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Toronto, Canada: St. Michael's College. Very Good 1934. Hardcover. 12mo - 19.5 x 13 cm.; 83 pp. Red textured cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board. From the foreword: "For the first time in forty-six years the Catholics of Toronto were privileged to welcome the Canadian Cardinal. In memory of this rare event it has been felt that a souvenir volume, chronicling the proceedings of the visit, would be welcomed. . . ". Illustrated with b/w Photographs of people and places, texts of the addresses, including W. J. Stewart, Mayor of Toronto; Frank P. O'Connor, Toastmaster; Honorable Justice Kelly; Dr. H. J. Cody, President of the University of Toronto, Sir William Mulock, Chancellor of UT; Rev. H. S. Bellisle, Superior of St. Mike's College; Rev. Francis Carroll, Pres. Of St. Augustine's Seminary. Slight shelf wear to the covers with a stain on the upper 3 cm of the spine. The interior is clean and the binding is solid. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. . more information

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Fair Soft Cover. 8vo - 23 x 15.5 cm; 118 pp. On title page it states "For the Exclusive Use of Members of the Paulist Community and Their Novices". Divided into two sections, the first is "Father Hecker's Vocation" which contains excerpts from statements he made and diary entries. The second is called "On the Perfection Peculiar to the Paulist Community". Card stock cover is stained, torn with large pieces missing, small tears in the margins of a few pages, former owner's name on title page, a bit of underlining in pencil. . more information

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Oxford, Michigan: Monk Press. Good+ 1979. Soft Cover. 6.75" x 4.25"; Vii - 100 pp. A private publication from St. Benedict's Monastery in Oxford, Michigan. Contents: Part One - The Holy Shroud Seen Through the Gospel, History and Science. Part Two - Explanation of the Holy Shroud. Part Three - Devotions to the Holy Face and Invocations . Approbations are present. Library markings are minimal, monastery copy.; Ex-Library . more information

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Dublin, Ireland: Richard Grace (Printer & Publisher). 1834. Hardcover. 12mo - 17 x 10.5 cm; (10) - xiii - 454 - (2) pp. Continuation (excerpts) of the title . . ."Collected from the most approved authors in the following order . . . . some historical narrations and parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and meditations on the siants . . . ." Originally published in 1630 (London) and reprinted in this edition, first in 1823 and this later one in 1834. This later (1834) edition is specifically dedicated to the "Catholics of Ireland" whilst the first 1823 Irish edition was dedicated to The Archbishop of Dublin at the time, Rev. Murray. The original author/editor is a Nathaniel Bacon, SJ and that Latin edition was translated by Edward M(?) into the present English. Original calf over boards with the spine being crudely repaired using a black cloth tape and the back board having been re-attached at some point. Previous owner's name in ink on front paste down (convent in Delgany, Ireland) with no other markings present. Very moderate foxing present and the majority of that is restricted to the end papers and the page margins. The text block is solid with a quite clean interior. . more information

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Montreal, Quebec: Benedictine Priory. Near Fine 1986. Softcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 64 pp. Whte covers with grey art work and blue lettering. A transcript of a meeting of Christian Meditation group leaders held in Montreal at Villa Marguerite in September of 1986. Contents: 1 - "Conference Talk" by Laurence Freeman, 2 - "Panel Discussion: Discovering Mediation" with Don Myrick, Fr. Bob Harris and Marie Foley, 3 - Plenary Discussion, 4 - "Homily on the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross" by Fr. Warren McCarthy, 5 - "Panel Discussion: Communicating" with Sr, Madeleine Simon, Zulie Catir and Paul Harris, 6 - Questions and answers, 7 - "Conference talk" by Laurence Freeman, 8 - List of participants. Very minor shelf wear to the covers. . more information

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New York: The Society for the Propogation of the Faith.. Very Good 1924. Hardcover. 12mo - 19 x 13 cm.; x - 108 pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. This is the second edition. A collection of 102 anecdotal stories about the shower of roses that Teresa promised to let fall on earth after her death. Teresa lived from 1909 to 1923 and this small volume was published very shortly after her death. She had already been declared Blessed and the canonmization cause was well underway at the time of publication. Library markings are the usual with none being external. Illustrated with 24 full page black and white plates and photographs. The binding is solid and aside from the library markings, the book is clean.; Ex-Library . more information

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London, England: Gardner, Darton & Co.. Good with no dust jacket 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo - 19 x 13.5 cm.; 192 pp. Brick red cloth with black lettering and decorations on spine and front and back board. Previous owner's name stamped on title page and on back paste down. Usual library markings with sticker residue on the lower spine. Corners are bumped with moderate shelf wear. The lower third of the pages in the last half are crimped as from moisture and there is a stain on the back free end paper at the bottom. An unusual collection of prose, poetry and art designed to uplift and encourage the reader. The pieces are drawn from secular as well as religious sources.; Ex-Library . more information

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Sanilhac/ardeche, France: Monastere Demeure Notre Pere. Very Good 1978. Soft Cover. 8vo - 21 x 14.5 cm.; 189 pp. Red / orange wraps with black lettering. Third edition. The text is in French. Meditations and reflections on living the evangelical counsels in a monastic setting where "I am Third" is the watchword. Minor wear to the externals with a slight spine lean (or cocked binding). . more information

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Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Very Good 1974. Softcover. 8vo - 24 x 17 cm.; 121, (39) pp. Exhibit on Their Seventh Centenary (1274-1974). An exhibition catalogue with 34 plates, some in full colour and others b/w. The exhibit and catalogue was prepared by the friars of the Franciscan-Dominican International Research Centre at Grottaferrata (the Quaracchi Editors and the Leonine Commission). Plain card stock covers with printed dust jacket attached at the spine. Light soiling on the dust jacket; text tight and clean. . more information

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Romae: Apud Curiam Praepositi Generalis. Very Good 1986. Soft Cover. 7" x 5"; Xi - 329 pp. 2a editio recognita. Text is in Latin. My rough Latin translates the title as a practical collection of the laws of the Society of Jesus, second edition. Former owner's name written neatly on the title page and generally looks unread. . more information

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Catholic Kolping Society Of America. Very Good 1957. Softcover. 8vo - 23 x 15 cm; 42 pp. Yellow wraps with black lettering, staple bound. An edited version in translation of the Kolping Catechism published so as to further knowledge of the Kolping Society. It is described as not an exact translation but rather an attempt to distill the spirit of the original work into English using a question and answer format. Published under the direction of the then president of the society, Fr. Helwick Krewitt, OFM. Slight soiling to the covers with some minor edge wear. Previous owner's name on the first page. . more information

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Woodstock, Maryland: Woodstock College Press. Very Good with no dust jacket Hard Cover. 16mo - 17 x 10.5 cm.; 122 pp. Translated by Fathers of the Philippine Vice-Province. The aim of this work is "to furnish our Superiors with a collection of the outstanding directions on government that have emanated . . . . . from persons of authority in the Society, and are to be found in many widely separated documents." Red cloth-covered boards with black lettering on front. Light wear on boards with the former owner's name on the front free end paper. The binding is tight and the text pages are clean. . more information

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Romae: Apud Curiam Praepositi Generalis. Very Good 1986. Soft Cover. 7" x 5"; Xi - 329 pp. 2a editio recognita. Text is in Latin. My rough Latin translates the title as a practical collection of the laws of the Society of Jesus, second edition. Former owner's name written neatly on the title page and generally looks unread. . more information

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St. Louis, Missouri: The Institute Of Jesuit Sources. Near Fine with no dust jacket 1990. Hard Cover. 12mo - 19 x 12 cm.; 124 pp. Red cloth over boards with gold lettering on spine and front board. Contents: Part One: "Readings from the Examen and the Constitutions", Part Two: "Orientations from the General Congregations and the Fathers General", Part Three: "Practical Rules". Forewords by Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, Superior General and Fr. Pedro Arrupe (from the 1978 edition). A clean and tight copy that appears to have never been used. . more information

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Westminster, Maryland: Newman Bookshop. Very Good 1943. Hardcover. 16mo - 15 x 11 cm.; 146 pp. Approbations present. Originally published in 1927. Explained by Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Prince of Geneva, Their Founder. Collected by the Late Monsignor Maupas, Bishop of Evreux. Revised Translation from the French Edition of 1914. Dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering. Some sunning on boards, library markings on spine and title page only; binding tight, text pages clean. ; Ex-Library . more information

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New York, Nev York: Catholic Publication Society. Fair with no dust jacket Hardcover. 7" x 4.75"; 311 pages + 9 pages of publisher's adverts. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Previous owner's name stamped on ffep. Binding is shaken, spine backstrip is beginning to separate from the rear board. Corners are worn, etc. A reasonable reading or working copy. No date (late 1800's) or author stated. . more information

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New York: Frederick Pustet Co.. Very Good 1925. Hardcover. 12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; Approbations present. Thirteenth Edition. Translated from the German by a Sister of Notre Dame (Cleveland, Ohio). Meditations for every day of the year. Index in each volume. Volume I - From Advent to Pentecost. xvii, 708 pp. Volume II - From Pentecost to Advent. xviii, 824 pp. Black cloth-covered boards with blind-stamped lettering and decoration on front, gilt spine lettering, red text block edges. Minor soiling and edgewear, volume II has a dent in the front board, front free endpapers have been removed from both volumes, bindings lightly shaken; text pages are clean and appear to have had very little use. . more information

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New York, New York: P. J. Kenedy & Sons. Good 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo - 17 x 10.5 cm.; 46 pp. Approbations present. Author has taken each verse of 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 and "amplified" it with explanations, prayers and meditations. Blue coth-covered boards are soiled with shlef wear to the edges and corners and some staining on the back board. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper and some minor foxing on the back end papers. Otherwise the interior is clean and the binding is sturdy. . more information

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Westminster, Maryland: Newman Press. Good 1956. Hard Cover. 12mo - 18.5 x 12 cm.; 173 pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on spine. These short essays were originally published in various Spanish magazines and were then gathered together and translated by a fellow Vincentian, Fr. Buckley, into this present volume. Fr. Albiol is a well known Vincentian priest in Spain and has preached at many retreats and missions thoughout the country. The front free end paper has been removed. Sticker scars/remnants on the spine. Interior is clean and the binding is solid.; Ex-Library . more information

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Quebec City, Canada. Very Good 1954. Hardcover. 4to - 27.5 x 21 cm.; 138 pp. Dissertation presented to the Faculty of Theology of the University of Laval through the section of public courses as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Diplomate of Theology. Reference notes, bibliography. Carbon copy of a typed dissertation bound into cloth-covered boards, quarterbound leather, gilt lettering on cover. On first blank page is an inscription by the author to a friend who was a Catholic priest. Minor wear on boards. . more information

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Chicago, Illinois: Franciscan Herald Press. Very Good with no dust jacket 1936. 8vo - 19.5 x 12 cm.; vii - 219 pp. Fine black linen over thin boards with gold lettering on spine andf front board though the lettering is quite faded now. The text block edges are dyed red with rounded corners. Adapted from the German by Fr. Honoratus Bonzelet, this is the seventh Edition, revised and enlarged with a four page index. From the preface: ". . . (a) most complete and compact ready reference book of every day questions of morals, liturgy, and canon law . . ." meant to be used by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper and the spine tips (head and tail) are moderately worn. Otherwise the interior is clean and th ebinding is solid. . more information

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London, England: R. & T. Washbourne. Good+ 1914. Hardcover. 12mo - 19 x 12 cm; Xiii - 231 pp. Blue/gray cloth with gold lettering on spine and blind stamped lettering on front cover. Preface by Msgr. Robert Hugh Benson. A collection of 12 stories previously published in Dominican magazines, 11 of which are from the Irish Rosary Magazine (1913-14) and one from the American Rosary Magazine. Antony is the author of "In Saint Dominic's Country", St. Antony of Padua", and "Joan of Arc, The Maid of France". Library is a cloistered conventual one and the the markings are minimal and neat with none external. ; Ex-Library . more information

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Montreal, Quebec: Alexander Press. Near Fine 1997. Softcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 48 pp. Number six in the series. An essay (actually a speech edited for publication) by Archimandrite Vasileios. The publisher calls this series "Mount Athos" and this one is translated from the Greek by Dr. Elisabeth Theokritoff. . more information

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Montreal, Quebec: Alexander Press. Near Fine 1997. Softcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 64 pp. Number seven in the series. An essay (actually a speech edited for publication) by Archimandrite Vasileios. The publisher calls this series "Mount Athos" and this one is translated from the Greek by Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff. . more information

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Montreal, Quebec: Alexander Press. Near Fine 1997. Softcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 28 pp. Number eight in the series. An essay (actually a speech edited for publication) by Archimandrite Vasileios. The publisher calls this series "Mount Athos" and this one is translated from the Greek by Dr. Elisabeth Theokritoff. . more information

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England: Gracewing/Fowler Wright Books. Fine 1997. Trade Paperback. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 67 pp. The author is the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Provides clear guidelines for interreligious dialogue which are frank, wise and realistic. A practical handbook for every Christian. A new and unused/unread copy. . more information

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St. Louis, Missouri: B. Herder Book Co.. Very Good Softcover. 8vo - 20.5 x 13 cm.; 24 pp. White card stock covers with blue lettering. A Cross and Crown reprint from their issue Volume V, Number 1. The Cross and the Crown is a quarterly journal of Thomistic Spirituality. This article looks at the functioning of a religious superior in a female setting. . more information

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London, United Kingdom: Cassell & Company. Good 1929. Hardcover. 12mo - 18.5 cm x 13.5 cm; Vi - 246 - (1) pp. Purple cloth with gold lettering on spine and papal device on front board. One of th eepilogues is entitled "Towards the year 2000". Spine is faded, previous owner's name stamped on title page and back paste down. Text is clean and binding is tight with moderate wear to the externals. . more information

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Seabury Press. Very Good 1982. Softcover. 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; xii - 209 pp. From the back cover: " . . .(the authors) see the work of spiritual direction as helping people to develop their relationship with God. In thinking and practice they have absorbed the insights of medern psychotherapy , but have not been absorbed by the." A 2 page selected bibliography at the back. The externals show mild shelf wear while the interior is clean and the binding is solid. . more information

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Chicago, Illinois: Loyola Press. Near Fine 2001. Softcover. 12mo - 18 x 12.5 cm.; xiii - 204 pp. (with footnotes) ". . . a guide that shows spiritual directors how to effectively and creatively help individuals meet . . . God through the Exercises . . ." Barry trains directors, gives the Exercises, and writes extensively on Ignatian spirituality. . more information

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Glen Rock, New Jersey: Paulist Press / Deus Books. Very Good 1964. Soft Cover. 12mo - 18 x 10.5 cm.; 256 pp. A series of articles and essays (25 in all), many of which are associated with the Ecumenist (a bi-monthly journal) that explore many of the issues relating to ecumenical dialogue. Most written by Gregory Baum with contributions by Georges Tavard, Mother M. Chabanel, Paul Broadhurst, Jorge Mejia, Bishop J. Blomjous, Richard Saunders, F. M. Quealey, Stanley Kutz, Walton Hannah and A. Roy Eckhardt. Minor wear and scuffing to the covers and edges. . more information

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Redondo Beach, California: Oakwood Publications. Very Good 1991. Softcover. 8vo - 23 x 15.5 cm.; xiv - 229 pp. Translated from the original French (Le ministere de la femme dans l'eglise) by Fr. Steven Bigham. A thorough look at the role of women in the church from an Orthodox (Eastern) position. Behr-Sigel converted to Orthodoxy as a young student of theology and has been active in intra-Orthodox and ecumenical theological discussions. These essays reflect her own experience in light of the practice of her faith as an orthodox Christian. Preface to the English edition by Fr. Thomas Hopko of St. Vladimir's Seminary. Slight shelf wear to the cover edges with a clean interior and a solid binding. . more information

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Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications. Fine in Fine dust jacket 1995. Hard Cover. 8vo- 21.5 x 14 cm.; 300 pp. With notes, comprehensive indices and bibliographies. Cistercian Studies Series No. 158. "A systematic listing of books available to medieval English nuns, and in the process an indication of the wealth, the intellectual level, and the spirituality of English nuns from the Conquest to the Reformation". A new and unread copy. . more information

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Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications. Fine 2004. Softcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; 222 pp. Number 37 in the Cistercian Fathers Series and volume 13 of the Works of Saint Bernard. Translated by John D. Anderson and Elizabeth T. Kennan with 5 appendices by Bernard Jacqueline, extensive notes, a 6 page bibliography and two indices. A new and unread/unused copy. . more information

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Montreal Quebec. Good+ 1948. Soft Cover. 12mo - 19.5 x 12.5 cm.; 131 pp. From the title page: "These presentee comme supplement de cours en vue du Baccalaureat-es-Sciences Hospitalieres decerne par l'Universite de Montreal aux eleves graduees de l'Institut Marguerite d'Youville". The text is in French. Card stock wraps have some soiling and staining, some pages unopened. . more information

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Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books. Near Fine 1988. Softcover. 8vo - 23.5 x 15.5 cm.; xxix - 352 pp. Very slight soiling on text edges and wear on corners. Edited with an introduction by Michael True. Grouped into eight parts: Beginnings, The Church, Guides and Witnesses, Scriptures, Encounters - Confrontations, On Trial, In Exile - Underground - In Prison, Celebrations. . more information

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Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books. Fine 1999. Softcover. 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; xxvii - 163 pp. Faith Meets Faith Series. Can one legitimately be 60% Christian, 20% Buddhist, and 20% Jewish? Showing that these combinations are happening in varying degrees, Berthrong questions whether the combinations will have the power to stem the forces of impending ecological disaster, give people strength to weather trials, and whether communities and nations will find in them a foundation to make just decisions. Berthrong is associate dean of the Boston University School of Theology and an expert on Chinese religions. A new and unread / unused book. . more information

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New York: Pantheon Books.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket 1964. Hardcover. 8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; xvi, 396 pp. An anthology of articles from the quarterly, Cross Currents. Preface by Francis J. Braceland. Other contributors are Louis Van Haecht, Jacques Maritain and Igor A. Caruso. Articles: Beirnaert - "The Mythic Dimension in Christian Sacramentalism"; Fransen - "Towards a Psychology of Divine Grace"; Choisy - "Psychoanalysis and Catholicism"; Ple - "St. Thomas and the Psychology of Freud"; Rimaud - "Psychologists versus Morality"; Leclerq - "Are There Moral Heresies?"; Biernaert - "Does Sanctification Depend on Psychic Structure?"; Ple - "Moral Acts and the Pseudo-Morality of the Unconscious"; Vann - "The Confessor's Problem"; Oraison - "The Psychoanalyst and the Confessor"; De Jesus-Marie - "St. John of the Cross and Modern Psychology"; Mora - "The Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Scrupulous Patients"; Lebret and Suavet - "Examination of Conscience for Adults"; More - "The Two Holocausts of Scobie"; Van Haecht - "Phenomenology, Psychoanalys is, Modern Art: Their Common Roots"; Beirnaert - "The Problem of Conditioning in the Church"; Maritain - "Freudianism and Psychoanalysis"; Caruso - "How Social Is Psychoanalysis?". Endnotes. Black cloth-covered boards have bumped corners, convent library markings on front free endpaper and card pocket on back free endpaper; binding tight, text pages clean. Dust jacket has light edgewear. . more information

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Paris: Les Editions Ouvrieres. Very Good- 1965. Paperback. 12mo - 18 x 14 cm.; 109 pp. Text is in French. Approbations present. Footnotes. Light rubbing, soiling, edgewear on paper wraps; binding sturdy, text pages clean. . more information

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New York, New York: Paulist Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket 1974. Hard Cover. 8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; 203 pp. Dark red cloth with gold lettering on spine. Translated by Erika Young from the original German. A collection of essays by Boros, a Jesuit priest, which pay tribute to some of the men who have shaped his thinking: Socrates, Irenaeus, Nietzsche, Teilhard, Erasmus, Augustine, Dante, Gregory of Nyssa. Boros was dean of studies of philosophy and religion in the theological faculty of the University of Innsbruck. Slight shelf wear on the boards edges while the DJ shows moderate edge wear and scuffing to the front and back. . more information

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Paris: Bernard Grasset. Very Good 1930. Hardcover. 12mo - 18 x 11 cm.; 267 pp. Text is in French. A collection of essays on different Catholic topics, for example: Les pere du Desert, La frere Fiacre et se trois dauphins, Madame de Maintenon et ses Directeurs, and more. Quarterbound leather with marbled paper-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, patterned endpapers. Usual library markings, some rubbing on boards, worn corners; binding tight, text pages clean. ; Ex-Library . more information

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Boston, Massachussets: St. Paul Editions. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket 1973. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo ; 184 pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on spine. "Direct, searching thoughts on the dynamic interaction of Creator with creature . . . . along with practical reflections on Christian hope, the work of the Spirit of God in us . . ." DJ (clipped and in Brodart) has yellowed with age. . more information

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London, England: Longmans, Green & Co.. Fair with no dust jacket 1892. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - 19 x 12.5 cm.; xxiii - 351 pp. With 16 pages of publisher's adverts at back (Longmans' Theological Catalogue) . Green buckram with gold lettering on spine. Corners are bumped and worn, previous owner's name(? ) has been whited out in 3 places at front. There are also 2 green Mickey Mouse stamps (I shall refrain from saying anything) , one on the dedication page, the other on the recto of the bfep. Removal remnants of ? on back paste down. A major spine weakness is noted at the back end paper hinge (not a lot left holding it together) . A collection of sermons by Bright the majority of which were preached before parochial congregations. . more information

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Bruce Publishing. Very Good 1964. Hard Cover. 8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; (10) - 150 pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. The texts of eight conferences on living the religious life, including an appendix, "Mirabilius Reformasti" by P. Charles, SJ. The conferences are: "The Problem of Your Life", "How God Makes Saints", "Retrospect of the Idea of Vocation", "St. Peter's Fall and Repentance", "Our Vow of Chastity", "St. Paul, a Model for the Modern Apostle", "The Temptations of Christ and Those of the Apostles", "Realism and Optimism". Minimal library markings (monastic) with none being external.; Ex-Library . more information

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Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 1987. Hard Cover. 8vo - 22 x 13.5 cm.; Unpaginated with 96 pages. Off white linen cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Cistercian Studies Series number 99. A collection of selected passages from the Rule of St. Benedict, translated and illustrated by Br. Pinocchio a Cistercian monk from Our Lady of Springbank Abbey in Sparta, Wisconsin. Each page (printed on the rectos only with the versos blank) has an illustration paired with a short selection of the Rule. A new and unread/unused copy showing a hint of shelf wear. . more information

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Milford, Ohio: Faith Publishing. Very Good 1993. Softcover. 8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; xi - 236 pp. Prayer as a weapon in the modern battle against evil with emphasis on modern day people of prayer. Illustrated with a centre section of coloured and black and white photographs. Previous owner's name on the title page. The covers show mild edge wear. . more information

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Besancon, France: Imprimerie De L'Est. Very Good 1952. Hard Cover. 12mo - 18 x 11.5 cm.; xiv - 289 pp. Original soft cover book rebound in a maroon cloth with reinforced spine (faux leather) . Previous owner's stamp on title page. Slight cocking to the spine. A treatment of the role of silence in monastic life. Approbations present. . more information

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New York: Lynch, Cole & Meehan. Very Good 1873. Hardcover. 12mo - 18.5 x 12 cm.; 335 pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine and black decorations / linework on spine and both boards.A collection of 19 sermons delivered by Fr. Burke in the United States gathered into one volume. This volume is one of the "Irish American Library" as issued by Lynch, Cole and Meehan. Inked number on the front free end paper, pencilled note on the back free end paper with occasional (very occasional) pencil marginalia in the text being neatly done. The covers show moderate wear with rubbed tips, spine crown / heel and scuffing to the back cover. . more information

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London, England: Sheed & Ward. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; ix - 144 pp. Blue cloth with silver gilt lettering on spine. The story of Anthony and his family and how with the grace of God, they triumphed through the severe disabilities that Anthony was born with. The book is written by Anthony's mother. Foreword by E. B. Strauss. 2 tape stains on bfep. DJ (unclipped and in Brodart) is edge worn with creases, closed tears and small chips. . more information

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London, England: Darton, Longman & Todd. Good+ 1961. Soft Cover. ix - 118 pp. Stiff green covers with white and black lettering. Butler was the abbot of Downside and writes of the practice of prayer from first attempts to a brief appendix on mystical prayer. Previous owner's name on 1st page. Minor shelf wear and scuffing to the externals. . more information

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