Hilda Of Whitby

Download or read book Hild written by Nicola Griffith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daughter of a poisoned prince and a crafty noblewoman, quiet, bright-minded Hild arrives at the court of King Edwin of Northumbria, where the six-year-old takes on the role of seer/consiglieri for a monarch troubled by shifting allegiances and Roman emissaries attempting to spread their new religion.

Download or read book The Singing Bowl written by Malcolm Guite and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malcolm Guite’s eagerly awaited second poetry collection 'The Singing Bowl' takes is name from the breathtakingly beautiful opening poem, a sonnet which connects poetry and prayer. It includes poems that seek beauty and transfiguration in contemporary life; sonnets inspired by Francis and other outstanding saints; poems centred on love (which might be used at weddings), others on parting and mortality (which might be used at funerals). A further group, ‘Jamming your Machine’, searches for the life of the spirit in the midst of the modern era and includes an ode to an iphone.

Download or read book Hilda of Whitby written by Ray Simpson and published by Brf. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hilda of Whitby was a dominant figure in the development of the British Church in the sixth century, but until recently her life has not received much attention. This title explores her life and times and what spiritual lessons we can draw for Christian life today.

Download or read book David's Crown written by Malcolm Guite and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As well as the name of a virus, a corona is a crown, the pearly glow around the sun in certain astronomical conditions and a poetic form where interlinking lines connect a sequence. It is the perfect name therefore for this new collection of 150 poems by the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite, each one written in response to the Bible’s 150 psalms as they appear in William Coverdale’s timeless translation. The Psalms express every human emotion with disarming honesty, as anger and thankfulness alike are directed at God. All of life is here with its moments of beauty and its times of despair and shame. Like the Psalms themselves, the poems do not avoid the cursing and glorying over the downfall of your enemies, but wrestle honestly with them as we do when we come to say them.

Download or read book The Abbess of Whitby written by Jill Dalladay and published by Lion Fiction. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hild set up three mixed monasteries, fostered learning, and became the first woman to teach men. This tells her dramatic story.

Download or read book The Patron Saint of Ugly written by Marie Manilla and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catholic lore, American tales, and Sicilian superstition blend in this “clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming” novel (Publishers Weekly). Born with unruly red hair, a sharp tongue, and wine-colored marks all over her body—marks that oddly mimick a map of the world and make her subject to endless ridicule—Garnet Ferrari would hardly consider herself blessed. So when an emissary from the Vatican shows up at her door, convinced that her seeming ability to cure the skin ailments of others qualifies her for sainthood, she’s not quite convinced—or pleased. Garnet sets off on a quest to better understand who she is and where she and her unusual gifts came from. Tracing a twisted path that leads from Sicily to West Virginia, poverty to riches, romance to loss, reality to mythology, Garnet uncovers a truth far more powerful than any dermatological miracle: that the things of which we are most ashamed often become our greatest strengths. “A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others.” —Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book For God Alone written by H E Brown and published by Leonine Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of England is a history of Catholic faith. Any history of early medieval England would not be complete without mentioning two influential saints of the seventh century. For God Alone tells the story of St. Hilda and St. Elfleda of Whitby. Where does one begin to relate the glorious lives of two women who did so much? Author H.E. Brown gives an in-depth historical account of their lives. She includes fascinating research such as: - Archeological findings - Legends - Poems - Mass and Offices of St. Hilda - Letter of St. Efleda For God Alone provides invaluable and inspirational research for anyone interested in sainthood, monastic life, or English history.