“Absolution” is an epistolary novel, composed as an exchange of letters between two women whose lives crossed briefly and unremarkably, but were linked by a third person whose dynamism and dominance made a lasting impression on both.
Alice McDermott’s ‘Absolution’: Works without faith are dead?
Iraq: Full of historic sites important to understanding Christianity
“The pontiff said he looks forward to visiting our country, which is also where Abraham began his journey,” Cardinal Louis Sako of Baghdad said of the March 5-8 trip.
Even complaining to God is a form of prayer, pope says
To complain to God in moments of doubt and fear like Abraham did is not something bad but rather is a form of prayer that requires the courage to hope beyond all hope, Pope Francis said.