Celibacy A Love Story
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Celibacy A Love Story
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Author : Mimi Bull
language : en
Publisher: Bauhan Pub
Release Date : 2019
Celibacy A Love Story written by Mimi Bull and has been published by Bauhan Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Children of clergy categories.
Mimi Bull grew up secure in the love of family, friends, and neighbors, never questioning the unusual circumstances that caused her to be adopted by two women in the late 1930s. It was years before she learned the secret truth: that one of the women was her grandmother, the other her biological mother, and that the story of her adoption had been concocted not only to shield her mother's reputation, but to hide the fact that her father was the gregarious young parish priest everyone adored. It has only been very recently that the Catholic Church has begun to acknowledge the existence of other children of priests, and Bull writes candidly of the emotional toll that this policy of secrecy and denial took on her--"I should like to have lived a life with my loving parents, knowing who we all were, knowing my father's family from the beginning, and without the forty years of depression that compromised me and those I loved."
Nostalgie D Un Amour
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Author : Augustin Djivo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Nostalgie D Un Amour written by Augustin Djivo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Forbidden To Love
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Author : Louise Ouellet
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2017-06-23
Forbidden To Love written by Louise Ouellet and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-23 with Religion categories.
Forbidden to Love is a true story of a woman who, after barely escaping from a violent relationship with the father of her twins, is newly married with a man that helped her make that escape but—he is dying of AIDS. She ends up with her little family in this huge metropolis with no English-language skills. One day, on her way to her new church, she meets a Catholic priest. They fall in love. After her husband's death, they become closer as she begins to grasp the reality of her dream to be with him. But once his superiors catch wind of it, they put him under very harsh restrictions—and brush her aside, with no care of how she is coping, while single-mindedly determined to keep them apart. The "scandal," had to be kept quiet. She would go through many years of hardships and persecution from some of the priests and parishioners of that church. Will she end up with the love of her life?
Pieces Of Dreams
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Author : William Edmund Barrett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Pieces Of Dreams written by William Edmund Barrett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Celibacy categories.
The Celibates
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Author : James Kavanaugh
language : en
Publisher: Avon Books
Release Date : 1986-03
The Celibates written by James Kavanaugh and has been published by Avon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-03 with Fiction categories.
Priest
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Author : Sierra Simone
language : en
Publisher: Sierra Simone
Release Date : 2015-06-29
Priest written by Sierra Simone and has been published by Sierra Simone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-29 with Fiction categories.
There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. I've always been good at following rules. Until she came. Then I learned new rules. My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I'm twenty-nine years old. Six months ago, I broke my vow of celibacy on the altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again. I am a priest and this is my confession.
The Nun And The Priest Love Celibacy Passion
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Author : Evelyn McLean Brady
language : en
Publisher: Nfb Publishing
Release Date : 2019-03-04
The Nun And The Priest Love Celibacy Passion written by Evelyn McLean Brady and has been published by Nfb Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Now, when celibacy for Roman Catholic priests is being questioned as never before, Evelyn McLean Brady shares a memoir of her own lived experience. Based on her journals and Father Hugh Brady's love letters written from 1965-1970, Evelyn intimately chronicles the interior conflict between her desire to become a Catholic nun to "live only for God to serve others" and the unexpected attraction she feels for the handsome, charismatic Father Brady. When this novice and priest finally confess their feelings for each other, the mystery of human love unfolds, as do tests and trials they could not have imagined. The tension between Evelyn and her mother also adds unexpected turns and detours to the tale. In the tradition of Abelard and Heloise and St. Francis and St. Clare, this is a love story of two celibates who desire to follow the ways of God yet are lured by the pull of the human heart.
A History Of Celibacy
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Author : Elizabeth Abbott
language : en
Publisher: James Clarke & Co.
Release Date : 2001
A History Of Celibacy written by Elizabeth Abbott and has been published by James Clarke & Co. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Celibacy categories.
Joan of Arc was one. So was Sir Isaac Newton. A monk vows to be one. A prisoner has no choice. History tells of many avowed celibates, and today's society reflects a renewed interest in celibacy. But what causes people to give up sex, the very activity that drives, fascinates, troubles, and delights so many of the rest of us? Elizabeth Abbott's exploration of celibacy debunks the traditionally held notion that celibacy is a predominantly religious concept of little concern to the secular world. Chosen or imposed for myriad reasons, celibacy actually is a practice that reveals a host of telling insights about our sexual desires and drives, as well as our changing attitudes toward religion, gender, and physical health. A History of Celibacy humanises celibacy through the ages, from the vestal virgins of ancient Rome who were entombed alive if they broke their vows, to contemporary athletes who conserve semen to enhance their game. While most people associate institutional celibacy with Catholicism, Abbott shows how virtually every culture and religion through history has incorporated it in some form. Her examples range from Judaism's rules regarding abstinence during menstruation to Hinduism's forced celibacy for widows. Written from a feminist perspective, the book paints a dual portrait of celibacy as both emancipator and enslaver of women and the poor. Yet the book's focus is not solely on women. It recounts for instance the forced castration of Italy's young male sopranos, and tells why impoverished Chinese boys and men became eunuchs for the Emperor. The extremes to which people will go to abstain from sexual activity or to prevent others from having sex is an intriguing thread through a serious book.
Married Lovers
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Author : Jean And Mike Conley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-07-02
Married Lovers written by Jean And Mike Conley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-02 with categories.
This is a provocative story of a priest and a widow who intellectually entered a celibate relationship and discovered the power of love. They were two well-meaning individuals who were in ministry most of their adult life. Mike had gone through years of training to be ordained and served as a priest and science teacher for twenty-one years. Jean was a catechist from high school age until in her thirties. She was a leader with her first husband in a marriage enrichment movement, Marriage Encounter, for several years and formed a support group for widows after her husband passed away. Most couples publishing a book about their relationship omit the intimate details, but Jean and Mike purposely included them. They want to share Mike's struggle to adhere to his vow of celibacy. His first sexual experience occurred shortly after ordination. Once he had that experience, he did not want to give up the sexual connection with a woman. Nor did he want to face the shame of leaving the priesthood. In retrospect, Jean and Mike have concluded that permanent vowed celibacy goes against our basic sexual needs and is therefore antilife. They see a value to celibacy, but a more judicious approach would be a limited commitment like a person who enlists in the military service. They are not promoting promiscuity, but they discovered there is tremendous value in the practice of discerning rules and giving merit to one's judgment. Because of their lived experience, Jean and Mike believe that the ultimate law is the law of love. This book is their legacy. They want it known that what they gave up - the status and acceptance of family and faith community to be together -- was more than worth the sacrifice. They want to proclaim the priceless treasure they received because they dared to follow their hearts.
A History Of Celibacy
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Author : Elizabeth Abbott
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1999
A History Of Celibacy written by Elizabeth Abbott and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Celibacy is a worldwide practice that is often adopted, rarely discussed. Now, in Elizabeth Abbott's fascinating and wide-ranging history, it is examined in all its various forms: shaping religious lives, conditioning athletes and shamans, surfacing in classical poetry and camp literature, resonating in the voices of castrati, and permeating ancient mythology. Found in every society of the past, practiced by both the anonymous and the legendary (St. Catherine, Joan of Arc, Leonardo da Vinci, Elizabeth I, Gandhi), celibacy has as many stories as adherents, and Abbott weaves them into a provocative, seamless tapestry that brings history alive.