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Omnia disce – Medieval Studies in Memory of Leonard Boyle, O.P.

By: Joan Greatrex

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Omnia disce – Medieval Studies in Memory of Leonard Boyle, O.P.

By: Joan Greatrex

The eighteen studies included here reflect three particular aspects of Leonard Boyle's remarkable impact on teaching and scholarship. His abiding interest in the early history and architecture of the basilica of San Clemente in Rome forms the focus of Part I; his profound contribution to the theory and practice of palaeography is reflected in Part II; and his creative work on clerical education, pastoral care, and the Dominican Order, inspires Part III. In all these areas, Fr Boyle combined remarkable attention to detail with the humane ability to bring clarity to complex issues. This book commemorates his inspiration, but also reflects his favourite maxim, derived from the twelfth-century teacher-theologian, Hugh of St-Victor, to 'Learn everything', for 'afterwards you will find that nothing is superfluous.' The fourth section is devoted to Fr Leonard as friend, scholar, and Prefect of the Vatican Library, and it ends, fittingly, with what may be regarded as his own scholarly valediction, 'St Thomas Aquinas and the Third Millennium'.

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Routledge

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135191393X

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The English Benedictine Cathedral Priories

Rule and Practice, c. 1270-1420

By: Joan Greatrex

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The English Benedictine Cathedral Priories

Rule and Practice, c. 1270-1420

By: Joan Greatrex

Based on extensive research in the original sources, this text provides an insight into the way of life of the monks who were in charge of nine of the English cathedrals until Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries in 1540.

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OUP Oxford

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0199250731

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9780199250738

The Silent Showman

Sir George Tallis, the Man Behind the World's Largest Entertainment Organisation of the 1920s

By: Michael Tallis,Joan Tallis

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The Silent Showman

Sir George Tallis, the Man Behind the World's Largest Entertainment Organisation of the 1920s

By: Michael Tallis,Joan Tallis

George Tallis arrived in Australia as a 17-year-old immigrant in 1886, and rose to become head of J.C. Williamson Ltd, the world's largest entertainment organisation. This book is his story, an intriguing view of Australian entertainment between 1886 and 1938.

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Wakefield Press

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1862547351

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Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

By: Daniel M. Albert,Joan W. Miller,Dimitri T. Azar,Barbara A. Blodi

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Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

By: Daniel M. Albert,Joan W. Miller,Dimitri T. Azar,Barbara A. Blodi

Inside the 3rd edition of this esteemed masterwork, hundreds of the most distinguished authorities from around the world provide today's best answers to every question that arises in your practice. They deliver in-depth guidance on new diagnostic approaches, operative technique, and treatment option, as well as cogent explanations of every new scientific concept and its clinical importance. With its new streamlined, more user-friendly, full-color format, this 3rd edition makes reference much faster, easier, and more versatile. More than ever, it's the source you need to efficiently and confidently overcome any clinical challenge you may face. Comprehensive, authoritative, and richly illustrated coverage of every scientific and clinical principle in ophthalmology ensures that you will always be able to find the guidance you need to diagnose and manage your patients' ocular problems and meet today's standards of care. Updates include completely new sections on "Refractive Surgery" and "Ethics and Professionalism"... an updated and expanded "Geneitcs" section... an updated "Retina" section featuring OCT imaging and new drug therapies for macular degeneration... and many other important new developments that affect your patient care. A streamlined format and a new, more user-friendly full-color design - with many at-a-glance summary tables, algorithms, boxes, diagrams, and thousands of phenomenal color illustrations - allows you to locate the assistance you need more rapidly than ever.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437721117

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Omnia disce – Medieval Studies in Memory of Leonard Boyle, O.P.

By: Joan Greatrex

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Grace-Filled Moments with Sr. Joan

By: Joan Chittister

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Grace-Filled Moments with Sr. Joan

By: Joan Chittister

Appreciation for the small goods of life-the taste of warm, fresh bread, the birthday card in the mailbox, the hour of quiet that returns us to ourselves-is itself a spiritual exercise." As nourishing as our daily bread, this all-new collection of wisdom from spiritual master and renowned religious leader Sr. Joan Chittister is essential reading for all who long to grow closer to God and one another. Here she reflects on such important themes as St. Benedict's call to "listen with the ear of the heart," learning to cultivate happiness and find joy in moderation, and developing a deeper prayer life in our ongoing search for communion with God. Book jacket.

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Twenty-Third Publications

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1627856420

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The Privilege of Poverty

Clare of Assisi, Agnes of Prague, and the Struggle for a Franciscan Rule for Women

By: Joan Mueller

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The Privilege of Poverty

Clare of Assisi, Agnes of Prague, and the Struggle for a Franciscan Rule for Women

By: Joan Mueller

Early in the thirteenth century a young woman named Clare was so moved by the teachings of Francis of Assisi that she renounced her possessions, vowing to live a life of radical poverty. Today Clare is remembered for her relationship with Francis, but her own dedication to poverty and her struggle to gain papal approval for a Franciscan Rule for women is a fascinating story that has not received the attention it deserves. In The Privilege of Poverty, Joan Mueller tells this story, and in so doing she reshapes our understanding of early Franciscan history. Clare knew, as did Francis, that she needed a Rule to preserve the &“privilege of poverty&”&—a papal exemption that gave monasteries of women permission not to rely on endowment income. Early Franciscan women gave their dowries to the poor and were as passionately holy and shrewdly political in this choice as were their male counterparts. Mueller shows the crucial role played in this by Agnes of Prague, one of Clare&’s closest collaborators. A Bohemian princess who declined an engagement to Emperor Frederick II in order to found a monastery of Poor Ladies in Prague, Agnes capitalized on the papal need for a political alliance with the kingdom of Bohemia to negotiate the privilege of poverty for her monastery and set up a hospital for the poor in Prague. The efforts of Clare and Agnes ultimately paid off, as Pope Innocent IV approved a Franciscan Rule for women with the privilege of poverty at its core on Clare&’s deathbed in 1253. Only two years later, Clare was canonized, and the Poor Clares&—as they came to be known&—continue today as contemplative and active communities devoted to the same ideals that inspired Francis and Clare. The Privilege of Poverty not only contributes new insight into Franciscan history but also redefines it. No longer can we view early Franciscanism as primarily a male story. Franciscan women were courted by their brothers and by the papacy for their essential contributions to the early Franciscan movement.

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Penn State Press

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0271045450

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The Way We Were

A Story of Conversion and Renewal

By: Joan Chittister

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The Way We Were

A Story of Conversion and Renewal

By: Joan Chittister

Drawing on the story of her own monastic community, a best-selling author shoes how to redfine the essentials of faith in a time when old ways and formulas no longer serve.

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Orbis Books

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157075778X

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9781570757785

Three Saints

Women Who Changed History: Genevieve of Paris, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila

By: Joan Williams

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Three Saints

Women Who Changed History: Genevieve of Paris, Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila

By: Joan Williams

Most biographies of women saints tend to be brief summaries extolling their virtues, with a slight mention of their greater contributions to the faith and the world in general. Author Joan Williams has taken the lives of three often neglected women saints (Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, and Genevieve of Paris) and provides a look into their lives and influence and sheds light on their neglected stories.

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0879463155

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9780879463151

The Reluctant Religious

By: Joan Gore

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The Reluctant Religious

By: Joan Gore

An entertaining and challenging story of faith, family, adventure and danger — but above all of love: love of God, love of family, love of people. When God gently called her to the life of a Religious Sister, Joan wasn't at all sure that this was the life for her, and she gave Him every opportunity to 'change His mind. However, she soon discovered that He had indeed planned this life for her — a life of service that took her to work with the poor and marginalised in the South Pacific, South America and the former Communist Germany — and He gave her the courage, the strength of spirit and above all the love for people to carry out His mission"--Back cover.

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0473469278

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9780473469276

American Saint

The Life of Elizabeth Seton

By: Joan Barthel

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American Saint

The Life of Elizabeth Seton

By: Joan Barthel

“A fascinating biography” of Elizabeth Seton, who shocked high society by converting to Catholicism—a faith that was illegal in New York when she was born (Booklist). In this riveting biography of the first American saint, Joan Barthel tells the mesmerizing story of a woman whose life encompassed wealth and poverty, passion and sorrow, love and loss. Elizabeth was born into a prominent New York City family in 1774—when Catholicism was illegal and priests in the city were arrested, and sometimes hanged. Her father was the chief health officer for the Port of New York, and she lived down the block from Alexander Hamilton. She danced at George Washington’s sixty-fifth Birthday Ball in cream slippers, monogrammed. When Elizabeth and her husband sailed to Italy in a doomed attempt to cure his tuberculosis, she and her family were quarantined in a damp dungeon. And when, after she was widowed, Elizabeth became a Catholic, she was so scorned that people talked of burning down her house. American Saint is the inspiring story of a brave woman who forged the way for other women who followed and who made a name for herself in a world entirely ruled by men. Founder of the Sisters of Charity, she resisted male clerical control of her religious order—and she also started America’s first Catholic school, laying the foundation of an educational system that would help countless children thrive in a new nation. “Compelling . . . an exquisite story of Seton’s inspiring life. . . . Readers interested in Catholic history and U.S. history should not overlook this important biography.” —Publishers Weekly “Barthel is a fine and insightful observer of this larger-than-life woman who was so far ahead two hundred years ago that we’re still catching up with her.” —Gloria Steinem Includes a foreword by Maya Angelou

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Macmillan

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1250037158

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9781250037152

Conversations with Joan Crawford

By: Roy Newquist,Joan Crawford

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Conversations with Joan Crawford

By: Roy Newquist,Joan Crawford

Interviews with Joan Crawford provide insight into her views on her career, films, four husbands, lovers, leading men, children, and loneliness during her final years

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Berkley Publishing Group

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0425050467

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9780425050460

Joan's Way

Looking Good, Feeling Great

By: Joan Collins

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Joan's Way

Looking Good, Feeling Great

By: Joan Collins

Distilled from a lifetime in the limelight and enhanced by anecdotes and personal revalations, this text brings together Joan Collins' inside knowledge of Holywood glamour together with her common sense guidelines on diet, exercise and well-being.

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Robson

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1861055455

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Book's by Joan Greatrex

Omnia disce – Medieval Studies in Memory of Leonard Boyle, O.P.

Omnia disce – Medieval Studies in Memory of Leonard Boyle, O.P.

The English Benedictine Cathedral Priories

The English Benedictine Cathedral Priories

The Silent Showman

The Silent Showman

Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology E-Book

Omnia disce – Medieval Studies in Memory of Leonard Boyle, O.P.

Omnia disce – Medieval Studies in Memory of Leonard Boyle, O.P.

Grace-Filled Moments with Sr. Joan

Grace-Filled Moments with Sr. Joan

The Privilege of Poverty

The Privilege of Poverty

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

Three Saints

Three Saints

The Reluctant Religious

The Reluctant Religious

American Saint

American Saint

Conversations with Joan Crawford

Conversations with Joan Crawford

Joan's Way

Joan's Way

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