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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews M.P. Smythe on his book My Girlfriend the Witch-Queen (June 12, 2023) All I wanted was help for our village.Sure, she's cute--gorgeous, even--funny, and a bit of a nerd, but she's also the Witch-Queen. For heaven's sake she conquered the world with her legions of daemons and now rules it with an iron fist.And I'm just a lumberjack from what was once Tennessee. I'm just here to get her to come save our village from a rogue daemon. I'm into fungi and anime, not wealth and ruling the world.But after a chance encounter entwines our lives, she makes me her official boyfriend. Crazy, right? I'm starting to wonder if I love her.Or if she loves me. My Girlfriend, the Witch-Queen (The Heart of the Witch-Queen): Smythe, M P: 9781959703020: Amazon.com: Books

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Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace.  The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases.

St. Rose of Lima

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Lenten and Easter-tide post: Sayers's epic cycle of plays...I did not know they were written for broadcasting. "It was assumed that my object in writing was 'to do good'. But that was in fact not my object at all, though it was quite properly the object of those who commissioned the plays in the first place. My object was to [i]tell that story[\i] to the best of my ability, within the medium at my disposal--in short, to make as good a work of art as I could." - Sayers (in the Preface) "I have re-read it in every Holy Week since it first appeared, and never re-read it without being deeply moved." - CSL #themanborntobeking #jesus #jesuschristislord #catholicliterature #playcycle #dorothylsayers #dorothysayers #plays #playwrights #holyweek #easter #eastertide #cslewis #theinklings #prose #literature #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer (at Nashville, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv9ZS7QAQIH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lzn5sntfm3p1

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From @noniongnoni - 📚📖 Judul: Seri Tokoh Dunia 45; Paus Yohanes Paulus II Cerita & gambar: Pang Kim Xiong Penerbit: @elexmedia Cetakan Ketiga, Oktober 2009 . Pertama kalinya aku melirik komik setelah sekian lama. Hihi 😁 karena tertarik dengan judulnya yang berkisah tentang perjalanan hidup Paus Yohanes Paulus II. . Komik ini menceritakan dari masa kanak-kanak, masa remaja, masa muda, hingga perjuangan Karol (nama asli Paus) dalam menempuh pendidikan. Ia juga melewati masa-masa sulit kehilangan ibu, kakak dan ayah. Namun, keyakinannya bahwa Bunda Maria selalu bersamanya yang membuatnya kuat dan terus berusaha. . Ketika terpilih menjadi pemimpin tertinggi umat Katolik, ia bergerak melawan komunisme, terorisme, dan semua hal yang bertentangan dengan kasih, termasuk kondisi politik yang kala itu sangat kacau dan menyengsarakan rakyat. Ia mengunjungi lebih dari seratus negara bahkan menguasai berbagai bahasa selain bahasa Polski (Polandia). Bisa dibayangkan kecerdasan dan keberaniannya. Yang membuatku sangat kagum adalah kemampuannya membawa diri pada setiap tempatnya berada. Hal yang membuatku terharu dari kisah ini adalah bagian ketika ia kehilangan keluarganya dan ketika ia ditahbiskan untuk melayani Tuhan. Pilihan Tuhan selalu yang terbaik. Paus Yohanes Paulus II adalah salah satu orang yang berpengaruh bagi dunia. . Ini cocok dengan salah satu materi pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Katolik & Budi Pekerti yang kuajarkan di sekolah. Tepat sekali menemukan komik ini di perpustakaan sekolah yang sedang bertambah koleksi. . #elexmedia #bukuanak #komik #ceritaanak #readbook #youngliterature #kidsbooks #kidsbook #kidsbookstagram #bookstagram #instabook #instareview #instadaily #catholicliterature #bukukatolik http://ift.tt/2ibwGcb

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Karina Fabian talks about her series Rescue Sisters. As Man ventures into Space, the Church follows. Join the adventures of the sisters of Our Lady of the Rescue, who perform dangerous search and rescue operations in space. Tales of adventure, danger, and deep faith. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09L59B69G

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Mark Baker on his book The Needle of Avocation (Cuthbert's People) (March 28, 2023) Hilda is the second sister, the plain one, the overlooked, the put upon. She is also the finest needlewoman in Northumbria, though she distrusts anyone who tells her so. Her mother, Edith, was born a slave and seduced and married a thegn's son, a fact which embarrasses Hilda greatly. Edith has tricked the local ealdorman into betrothing his only son and heir, Anfaeld, to Hilda, an arrangement unwelcome to everyone but Edith, and particularly to Hilda who would rather retire to a nunnery and spend her life in embroidery. It is Hilda’s right to refuse the marriage, but the future of her mother and sisters may depend on her making the match, a role that should have fallen to her enchanting older sister Elswyth, who was kidnapped by vikingar three years earlier. On the way to her wedding, Hilda meets a heartbroken king, his petulant child bride, an abbess who wrestles with a great torment, and the shy young man she is supposed to marry. Feeling herself mistreated by them all, including her prospective mother-in-law, Hilda resolves to refuse the marriage and become a nun. But first she must solve the double enigma of what really happened to Elswyth, and why Anfaeld himself has not refused the marriage. The Needle of Avocation (Cuthbert's People): Baker, G. M.: 9781778066375: Amazon.com: Books

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Mark Baker on his book St. Agnes and the Selkie (March 21, 2023) “Oh, Agnes,” Eardwulf said, “you are not tired, I’m sure, for you and I are young and vigorous and we do not tire. But what am I to do? No butter for two more days! So I must let you go with Aunty. But two days hence! Ah, then I will attend you, with butter and misrule.” Mother Wynflaed of Whitby Abbey rules a joint house of monks and nuns, and many layfolk besides. Her office forbids her to have favorites, but when a young woman appears on the doorstep, soaked from the sea and too terrified to speak her name, Wynflaed comes to see her not only as a potential postulant, but as a daughter. She names her Agnes, but before Agnes can become part of the community, Wynflaed must discover her secret. Though Wynflaed finds it impossible to think ill of Agnes, Agnes herself keeps pulling down one penance after another on her head, as if trying to expiate some grave crime. As some in the abbey begin to fear her, Agnes becomes Wynflaed's obsession, upsetting the harmony of the abbey, and leading Wynflaed to question her own fitness to rule. When Eardwulf, the young king of Northumbria, comes to Wynflaed seeking counsel, he too becomes infatuated with Agnes. As Wynflaed begins to unwind Agnes' secret, she realizes that Agnes is a danger to both the abbey and the king, and plans to send her away. But Eardwulf has other ideas, and Agnes has other admirers. St. Agnes and the Selkie (Cuthbert's People): Baker, G. M.: 9781778066344: Amazon.com: Books

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Mark Baker on his book The Wistful and the Good (Cuthbert's People) (March 18, 2023) The mighty are undone by pride, the bold by folly, and the good by wistfulness. Elswyth's mother was a slave, but her father is a thegn, and Drefan, the man she is to marry, is an ealdorman's son. But though Elswyth is content with the match, and waits only for Drefan to notice that she has come to womanhood, still she finds herself gazing seaward, full of wistful longing. From the sea come Norse traders, bringing wealth, friendship, and tales of distant lands. But in this year of grace 793 the sea has brought a great Viking raid that has devastated the rich monastery of Lindisfarne, only a day's journey north of Elswyth's village of Twyford. Norse are suddenly devils incarnate in Northumbria, and when Elswyth spots a Norse ship approaching the beach, her father fears a Viking raid. But the ship brings trouble of a different kind. Leif has visited Twyford many times as a boy, accompanying his father on his voyages. But now he returns in command of his father's ship and desperate to raise his father's ransom by selling a cargo of Christian holy books. There could be no more suspect cargo in the days after the Lindisfarne raid and when Drefan arrives, investigating reports of the sighting of a Norse ship, Elswyth must try to keep the peace between Drefan and Leif. But Elswyth's wistful heart has found a new and perilous object. The Wistful and the Good (Cuthbert's People): Baker, G. M.: 9781778066306: Amazon.com: Books

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In this episode of Author to Author, Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Monica DiIorio on her book Christmas Angel Song. When Seraphina the jolly angel is remembering the first Christmas, her friend Dominic, the angel has an idea.“That was a special night! Can we remember that first Christmas together?” Dominic asked.As Seraphina and Dominic recall the events of that holy night, Dominic is inspired to sing as a special way to remember and celebrate the night of Jesus’ birth. As the two angels sing God’s praises the sleepy pine grove comes alive around them. The woodland animals stir to add their own contribution to the celebration. Choirs of other angels come to join in song with their own stars to put on top of the lovely pine trees in the forest. In the end the sleepy pine forest is awake with the sound of the angels’ singing. The most important aspect of the book is of course the brief retelling of the first Christmas. However, this book also has an encouraging message which helps children understand that they can celebrate and remember the first Christmas in meaningful ways as well. Monica DiIorio, Author of Books for Children & Adults

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Dr. Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Sandralena Hanley on her book Champion of Valdeor. Book 1: CHAMPION A kingdom in chaos. A shepherd boy who yearns to become a warrior. A princess who's waited a century to claim her father's throne. The time is right for the coming of the Champion of Valdeor. But six magical stones and an evil warlord stand in the way... https://www.sandralenahanley.com/

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Dr. Kristina Olsen interviews Fr. Paul Pearson concerning his Dante Trilogy (September 5, 2022)

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Episode 199: Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews David Ross on his book Goat-Song and Other Stories, Part 2 (August 25, 2022)

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Episode 197: Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews David Ross on his book Goat-Song and Other Stories, Part 1 (August 24, 2022)

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Episode 3: Grace Bourget on her book Vale of Hope (August 10, 2022)

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Dante Alighieri's Purgatorio Canto 21

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Dante Alighieri's Purgatorio Canto 20