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Cover Page Binder Catalogue and Sections DIVINE INFANT CATHOLIC PARISH LIBRARY CATALOGUE Sorted by Category Visit us on ‐line at www.divineinfant.on.ca/library.html LIBRARY CATALOGUE Dated Sept. 2014 Sorted by Category Category Title Author Call_no (Adult Fiction) Citadel of God De Wohl, Louis DEW (Adult Fiction) City For St. Francis Wells, E. WEL (Adult Fiction) Joan of Arc Twain, Mark TWA (Adult Fiction) John : Son of Thunder Traylor, Ellen Gunderson TRA (Adult Fiction) Lay Siege to Heaven Whol, Louis De WOH (Adult Fiction) Nun's Story, The Hulme, Katherine Cavarly HUL (Adult Fiction) Pilgrimage, The Coelho, Paulo COE (Adult Fiction) Quiet Light, The De Wohl, Louis DEW (Adult Fiction) Restless Flame, The De Wohl, Louis DEW (Adult Fiction) Set All Afire Wohl, Louis de WOH (Adult Fiction) Strangers And Sojourners O'Brien, Michael D. O'BR (Adult Fiction) Theophilos O'Brien, Michael D. O'BR (Adult Fiction) Voyage to Alpha Centauri O'Brien, Michael D. O'BR (Adult Fiction) Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way Bacovin, Helen BAC (Adult Fiction) Wisest Fool Tranter, N. TRA (Advent) Advent Day By Day In The Home Nold, L NOL (Advent) Living And Celebrating The Advent-Christmas Season Staf, Edie STA (Advent) Posada : An Advent & Christmas Celebration POS (Advent) Walk With The Lord Romb, Anselm W. ROM (Bible) Atlas Of The Bible Reader's Digest REA (Bible) Becoming Fully Human Vogels, Walter VOG (Bible) Bibical Exegesis - A Beginner's Handbook Hayes, J.H. HAY (Bible) Bible : A Biography Armstrong, Karen ARM (Bible) Bible As History Keller, W. KEL (Bible) Bible Makes Sense Brueggemann, W. BRU (Bible) Catholic One Year Bible, The CAT (Bible) Critical Meaning Of The Bible Brown, R.E. BRO (Bible) Good News For Modern Man : The New Testament & Psalms GOO (Bible) Interpreting Scripture in the Third Millennium Vogels, Walter VOG (Bible) Jerome Biblical Commentary Brown R.E. ed. BRO (Bible) Learning Bible LEA (Bible) New Direction : Bible Reading Course Vol.2 Mainse, D. MAI (Bible) New Direction : Bible Reading Course Vol. 1 Mainse, D. MAI (Bible) NIV Archaeological Study Bible NIV (Bible) Out Of The Depths - The Psalms Speak For Us Today Anderson, B.W. AND Divine Infant Catholic Church (Orléans, ON) Page 1 of 47 LIBRARY CATALOGUE Dated Sept. 2014 Sorted by Category Category Title Author Call_no (Bible) Pictorial Bible ND PIC (Bible) Propherts (Babylonian Period) Koch, K. KOC (Bible) Prophets (Assyrian Period) Koch, K. KOC (Bible) Raphael Bible, The Godden Rumer GOD (Bible) Reader's Digest Story Of The Bible World Keyes, Nelson Beecher KEY (Bible) Reading Scripture As The Word Of God Martin, George MAR (Bible) Searching The Scriptures Dougherty, J. DOU (Bible) Spirit Bible, The Geissler, Eugene S. GEI (Bible) Story of the Bible, The Pingry, Patricia PIN (Bible) Visual Survey Of The Bible Boa, K.D. BOA (Bible) Women in the Bible Baldock, John BAL (Bible - N.T.) Apocalypse : The Book for Our Times Shamon, Albert Joseph Mary SHA (Bible - N.T.) Bibical Spirituality Of St. John De La Croix, Paul Marie DEL (Bible - N.T.) Book of Destiny, The : An Open Statement of the Authentic and Inspired Prophbecies of teh Old Kramer, Herman Bernard KRA and New Testament (Bible - N.T.) Book of Revelation : A Catholic Interpretation of the Apocalypse Tickle, John TIC (Bible - N.T.) Call To Discipleship - Literary Study Of Mark's Gospel Stock, A. STO (Bible - N.T.) Christian Way In Luke And Acts O'Connor, J. O'CO (Bible - N.T.) Climbing The Heights With John O'Connor, J. O'CO (Bible - N.T.) Discipleship, At What Price? O'Connor, J. O'CO (Bible - N.T.) Good News New Testament GOO (Bible - N.T.) Gospel According To Matthew : An Access Guide For Scripture Meier, J.P. MEI (Bible - N.T.) Gospel Of St. Matthew Senior, D. SEN (Bible - N.T.) Interpreting The New Testament Harrington, D.J. HAR (Bible - N.T.) Invitation To John MacRae, G.W. MAC (Bible - N.T.) Invitation To Luke Karris, R.J. KAR (Bible - N.T.) Invitation to Mark Achetemier, P.J. ACH (Bible - N.T.) Invitation To Matthew Senior, D. SEN (Bible - N.T.) Key To The Bible : Record of the Fulfillment-The New Testament Harrington, W.J. HAR (Bible - N.T.) Key To The Parables Harrington, W.J. HAR (Bible - N.T.) Luke : the Perennial Spirituality Doohan, Leonard DOO (Bible - N.T.) Luke A Gospel For People On The Journey Trainor, Michael, ed. TRA (Bible - N.T.) Mark A Gospel For Struggling People Trainor, Michael, ed. TRA (Bible - N.T.) Matthew : A Gospel For Searching People Trainor, Michael, ed. TRA (Bible - N.T.) Meet the Bible - New Testament Castelot, John J. CAS Divine Infant Catholic Church (Orléans, ON) Page 2 of 47 LIBRARY CATALOGUE Dated Sept. 2014 Sorted by Category Category Title Author Call_no (Bible - N.T.) Miracles of Jesus Ascough, Richard S. ASC (Bible - N.T.) New Testament And Psalms In Today's English Version, The Canadian Bible Society CAN (Bible - N.T.) New Testament, The NEW (Bible - N.T.) Paul For A New Day Scroggs, R. SCR (Bible - N.T.) Reading The New Testament Perkins, P. PER (Bible - N.T.) Silencing Of Babylon Guimond, J. GUI (Bible - N.T.) St. Paul's Corinth Murphy-O'Connor, J. MUR (Bible - N.T.) Understanding The New Testament, Revised Rhein, Francis B. RHE (Bible - N.T.) Who Do You Say That I Am? Ciuba, Edward J. CIU (Bible - N.T.) Who Is This Jesus? O'Connor, J. O'CO (Bible - N.T.) World Of The New Testament Freyne, S. FRE (Bible - O.T.) Everday Psalms Taylor, James TAY (Bible - O.T.) Isaiah, The Prophet - Prince Head, C. HEA (Bible - O.T.) Key Concepts Of The Old Testament Gelin, A. GEL (Bible - O.T.) Meet the Bible Castelot, John J. CAS (Bible - O.T.) Psalms - Now Brandt, Leslie F. BRA (Bible - O.T.) Reading the Old Testament : An Introduction Boadt, Lawrence BOA (Bible - O.T.) Shepherd Looks At Psalsm 23 Keller, Phillip KEL (Bible - O.T.) Understanding the Old Testament Williams, Jay G. WIL (Bible - O.T.) Women in the Old Testament Upchurch, Catherine UPC (Bible. N.T.) Acts of the Apostles Hamm, Dennis HAM (Biog Multiple Sts) Butler's Lives of Saints BUT (Biog Multiple Sts) By Their Blood : Christian Martyrs of the 20th Century Hefley, James HEF (Biog Multiple Sts) Call to Sainthood Rosica, Thomas ROS (Biog Multiple Sts) Christian Mystics : The Spiritual Heart of the Christian Tradition King, Ursula KIN (Biog Multiple Sts) Dictionary of Saints Delaney, John J. DEL (Biog Multiple Sts) Enduring Grace : Living Portraits of Seven Women Mystics Flinders, Carol Lee FIN (Biog Multiple Sts) Incorruptibles, The Cruz, Joan Carroll CRU (Biog Multiple Sts) John Paul II's Book of Saints Bunson, Matthew BUN (Biog Multiple Sts) Journey to Sainthood : Super Saints Book 1 Lord, Bob LOR (Biog Multiple Sts) Lives of the Saints for Every Day of the Year : In Accord with the Norms and Principles of the Hoever, Hugo HOE New Roman Calendar (Biog Multiple Sts) Lives-- of the saints for every day of the year … Hoever, Rev. Hugo HOE (Biog Multiple Sts) Love Never Faileth : on St. Francis, St. Paul, St. Augustine, Mother Teresa Easwaran, Eknath EAS (Biog Multiple Sts) Magnificent Witnesses : 40 English and Welsh Martyrs Harney, Martin P. HAR Divine Infant Catholic Church (Orléans, ON) Page 3 of 47 LIBRARY CATALOGUE Dated Sept. 2014 Sorted by Category Category Title Author Call_no (Biog Multiple Sts) Modern Saints : Their Lives and Faces. Book Two Ball, Ann BAL (Biog Multiple Sts) Modern Saints : Their Lives and Faces. Book Two Ball, Ann BAL (Biog Multiple Sts) Saints : A Visual Guide Mornin, Edward MOR (Biog Multiple Sts) Saints : Ttheir Inspiring Lives and Fascinating Facts Trickey-Bapty, Carolyn TRI (Biog Multiple Sts) Saints for Now Luce, Clare Booth LUC (Biog Multiple Sts) Saints For the Modern Woman : A United Nations of Holiness For the Woman of Today Farley, Luke A. FAR (Biog Multiple Sts) Saints for Today : Reflections on Lesser Saints Innerst, Ivan INN (Biog Multiple Sts) Secular Saints Cruz, Joan Carroll CRU (Biog Multiple Sts) These Are My Heroes : A Study of the Saints Leckie, Robert LEC (Biog Multiple Sts) Three Ways of Love : St. Agnes of Rome , St. Frances of Rome, St. Catherine of Sienna. Keyes, Frances Parkinson KEY (Biog Multiple Sts) Victories of the Martyrs Liguori, Alfonso Maria de LIG (Biog Multiple Sts) Women of Faith and Spirit : Their Words & Thoughts Warner, Mary Alice WAR (Biography) Alexandrina : The Agony and the Glory Johnston, Francis ALE (Biography) Alphonsus de Liguori : Saint of Bourbon Naples, 1696-1787, Founder of Redemptorists Jones, Frederick M. LIG (Biography) Amazing Grace in The Life of William Wilberforce Piper, John WIL (Biography) As The Morning Star, The Story Of St. Dominic Wilms, J. DOM (Biography) At God's Pace : A Biography of Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, Founder of Opus Dei Gondrand, Francois ESC (Biography) Athlete Of Christ : St. Nicholas Of Flüe, 1417-1487 McSwigan, Marie NIC (Biography) Augustine : A Very Short Introduction Chadwick, Henry AUG (Biography) Autobiography of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, The : The Story of a Soul Therese de Lisieux, Saint THÉ (Biography) Autobiography of St. John Neumann, C.SS.R. : Introduction...and Epilogue by Alfred C.Rush, Neumann, St. John NEU C.SS.R. (Biography) Babsie, Go Teach My People Bleasdell, Ursula M.-C. BLE (Biography) Bernadette : The Only Witness Lynch, John W. BER (Biography) Bernadette Speaks Laurentin, René BER (Biography) Birgitta of Sweden : life and selected revelations BIR (Biography) Both My Houses O'Sullivan, S. O'SU (Biography) Boy Who Met Jesus, The Ilibagiza, Immaculée SEG (Biography) Brother and I, The Haffert, John M. PAU (Biography) Brother Andre : The Wonder Man Bergeron, Henri-Paul AND (Biography) Brother Francis of Assisi Larranaga, Ignacio FRA (Biography) Cardinal Newman : His Life And Spirituality Bouyer, Louis NEW (Biography) Cardinal Of Africa : Charles Lavigerie, Founder of the White Fathers Arteche, José de LAV (Biography) Catherine of Sienna : Vision Through a Distant Eye Noffke, Suzanne CAT (Biography) Charlie Osburn Story : You Gotta Give It All To Jesus Osburn, Charlie OSB Divine Infant Catholic Church (Orléans, ON) Page 4 of 47 LIBRARY CATALOGUE Dated Sept.
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