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Susie Mast's Old Order life has been shaped more by tragedy than her own choices. But when she decides to accept another's invitation and stop waiting on her childhood friend, she soon realizes her mistake. Family secrets and missed opportunities might dim Susie's hopes for the future but what seems like the end might only be the beginning.

Jonah Jacobstein is a lucky man: young, healthy and handsome, he has two beautiful women ready to spend the rest of their lives with him, and an enormously successful legal career that gets more promising by the minute. A bizarre, unexpected biblical vision at a party one night will change that forever. Hard as he tries to forget it, this upsetting sign is only the first of many Jonah will see, and before long his life is unrecognizable. Though this...

Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history.

This is a Project Gutenberg edition released in 2005. Family Pride or Purified by Suffering by Mary J. Holmes is a novel that examines the transformative power of adversity on a family's dynamics and individual characters. The story follows a family grappling with pride and societal expectations, as they face various hardships. Through these trials, the characters learn about humility, compassion, and personal growth. The book explores themes of moral...

Join Peg Patrick as he travels around Ireland in the footsteps of Saint Patrick. In this unique and meticulously researched book, children will be introduced to the true story of St. Patrick and the ancient sites where he lived and preached. A geotagged pilgrimage guide and instructions for making your own 'Peg Patrick' round out this innovative book that brings the story of St. Patrick to life.

"The second book in the Amish of Summer Grove series explores the changes in the Brenneman family as Skylar joins them and Ariana navigates the foreign and undesirable Englischer world. Can she help the Nashes learn about the God she loves?"-- Provided by publisher.

Frank, a troubled, somewhat desperate, Italo-American works long hours in the grocery store of a struggling Jewish family in a Brooklyn neighborhood. He develops a secret passion for his employer's attractive daughter.

El diablo mudo es un auto sacramental de Pedro Calderón de la Barca, género en el que llegó a alcanzar la plenitud, al combinar a la perfección con su talento natural, amante de la pintura y de las sutilezas y complejidades teológicas.

An Orthodox Jew's faith is tested when he leaves Tsarist Russia for NYC in this retelling of the Book of Job-"inspired in its poetry and its deep insight" (The New York Times). Job is the tale of Mendel Singer, a pious Eastern-European Jew who teaches the Torah to children, and whose faith is tested at every turn. His youngest son seems to be incurably disabled, one of his older sons joins the Russian Army, the other deserts to America, and his...