The Irish have always been an important part of San Francisco.
Everything changed on the morning of December 7, 1941, and life in San Francisco was no exception.
While the SFPD story includes a gruesome and sometimes scandalous past, its dedicated officers continue to provide a positive and invaluable service to the diverse metropolitan community of San Francisco.
It is hoped that this collection of his writings from Commonweal will inspire readers to cultivate a similar sense of attentiveness and commitment, for as the author himself observed, “Religious traditions are meant to transform us, not ...
The historic photographs of this volume document the establishment of the volunteer department on Christmas Eve 1849 and the inception of the paid force in 1866, as well as such colorful characters as Lily Hitchcock Coit, a belle who ...
William Daniell's Isle of Skye and Raasay brings together 17 aquatint prints and 10 pencil sketches from the Hebridean islands of Eigg, Rum, Skye and Raasay, and photographs showing these views as they are today.
Orthodoxy stands outside of the Protestant/Catholic polarization, and is a mystery to many Western Christians, some of whom have started to search Orthodoxy for new light on their own traditions.
At a time when white supremacist thinking seems to be gaining momentum, this book brings together voices ranging from university professors to skinheads to prison inmates to analyze the forces that hold the white race together--and those ...
To treat this question, Fr. John Garvey provides a concise introduction to great religious traditions, East and West, and goes on to explore how seeds of truth may be found in them, while upholding the Orthodox Church's claim as the unique ...
In Sexuality and the U.S. Catholic Church, Lisa Sowle Cahill, John Garvey, and T. Frank Kennedy, S.J. introduce the work of leading Catholic theologians, writers, and scholars to help ground the conversation in the tradition, identify ...
Against the Current: Reflections on the Misuse of Religion
Review of John Evan Garvey's Secreta Corporis by MICHAEL NAVA, author of the Henry Rios novels--which were praised as "an exceptional series" by the New York Times--and the historical novel, The City of Palaces Secreta Corporis is, in the ...
Everything changed on the morning of December 7, 1941, and life in San Francisco was no exception.
(The series continues from Book 1.) A microchip manufacturer from Munich amuses himself by taunting and evading federal agents with his sophisticated hacking skills.
Not exactly the peaceful rural life Zeph envisioned sharing with a lover on coming out. But life doesn't always.
The Prematurely Saved: And Other Varieties of the Religious Experience
The Irish have always been an important part of San Francisco.
The book also describes the technique of aquatinting, which requires high artistic skills and dexterity. Containing themes of history, art and travel, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers.
This book takes a fresh look at problems we all face at Christmas time: finances; present buying; and family relations. It examines how we can approach the season in new ways.
All Our Sons and Daughters