The Incorruptibles
The Incorruptibles

Author: Joan Carroll Cruz

Publisher: TAN Books

Published: 1991-11

Total Pages: 880

ISBN-13: 0895559536

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Continuously popular since it first appeared in 1977, The Incorruptibles remains the acknowledged classic on the bodies of Saints that did not undergo decomposition after death, many remaining fresh and flexible for years, or even centuries. After explaining both natural and artificial mummification, the author shows that the incorruption of the Saints bodies fits into neither category but constitutes a much greater phenomenon which is unexplained by modern science even to this day. The author presents 102 canonized Saints, Beati and Venerables, summarizing their lives, the discovery of their incorruption and investigations by Church and medical authorities. The incorruptible bodies of saints are a consoling sign of Christ's victory over death, a confirmation of the dogma of the Resurrection of the Body, a sign that the Saints are still with us in the Mystical Body of Christ, as well as a proof of the truth of the Catholic Faith for only in the Catholic Church do we find this phenomenon.

48-Hour Afghans
48-Hour Afghans

Author: Rita Weiss Creative Part

Publisher: Leisure Arts

Published: 2004-08

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1574866907

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Here are 12 beautiful throws that work up quickly, and each can be completed in only 48 hours. Perfect choices when your time is limited, they are fun to crochet using interesting and trendy yarns. Projects include a stadium blanket and throws.

Graceful Living
Graceful Living

Author: Johnnette Benkovic

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press

Published: 2016-10-20

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 1682780201

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From Johnnette Benkovic bestselling author and host on the EWTN Global Catholic Network comes these short but powerful daily meditations taken from Scripture and the writings of the saints. Designed as a day-by-day spiritual resource, this book features 365 quotes along with a short meditation to enrich your mind, lift your spirit, and feed your soul.

The Little Society of St. Rita Prayer Book
The Little Society of St. Rita Prayer Book

Author: The Little Society of St. Rita

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2013-07-24

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781491037218

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The Little Society of St. Rita Prayer Book is a beautiful prayer and novena book written specifically for young women who seek responsible guidance and spiritual companionship in living their Christian faith. It offers guidance in forming local prayer groups to help young women pray through St. Rita about discerning their vocation in life. The Little Society of St. Rita Prayer Book includes the Litany of St. Rita, the Novena of St. Rita and the Triduum prayers of St. Rita and much more!

This Thing of Darkness
This Thing of Darkness

Author: Fiorella De Maria

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781621644439

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"Hollywood, 1956. Journalist and war widow Evangeline Kilhooley is assigned to write a star profile of the fading actor Bela Lugosi, made famous by his role as Count Dracula. During a series of interviews, Lugosi draws Evi into his curious Eastern European background, gradually revealing the link between Old World shadows and the twilight realm of modern horror films. Along the way, Evi meets another English expatriate, Hugo Radelle, a movie buff who offers to help with her research. As their relationship deepens, Evi begins to suspect that he knows more about her and her soldier husband than he is letting on. Meanwhile, a menacing Darkness stalks all three characters as their histories and destinies mysteriously begin to intertwine."--Provided by publisher.

Saints and Their Symbols
Saints and Their Symbols

Author: Fernando Lanzi

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 0814629709

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Images that tell the story of salvation illustrate saints in various scenes. They are often depicted by an emblem or icon. It used to be that we knew enough about the saints to recognize them in images or artworks without much trouble, but it is becoming a struggle. understanding the saints. This text explains such things as why so many of the saints appear in images with Jesus and the Virgin Mary, yet remain unnamed, which symbols are associated with each saint, and what their roles were in Christian salvation. work of popular religious culture and anthropology.

Visual Piety
Visual Piety

Author: David Morgan

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1997-12-25

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780520923133

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This fascinating study of devotional images traces their historical links to important strains of American culture. David Morgan demonstrates how popular visual images—from Warner Sallman's "Head of Christ" to velvet renditions of DaVinci's "Last Supper" to illustrations on prayer cards—have assumed central roles in contemporary American lives and communities. Morgan's history of popular religious images ranges from the late Middle Ages to the present day and analyzes what he calls "visual piety," or the belief that images convey. Rather than isolating popular icons from their social contexts or regarding them as merely illustrative of theological ideas, Morgan situates both Protestant and Catholic art within the domain of devotional practice, ritual, personal narrative, and the sacred space of the home. In addition, he examines how popular icons have been rooted in social concerns ranging from control of human passions to notions of gender, creedal orthodoxy, and friendship. Also discussed is the coupling of images with texts in the attempt to control meanings and to establish markers for one's community and belief. Drawing from the fields of music, sociology, theology, philosophy, psychology, and aesthetics,Visual Piety is the first book to bring to specialist and lay reader alike an understanding of religious imagery's place in the social formation and maintenance of everyday American life.

Life of St. Rita of Cascia, O.s.a.
Life of St. Rita of Cascia, O.s.a.

Author: Richard Connolly

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-07-07

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9781535236850

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This is the story of Saint Rita of Cascia (Born Margherita Lotti 1371 - May 22, 1447). She was an Augustinian nun. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Rita was beatified by Pope Urban VIII in 1626, and Pope Leo XIII canonized Rita on May 24, 1900. At her canonization ceremony she was bestowed the title of Patroness of Impossible Causes. This book is a story of her life and it contains three parts covering: Rita in the World, Rita in the Cloister, and Rita in Heaven. This volume includes more recent miracles of Saint Rita.