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As Catholics, we believe in the resurrection of the body. We profess it in our creed. We're taught that to bury and pray for the dead are corporal and spiritual works of mercy. We honor the dead in our Liturgy through the rite of Christian burial. We do all of this, and more, because when Jesus Christ took on flesh for the salvation of our souls he also bestowed great dignity on our bodies. In Hope to Die: The Christian Meaning of Death and the Resurrection of the Body, Scott Hahn explores the significance of death and burial from a Catholic perspective.

Drug Smugglers on Drug Smuggling examines the organizational structures of drug smuggling from Colombia to the US. Career drug smugglers describe a series of often disconnected networks that enable smugglers to best organize their business in a way that will minimize the risks of apprhension and maximize profits

*** Number 1 BOOK ***'The story gripped me from the start and I was fascinated to see how it all turned out'The last surviving Templar outpost must protect their Order's greatest secret.As their world is torn apart by the jealous fury of kings, their only duty is to a sacred oath of allegiance to the Order and to each other.Step-by-step they eradicate their footsteps, knowing that only their own obliteration will guarantee that their duty will be fulfilled.Eight hundred years later and an international expert in disaster management sets out to prove that the Templars had a last ditch ...

Time is running out for the Templars and new enemies are circling. At the height of their power, with vast possessions across Europe, the Templars begin their preparations for the greatest threat their Order has faced. Under the command of the knight known as "The Masoin", Salvatore di Radda is tasked with carving out the beginnings of a last Templar redoubt in the Alpine strongholds in what is now modern Switzerland. His greatest danger, and the greatest enemy the Order faces is his own brother, Father Missimo, a leading member of the Inquisition.In a parallel story line, Peter Sparke and ...

In the burning chaos of a dying city, a young man ties a heavy key to the wrist of his infant son, then turns and walks back into the heaving mob and certain death. The only clue to the mystery is the emblem embossed on the key. It is the symbol of the Knights Templar. One hundred years later, the media billionaire granddaughter of the child seeks answers: What is the relevance of the key? Why did the child's father refuse to take the last ship to safety out of the city? She turns to international crisis manager Peter Sparke and noted historian Professor Tilly Pink to uncover the secrets of...

The Crusader States are dying, falling to victorious Saracen armies, and as they fall the very existence of the Knights Templar is threatened. Faced with inevitable disaster, the Grand Master is in a race against time to safeguard some of the Order’s greatest possessions. ttention-Grabbing Headline Here! Peter Sparke and Professor Tilly Pink discover the secrets of the dying days of one of history's most mysterious organisations. The Mason, one of his most trusted lieutenants is entrusted with a mission to recover a hidden relic, so valuable to the Christian world that its very existence ...

The few Templar survivors of the fall of Acre retreat to Cyprus, shattered in mind and body. Their painful recovery is broken by a strange summons from the mountains far to the north. Salvatore and the Mason, both damaged in their own way, make their way to the heart of Europe to confront a situation far different, but no less deadly than the horde of Saracen warriors that have driven them from the Holy Land. In modern-day Switzerland, Peter Sparke and Professor Tilly Pink receive a strange summons of their own. Something has been found on the seabed, a long forgotten shipwreck, uncovered ...

As the Christian hold on the Holy Land crumbles, Templar Knight, Salvatore and his leader, the Mason fight to defend the ancient city of Acre. They have a duty to defend their last bastion in the region and to defend a mysterious artifact whose very existence cannot be revealed to the man tasked with its safety. In today's world. Peter Sparke and Professor Tilly Pink take on the challenge of uncovering the fate of the fabled Silver Scroll, unsure whether it even exits.

Templars created an international network of military, financial and legal power that stretched from one end of Christendom to the other. They had influence, they had wealth and they always had enemies. Every struggle, no matter how insignificant could have an impact on their secretive agenda. A savage Border war in the desolate badlands between England and Wales was no exception but this struggle relies as much on the savagery of the law court as much as the battlefield. Two young men are drawn into the center of this power struggle. One, Drysdale, son of a famous knight is born to fight.,...

Heresy brought death and terror to thousands in Medieval Europe and the slightest threat of dissent could bring down the deadly wrath of the Church. Deep in the heart of the southern French mountains, in the ancient kingdom of Languedoc, people live their own way and sometimes feel free to make up their own minds about religion: an often deadly mix. The wars against the Cathar heretics were not a brief affair of a few campaigns, but a struggle that spanned generations as forces loyal to the Vatican brought fire and slaughter in waves of warfare that savaged the region. Wandering into this ...

For over five decades, Living World has been introducing audiences to the astonishing diversity of British wildlife. Its veteran presenters have travelled the length and breadth of the British Isles, venturing far and wide with their microphones to immerse the listener and capture the excitement of getting close to nature. Hosted by Lionel Kelleway, Brett Westwood, Peter France and Michael Scott, these 15 archive episodes are hand-picked by Lindsey Chapman, who also gives an introduction to each one, bringing us up to date on developments since the initial broadcast.

Crushed in the Antarctic ice, the wreck of a ship lies seven thousand miles away from where it was reported lost over a century ago. Nearby, the bodies of her passengers and crew wait entombed, frozen in time. The lost ship is now at the centre of an international race against time played out against the tense backdrop of the South Atlantic as Britain and Argentina jostle for ownership of the seas around the Falkland Islands. Peter Sparke, an international crisis manager, is brought in to uncover the truth behind the fate of the ship and the enigma of how the life of one young officer of ...

Are you beginning to toss divorce around in your mind? Are you and your husband talking “separation”? Does it seem like you’ve given so much trying to make the marriage work that you’ve lost contact with the real you in the midst of it all? Are you tired of waiting for your husband to change, and waiting on God to enact a miracle in your marriage? There is hope for your marriage even when it seems that all is lost. Marriage Glue: Sticking to your Vows -- Even When It Hurts focuses on helping you become whole on your own while working on being one with your mate. The book will ...