Author: Richard Ho Lung
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church work with the poor
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Diary of a Ghetto Priest
Author: Richard Ho Lung
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church work with the poor
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church work with the poor
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Diary of a Ghetto Priest
Author: Richard Ho Lung
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781505108385
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The slums of Kingston, Jamaica are among the most poor and violent on earth. But in the midst of crumbling buildings and shattered families, of addictions, hunger, and crime there is a sign of hope: Father Richard Ho Lung and his Missionaries of the Poor. Here on the streets of Kingston, Fr. Ho Lung and his brothers care tenderly for the poor, pray with them, and preach the Good News. In Diary of a Ghetto Priest, Father Ho Lung offers readers an extraordinary glimpse into his life's work. And he extends an invitation: Come see the exuberant, tragic lives of the poorest of the poor. Dare to experience their sorrows and their joys. Be willing to encounter the Lord in the most unexpected places. Your life may never be the same.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781505108385
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The slums of Kingston, Jamaica are among the most poor and violent on earth. But in the midst of crumbling buildings and shattered families, of addictions, hunger, and crime there is a sign of hope: Father Richard Ho Lung and his Missionaries of the Poor. Here on the streets of Kingston, Fr. Ho Lung and his brothers care tenderly for the poor, pray with them, and preach the Good News. In Diary of a Ghetto Priest, Father Ho Lung offers readers an extraordinary glimpse into his life's work. And he extends an invitation: Come see the exuberant, tragic lives of the poorest of the poor. Dare to experience their sorrows and their joys. Be willing to encounter the Lord in the most unexpected places. Your life may never be the same.
Candles in the Dark
Author: Joseph Pearce
Publisher: TAN Books
ISBN: 1618907964
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Father Richard Ho Lung, M.O.P. - poet, teacher, musician - is the founder of the Missionaries of the Poor, one of the fastest growing religious orders in the world. Known as the "reggae priest," Fr. Ho Lung had a hit single and critically acclaimed musical. He and his band - Father Ho Lung and Friends - toured the world. In his spare time he taught literature at the University of the West Indies. In 1980, he left behind the fame and academic life, and founded the Missionaries of the Poor to serve the poor and downtrodden in his island home through service and song. Now, marked by a joyful sense of sacrifice and love, Fr. Ho Lung and his more than 550 brothers and his army of volunteers minister to thousands in eight countries around the globe. Here, in the first and only authorized biography of Father Ho Lung and his order, Joseph Pearce - the pre-eminent Catholic biographer of our time - gives a full and vibrant account of a man who, along with his brothers, is truly changing the world. Candles in the Dark is not simply the fascinating story of a man and his order, it is a powerful reminder that God still works in our world today.
Publisher: TAN Books
ISBN: 1618907964
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Father Richard Ho Lung, M.O.P. - poet, teacher, musician - is the founder of the Missionaries of the Poor, one of the fastest growing religious orders in the world. Known as the "reggae priest," Fr. Ho Lung had a hit single and critically acclaimed musical. He and his band - Father Ho Lung and Friends - toured the world. In his spare time he taught literature at the University of the West Indies. In 1980, he left behind the fame and academic life, and founded the Missionaries of the Poor to serve the poor and downtrodden in his island home through service and song. Now, marked by a joyful sense of sacrifice and love, Fr. Ho Lung and his more than 550 brothers and his army of volunteers minister to thousands in eight countries around the globe. Here, in the first and only authorized biography of Father Ho Lung and his order, Joseph Pearce - the pre-eminent Catholic biographer of our time - gives a full and vibrant account of a man who, along with his brothers, is truly changing the world. Candles in the Dark is not simply the fascinating story of a man and his order, it is a powerful reminder that God still works in our world today.
From the Lighthouse
Author: Paul L McGregor
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480831956
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
From a back garden near Liverpool to the borders of Afghanistan, from Moscow to New York, author Paul L. McGregor takes us on a journey of discovery through fiction and journalism. A son of the working class, he presents narratives that combine fictional portraits of those who today would be called underprivileged with journalistic pieces whose countercultural commentaries offer a reminder of long-lost and much-maligned cultural, spiritual, and personal values. In these tales, McGregor recalls his parents, his childhood home, and his working-class neighbourhood in England; the collapse of the workers paradise in Russia; and meeting the saintly Fr. Ho Lung in Kingston, Jamaica. Riding a bus to the Mexican border an ex-convict gives him a lesson in dignity, and centuries-old frescoes in Italy lead him to reflect on what future awaits the Western world. By turns poetic and whimsical, this insightful collection of stories describes one mans quest to sail off into the world and share the adventure.
Publisher: Archway Publishing
ISBN: 1480831956
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
From a back garden near Liverpool to the borders of Afghanistan, from Moscow to New York, author Paul L. McGregor takes us on a journey of discovery through fiction and journalism. A son of the working class, he presents narratives that combine fictional portraits of those who today would be called underprivileged with journalistic pieces whose countercultural commentaries offer a reminder of long-lost and much-maligned cultural, spiritual, and personal values. In these tales, McGregor recalls his parents, his childhood home, and his working-class neighbourhood in England; the collapse of the workers paradise in Russia; and meeting the saintly Fr. Ho Lung in Kingston, Jamaica. Riding a bus to the Mexican border an ex-convict gives him a lesson in dignity, and centuries-old frescoes in Italy lead him to reflect on what future awaits the Western world. By turns poetic and whimsical, this insightful collection of stories describes one mans quest to sail off into the world and share the adventure.
ALONG THE EDGE OF ANNIHILATION (cl)
Author:
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295803371
Category : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
"Based on more than fifty diaries of Jewish Holocaust victims of all ages, written while the events described were actually taking place". -- Jacket.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295803371
Category : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
"Based on more than fifty diaries of Jewish Holocaust victims of all ages, written while the events described were actually taking place". -- Jacket.
Ghetto Diary
Author: Janusz Korczak
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300097429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Reprint. Originally published: New York: Holocaust Library, c1978.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300097429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Reprint. Originally published: New York: Holocaust Library, c1978.
What Would Jesus Deconstruct? (The Church and Postmodern Culture)
Author: John D. Caputo
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1441200363
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This provocative addition to The Church and Postmodern Culture series offers a lively rereading of Charles Sheldon's In His Steps as a constructive way forward. John D. Caputo introduces the notion of why the church needs deconstruction, positively defines deconstruction's role in renewal, deconstructs idols of the church, and imagines the future of the church in addressing the practical implications of this for the church's life through liturgy, worship, preaching, and teaching. Students of philosophy, theology, religion, and ministry, as well as others interested in engaging postmodernism and the emerging church phenomenon, will welcome this provocative, non-technical work.
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1441200363
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
This provocative addition to The Church and Postmodern Culture series offers a lively rereading of Charles Sheldon's In His Steps as a constructive way forward. John D. Caputo introduces the notion of why the church needs deconstruction, positively defines deconstruction's role in renewal, deconstructs idols of the church, and imagines the future of the church in addressing the practical implications of this for the church's life through liturgy, worship, preaching, and teaching. Students of philosophy, theology, religion, and ministry, as well as others interested in engaging postmodernism and the emerging church phenomenon, will welcome this provocative, non-technical work.
Holocaust Chronicles
Author: Robert Moses Shapiro
Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780881256307
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The huge number of victims of the Holocaust is emotionally incomprehensible. The real horror can only be apprehended on the individual level. In the case of the Holocaust, many such records exist, since, as Ruth Wisse has observed, "many of the Jews in the ghettos and concentration camps . . . showed more concern for preserving a record of the incredible event they were witnessing than for their own survival." The studies presented in this volume survey this evidence--diaries, letters, oral histories, ghetto chronicles, rabbinic works, collections of photographs, songs--that originated in Warsaw, Lodz, Vilna, Auschwitz, and elsewhere. Together these documents allow us to gain some inkling of the experience of those who suffered in the ghettos and concentration camps--without the coloration and rethinkings of later recollections.
Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780881256307
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
The huge number of victims of the Holocaust is emotionally incomprehensible. The real horror can only be apprehended on the individual level. In the case of the Holocaust, many such records exist, since, as Ruth Wisse has observed, "many of the Jews in the ghettos and concentration camps . . . showed more concern for preserving a record of the incredible event they were witnessing than for their own survival." The studies presented in this volume survey this evidence--diaries, letters, oral histories, ghetto chronicles, rabbinic works, collections of photographs, songs--that originated in Warsaw, Lodz, Vilna, Auschwitz, and elsewhere. Together these documents allow us to gain some inkling of the experience of those who suffered in the ghettos and concentration camps--without the coloration and rethinkings of later recollections.
The Book Smugglers
Author: David E. Fishman
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN: 1512603309
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
The Book Smugglers is the nearly unbelievable story of ghetto residents who rescued thousands of rare books and manuscripts—first from the Nazis and then from the Soviets—by hiding them on their bodies, burying them in bunkers, and smuggling them across borders. It is a tale of heroism and resistance, of friendship and romance, and of unwavering devotion—including the readiness to risk one’s life—to literature and art. And it is entirely true. Based on Jewish, German, and Soviet documents, including diaries, letters, memoirs, and the author’s interviews with several of the story’s participants, The Book Smugglers chronicles the daring activities of a group of poets turned partisans and scholars turned smugglers in Vilna, “The Jerusalem of Lithuania.” The rescuers were pitted against Johannes Pohl, a Nazi “expert” on the Jews, who had been dispatched to Vilna by the Nazi looting agency, Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg, to organize the seizure of the city’s great collections of Jewish books. Pohl and his Einsatzstab staff planned to ship the most valuable materials to Germany and incinerate the rest. The Germans used forty ghetto inmates as slave-laborers to sort, select, pack, and transport the materials, either to Germany or to nearby paper mills. This group, nicknamed “the Paper Brigade,” and informally led by poet Shmerke Kaczerginski, a garrulous, street-smart adventurer and master of deception, smuggled thousands of books and manuscripts past German guards. If caught, the men would have faced death by firing squad at Ponar, the mass-murder site outside of Vilna. To store the rescued manuscripts, poet Abraham Sutzkever helped build an underground book-bunker sixty feet beneath the Vilna ghetto. Kaczerginski smuggled weapons as well, using the group’s worksite, the former building of the Yiddish Scientific Institute, to purchase arms for the ghetto’s secret partisan organization. All the while, both men wrote poetry that was recited and sung by the fast-dwindling population of ghetto inhabitants. With the Soviet “liberation” of Vilna (now known as Vilnius), the Paper Brigade thought themselves and their precious cultural treasures saved—only to learn that their new masters were no more welcoming toward Jewish culture than the old, and the books must now be smuggled out of the USSR. Thoroughly researched by the foremost scholar of the Vilna Ghetto—a writer of exceptional daring, style, and reach—The Book Smugglers is an epic story of human heroism, a little-known tale from the blackest days of the war.
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
ISBN: 1512603309
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
The Book Smugglers is the nearly unbelievable story of ghetto residents who rescued thousands of rare books and manuscripts—first from the Nazis and then from the Soviets—by hiding them on their bodies, burying them in bunkers, and smuggling them across borders. It is a tale of heroism and resistance, of friendship and romance, and of unwavering devotion—including the readiness to risk one’s life—to literature and art. And it is entirely true. Based on Jewish, German, and Soviet documents, including diaries, letters, memoirs, and the author’s interviews with several of the story’s participants, The Book Smugglers chronicles the daring activities of a group of poets turned partisans and scholars turned smugglers in Vilna, “The Jerusalem of Lithuania.” The rescuers were pitted against Johannes Pohl, a Nazi “expert” on the Jews, who had been dispatched to Vilna by the Nazi looting agency, Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg, to organize the seizure of the city’s great collections of Jewish books. Pohl and his Einsatzstab staff planned to ship the most valuable materials to Germany and incinerate the rest. The Germans used forty ghetto inmates as slave-laborers to sort, select, pack, and transport the materials, either to Germany or to nearby paper mills. This group, nicknamed “the Paper Brigade,” and informally led by poet Shmerke Kaczerginski, a garrulous, street-smart adventurer and master of deception, smuggled thousands of books and manuscripts past German guards. If caught, the men would have faced death by firing squad at Ponar, the mass-murder site outside of Vilna. To store the rescued manuscripts, poet Abraham Sutzkever helped build an underground book-bunker sixty feet beneath the Vilna ghetto. Kaczerginski smuggled weapons as well, using the group’s worksite, the former building of the Yiddish Scientific Institute, to purchase arms for the ghetto’s secret partisan organization. All the while, both men wrote poetry that was recited and sung by the fast-dwindling population of ghetto inhabitants. With the Soviet “liberation” of Vilna (now known as Vilnius), the Paper Brigade thought themselves and their precious cultural treasures saved—only to learn that their new masters were no more welcoming toward Jewish culture than the old, and the books must now be smuggled out of the USSR. Thoroughly researched by the foremost scholar of the Vilna Ghetto—a writer of exceptional daring, style, and reach—The Book Smugglers is an epic story of human heroism, a little-known tale from the blackest days of the war.
The Jamaican Family
Author: Elsa Leo-Rhynie
Publisher: Grace Kennedy Foundation
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher: Grace Kennedy Foundation
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description