ever feel confused, befuddled, or just plain lost when it comes to the Catholic Faith? Do the teachings and practices of the Church leave you scratching your head? Then this is the book for you. In Catholic and Curious: Your Questions Answered, Monsignor Charles Pope tackles 500 tough questions on just about every subject imaginable. In easily digestible question and answer format, this book covers everything from God and the Bible to the liturgy, the sacraments, Catholic moral teaching, Mary, the saints, and life after death, all organized by topic for quick reference. In this book you’ll find not just straightforward answers, but a deeper understanding and appreciation of the truth of the Catholic Faith. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Monsignor Charles Pope was ordained a priest in 1989 for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. He is a well-known blogger and writer, and has authored a question and answer column for Our Sunday Visitor since 2013. He gives numerous retreats and talks for laity and clergy and appears as a regular guest on EWTN’s Morning Glory.
Download or read book Diary of an American Exorcist written by Msgr Stephen Rossetti and published by Sophia. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archdiocese of Washington exorcist Msgr. Stephen Rossetti and his team have a very active caseload of demonic possessions. Msgr. Rossetti presents many of these stories here, without varnish or hype. In these ninety-five detailed cases, two vivid lessons consistently emerge: 1. Demons possess or simply harass people in myriad ways and need to be taken seriously, even when they do not enter a soul. 2. Demons are defeated, decisively, by the power of Christ and His Church, employing prayer, sacramentals, rites of exorcism -- and especially, invocations to the Blessed Mother. "Despite all their bluster and arrogance, demons are cowards," Msgr. Rossetti reveals. In fact, in every section of his work, he offers detailed "Theological Reflections" explaining the meaning of these possessions, why he thinks God permitted each, and the spiritual benefits accrued. The devil is no match for the Lord of Heaven and Earth.
Download or read book Letter to a Suffering Church written by Robert Barron and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Conspiracy written by Monsignor William McCarthy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Conspiracy chronicles the monumental struggles of an innocent priest, Monsignor William McCarthy, falsely accused in 2003 of molesting two young sisters more than 23 years earlier. On the eve of his retirement from a stellar career as a priest and pastor, for the next five tortuous years, he was the victim of an anonymous complaint that was accepted as true by his bishop and friend of 40 years. Share his travails and see how ones faith can overcome the worst injustices that man can heap on a holy and totally innocent person." -- Jack Kraft, Esq. Monsignor William McCarthy paints a picture embracing a situation that is almost impossible to comprehend. Had I not stood by him throughout the years of pure hell he experienced, I would not have believed the outright calumny by a detective, and how the subsequent action of his bishop and diocesan staff could have occurred. Child abuse is a terrible thing, but equally horrible is when innocent priests are unjustly condemned and destroyed by the hierarchy of their church. -- Arthur N. Hoagland, M.D. This book is a must read for any Catholic who loves their Church but is concerned about its often self-destructive response to the tragedy of clerical pedophilia. It is story about tragedy and triumph. The tragedy of the Church that Monsignor McCarthy loves deeply, and into which he has selflessly devoted his entire life, but is sometimes governed by people who have lost all sense of justice. It is a Church that betrayed him. In its attempt to protect the victims of child abuse, it established a new category of victims: its faithful priests. The triumph of Monsignor McCarthy is his faith and love of Jesus, which saw him through his terrible ordeal in spite of the evil that was perpetrated against him. -- Deacon Joseph Keenan
Download or read book Unholy Trinity written by Denis Ryan and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian.
Download or read book Monsignor Tales and Beth written by Dick Benack and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-30 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Dick Benack intermeshes historic biblical personalities with modern social leaders in fourteen short stories with captivating snap endings. ---------- Prism, Arel and Me is a Monsignor’s reluctant revelation of how a strange meeting in Bethlehem resulted in changes to Diocesan Parish Christmas celebrations on Long Island. Beth portrays the final two days of a young’s Nun’s departure to meet the Man she loves. Father Bernard’s Hummers were a band of teenage Brooklyn girls led into maturity by a studious priest who introduced them to a world they didn’t know. Upside, Downside is a tale of love woven by a young expatriate German bank executive frustrated when his promise to his wife is ending on a New York-bound commuter train. Jeremy Witcomb and the Jefferson Mortgage weaves a ladder of learning to a suburbanite professional who crosses ethnic lines he always avoided. A lady with Style reveals the truism that growing old does not come easy and growing old with no recourses can be terminal. Who is the Priest? Too many years in Diocesan Chancery assignments can lock priestly minds until a fresh approach to service of people is revealed in the words of youth. Abram was his Name introduces the most worldly-renowned youth whose historic contribution to Christian history is told everywhere. Seventeen Miles to Jericho is known as “The Road of Blood” and a daring local resident explains why to a passerby who might remember. Father Blimp’s Affair is one recipient’s testimony to long forgotten contributions made by an elderly priest and forgotten in current exultation by current youth. Is Goodnight Enough? A doctor, called after midnight to confirm the death of his strong-willed parent, must choose between lifetime feelings before daybreak. The Roman Outpost at Cana and events occurring there are thought to be found in a little known shop of trivia in Rome and some scribblings are thought to confirm events there. One Sparrow, One Hawk portrays loving disparity between a Brooklyn boy and a suburban estate girl, both attorneys in Manhattan, and a lifetime of envious competition. Monsignor Commissioner, Pastor Hildreth, a community leader in upscale Mulberry Downs, knows from the first words on his incoming mobile phone whether he is about to adjudicate a religious, political or criminal event. In Hardcover, Softcover and e-Book versions at local bookstores and Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Xlibris. ISBN 978-1-4568-3423-4
Download or read book Modern Moral Problems written by William B. Smith and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Moral Problems addresses moral quandaries that can beguile and confuse faithful Catholics. Written in a question-and-answer format, the book covers questions regarding sexuality, medical ethics, business practices, civic responsibilities, and the sacramental life of the Church. The extraordinary assortment of issuesforming a single, organized collectionis a valuable reference for anyone seeking clear and concise answers to tough moral questions. Written in a conversational tone often spliced with humor, this work by a highly respected moral theologian will be read with fascination for its clarity of argument and fundamental good sense. Originally published as a monthly question-and-answer column in a magazine for priests, these selections by Msgr. William B. Smith retain a striking current topicality. Msgr. Smith often tackled matters of controversy in the Catholic Church, ones which continue to draw conflicting opinions. Interesting, informative, and eminently practical, this book conveys an overall impression that sound thinking about morality is rooted in a tradition within the Catholic Church, even when the answers to particular moral questions cannot be found in catechisms or Vatican documents. Msgr. Smith offers a clear-headed approach to the quandaries of our time precisely because of his training in traditional moral principles and his fidelity to the Catholic magisterium. This book should be in the possession of all seminarians and priests, who are bound to confront moral matters that are not so easily decided at first glance. But lay people, too, will find here rich responses to the challenging and sometimes unresolved moral questions they encounter in their own lives.
Download or read book The Priests We Need To Save the Church written by Kevin Wells and published by Sophia Institute Press. This book was released on 2019-08-16 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While dissolute bishops and priests around the world grab headlines for their untoward words and deeds, too many other unfruitful priests minister as little more than glad-handing bachelors doing social service work. Top and bottom, is this the Church that Christ intended? Are these the priests we need? “No!” cries author Kevin Wells in these compelling pages that showcase how heroic priests can faithfully tread the narrow path of holy self-sacrifice first blazed by the apostles themselves. From scores of insightful interviews with modern priests, exorcists, seminary formators, and even disillusioned laity, Wells here draws forth a blueprint for priestly holiness that can once again fill our Church with priests abounding with sincere, supernatural faith, on fire with God's love, and moved by the irresistible impulse to save souls, no matter the cost to themselves. Reading this book will deepen your own faith and help you understand what all
Download or read book A Year in the Life of Dr Fox written by Frederick L Malphurs and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the years of Mexican President Calderone, drug cartels fought pitched battles against other cartels, the police, the army, and the good citizens of Mexico. Kidnappings, murder, threats, and intimidation by drug cartels impinged on every facet of Mexican life. This story of the de la Vega family in Culiacan, the state capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, tells of their struggles with the death of their beloved sister and the courageous brothers who become a force exacting revenge on the Pacific cartel. The family ancestors moved away from Southern California during the 1840's as the influx of white settlers changed the culture and created certain discriminations against Mexican-Americans. The family legend is the de la Vegas sold out and relocated to Culiacan, Mexico where they quickly established prominence socially and financially. In Culiacan, the whispers are frequently heard of their great wealth and of being descendents of the great Zorro. Eduardo de la Vega, known for his dedication to his community and his patients as a noted benefactor and surgeon, and Teodoro de la Vega, a Jesuit priest, beloved by all who know him, vow to protect their city from the cartel. The de la Vegas act with extraordinary stealth, boldly striking at the cartel. Eduardo de la Vega leads a secret life of retribution abetted by his adopted brother, the business wizard, Flaco' Salas. This is a tale of adventure, action love, honor, and strength of family despite constant danger and threat.
Download or read book Becoming Browning written by Clyde de L. Ryals and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chance Encounters written by M. J. Benson and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The good-looking and beloved Fr. Alexander Vanos has served his church and community well. But, he’s no ordinary priest. Bored to death with the mundane rituals and routines of priestly life, he studies centuries old church policies and doctrines and asks the question....do they line up with biblical doctrine? Thus begins his quest for truth, leading to a life-changing decision that threatens to destroy close and supportive relationships. As if that wasn’t enough, a chance encounter with an African American Protestant female with her own issues, will dramatically reshape the course of their lives and set them on a collision course with their respective families. Will he choose love, or devotion to God? Can he have both? Will she do the unthinkable? But his decision to accept the challenge to spearhead an organization of ex-priests explodes into an international initiative and proves to be his boldest move yet. Described as a ‘modern day Martin Luther’ by some, Fr. Vanos and this organization embarks on an extraordinary journey, one that threatens the boundaries of family relations, and ultimately...challenges Rome on an international platform, continuing in the sequel The Silent Majority, (available now at on-line book stores, and www.westbowpress.com.)
Download or read book My Brother the Pope written by Georg Ratzinger and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be sure to check out the for more information. It wasn't always the case that Msgr. Georg Ratzinger lived in the shadow of his younger brother, Joseph. Georg was an accomplished musician, who for over 30 years directed the Regensburger Domspatzchor, the world-famous boys choir of the Regensburg cathedral. Brother Joseph was a brilliant young professor, but mostly known in German academic circles. Now Georg writes about the close friendship that has united these two brothers for more than 80 years. This book is a unique window on an extraordinary family that lived through the difficult period of National Socialism in Germany. Those interested in knowing more about the early life of Benedict XVI will not be disappointed. They will also learn of the admirable character and inspiring example of the parents, and see how the Catholic faith can shape not just a family, but an entire culture-in this case, that of Bavaria. Georg's reminiscences are detailed, intimate, and warm. And while they begin with the earliest years of the Ratzinger family, they continue right up to the present day. This is not simply a book to satisfy curiosity about a "celebrity", though it certainly does that. It's a beautiful portrait of Catholic family life and, in the most literal sense, of enduring fraternal charity. Georg has a talent for telling a story, and the co-author fills in some of the larger historical background. The many photographs, both in black and white and in color, round out a thoroughly enjoyable and inspirational book. Illustrated with 47 photographs.
