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THIS PLACE IN US THAT WE DO NOT KNOW: IN SEARCH OF THE KINGDOM
Albin Michel
Summary : Marie Balmary, Albin Michel, March 2024. A study of the different readings of the Gospel texts according to their original language. The author shares her interpretations of texts translated from Hebrew and Greek, highlighting translation errors and moralizing diversions that influence the Christian faith. Find it in bookstores.
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BETWEEN WARS
Gallimard
Summary :François Lecointre, Gallimard, April 2024. Story of the birth of a military vocation. The general relates the daily life of a young officer, between the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century. It notably evokes questions of commitment, combat, fraternity and even fear. Find it in bookstores
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DIGNITAS INFINITA
Deer
Summary : Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cerf, April 2024. Official text which recalls the fundamental principles of human dignity, accompanied by a denunciation of violations of this dignity: poverty, war, exploitation of migrants, violence against women, among others. Find it in bookstores.
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The Ritz Bartender
Albin Michel
Summary :Philippe Collin, Albin Michel, May 2024. Paris, during the Second World War. While the city was occupied, only one palace remained open, the Ritz, which became the headquarters of the Luftwaffe. Within its walls, men from the Gestapo, celebrities, resistance fighters and war profiteers meet and rub shoulders under the keen gaze of Frank Meier, the bartender, an Austrian emigrant of Jewish origin. Find it in bookstores.
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SINCE YOU HAVE DECIDED TO LOVE YOURSELF…
Mama
Summary :François Potez, Mame, January 2024. With extensive experience in supporting engaged couples and newlyweds, Father F. Potez offers advice to couples to support them in the first years of their marriage. Find it in bookstores.
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GREG AND THE ADVENTURE OF LIFE: BUILDING YOUR LIFE ON A SOLID FOUNDATION
Sénévé, Artège
Summary :Thibault and Inès d’Oysonville, Claire s2c, Artège, April 2024. Between great desires and the reality of life, it’s difficult to find your place when you’re a teenager… How can you arm yourself with the struggles and challenges of today’s world, and make the right choices for the future? With Greg, embark on this adventure diary to understand what is at stake at the dawn of your adult life. Find it in bookstores.
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Beautiful Stories of Saints and Eucharistic Miracles
Artège
Summary : Blanche Rivière, Artège, May 2024. Twenty miracles are recounted in order to discover the sacrament of the Eucharist and its mystery, through the centuries: Saint Tarcisius, Imelda Lambertini, the Curé of Ars, Dominic Savio, Elisabeth of the Trinity, Pius X, Charles de Foucauld, Carlo Acutis, among others. Find it in bookstores.
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THE CROSSING OF TIMES: THE LIGHT OF HAPPINESS
Albin Michel
Summary: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Albin Michel, April 2024. Noam, immortal hero who spans the history of humanity, arrives in ancient Greece. He meets Daphne, a pretty Athenian woman who wants to marry him. Xanthippe, the latter’s sister, is firmly opposed to this union because she does not want a metic in their family. Noam, who is not a citizen, must integrate into the life of the city to participate in its excitement. Find it in bookstores.
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River Gold
Gallimard
Summary : François Chandernagor, Gallimard, April 2024. An autobiographical story in which F. Chandernagor describes the Creuse of his childhood and the evolution of the department according to economic and climatic changes. She talks about her grandfather, the inhabitants of the village and the birth of her vocation for writing. Find it in bookstores.
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BERNANOS WITHOUT CONCESSIONS
Fayard
Summary :Patrick Chauvet, Fayard, May 2024. “I love the past precisely so as not to be “past-oriented”,” wrote Georges Bernanos. Seventy-five years after the writer’s death, his intuitions continue to help us understand our times. Following in his footsteps, Monsignor Patrick Chauvet attempts to answer a single question: how to find hope again? Find it in bookstores.
