The Quiet Companion

Author : Peter Chatelain
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595633722

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President-elect Kennedy spends November 18, 1960, alone at his parents' home on Palm Beach. He meets Enid, an attractive painter, by the water. The chance encounter triggers his puzzling decision to return to Florida immediately after Thanksgiving, leaving his heavily pregnant wife Jacqueline behind. Enid becomes the President's best kept secret and, unbeknown to him, much more than that. This presidency is strewn with dark mysteries from the demise of Marilyn Monroe to that of JFK himself; passing by the sidelining of lover Judith Exner, the forced repatriation of german model Ellen Rometsch, the wrath of Sinatra, the motives of Mafia bosses Giancana and Trafficante, the ominous warning to Press Secretary Salinger and the political survival of Edgar Hoover. Because Enid is not whom she seems. So who is this intelligent redhead, with gazelle eyes, who loves and dreams in the shadow of a president? Is she acting for others? If she is genuinely enamoured with JFK, she doesn't save him from the gun. And why does Mary Meyer, JFK's lifelong friend, meet the same fate thereafter? Masterly crafted around historical accounts, The Quiet Companion captures the reader in a fascinating web of intrigue until the last breathtaking page.

Author : Mary Purcell
Publisher : Loyola Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780829441024

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Ignatius of Loyola and his “friends in the Lord” began to dream of serving God together in what became the Society of Jesus. Two of his most trusted companions were Peter Faber and Francis Xavier. While Francis Xavier is widely known for his world travels and missionary zeal, Peter Faber worked quietly toward internal reform of the Church and became a pioneer of ecumenism. As a companion of Ignatius and founding member of the Jesuits, he helped create an order of priests that would ultimately change the world, though his story is often forgotten. In The Quiet Companion, by the noted Irish historian Mary Purcell, Peter Faber, the importance of his works, and the upheaval of the times in which he lived are brought to life. Faber came from a modest background, but arrived at the Sorbonne in Paris where he became friends with Francis Xavier and Ignatius. Known for being extremely hard on himself but gentle with others, he spent his life working for the renewal of the Church one person at a time. Nominated to be a Papal Theologian to the Council of Trent, he died at the age of forty on his way there. Canonized in 2013 by Pope Francis, who echoes this early Jesuit’s example of compassion and generosity, Peter Faber’s life as presented in The Quiet Companion inspires us to lives of service.

Author : Laura Purcell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408888117

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The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell Pdf

LAURA PURCELL'S THRILLING NEW NOVEL THE WHISPERING MUSE IS AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW Winner of the W H Smith Thumping Good Read Award As featured on the Radio 2 Book Club and the Zoe Ball ITV Book Club '[An] extraordinary, memorable and truly haunting book' Jojo Moyes '[It] shone, for originality for the sheer quality of the writing, the characters and some masterly chills' Peter James Some doors are locked for a reason... Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure – a Silent Companion – that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself...

Author : Ro Willoughby
Publisher : IVP
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999-11-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830811893

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The Quiet Time Companion by Ro Willoughby Pdf

This collection of thirtyminute daily studies gives you a thorough overview of the whole Bible as you move through two years of structured and unstructured meetings with God. Offering a fresh approach to Bible study each week (with eleven different approaches in all), this book will help keep your quiet times stimulating and challenging.

Author : Mary Purcell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0829441018

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The Quiet Companion by Mary Purcell Pdf

A companion of Ignatius of Loyola, Peter Faber spent his life working for the renewal of the Church while also influencing the development of the early Society of Jesus. -- Back cover.

Author : Naomi Vacaro
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781496453341

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Quiet by Naomi Vacaro Pdf

A new approach to quiet time that will refresh your heart and soul. So many of us struggle to create space in our daily routines for time with God. We deeply desire to feel close to Him, but we are constantly asking, How do I create a quiet space with God in my busy, chaotic schedule? Why does having a quiet time require so much effort? Am I the only one who feels this way? We know that setting aside quiet moments with God is important, but for one reason or another, meeting with him on a regular basis just feels hard. In Quiet, Naomi Vacaro, creator of the online community Wholehearted and the Quiet Time Companion journal, offers hope and a unique solution for creating (and maintaining) a quiet-time habit. Naomi will show readers that having daily time with God is simple, attractive, and achievable no matter what season of life they are in. In Quiet she'll explore what it means to practice a grace-based approach to quiet time, quiet-time ruts and how to get out of them, and how to conquer feelings of guilt and failure—and move into freedom instead. Time with God can happen anytime, anywhere, and Quiet will help you create new habits to keep you uplifted and enjoy the grace God freely offers.

Author : Trudy Ludwig,Patrice Barton
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593703601

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Quiet Please, Owen McPhee! by Trudy Ludwig,Patrice Barton Pdf

From the author-illustrator team who brought you The Invisible Boy comes the story of a boy who won't stop talking--until he gets laryngitis. You don't have to be a chatterbox to appreciate this tale of listening and learning. Owen McPhee doesn't just like to talk, he LOVES to talk. He spends every waking minute chattering away at his teachers, his classmates, his parents, his dog, and even himself. But all that talking can get in the way of listening. And when Owen wakes up with a bad case of laryngitis, it gives him a much-needed opportunity to hear what others have to say. From the author-illustrator team behind The Invisible Boy comes a bright and lively picture book that captures the social dynamics of a busy classroom while delivering a gentle message about the importance of listening.

Author : Mary Purcell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0717102734

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The Quiet Companion by Mary Purcell Pdf

Author : Nelson H. Minnich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781108676427

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The Cambridge Companion to the Council of Trent by Nelson H. Minnich Pdf

The Council of Trent was a major event in the history of Christianity. It shaped Roman Catholicism's doctrine and practice for the next four hundred years and continues to do so today. The literature on the Council is vast and in numerous languages. This Companion, written by an international group of leading researchers, brings together the latest scholarship on the principal issues treated at the Council: the relationship between Scripture and Tradition, original sin, justification, the sacraments (Baptism, Penance, Confirmation, Eucharist, Holy Orders, Marriage, and the Annointing of the Sick), sacred images, sacred music, and its reform of religious orders, the training of the clergy, the provision of pastoral care in the parish setting, and the implementation of its decrees. The volume demonstrates that the Council unwittingly furthered the papal centralization of authority by allowing the interpretation of its decrees to be the exclusive prerogative of the Holy See, and entrusting it with their implementation.

Author : Deborah Underwood
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547488196

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The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood Pdf

All quiet is not created equal. In this irresistibly charming picture book, many different quiet moments are captured, from the anticipation-heavy “Top of the roller coaster quiet” to the shocked-into-silence “First look at your new hairstyle quiet.” The impossibly sweet bears, rabbits, fish, birds, and iguanas are all rendered in soft pencils and colored digitally, and, as in all of the best picture books, the illustrations propel the story far beyond the words. A sure-to-be-a-classic bedtime favorite. Awards: 2011 ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010–2011, New York Times bestseller, 2011 CCBC Choices, 2011 NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book, 2010 New York Times Notable Book, 2010 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, 2010 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Author : Marta Acosta
Publisher : Tor Teen
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781429988292

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Dark Companion by Marta Acosta Pdf

Jane Eyre meets Twilight in Dark Companion, a lush and romantic YA gothic tale about an orphaned girl who attends an exclusive private school and finds herself torn between the headmistress's two sons. Orphaned at the age of six, Jane Williams has grown up in a series of foster homes, learning to survive in the shadows of life. Through hard work and determination, she manages to win a scholarship to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy. There, for the first time, Jane finds herself accepted by a group of friends. She even starts tutoring the headmistress's gorgeous son, Lucien. Things seem too good to be true. They are. The more she learns about Birch Grove's recent past, the more Jane comes to suspect that there is something sinister going on. Why did the wife of a popular teacher kill herself? What happened to the former scholarship student, whose place Jane took? Why does Lucien's brother, Jack, seem to dislike her so much? As Jane begins to piece together the answers to the puzzle, she must find out why she was brought to Birch Grove—and what she would risk to stay there.... At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : E. E. Ottoman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798721528699

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The Companion by E. E. Ottoman Pdf

New York, 1948 After years of trying to break into New York City's literary scene, Madeline Slaughter is emotionally and physically exhausted. When a friend offers her a safe haven as the live-in companion to reclusive, bestselling novelist Victor Hallowell she jumps at the chance to escape the city. Madeline expects to find rest and quiet in the forests of Upstate New York. Instead, she finds Victor, handsome and intensely passionate, and Audrey Coffin, Victor's mysterious and beautiful neighbor. When Victor offers her a kiss and the promise of more Madeline allows herself to become entangled even as Audrey is also claiming her heart. The only problem is that Audrey and Victor are ex-lovers with plenty of baggage between them. As Madeline finds herself opening up and falling in love with both she starts to wonder, can there be a future for all three?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044092664317

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The Ladies' Companion by Anonim Pdf

Author : C. KENDALL (of Louth.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026374339

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The New Sunday School Reciter and Child's Companion. Edited by C. K. by C. KENDALL (of Louth.) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1799
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555043529

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The Child's companion by Anonim Pdf