Murray matthew j (11 Ergebnisse)

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. The year I turned thirteen, my father declared himself the patron saint of frustrated housewives from the time I started ninth grade I lived in constant danger of coming home from school to find a group of his disciples gathered in my living room.So begins>The Father and the Son, a funny, moving, and sometimes painful story about a son's rediscovery of his father and a father's discovery of a new life of faith as a monk and priest. In this powerful work -- part memoir, part reportage--journalist Matt Murray explores the reasons his father, a middle-class homeowner and government worker, abandoned his life and moved to a rural monastery. The search takes the author back into his father's past, from his dirt-poor Depression-era childhood to his days as a struggling young writer in New York to his successful yet sometimes frustrated life as a husband and father. Murray recounts his mother's tragic death from cancer at the age of forty, and the difficult five years that followed for him, his farther, and his three siblings. He wrestles with the impact of his father's return to the Church at the age of fifty-two and subsequent decision to follow a life of faith, and the dramatic reshaping of his family that ensued. As Murray tracks his father through his conversion and delves into his beliefs, he questions not only his father's faith, but his own, and offers, with stark honesty, profound reflections on the relationships between fathers and sons.…

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Zustand: As New. : En 'The Father and the Son', Matt Murray narra la conmovedora historia de la redescubrimiento de su padre y el descubrimiento de una nueva vida de fe como monje y sacerdote. A través de recuerdos personales y reportajes, Murray explora las razones detrás de la decisión de su padre de abandonar su vida convencional para unirse a un monasterio rural. La búsqueda lleva al autor a explorar el pasado de su padre, desde una infancia marcada por la pobreza durante la Depresión hasta sus días como escritor en Nueva York y su vida como esposo y padre. Murray reflexiona sobre el impacto del regreso de su padre a la Iglesia y su posterior decisión de seguir una vida de fe, ofreciendo una mirada honesta a las relaciones entre padres e hijos. EAN: 9780060187828 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Religión y Espiritualidad Título: The Father and the Son Autor: Matthew J. Murray Editorial: HarperCollins Idioma: en Páginas: 272 Formato: tapa dura.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this powerful, moving, and sometimes painful work week -- part memoir, part reportage -- Wall Street Journal reporter Matt Murray explores the reasons his widowed father, a middle-class homeowner and government worker, abandoned his world and moved to a rural monastery to become a monk. He thoughtfully traces his father's life, from his dirt-poor Depression-era childhood and his days as a struggling young writer to his sometimes frustrating role as a husband and parent, to the death of his wife from cancer. Throughout, Matt Murray wrestles with the impact of his father's return to the Church, with his subsequent decision to follow a life of faith, and witch the dramatic reshaping of his family that ensued. As he tracks his father's spiritual journey, he delves into his own beliefs, questioning not only his father's faith but his own and offering, with stark honesty, profound reflections on the complex relationship between father and son.…

Soft cover, 56 pages. Very good. Being the notes of a lecture by Matthew J Murray before the Historical Society of Victoria, 25th June 1917. Black and white photographs throughout.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnMatt Murray received a master s degree in journalism at Northwestern University. He has worked for many news organizations and is currently a staff reporter at the Wall Street Journal. He lives in Brooklyn, New Yo.