Hospice chaplains have traditionally played a unique part in palliative care, providing human compassion and support to help ease life's final chapter. This book thoughtfully tackles the question at the heart of modern hospice chaplaincy: do chaplains have a distinctive role in an increasingly secular society?A comprehensive look at why and how this work needs to be done, each chapter will be a rich resource for hospice chaplains and anyone working within a hospice multi-disciplina...

Winner of a third-place award in the collection of prayers category from the Catholic Media Association.Every mother is looking for a spiritual lifeline—words that help bring you closer to God when you need him the most.The Ave Prayer Book for Catholic Mothers is your go-to resource to find the perfect words to lift up in prayer for almost any occasion or need. This beautiful, full-color, hardcover book includes a collection of original and traditi...

**“Extraordinary. A story about belonging in liminal spaces, and longing for things seemingly just out of reach. A searing, beautiful book.” —Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Come and Get It"Complex and enduring...We would follow Zuzu anywhere." —Oprah DailyWhat would you risk for a second chance with the one who got away?**Zuzu met Cash on the first day of college, and nothing was ever the same. Tall, witty, and popular, Cash’s fri...

John Joseph Kelly—the quintessential Good Samaritan—changed the lives of thousands of people in need, first as a devoted Catholic priest; then as a champion of the poor and a father figure to troubled minority youth; and finally, as a one-on-one mentor offering hope and guidance to hardcore San Quentin inmates.A humble man, Kelly shared traits with St. Francis of Assisi, Mother Teresa, Dorothy Day, and Mahatma Gandhi…but was embarrassed by these comparisons. Kelly was nevertheless ...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

Quebrando as regras do compromisso…Thomas Waverly, um magnata e playboy de sucesso, não era um homem fácil de manejar. Mas, o que podia fazer quando a sua "frágil" avó o olhava com olhos melancólicos e lhe pedia que se casasse antes que morresse? A chantagem emocional era muito efetiva e Thomas tinha de encontrar uma falsa namorada e rápido!Elizabeth Morris procurava uma forma de salvar a sua organização de beneficência, por isso aceitou quando lhe ofereceram uma soma gener...

The Cultural Matrix seeks to unravel a uniquely American paradox: the socioeconomic crisis, segregation, and social isolation of disadvantaged black youth, on the one hand, and their extraordinary integration and prominence in popular culture on the other. Despite school dropout rates over 40 percent, a third spending time in prison, chronic unemployment, and endemic violence, black youth are among the most vibrant creators of popular culture in the world. They also espouse severa...

Questo cofanetto contiene 8 romanziUN EREDE PER IL GRECO di M. BlakeNel momento stesso in cui ho incrociato il penetrante sguardo di Neo, ho capito che...LA VENDETTA DELLO SPAGNOLO di J. AshendenC'è qualcosa di familiare nella giovane donna che Cristiano ha tratto in salvo nelle strade di Parigi...NEL CASTELLO COL MILIONARIO di C. CrewsL'indole e la tranquillità di Angelina hanno letteralmente stregato Benedetto...UN INTR...

O Anjo de Nova Iorque enfrenta o seu passado em Itália.A vida privada da estrela do basebol Angelo Casali sempre fora um mistério, mas segundo o que se dizia, tinha decidido voltar a Itália para ver o seu pai. E, depois de sair do avião ao lado da impressionante e escandalosa estrela de cinema Atlanta Jackson, tinha avivado o interesse dos meios de comunicação.Angelo acabava de se lesionar e a sua carreira desportiva estava prestes a chegar ao fim. Será que este solteiro de...

Christians ought to be leading the way in creativity, but we rarely do.God is the Creator of all things, and He created us in His image. Creativity is woven into the very fabric of our humanity. Therefore, Christians should value and champion creativity as a vital part of our image-bearing role. Instead Christians often don’t know what to do with creatives and creatives don’t know what to do with Christianity. On one side you have Christians who neglect or discount art, im...

Cannabis – von A wie Anbau bis Z wie ZulassungBereits in der Antike wurde Cannabis als Arzneimittel eingesetzt – doch erst jüngst avancierte es zu einem der spannendsten medizinisch-pharmazeutischen Themen der Gegenwart. In kaum einem Bereich der Pharmakotherapie entwickelte sich der Erkenntnisstand zuletzt mit vergleichbarer Dynamik.Fachleute aus unterschiedlichen Tätigkeitsfeldern arbeiten kontinuierlich daran, neue wissenschaftliche Evidenz für den thera...

De senhor da guerra a pai surpresa!Filhos? Não, nada de filhos para o ilegítimo xeque Nazir Al Rasul, cuja fortaleza no deserto era menos intimidante do que a impenetrável barreira atrás da qual ocultava o seu coração. Até que Ivy Dean apareceu à porta e disse-lhe que esperava um filho dele.Ivy era mãe sub-rogada, por fazer um favor à sua melhor amiga, doente de cancro, mas a sua trágica morte tinha-a obrigado a procurar o pai biológico do bebé.E qu...