The Knights of Malta
The Knights of Malta

Author: H. J. A. Sire

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780300068856

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This is a complete history of the Order of St John or Knights of Malta. Founded as a hospice for pilgrims in Jerusalem in the 11th Century, the Order has in succeeding centuries played an important military, religious and political role in the history of Europe and the Mediterranean.

The Stanley Families of America: As Descended from John, Timothy, and Thomas Stanley of Hartford, Conn., 1636.
The Stanley Families of America: As Descended from John, Timothy, and Thomas Stanley of Hartford, Conn., 1636.

Author: Israel P. (Israel Perkins) Warren

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2017-08-23

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781376119459

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Priest and A Boy
A Priest and A Boy

Author: T J Lovat

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09-29

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9780228866619

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A Priest and a Boy is a work of fiction reflecting real-world events. In 1956, Peter Madigan is an eight-year-old altar boy in a Sydney parish. Bernard Cassey is the parish's assistant priest. The story recounts the growing relationship between the two key characters, one that begins with grooming and culminates in sexual abuse. It tells of the confusion and struggles that both characters suffer across the twelve years that the story covers. Peter endures a troubled adolescence and a fractured early adulthood, haunted by the abuse. Cassey progresses through the church's ranks, protected by the church, while burdened by continuing personal struggles. Attempts by Peter and his family for justice are met with stonewalled resistance. The setting is the Australian Catholic Church of the 1950s and 1960s. Catholicism is an exclusive culture that determines all matters of faith and morals for its members. Following the dictates of the Church offers eternal salvation. Straying from those dictates promises eternal damnation. The Pope, together with his bishops and clergy, are the gatekeepers of the path to salvation. Their word is law and their personal lives beyond reproach. It is in that setting that the story deals with the impact of institutional sexual abuse on victim, perpetrator, and the standing of the institution itself.

The Blessed Sacrament and the Mass
The Blessed Sacrament and the Mass

Author: Saint Thomas (Aquinas)

Publisher:

Published: 1955

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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An artist journeys to a Byzantium-like fantasy land to create mosaic decorations on a monument to the emperor. On the way he braves many dangers and meets strange creatures, including mechanical birds. By the author of The Lions of Al-Rassan.