"The city's going to be destroyed by earthquake " one excited person exclaimed. "No, fire and brimstone are going to fall from Heaven " said others. "It's the end of the whole world, not just the city of Lima " declared still others. What on earth had the saintly Father Francis Solano said last night in that sermon he gave in the market-place? Why, it was now midnight and the whole city was in an uproar There was a long line in front of every confessional. Candlelight processions with the Blessed Sacrament wound through the streets. Stolen goods were being returned to their owners. Enemies...
"The city's going to be destroyed by earthquake " one excited person exclaimed. "No, fire and brimstone are going to fall from Heaven " said others. "...
"It's almost upon us " yelled a frantic voice aboard the Saint Joseph, as the iceberg neared the ship. The huge mountain of gray-green ice looked like a floating castle-which would shatter the poor little wooden ship in a moment or two. Just then the helmsman, confused and panic-stricken, turned his wheel in the wrong direction, bringing the iceberg even nearer "It's the end of everything " groaned the Captain. "God's Will be done," prayed Mother Marie, as the collision loomed closer. If God wished her to drown in the icy Atlantic before ever reaching New France (Canada), His Holy Will be...
"It's almost upon us " yelled a frantic voice aboard the Saint Joseph, as the iceberg neared the ship. The huge mountain of gray-green ice looked like...
A religious brother buffeted by the devil, who prophesied the future, worked miracles, levitated, held the Christ Child, had miraculous travels, was a wonder of charity, and liberated a million souls from Purgatory. Impr. 156 pgs 14 Illus, PB
A religious brother buffeted by the devil, who prophesied the future, worked miracles, levitated, held the Christ Child, had miraculous travels, was a...
"They've sent a mere boy to fight against me " roared the giant Goliath, as he caught sight of David across the valley. "Am I just a dog?" Things did not look good for David, yet wasn't the Lord on his side? This book describes what happened next, plus the many other great events in the life of this shepherd boy who became a warrior, a hero, a fugitive, a king, and the ancestor of Our Lord. Impr. 138 pgs 23 Illus, PB
"They've sent a mere boy to fight against me " roared the giant Goliath, as he caught sight of David across the valley. "Am I just a dog?" Things did ...