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Born and raised in suburban New Jersey, Timothy John Mulrennan has known since childhood a deep and abiding faith in his God and his Church that leads him to a career as a priest-and propels him onto the stage of world events that include the Second Vatican Council, the Vietnam War, and the election of the first Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic church of the third millennium. Along the way he encounters some of the most remarkable characters...

Civilization has been destroyed by a catastrophe of epic proportions. Mankindd is at war with vampires, an alien life form that appeared when the earth changed. Father Abel Nightroad, Sister Esther Blanchett and Tres Iquis are on the road to their safe harbour, the Vatican, battling vampires along the way. When they finally reach their destination, Rome...

When Pope Julius II (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fueled by the artistic and temperamental differences that form the core of this movie.

Three exhilarating novellas - The Secret Dead, The Academy of Secrets, and A Christmas Requiem - follow the early adventures of young priest Giordano Bruno in the dramatic days of sixteenth century Italy. Even the dead have a story to tell ... Naples, 1566. During a sweltering summer, eighteen-year-old Giordano Bruno takes his final vows at San Domenico Maggiore and is admitted to the Dominican Order - despite doubts over his tendency to ask difficult...

Special theme essays cover the earliest Christian churches, the construction of Gothic cathedrals, the evolution of the baptismal font, churches designed by contemporary artists, and the revival of meditative labyrinth walking.

Discusses the history of the Sistine Chapel, including the frescoes, Michelangelo's influence, the Last Judgment, and modern day restoration.