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 Junia Novel Trilogy |
 Michael E. Giesler |
 This set of novels for tweens and teens is a vibrant, enlivening trilogy that illustrates the life of the Early Christian in Rome. The author is a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei in St. Louis.
Junia
The Fictional Life and Death of an Early Christian
As the beautiful daughter of a Roman senator, Junia enjoyed the best that life had to offer in first century Rome. She was grateful and anxious to please her family, a dutiful and obedient young woman of privilege. That is, until a chance friendship and its abrupt end sparks an interest in a new religion that will lead to a destiny she never imagined. Junia is a fictional exploration of life at the very beginning of Christianity from a very personal point of view. It shows how the attractions of the new religion were accompanied by social struggle, family division, and the risk of a disgraceful death to those courageous enough to embrace it.
Softcover. 120 pgs. 5.5" x 8.5"
Marcus
In second-century Rome, Marcus tries to resume his life as a student of philosophy at the Athenaeum. His sister, Junia, had been executed in the Amphitheater for the crime of becoming a Christian. A few weeks after her death, Marcus himself is saved from being run over by a reckless charioteer. A young passerby, a Samarian, instinctively throws him out of the path of danger. And through this selfless act of a stranger, Marcus is led to share a new world based on truth and love, but a world beset with new dangers.
Continuing the story of Junia and of early Christian experience in the Roman Empire, Marcus reveals how the followers of Jesus, the Christ, began to transform pagan society. Social and family connections intertwine with friendship and betrayal, prejudice and loyalty, as those who are drawn to the Way must make decisions that define their own lives and forever change the world in which they live.
Softcover. 127 pgs. 5.5" x 8.5"
Grain of Wheat
Set in the second century of the early Christian Church, Grain of Wheat takes you into the heroic lives of the early Christians. Along the way, it shows the beauty and dignity of the Christian family, along with the power of the vocation to celibacy — a charism lived not only by priests and bishops, but by many of the lay faithful. These brave men and women, both single and married, followed Christ and spread his Kingdom while remaining in society. Through their courageous faith an entire culture was transformed, one person at a time, one family at a time.
This work of fiction draws on early Christian testimonies, as well as more recent historical and contemporary books. It continues the saga which the author introduced in Junia (2002) and Marcus (2004).
Softcover. 211 pgs. 5.5" x 8.5"
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“Having read and loved Fabiola (1854, Cardinal Wiseman) as a teenager, I searched long and hard to find a similarly courageous and engaging novel. Junia exceeded my hopes! The three-book series never slows down a minute, but takes us deep into the beauty and sacrifice, love and courage of the early Christian Church and its heroes. There are portions of the books that I still refer back to for inspiration. Thank you, Fr. Giesler, for bringing the Church's heroes "to life" for us in such a real way!”
- Veronica, CA |
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