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Novels and Stories
Books by Louis de Wohl
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An
internationally acclaimed Catholic novelist whose popular historical novels
on saints have been best-sellers worldwide. You will enjoy them too. Learn
about the saints in masterfully written novels! |
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Set All
Afire |
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Francis Xavier's life is a dramatic story of faith and trust in God. The
author takes us into the mind and heart of this great missionary and saint
who went by order of St. Ignatius of Loyola to "set all afire" in the
Orient.
The story follows Xavier's life from student days in Paris, through
his meeting with Ignatius, his rather reluctant conversion, and his travels
as one of the first Jesuits. The story continues with St. Francis' mission
from Europe to India, Malaysia, Japan, and finally, to an island off the
coast of China, where the exiled Xavier dies virtually alone. An
inspiring story of a great saint. |
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$19.50 ea |
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The Golden
Thread |
| St.
Ignatius of Loyola. Takes us into the mind and heart of a saint, giving at
the same time an enthralling picture of the era in which he lived. Here is a
skillful weaving of the story of St. Ignatius Loyola's conversion and
pilgrimage with the colorful and dangerous history of Spain and Italy in the
early sixteenth century. |
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$19.50 ea |
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Lay Siege
to Heaven |
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daughter of a prosperous dyer in fourteenth-century Siena, Catherine never
forgot the mystical experience of her youth when she devoted herself to
Christ. It was a shock to her family when she refused marriage and insisted
on giving her life totally to God. She lived in a tumultuous time in the
Church with the Pope living at Avignon. She performed miracles, she received
the stigmata, she drew about her a crowd of devoted men and women. She
really did lay siege to heaven and would not let the Lord God alone. In
doing so, she changed the face of her world. |
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$19.50 ea |
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Citadel of
God |
| St.
Benedict is the father of Western monasticism and played such a major role
in the Christianization and civilization of post-Roman Europe in the sixth
century. De Wohl weaves an intricate tapestry of love, violence and piety to
recount with historical accuracy the story of St. Benedict and the
tempestuous era in which he lived. St. Benedict's story has a strong message
for modern Christians who seek, as he did, to turn away from the wickedness
of the world to find Christ in prayer, study and solitude. |
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$19.50 ea |
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The Quiet
Light |
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historical novel about the great St. Thomas Aquinas, set against the violent
background of the Italy of the Crusades. De Wohl tells the intriguing story
of St. Thomas who defied his illustrious, prominent family's ambition for
him to have great power in the Church by taking a vow of poverty and joining
the Dominicans. The humble Thomas, through an intense life of study,
writing, prayer, preaching and contemplation, ironically rose to become the
influential figure of his age, and later was proclaimed by the Church as the
Angelic Doctor. |
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$19.50 ea |
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The Restless
Flame |
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the story of St. Augustine, transformed from a vain, sensual youth to the
brilliant, devout writer and theologian - the man who conquered himself as
completely as he did the adversaries of the Church. His literary and
philosophical thought still affects Western society. Here is Monica, his
saintly and heroic mother; majestic Ambrose, Bishop of Milan; and many
others whom lend richness and depth to the life story of this great Doctor
of the Church. |
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$19.50 ea |
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The Spear |
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This panoramic novel of the last
days of Christ ranges from the palaces of imperial Rome to the strife-torn
hills of Judea-where the drama of Christ's life was to end with His
Crucifixion. This is the story of the world's most dramatic execution, as it
affected one of its least-known participants-the man who pushed his spear
into the side of Christ on the Cross. |
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$19.50 ea |
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The Joyful
Beggar |
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Here is the magnificent and
inspiring story of Francis Bernardone, the brash, pleasure-loving young
officer who was to become immortalized as St. Francis of Assisi. He was a
soldier and merchant's son who might have been appointed to the court of a
King. Instead he became the most beloved of all saints and a model of
humility. |
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$19.50 ea |
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