We are all unique individuals created in the image of God, and yet we struggle daily to live our lives as part of a community, be it a family, a workgroup, or even a church group.

In 1895 Liberal Catholics in America were struggling to maintain that one could be a good American and a good Catholic at the same time. Bishop John J. Keane had been relieved of his post as Rector of the Catholic University of America because he was suspected of being liberal, too much American, too little Catholic. Monsignor Denis O'Connell had been deposed as Rector of the American College at Rome for the same reason. Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul, the consecrated blizzard of the Midwest, ' was accused by German-American Catholics and by conservative Archbishop Corrigan of New York of favoring American ways over Catholic schools. Bishop Keane was posted to Rome where he joined Denis O'Connell in an effort to clear their names and make Rome understand that Americanism and Roman Catholicism were not in opposition. Baroness Augusta von Eichthal befriended the American prelates and arranged for them to have their defense published in one of Germany's most influential newspapers. When she put the Americans in contact with Professor Doctor Franz Xaver Kraus, the secret Spectator' columnist of the Munich Allgemeine Zeitung, Europe was supplied with their side of the controversy. The interior working of the liberal combination is revealed in letters which Baroness von Eichthal wrote from 1895 to 1901 to her close friend, priest and scholar F. X. Kraus. The caustic and observant letters flowed from the busy pen of a Bavarian spinster supplied with the sarcastic wisdom of her sixty-five years. Translated from German, annotated, and with a full introduction, these letters are published for the first time.

For two hundred years since 1805 the tale of St. Peter's Episcopal Church has been entwined with the story of the historic city of Auburn, New York. From the close of the American Revolution to the development of nineteenth century industry, Auburn has had significance as the location of international manufacturing and as the home of William Henry Seward. Thanks to the preservation of St. Peter's vital records, an account of the venerable parish's involvement in Auburn's history has been professionally written by the Rev. Robert Curtis Ayers, Ph.D. Dr. Ayers specializes in ecclesiastical history and is Rector Emeritus of the present Auburn parish of Saints Peter and John. From Tavern to Temple: St. Peter's CHurch, Auburn: The First Hundred Years details the social development of the parish, with special attention to the role of women, as well as the part that individual clergy and laymen played in the development of the church

Follow the journey of young Cleopas as he sets out in a world new to him. Cleopas will come across paths with some of the most influential men in history, although he will not know this at the time. Follow as Cleopas grows and becomes dear friends with Peter, who encourages him to be a fisher of men, and introduces him to Jesus, the Son of God. Your heart will tear apart with Cleopas as you read how Jesus' life came to end, or so he thinks. Chills will come as you read of Cleopas' realization of who the stranger is on "the Road to Emmaus'.

Some of Billy Grays stories are funny, some sad but all come to the moral conclusion that good ( God) is triumphant over evil. Some stories are taken from his courtroom experiences in a somber setting but with a comical twist. Others you will see inside of a penitentiary as never before seen and still others, men called of God to their profession whether it be preaching or coaching.

For two hundred years since 1805 the tale of St. Peter's Episcopal Church has been entertwined with the story of the historic city of Auburn, New York. From the close of the American Revolution to the development of nineteenth century industry, Auburn has had significance as the location of international manufacturing and as the home of William Henry Seward. Thanks to the preservation of St. Peter's vital records, an account of the venerable parish's involvement in Auburn's history has been professionally written by the Rev. Robert Curtis Ayers, Ph.D. Dr. Ayers specializes in ecclesiastical history and is Rector Emeritus of the present Auburn parish of Saints Peter and John. FROM TAVERN TO TEMPLE: ST. PETER'S CHURCH, AUBURN: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS details the social development of the parish, with special attention to the role of women, as well as the part that individual clergy and laymen played in the development of the church.