Act of the Heart

When a priest hears a murderer’s confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumstantial evidence turns suspicion...

Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.

Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a...

An atheist goes through a near-death experience in an auto accident before converting to Christianity.

Sixteen-year-old Anne grows up in the isolated Biesbosch area, where spacious fields and power pylons define the landscape. With a group of friends,...

The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for sainthood...

Across three pivotal moments in his life, a masochistic ex-Catholic desperately chases penitential fire, struggling to survive his loss of faith.

In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of...

Lars Levi Laestadius (1800-1861), founded a Lutheran revival movement in the early 19th century in the north parts of Sweden. It had tremendous...

The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.