For I Have Sinned

Author : Julia Villegas Phelps
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781465361370

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Forgive Me Father for I Have Sinned by Julia Villegas Phelps Pdf

Although there is a great deal of attention given – quite rightly so – to pedophile priests, my experience with clergy sexual abuse was also a nightmare. It started out by my being raped as a teenager by a priest who I thought I could trust and then being coerced into having an affair with him for fear of losing my children. A skilled manipulator, especially of vulnerable teenagers and young women who had challenges in their lives, we all thought a priest could help us overcome our particular situations. Once he gained my trust and pretended to be a friend, he set about a path to manipulate me toward a path to a living hell that put my spiritual health and soul in danger. I saw him as a man of the cloth, a man of God who would help me and my children without expecting anything in return. Little did I know I was not his fi rst victim, nor would I be his last, lured by his promises to leave the church for me, and by his word that God himself had sent him to save us.

Author : Darynda Jones
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429932271

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For I Have Sinned (A Charley Davidson Story) by Darynda Jones Pdf

Bestselling author Darynda Jones revisits the sexy, suspenseful world of supernatural shenanigans she created in her Grave series with "For I Have Sinned." In this Charley Davidson story, Charley helps a woman find out how she died and gives her the closure she needs to pass through to the other side.

Author : Lawrence A. Hoffman
Publisher : Jewish Lights Publishing
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580236126

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Ki Anu ʻamekha by Lawrence A. Hoffman Pdf

A comprehensive series of lively introductions and commentaries examines the history of confession in Judaism, its roots in the Bible, its evolution in rabbinic and modern thought, and the very nature of confession today.

Author : Michael Carroll
Publisher : Rebellion Publishing Ltd
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786181428

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For I Have Sinned by Michael Carroll Pdf

Name’s Rico Dredd. I was a Judge. I tried to save my city, and they called me a criminal. Twenty years hard labour in a penal colony a billion kilometres from Earth. They gave me mechanical lungs just so I can breathe, laced my skin with polymers so I can walk in sub-zero temperatures. Stripped away everything that made me human. I was a hero and they turned me into a gruddamned monster. But maybe that was fate, because in the year 2089 disaster hit the prison, and it was down to me to save everyone. Sometimes the monster becomes the hero.

Author : John Glatt
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781429924429

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For I Have Sinned by John Glatt Pdf

They went from praying to preying... Priests, pasters, ministers, and nuns: they are the men and women of God. We trust them unconditionally, tell them our darkest deeds, turn to them in our most desperate hour. We would never, in our wildest dreams, expect them to be...cold-blooded murderers. Now, peek into the confessionals of eleven clergymen and -women who did the unthinkable-- who broke the most sacred commandment: Thou shalt not kill. Pastor Edmund Lopes could bring a congregation to its knees. Little did they know that years before, after murdering his wife and stabbing his girlfriend, he had found religion in prison and jumped parole to become a Baptist minister-- until police caught up with him, ten years after his escape. Sister Sheila Ryan De Luca, having left her Franciscan convent after allegations of a lesbian affair with another nun, stands accused of brutally murdering a man who she claims raped her. Ultimately she served ten years in prison until her conviction was overturned. Reverend Freddie Armstrong heard the voice of God telling him to "kill the Antichrist," so the schizophrenic ordained priest took a sharp butcher's knife and proceeded to stab and decapitate 81-year-old Fred Neal, a beloved local minister who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Author : Peter Caffrey
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781649522894

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Bless Me, Father, For I Have Sinned by Peter Caffrey Pdf

A boy is murdered inexplicably by someone he should have been able to trust, his parish priest. In a small town with a police force run by a veteran from the hard streets of a big city, this should have been an open-and-shut case. Everything pointed to the priest as the killer. The investigation revealed something very disturbing about the priest and his relationship to the boy, something unholy. But the power of the church intervened to thwart the investigation. Would justice prevail? How far would the church go to save its image? What happens when a person holds the ultimate power over another in their hands? Do they use it for good or to further their own needs? How can a group that purports to be the representative of the ultimate good harbor such evil? Frank Slater, the Chief of Police in a small western Massachusetts town, is pitted against the Archdiocese of Boston, whose tentacles of control reach all over New England and beyond. He is a savvy cop who, in his twenty years as a detective in Boston, thought he had seen everything. He was wrong. The evil that he uncovers shakes him to the very core, but it also furthers his resolve to bring this murderer to justice. The priest is transferred from parish to parish by the diocese in order to hide him. This provides him access to more soon-to-be victims. With the protection of the church, the priest felt invincible. Sprinkled with local color and stories, Bless Me, Father, for I Have Sinned provides the reader with a critical examination of the church's role in child abuse in the form of a story that will keep the pages turning only to pause to laugh, cry, to be enraged, or to reflect.

Author : RAMA
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781644624173

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Father Forgive Me, For I Have Sinned by RAMA Pdf

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Author : Father Paul Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0982233175

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Bless Me Father for They Have Sinned by Father Paul Roberts Pdf

Bless Me Father For They Have Sinned is a must read for anyone who wants to catch a more intimate look at the infrastructure of the Catholic Church. Father Paul Roberts offers us a historically relevant, yet compassionate and humorous, account of the inner workings of the oldest corporation in the world. This memoir introduces us to a man's life journey, from childhood, through the preparations for the seminary, the pitfalls on the spiritual path, to his maturation and commitment to entering the ancient order of priests. Bless Me Father For They Have Sinned does not shy away from the day-to-day encounters with sensual temptations, boundary violations, and alcohol abuse. The reader has a ringside seat as these men and women grapple with mental health issues, struggle with questioning power structures, instigate changes to training and rehabilitation protocols, and try to bring their venerable church into alignment with a contemporary modus operandi.

Author : Lauretta A. Jones
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781435701755

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Bless Me Father for You Have Sinned by Lauretta A. Jones Pdf

Our story chronicles the lives of three women from their childhood through adulthood. From the priest who told battered women to go home and satisfy their husbands to the one who embezzled church funds, our heroines struggle to find the honorable ministers and vanquish the demons posing as righteous clergy. Though their faith is tested, they end up finding not only those ministers they are seeking, but much more through their friendship.

Author : Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781580236751

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We Have Sinned by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD Pdf

A varied and fascinating look at sin, confession and pardon in Judaism. Through a series of lively introductions and commentaries, almost forty contributors—men and women, scholars, rabbis, theologians and poets, representing all Jewish denominations—examine the history of confession in Judaism, its roots in the Bible, its evolution in rabbinic and modern thought, and the very nature of confession for men and women today. Featuring the traditional prayers—provided in the original Hebrew and a new and annotated translation—this third volume in the Prayers of Awe series explores the relevance of confession today in what is bound to be the most up-to-date, comprehensive and insightful reconsideration of sin and confession in Judaism.

Author : John R Rice
Publisher : Sword of the Lord Publishers
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0873980077

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All Have Sinned by John R Rice Pdf

Author : Wilfred Arvizu
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1500533734

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Bless Me Father for You Have Sinned by Wilfred Arvizu Pdf

In a series of recollections, writer Wilfred Arvizu, an original member of the young mariachi group, tears back the curtain and provides an inside look on how he and others dealt with a pedophile priest who was at once a self-confessed agnostic and not-so-self-confessed alcoholic and possible bi-sexual.

Author : Joseph Prince
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781616385897

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Unmerited Favor by Joseph Prince Pdf

God wants you to succeed in every area of your life! And with His presence in your life, you can. His grace or unmerited favor can swing open doors of opportunities and place you at the right place at the right time for His blessings. Even if you lack the necessary qualifications, His unmerited favor can propel you forward. Discover in Unmerit...

Author : Michael Horton
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310525073

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Core Christianity by Michael Horton Pdf

What beliefs are core to the Christian faith? This book is here to help you understand the reason for your hope as a Christian so that you can see it with fresh sight and invite others into the conversation. A lot of Christians take their story—the narratives that give rise to their beliefs—for granted. They pray, go to church, perhaps even read their Bible. But they might be stuck if a stranger asked them to explain what they believe and why they believe it. Author, pastor, and theologian Mike Horton unpacks the essential and basic beliefs that all Christians share in a way that is easy to understand and applicable to our lives today. And in a way that will make you excited to be a Christian! Core Christianity covers topics like: Jesus as both fully God and fully man. The doctrine of the Trinity. The goodness of God despite a broken world. The ways God speaks. The meaning of salvation. What is the Christian calling? Includes discussion questions for individual or group use. This introduction to the basic doctrines of Christianity is perfect for those who are new to the faith, as well as those who have an interest in deepening their understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.

Author : Sam Guzman
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781621640684

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The Catholic Gentleman by Sam Guzman Pdf

What it means to be a man or a woman is questioned today like never before. While traditional gender roles have been eroding for decades, now the very categories of male and female are being discarded with reckless abandon. How does one act like a gentleman in such confusing times? The Catholic Gentleman is a solid and practical guide to virtuous manhood. It turns to the timeless wisdom of the Catholic Church to answer the important questions men are currently asking. In short, easy- to-read chapters, the author offers pithy insights on a variety of topics, including • How to know you are an authentic man • Why our bodies matter • The value of tradition • The purpose of courtesy • What real holiness is and how to achieve it • How to deal with failure in the spiritual life