My First Book of Prayers Illus. by Gillian Flint. Worthy, $6.99 (20p) ISBN 978-0-8249-1683-1. Ten simple prayers accompany tranquil images of children outdoors and in cozy indoor scenes.

This book will likely not pass muster with some traditionalist Catholics, but it otherwise has broad appeal. Although I gave it to my 14-year-old, it could speak to women of all ages.

The initial clues appeared on the prayer book’s inside flap. First, I investigated the address. From conversations I had had with my mother, I knew her family had moved to Hewes Street around ...

They are just improvising based on their own fancy, using material from the multiple actual translations from Aramaic in my first book (1990), "Prayers of the Cosmos." My methodology and sources ...

She said the response has been favorable, and "people do tell me they enjoy my prayers." The book is to be available at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 6130 S.W. 17th in Topeka, and Town Crier, 716 ...

The Book of Common Prayer, penned in the 16th century by Cranmer and used in many Anglican traditions, was not crafted with Black people in mind, Arthur Riley said.

First off, Swift reminds us that “The Book of Common Prayer” was never a static work. Though first published as a compendium of the Anglican rituals of morning prayer, baptism, marriage ...

The main impetus for the drive to rewrite the book — the central unifying text of all Episcopal worship, with roots in the first Anglican Book of Common Prayer, published in 1549 — was a ...

Cranmer’s book and its descendants have had an enduring linguistic, theological, and political impact. On June 9, 1549, parishioners in England’s ...

The oldest known copy of Archimedes’ work lies hidden under the pages of a 13th century prayer book. ... The first pictures emerged, line by line. "I wished I could read ancient Greek.

Anybody contemplating retirement and wondering how they will fill their days could take a lesson from Sister Lois Spear. Spear, an Adrian Dominican sister, worked for the Franciscan Sisters of ...