First holy communion [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Allen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784930703321
• Autore: Allen Mark
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Burns & Oates, 2002
• ISBN: 1-282-71029-X; 9786612710292; 1-4411-4124-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 230.2
• Soggetti: First communion; Lord's Supper
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; AUTHOR'S NOTE; INTRODUCTION; THE OLD TESTAMENT: Background Note; 1 THE SACRIFICE OF COMMUNION; 2 THE SACRIFICE OF THANKSGIVING; 3 THE SACRIFICE OF FAITH; 4 THE SACRIFICE OF SALVATION; 5 FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY; 6 THE COVENANT OF LOVE: LIFE IN FREEDOM; 7 WAYBREAD FOR THE PILGRIM; 8 GOD'S SECRECY IN HIS SACRAMENTS; 9 THE SILENT PRAYER OF THE CONTRITE HEART; 10 THE MYSTERY OF SUFFERING: SACRIFICE AND EXPIATION; 11 THE INSCRUTABILITY OF GOD'S WILL; 12 MARY'S SUBMISSION TO GOD'S WILL; 13 THE PROPHETIC PRAYER OF HUMILITY AND FAITH; 14 ZECHARIAH'S PROPHECY; 15 THE INCARNATION: A CALL TO CONVERSION16 PROPHETIC GREETINGS; 17 JESUS' VOCATION; 18 JOHN'S TEACHING AND THE BAPTISM OF THE LAMB OF GOD; 19 VOCATION: CONVERSION TO A NEW LIFE IN CHRIST; 20 CHRIST'S GIFT OF HIMSELF; 21 BORN OF THE SPIRIT IN BAPTISM; 22 WEAKNESS AN AUTHOR OF EVIL; 23 CONFIGURING TRADITION TO THE PASCHAL MYSTERY; 24 LOVE WHICH KNOWS AND CARES; 25 LOVE WHICH RESTLESSLY SEEKS THE BELOVED; 26 THE IMPERATIVE OF LOVE; 27 THE FATHER'S UNCHANGING LOVE; 28 HEALING IN THE SPIRIT; 29 THE UNITY OF CHRIST; 30 A DEEP FAITH; 31 A KINGDOM OF LOVE; 32 JESUS APPOINTS PETER; 33 LOVE WHICH ACCEPTS DEATH34 DEATH WHICH LEADS TO LIFE; 35 ; THE HOLY OF HOLIES OPENED - A NEW HOUSE BUILT; 36 THE LAST SUPPER; 37 THE PASSION; 38 THE RESURRECTION; 39 THE ROAD TO EMMAUS; 40 SACRIFICE AND RANSOM; 41 SACRIFICE AND SALVATION
• Sommario/riassunto: Mark Allen found no suitable published book to prepare his son for First Holy Communion. First Holy Communion in the Roman Catholic Church is something of the greatest significance equivalent to confirmation in the Church of England or Bar Mitzvah for Jewish children. A lot of the material published is trite and worst of all tends to patronise the children for whom it is intended.To help parents and teachers answer questions about the ceremony Mark Allen offers readings and background from scripture and catechism. Children are hard-headed and like stories and facts. The narrative of the Bible

Alice Faye [[electronic resource] ] : a life beyond the silver screen / / Jane Lenz Elder

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809630903321
• Autore: Elder Jane Lenz
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2002
• ISBN: 1-283-43452-0; 9786613434524; 1-60473-586-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (334 p.)
• Collana: Hollywood legends series
• Disciplina: 791.43/028/092; B
• Soggetti: Entertainers - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Filmography: 249-261.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-300) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Broadway Baby; Chapter 2. Vallée's Satin Doll; Chapter 3. Scandals; Chapter 4. New Studio, New Star; Chapter 5. Breakthrough; Chapter 6. Treadmill; Chapter 7. Queen of the Lot; Chapter 8. So This Is Harris; Chapter 9. Movies and Motherhood; Chapter 10. Goodbye Fox; Chapter 11. Return ; to Radio; Chapter 12. Celebrity Fulfilled; Epilogue; Filmography; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Alice Faye's sweet demeanor, sultry glances, and velvety voice were her signatures. Her haunting rendition of ""You'll Never Know"" has never been surpassed by any other singer. Fans adored her in such films as Alexander's Ragtime Band, Rose of Washington Square, Tin Pan Alley, Week End in Havana, and Hello, Frisco, Hello. In the 1930's and 1940's she reigned as queen of 20th Century Fox musicals. She co-starred with such legends as Shirley Temple, Tyrone Power, Carmen Miranda, and Don Ameche and was voted the number-one box-office attraction of 1940, placing ahead of Bette Davis and Myrna Loy.