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Fall from Grace

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Another thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Wages of Sin. Kathleen Donahue has it all: a handsome husband who is a senatorial hopeful, three beautiful children, and a promising career. But her world comes crashing down with a phone call from her husband's lover.

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0515114049

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9780515114041

Patience of a Saint

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Patience of a Saint

By: Andrew M. Greeley

A powerful and wonderfully funny, ironic novel of an irascible Chicago newspaperman who rediscovers human decency, his faith, and his wife as he goes after a wicked politician who's trying to get away with murder. Greeley is the bestselling author of Angels of September and Virgin and Martyr.

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0816143641

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9780816143641

The Catholic Myth

By: Andrew Greeley

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The Catholic Myth

By: Andrew Greeley

For the past three decades, Andrew Greeley, priest, sociologist, and bestselling author, has researched the behavior and beliefs of American Catholics. Here he translates his works into hard data as he describes "the fascinating, wonderful, and slightly daffy story of American Catholicism since the end of the Second Vatican Council". A powerful argument, this survey dispels many myths, ans gives new meaning to the word "Catholic".

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Simon and Schuster

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0684826828

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9780684826820

Rite of Spring

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Rite of Spring

By: Andrew M. Greeley

From Andrew M. Greeley, author of eight consecutive national bestsellers with more than 11 million copies in print, comes a riveting novel of romance and suspense in which a Chicago lawyer follows a deadly trail to find the mysterious woman he loves. "Greeley's vivid imagination has spun a fine, gripping tale".--United Press International.

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0816144958

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9780816144952

The Catholic Imagination

By: Andrew Greeley

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The Catholic Imagination

By: Andrew Greeley

Greeley has written a lively, controversial and stimulating book in which he describes a Catholic imagination which is different from (not better or worse than) a Protestant imagination. Going beyond his own position, I believe Protestants have much to learn not just about the Catholic imagination but from it as he describes it."—Robert Bellah, coauthor of Habits of the Heart "Andrew Greeley is the most vivid sociological writer of our time. By studying artists and artisans directly, he brings David Tracy's theory of religious imagination to life. The survey data show that ordinary people have imaginations too, and that the lay person's imagination is also framed by religious tradition. This book is a tour de force."—Michael Hout, University of California, Berkeley

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Univ of California Press

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0520232046

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9780520232044

Love Song

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Love Song

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Tall, lovely district attorney Diana Lyons has committed an unpardonable sin: falling in love with handsome Conor Clarke who is being investigated by the D.A.'s office. And in the bitter battleground of the courtroom, Conor, despite the help of Father Blackie Ryan, may lose her forever . . . even if she can prove both his innocence and his love.

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Macmillan Reference USA

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081614835X

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9780816148356

God in the Movies

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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God in the Movies

By: Andrew M. Greeley

The religious imagination is alive and well in the movies. Contrary to those who criticize Hollywood, popular movies very often have metaphorically represented God on the screen. From Clint Eastwood as an avenging angel in Pale Rider and Nicolas Cage as a lovesick angel in City of Angels to Jessica Lange as an angel of death in All That Jazz, and from George Burns as God in Oh, God! to Audrey Hepburn in Always to pure white light in Fearless and Flatliners, God is very much present in the movies.

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Routledge

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135151721X

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9781351517218

The Bishop in the West Wing

A Bishop Blackie Ryan Novel

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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The Bishop in the West Wing

A Bishop Blackie Ryan Novel

By: Andrew M. Greeley

See to it, Blackwood," says the Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, and Blackie Ryan, the Cardinal's auxiliary bishop, doesn't exactly jump (he never jumps), rather he moseys down to Washington, D.C., where one of his friends, Jack Patrick McGurn, called "Machine Gun McGurn" by the media, has surprisingly just been elected president and needs his help. Blackie's first confrontation is with Washington bureaucracy; the powers that be don't want to give Blackie a pass to wander in and out of the Oval Office at will. The bureaucracy blinks first and Blackie gets his pass. Blackie, who can do anything, has been called on to deal with ghosts in the White House. Yes, poltergeists. But there are more problems in the White House than ghosts. A conspiracy abroad in the land results in two men trying to blow up the White House. Happily, Blackie has one of his intuitive moments and manages to get a picture of the terrorists, and he didn't forget to take the cap off his camera. He also got the license number of the getaway car. Blackie also has to deal with four enchantingly beautiful women who, without knowing it, may be responsible for the strange ghostlike behavior of an unhappy spirit. None of these things does Blackie find daunting. He stumbles about his business and waits for enlightenment to come. The Bishop in the West Wing is one of the finest of the Blackie Ryan stories .We meet again a great cast of characters: Sean Cronin, the Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago, who is turning out to be one of the treasures of modern American detective fiction; Mike Casey, the cop turned painter, and Dr. Kate Murphy, Blackie's beautiful and terrifyingly smart sister. With this cast of characters the poor ghosts deserve our pity. Andrew Greeley was a guest at the White House three times during the most recent administration and his keen eye and powers of observation are put to remarkable use in this latest Blackie Ryan mystery/adventure. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Forge Books

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1429912243

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9781429912242

All about Women

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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All about Women

By: Andrew M. Greeley

The bestselling author of Virgin and Martyr, Angel Fire, and many more novels populates the stage in All About Women with women of al kinds: the young and the aging, the rich and the poor, the beautiful and the not-so-beautiful. National promotion to include a 24-city satellite tour scheduled to coincide with the hardcover release of Faithful Attraction.

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Tor Books

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0312850034

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9780312850036

The Cardinal Sins

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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The Cardinal Sins

By: Andrew M. Greeley

The blockbuster international bestseller!

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Macmillan

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0765322919

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9780765322913

Thy Brother's Wife

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Thy Brother's Wife

By: Andrew M. Greeley

A story of two brothers, one a priest and one a senator, who in their own way love the same woman.

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0765323249

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9780765323248

The Sense of Love

Poems

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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The Sense of Love

Poems

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Andrew M. Greeley, a priest ordained in the diocese of Chicago nearly four decades ago, has been a noted scholar for many years (a professor of social science at the University of Chicago and the author of scores of books in sociology) and has been a constant best-selling fiction writer since the publication of his first novel, The Cardinal Sins. He has also extended his fiction to include science fiction and detective stories. His mystery solver, Father Blacky, is reminiscent of G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown. With his first major collection of poetry, Andrew M. Greeley takes his place among the priest poets of the Anglo/Roman tradition. Herein Father Greeley examines the sense of love (on all levels--sexual, social, and spiritual) from a variety of perspectives. He is satirical, spiritual, whimsical, surreal, tender with a capacity for love and friendship in the most profound sense of the Christian tradition, and at times even priestly. Above all, he is an Irish wit out of the tradition of the City of Big Shoulders. Essentially a formalist in style, he most often works in the sonnet form (as did many of his priest poet forebears--e.g., John Donne, George Herbert, and Gerard Manley Hopkins), though he is sometimes given to more open forms and even the haiku on occasion. Readers of these poems will find most particularly a celebration of the joy and absurdity of life, the gifts and quirks given to men and women, and the gifts they give to one another and to God. Above all, he celebrates the love relationship between God and his creatures on the levels of eros, philos, and agape.

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0912592338

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Religion as Poetry

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Religion as Poetry

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Religion as Poetry continues in the grand tradition of the sociology of religion pioneered by Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, and Talcott Parsons, among other giants in intellectual history. Too many present-day sociologists either ignore or disparage religious currents. In this provocative book, Andrew M. Greeley argues that various religions have endured for thousands of years as poetic rituals and stories. Religion as Poetry proposes a theoretical framework for understanding religion that emphasizes insights derived from religious stories. By virtue of his own rare abilities as a novelist as well as sociologist, Greeley is uniquely qualified for this task.Greeley first considers classical theories of the sociology of religion, and then, drawing upon them, he explicates his own interpretation. He critically examines the viewpoint that society is becoming more secular, and that religion is declining. He observes that this theory stands in the way of persuading sociologists that religion is still worth studying. In contrast, Greeley is interested in why religions persist despite secular trends and alongside them. He argues that it is poetic elements that touch the human soul. Greeley then sets out to test this viewpoint.Greeley maintains that his theory is not the only, or necessarily even the best approach to study religion. Rather, it is his contention that it uniquely provides sociologists with perspectives on religion that other theories too often overlook or disregard. Religion as Poetry, an original and intriguing study by a distinguished social scientist and major novelist, will be enjoyed and evaluated by sociologists, ' theologians, and philosophers alike.

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Routledge

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1351493787

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9781351493789

The Great Mysteries

Experiencing Catholic Faith from the Inside Out

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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The Great Mysteries

Experiencing Catholic Faith from the Inside Out

By: Andrew M. Greeley

The Great Mysteries responds with passion and skill to the growing concerns of spiritual seekers and teachers of the Catholic faith. In radical, refreshing fashion, Greeley explores 12 essential questions of faith and grounds them in human experience. With the skill of a master storyteller and the passion of a deep believer, Greeley contemplates questions at the heart of human life--is there any purpose in my life? Are there any grounds for hope? Why is there evil in the world?--and reveals how the symbols, rituals, teachings and mysteries of Catholicism both shape and respond to these profound uncertainties.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1580512208

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9781580512206

Golden Years

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Golden Years

By: Andrew M. Greeley

As the O'Malleys mourn their father's death, their unity is disrupted by the increasingly erratic behavior of Chucky's unhappy and emotionally unstable older sister, igniting a family crisis that ultimately threatens the lives of both young and old O'Malleys.

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Macmillan

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0765342391

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9780765342393

The Senator and the Priest

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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The Senator and the Priest

By: Andrew M. Greeley

The start of an exciting new series by the beloved New York Times bestseller.

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Macmillan

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0765355043

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9780765355041

Irish Love

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Irish Love

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Continuing the enchanting chronicles of the fabulous Nuala Anne McGrail and her spear-carrying husband Dermot, bestselling author Andrew M. Greeley takes them once again to Ireland for another thrill-packed adventure. Back on the Emerald Isle, Nuala and Dermot soon get the feeling that someone is out to get them. They find themselves dodging multiple explosions, and someone starts shooting at Nuala while she is water-skiing in the cold Atlantic. Meanwhile, the handsome parish priest, Father Jack, has given Dermot the diary of a young Chicago newspaperman. Written in the year 1882, the diary tells in horrendous detail an intriguing story of a mass murder and a trumped-up trial in which one of Ireland's greatest heroes was accused of the murders without a shred of evidence. These two stories, ancient and modern, soon get mixed up, and they make for an utterly fascinating tale of murder, betrayal, and redemption with Nuala and her magical powers at the center of it all. Andrew Greeley not only tells us a riveting tale of adventure and derring-do, he gives us a picture of modern-day prosperous Ireland and the engaging and, of course, sometimes villainous people who live there. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1429974532

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9781429974530

Furthermore!

Memories of a Parish Priest

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Furthermore!

Memories of a Parish Priest

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Furthermore! is a novel by Andrew M. Greeley, a priest, distinguished sociologist and bestselling author. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Forge Books

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1429929790

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9781429929790

Common Ground

A Priest and a Rabbi Read Scripture Together

By: Andrew Greeley

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Common Ground

A Priest and a Rabbi Read Scripture Together

By: Andrew Greeley

Judaism and Christianity meet in scripture, which they share and about which they contend. In Common Ground Father Andrew Greeley and Rabbi Jacob Neusner present their characteristically candid - and often provocative - interpretations of the history, context, and meaning of scripture. Written in alternating chapters, Common Ground reveals how a rabbi understands Christ, Mary, and St Paul, and how a priest views creation, Abraham and Sarah, and the prophets. Neusner calls upon the ancient Rabbinic approach to scripture - the conversational dialogue of "Midrash" - while Greeley creatively renews the narrative tradition of Christianity. Together they show that differences in responses to scripture enrich the possibilities of biblical renewal.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773577424

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9780773577428

Religious Change in America

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Religious Change in America

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Many observers assume that America is a much less religious nation than it was forty years ago. According to Andrew Greeley, however, this is simply not true. Carefully analyzing surveys conducted over the past half-century, Greeley concludes that rates of church attendance, prayer, church membership, activity in church organizations, belief in life after death, and other measures of religious involvement have remained surprisingly constant.

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Harvard University Press

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0674758404

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9780674758407

Priests

A Calling in Crisis

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Priests

A Calling in Crisis

By: Andrew M. Greeley

For several years now, the Roman Catholic Church and the institution of the priesthood itself have been at the center of a firestorm of controversy. While many of the criticisms lodged against the recent actions of the Church—and a small number of its priests—are justified, the majority of these criticisms are not. Hyperbolic and misleading coverage of recent scandals has created a public image of American priests that bears little relation to reality, and Andrew Greeley's Priests skewers this image with a systematic inside look at American priests today. No stranger to controversy himself, Greeley here challenges those analysts and the media who parrot them in placing the blame for recent Church scandals on the mandate of celibacy or a clerical culture that supports homosexuality. Drawing upon reliable national survey samples of priests, Greeley demolishes current stereotypes about the percentage of homosexual priests, the level of personal and professional happiness among priests, the role of celibacy in their lives, and many other issues. His findings are more than surprising: they reveal, among other things, that priests report higher levels of personal and professional satisfaction than doctors, lawyers, or faculty members; that they would overwhelmingly choose to become priests again; and that younger priests are far more conservative than their older brethren. While the picture Greeley paints should radically reorient the public perception of priests, he does not hesitate to criticize the Church's significant shortcomings. Most priests, for example, do not think the sexual abuse problems are serious, and they do not think that poor preaching or liturgy is a problem, though the laity give them very low marks on their ministerial skills. Priests do not listen to the laity, bishops do not listen to priests, and the Vatican does not listen to any of them. With Greeley's statistical evidence and provocative recommendations for change—including a national "Priest Corps" that would offer young men a limited term of service in the Church—Priests offers a new vision for American Catholics, one based on real problems and solutions rather than on images of a depraved, immature, and frustrated priesthood.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226306445

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9780226306445

Love Affair

A Prayer Journal

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Love Affair

A Prayer Journal

By: Andrew M. Greeley

This collection of Greeley's prayers to God offers insight into his joy, pain, irritation, and surprise at important occurrences in his daily life.

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Crossroad Publishing

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082451369X

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9780824513696

God Game

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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God Game

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Andrew M. Greeley, the phenomenally popular novelist and priest, is best known--and loved--for his understated Catholic morality and compassionate understanding of human foibles. In The God Game, now available in a brand-new trade paperback edition, Father Greeley takes a new and fascinating twist on an old cliche: What if -- by using a sophisticated computer game with a healthy dose of heavenly intervention -- you really could play God? What if you actually had the power to control other people's lives? This is the dilemma that faces our hero, who quickly finds that being given the kingdom, the power, and the glory is dangerous -- but addictive. The troubles of the people he sees flashing on his computer screen are all too real -- and his troubles are just beginning. . . At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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Forge Books

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1250237378

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9781250237378

Sacraments of Love

A Prayer Journal

By: Andrew M. Greeley

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Sacraments of Love

A Prayer Journal

By: Andrew M. Greeley

Many Christians will be inspired, perhaps even transformed, by the courage, optimism, and depth of these meditations that point beyond Greeley to God, hidden and revealed. highly recommended".--Library Journal.

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