HyssopTriQuarterly Books/Northwestern University Press, 1998 - 175 The friendship of a bishop and a self-proclaimed thief spans over 70 years in this stunning novel full of magic. "Hyssop" is an inquiry into the nature of religion, faith and belief, and into the power of moral dilemmas embedded in loving friendships and in spiritually rich but materially impoverished lives. |
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... stood closer . The coin grew cold in my fingers . Colder and colder . Smaller and smaller . " NOW ! " I said . The picture happened fast . The photographer took one shot at the instant the lieu- tenant took one shot . Missed by a mile ...
... stood closer . The coin grew cold in my fingers . Colder and colder . Smaller and smaller . " NOW ! " I said . The picture happened fast . The photographer took one shot at the instant the lieu- tenant took one shot . Missed by a mile ...
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... stood near where Recita and I and the Bishop stood . Home plate . The Bishop , plenty mad at God , repeated , " Dear God , it is hot , " and said , " You will forgive us if this wedding does not go nine innings . " He joined our right ...
... stood near where Recita and I and the Bishop stood . Home plate . The Bishop , plenty mad at God , repeated , " Dear God , it is hot , " and said , " You will forgive us if this wedding does not go nine innings . " He joined our right ...
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... stood at the center . There is a form in the Mass that makes possible the transubstantiation ; in the confessional that offers absolution ; in the final blessing that promises salvation . There is a form in eighty years of friendship ...
... stood at the center . There is a form in the Mass that makes possible the transubstantiation ; in the confessional that offers absolution ; in the final blessing that promises salvation . There is a form in eighty years of friendship ...
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