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Into the Mysteries of the Rosary is a Contemplata mini series led by Fr. James Brent, O.P., offering guided meditations on each mystery of the Rosary. Beginning May 14, 2026, new episodes arrive every other week, with regular Contemplata episodes on the weeks between.Rooted in the tradition of the Dominican Friars, this series helps you enter more deeply into the life of Christ through prayerful reflection on the Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous Mysteries. Listen to Into the Mysteries of the Rosary wherever you get your podcasts and deepen your daily prayer.

A selection of detective mysteries by a variety of well known authors. This collection is edited by Joseph Lewis French. - Summary by Michele Eaton

A great collection of 12 classic stories about ghosts and the supernatural. Included are stories by Thomas Hardy, Fitz-James O'Brien, and Margaret Oliphant. Recommended for fans of classic ghost stories of yesteryear. - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli

There is a persistent gap in life expectancy between Black people and their white counterparts in the United States. It is a direct result of structural racism within American society and has nothing to do with genetic differences. In past eras, scientific racism sought to shift the blame to the supposed physical inferiority of people of African descent. Even today, medicine labors under false beliefs derived from nineteenth-century racial thinking, harming patients who are not of European descent.

Nixie Bunny takes his family on vacation to Holiday-land where they learn about the different holidays of the year. - Summary by Cassandra A. M.

In a world where mercy is feared and control is called holiness, a single act of compassion ignites a story that will change everything. When a frightened boy unleashes a power meant to protect life, the temple that raised him brands him a destroyer. Cast out, hunted by rumor, and terrified of the light within his own heart, he begins a journey through exile, guilt, and awakening. Far away, a young healer carries dreams of fire, mercy, and a stranger she somehow knows is not the monster the world believes him to be.

This is the second book in the continuing adventures of The Quiet Order. Still reeling from the unexpected exodus of Wilson Ryken and half the Kronos’ crew, Kelly Rittenaugh faces the daunting task of defending prominent historical events from the influence of her former friends. Wilson’s group is prepared to stop the Portuguese Inquisition by assassinating its leader, D. Diogo da Silva. The Quiet Order must devise a plan to save the life of the Archbishop of Ceuta. Can The Quiet Order prevent this history-altering event?

It is certain, that from our Saviour's time to the present, there have ever been persons whose dispositions and lives have been formed by the rules of the New Testament; men who have been real, not merely nominal Christians, who believed the doctrines of the gospel, loved them because of their divine excellency, and suffered gladly the loss of all things, that they might win Christ, and be found in him. It is the history of these men which I propose to write. It is of no consequence with respect to my plan, nor of much importance I believe in its own nature, to what external church they ...

Joseph Toussaint Reinaud retrace, avec l’érudition d’un historien du XIXe siècle, les invasions dites « sarrazines » en France, ainsi que les mouvements de France vers la Savoie, le Piémont et la Suisse. Entre faits établis et traditions locales, il explore l’empreinte laissée par ces incursions à travers les régions et les siècles, et interroge leur place dans la mémoire historique.

This volume displays the romance of birds in beautiful prose and dialog in simple language for children and adults alike. Written by a mother and son team of naturalists, chapters describe various aspects of the life and habits of birds highlighting specific birds from owls to hummingbirds. From the introduction: “Seek the children, little book: Bid them love the bird's retreat . . . Bid them find their secrets out, How to understand their words.” - Summary by Larry Wilson

This mother and son team, each distinguished in their field, collaborate to give charming portraits of common birds of the western United States from the western robin and cedar waxwing to the crow and roadrunner. The book is written in a plain and accessible style designed to stimulate an interest in nature among young people and give us a deeper appreciation of these birds and their charm. - Summary by Larry Wilson

This mother and son team, each distinguished in their field, collaborate to give charming portraits of a dozen of our favorite song birds. Their use of poetry and flowing prose makes each of these birds come alive in and endearing and accessible way. - Summary by Larry Wilson

For thousands of years, humans have reported encounters with gods, angels, demons, spirits, and other non-human intelligences. Modern science dismissed them as hallucinations. Religion demanded belief. Both explanations failed."Beyond the Gods" offers a third path.

Heart of Darkness tells the story of an English seaman, Charles Marlow, who embarks on a voyage up the Congo River and into the African wilderness. He soon becomes obsessed with the success of an ivory trading commander, Kurtz. Little does he know, Kurtz has been consumed with darkness and has begun his descent into madness... Summary by cadastra.

An invading group from the Fourth Dimension takes over a corrupt Earth - Summary by Mark Leder

This is the story of a voyage of a merchant sailing ship from Bombay to England, set in the very late 19th century. “It was a bad winter off the Cape that year.” From Wikipedia: “The novel is seen as an allegory about isolation and solidarity, the ship's company serving as a microcosm of a social group.” As to the title, one can only ask, “What WERE you thinking?” (Introduction by Tom Crawford)

In Nostromo, Joseph Conrad has transformed an apocryphal anecdote about a sailor who got away with stealing a boat loaded with silver into a grandly panoramic, yet deeply unsettling, narrative that sees every conceivable type of political person — from the laughably oafish and brutal to various shades of the well-meaning — caught up in an episode of revolutionary upheaval in the fictional South American country of Costaguana. Who, if anyone, will emerge from this dreadful saga with a shred of dignity left intact? - Summary by Peter Dann

A European businessman and his Malayan wife have a daughter, Nina. A Malayan prince comes to do trade with the businessman and falls in love with the daughter. Conflict arises when other influences cause distrust in the business partnership and the daughter runs off to be with the prince. (Summary by Kristel Tretter)

Willy Brown and his friend, Joseph, an orphan, are taken aboard the ship "St. George," but their wicked uncle plans a shipwreck onto a cannibal island. (Summary by Mozartjr)

The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edited by writer and diplomat James Weldon Johnson, this collection was published with the hope of bringing to the public a greater awareness of the art and literature created by Black writers. This is the first edition of this long-republished anthology and collects seminal works by Paul Dunbar, W.E.B. Du Bois, Claude McKay, Leslie Hill, James Corrothers, and many more. - Summary by ChuckW