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This revised edition of The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross was produced to mark the fourth centenary of the death of St. John of the Cross (1542–1591). The result is an English translation of his writings that preserves the authentic meaning of the great mystic’s writings, presents them...

The moral treatises contain much that will instruct and interest the reader; while some views will appear strange to those who fail to distinguish between different ages and different types of virtue and piety. Augustine shared with the Greek and Latin fathers the ascetic preference for voluntary...

St. Theonas was bishop of Alexandria and a martyr for the faith. He succeeded St. Maximus in that patriarchal chair in 282, and held it almost nineteen years, being himself, by the shining light of his sanctity and learning, the greatest ornament of that church at a time when it was in both respects...

L'ombre de Stendhal "Je mets un billet de loterie dont le gros lot se résume à ceci : être lu en 1935." Stendhal, au sujet de chacun de ses livres. (Un essai pour comprendre les véritables enjeux du livre numérique...) Que retiendra-t-on de l’arrivée du Kindle...

These Homilies are often less complete in exposition than those on earlier books of the New Testament, and in literary excellence will not compare with the Homilies on the Statues, and many other discourses given at Antioch. But to the student of preaching, they are quite as instructive, if not really...

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet St Petersburgis your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Experience imperial Russia and the world of the tsars, immerse yourself in art and...

Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Moscow & St Petersburgis your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gawk at Red Square and St Basil’s Cathedral, lose yourself in...

Even before it was named in 1671, St. Ignace was a key part of Michigan history. Before Fr. Jacques Marquette and the Jesuits arrived in the Straits of Mackinac, St. Ignace had a large Native American settlement. With the arrival of the French, fur trading became an important industry. St. Ignace became...

St. John Chrysostom was born in the year 349 AD in Antioch. His father died soon after his birth and he was raised by his deeply pious mother. Under her influence St. John became devout as well, and took to studying scripture under the guidance of the bishop of Antioch who would later be the one to...

Alex and Andrew are friends. And Barbara...Barbara is a goddess. Here is the eternal triangle, the story of three people in an unhappy tangle of emotions, none able to articulate the precise quality of their longing and dissatisfaction. Are any of them truly interested in reaching the ‘paradise’...

Parce que sa mère rêvait d'une grossesse souriante, Stéphanie n'aura jamais le ventre rond Ne pas avoir ses règles à 15 ans, c'est gênant. À 17, c'est pesant. À 19, c'est inquiétant. C'est pourquoi Stéphanie décide un jour de consulter pour comprendre et presser un peu cette puberté...

In this translation of Saint Thomas Aquinas’s The Treatise on Law, R. J. Henle, S.J., a well-known authority on philosophy and jurisprudence, fluently and accurately presents the Latin and English translation of this important work. Henle provides the necessary background for an informed reading...

At the time of publication this is the only modern edition we have found in print or in digital format that contains Thomas Olden's extensive, scholarly introduction and all of his notes and commentary. This is the original and definitive edition. If what you want is to really understand the Confession...

The Story of Saint Patrick brings to life one of the most well-known saints in history! This edition contains: 1. His autobiographical “Confession” 2. The lesser known “Life and Acts of Saint Patrick” – over 150 stories, anecdotes and biographical sketches to help you...