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From the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide comes a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado. When Dad Lewis is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he and his wife, Mary, must work together to make his final days as comfortable as possible. Their daughter, Lorraine, hastens back from Denver to help look after him....

Colorado, January 1977. Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand, police officer at her door. She is charged with murder. The clues: a sack of chicken feed slit with a knife, a milky-eyed dog tied outdoors one cold afternoon. The motives: the brutal business of farming and a family code of ethics as unforgiving as the winter prairie itself.

Nóra, bereft after the death of her husband, finds herself alone and caring for her grandson, Micheál, who can neither speak nor walk. A handmaid, Mary, arrives to help Nóra just as rumours begin to spread that Micheál is a changeling child who is bringing bad luck to the valley. Determined to banish evil, Nóra and Mary enlist the help of Nance, an elderly wanderer who understands the magic of the old ways.

Deftly plotted, defiantly honest, Where You Once Belonged sings the song of a wounded prairie community in a narrative with the earmarks of a modern American classic. In prose as lean and supple as a spring switch, Haruf describes a high school football star who wins the heart of the loveliest girl in the county and the admiration of men twice his age. Fun-loving, independent, Burdette engages in the occasional prank. But when he turns into a man, his high jinks turn into crimes.

Lois, a beautiful 19-year-old young woman travels to Baltimore to meet Harold, her love interest, as they consider a breakup. We never meet Harold; instead, the short story becomes more about Catholicism and the priesthood, as Lois first spends an afternoon with Keith, her 36-year-old brother, a seminarian in a Jesuit monastery. Lois and Keith have not seen one another for 16 years, so it is an extremely interesting reunion.

An old enemy lurks in the shadows, threatening all he holds dear. A dead witness. A kidnapping attempt. Arson. All send the message: "I’m coming for you." Hiding in Atlanta’s underbelly, always one step ahead of Lucky, the killer will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the man who thwarted his plans. But if anyone thinks they’re going to take away the perfect world Lucky’s created, they’d better think again.

As a child, Nakos Hunt left behind the familiarity of his Native American Arapaho tribe for time on Cattenach Ranch. Now the foreman, he's happily settled into his life, but the girl who befriended him all those years ago suddenly has him twisted inside out. He craves stability and purpose, and Amy Woods is anything but a calming presence. Though she's unbelievably gorgeous and about the only person who can drag a laugh from him, he's never been able to understand her.

In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all of Kent Haruf's inimitable fiction, Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis's wife.

Benediction tells the story of 19-year-old Lois, who spends an afternoon getting reacquainted with her 36-year-old brother, Keith who is training to become a Jesuit priest. It opens with Lois sending a telegram to her love interest, Howard, whom we never meet, but who is anxious whether she will end their relationship or continue it by meeting with him the next day.

We shall explore together into this life, existence, in which is included relationship, love and death, not merely as a phenomenon but as something tremendously significant, to be cherished, deeply lived. Meditation is the approach to this problem of living.

Sir Luther Slythe Krait has a problem. He and his friends are dying. Starving, on the run, and driven before a gale of ruin and slaughter, they seek a safe haven to hunker down in, to rest, recoup, regather. The backwater port of Haeskenburg seems to answer all their prayers. But Sir Luther knows Haeskenburg. Haeskenburg has a secret, you see. Dark and ancient and stifled away from the light of day, but poised once more to rear its ugly head. Caught between the hammer and the anvil, Sir Luther walks a razor’s edge. Balance or fall, there lies but one certainty: He will bleed.

No one deserves deliverance. That is a truth that Miriel has always known and one that she can never forget. Within the territory of the spring fae, Miriel, Tyson, and Sryka learn about the broader scope of their strange encounters. Realizing that they are the only ones who have the necessary skills to confront the source of the changes on the continent, they begin the final stage of their journey and meet an ally they thought had died. As they uncover millennia-spanning plots that have been woven into the core of civilization, they each must accept their true nature.

This volume includes Suspicion, Relation, Tradition, Decision, Benediction, and bonus novella Domestication. Suspicion: Lucky “Simon Harrison” Lucklighter left behind his criminal past to become one of the best agents in the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau. He’s found a committed partner in fellow agent Bo Schollenberger and built a life. Now, enemies within the SNB and a friend’s betrayal leave him nowhere to turn - not even to his mentor. His boss’s life, the future of the SNB, and Lucky’s career depend on him.

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) est l'un des grands penseurs chrétiens et l'un des grands maîtres et guides spirituels des temps modernes. Profondément marqué par une expérience spirituelle vécue à l'âge de 15 ans, il passe presque trente ans de sa vie à l'Université d'Oxford comme étudiant puis comme enseignant et chercheur, mais aussi comme pasteur, devenant le prédicateur le plus écouté et le plus influent de tout le pays.

Get ready for a podcast experience like no other! Join us for Episode 10 of the Politics & Prose Podcast, hosted by the incredible Gail. In this must-listen episode, we're sitting down with the dynamic Rev. Derrick Holmes, a freelance writer, blogger, and the author of the transformative book "After The Benediction." This conversation is not just about words; it's an immersive journey into themes of resilience, spirituality, and African wisdom.Imagine yourself in the perfect setting—whether it's sipping a refreshing mimosa or relishing a hot cup of cocoa, wrapped snugly in a cozy blanket by ...

After a beautiful wedding, followed by a powerful word from God, Frankie and Karen should have lived happily ever after. But, as soon as the service ends, chaos begins. Each character from the Greatest Love Series is thrust into a whirlwind of drama filled with abuse, betrayal, secrets, and scandals.

Les intelligences artificielles ont été créées par les Hommes et sont alimentées par les Hommes, et c’est bien ce que nous en faisons et ferons qui déterminera notre avenir.Bénédiction ? Des outils, des assistants, des compagnons qui nous facilitent le quotidien?Malédiction ? Allons-nous vers une humanité trop assistée, que risquons-nous à mal diriger les IA?Le sujet central est comment nos invités utilisent les IA dans leurs métiers, quelle est leur vision, leurs conseils, leurs craintes. Le podcast aborde tous les thèmes où des IA sont présentes, Éducation, écologie, ...

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Le jour spécial des amnisties, où la rémission des péchés et les bénédictions de la foi sont reçues par la foi en l’évangile de l’eau et de l’Esprit de tout cœur, ne se trouve dans aucun pays de ce monde, mais est le plus grand moment qui puisse être célébré avec des gens de tout pays du monde. Aujourd’hui est le jour où vous pouvez recevoir la rémission des péchés, et c’est le seul jour célébré en commun avec tout le peuple de Dieu dans le monde entier.