This interdisciplinary collection sets the cultural transformation of early medieval Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England in the context of its inheritance from Late Antiquity and engagement with the wider Medieval world. Honoring the work of Jennifer O'Reilly, this exciting volume brings together new research on a range of patristic and medieval texts and visual materials. It testifies to the imaginative ways in which scholars and artists in these islands assimilated and creatively re-interpreted the Christian and Mediterranean culture they encountered through the coming of Christianity.

Mary Malloy longs for the fulfillment of love and marriage, but first must unravel the mystery of love itself... Greta Loetz must learn to conquer her fears so she can live in peace once again... Vince Spinelli's wartime experiences reinforce his belief in a life spent in pursuit of justice... These are just a few of the characters you will meet in Don't Let Down, a story of how the people in one Milwaukee parish banded together to defeat the power of war to destroy. Don't Let Down is based on the true story of a group of young women from St. Matthew's Parish on Milwaukee's south side, who...