My Prison Became A Palace

This is the story of one man's journey from heroin addiction, crime, and prison to productive member of society, family man and community activist. After a spiritual awakening in a solitary confinemet prison cell in Santa Fe, New Mexico, John completed advanced degrees in higher education with the support of a loving community. John came out of darkness into light. His story is an encouragement for anyone struggling with addiction or those who know someone that is addicted. A beautiful story of redemption and hope.

Profiles, art, and quotations from The Saints for every day in the year.

"Ancient and Medieval Legacies" overviews Christian movements from the first to the fifteenth centuries AD, highlighting theological and liturgical evolution from the time of the early Christians to the beginnings of the Reformation. Edited by Reinhard Ulrich. Series editor Barbara Brown Zikmund.

Far more than a dry hagiographical account of the lives of saints, this entertaining and authoritative dictionary breathes life into its subjects and is as browsable as it is informative. First published in 1978, the Oxford Dictionary of Saints offers more than 1,700 fascinating and informative entries covering the lives, cults, and artistic associations of saints from around the world, from the famous to the obscure, the rich to the poor, and the academic to the uneducated. From all walks of life and from all periods of history and from around the world, the wide varieties of personalities and achievements of the canonized are reflected. An updated introduction explains the steps towards becoming a saint, the processes of beatification and canonization. This revised fifth edition includes appendices containing five maps of pilgrimage sites, a list of saints' patronages and iconographical emblems, and a calendar of principal feasts, as well as a new appendix on pilgrimages.

Benefit from the thought-provoking holy wisdom of more than 350 saints, and come away equipped with truly saintly solutions.

Ranging from ancient times to the present, a survey of the evolution of the prison explores its relationship to the history of Western criminal law and offers a look at the social world of prisoners over the centuries.