From "the world's greatest tour guide," a deeply-researched, captivating journey through the rich history of Christianity and the winding paths of the French and Italian countryside that will feed mind, body, and soul (New York Times). "What a wondrous work! This beautifully written and totally clear-eyed account of his pilgrimage will have you wondering whether we should all embark on such a journey, either of the body, the soul or, as in Egan's case, both." --Cokie Roberts "Egan draws us in, making us feel frozen in the snow-covered Alps, joyful in valleys of trees with low-hanging fruit, skeptical of the relics of embalmed saints and hopeful for the healing of his encrusted toes, so worn and weathered from their walk."--The Washington Post Moved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Timothy Egan decided to follow in the footsteps of centuries of seekers to force a reckoning with his own beliefs. He embarked on a thousand-mile pilgrimage through the theological cradle of Christianity to explore the religion in the world that it created. Egan sets out along the Via Francigena, once the major medieval trail leading the devout to Rome, and travels overland via the alpine peaks and small mountain towns of France, Switzerland and Italy, accompanied by a quirky cast of fellow pilgrims and by some of the towering figures of the faith--Joan of Arc, Henry VIII, Martin Luther. The goal: walking to St. Peter's Square, in hopes of meeting the galvanizing pope who is struggling to hold together the church through the worst crisis in half a millennium. A thrilling journey, a family story, and a revealing history, A Pilgrimage to Eternity looks for our future in its search for God.

"What happens after we take that last breath? Is there something out there after we die? Your life is a journey that will end-- sometime and somewhere. Is that all there is? This life and nothing more? What are we even here for? In this book you will find the answers to all these questions"--Page 4 of cover.

What is the Pathway to Heaven? What are the signposts that point man towards it? How about those obstacles? Join Puritan author Arthur Dent (1601) in this journey towards the Celestial City, in a wonderful and captivating book written as a dialogue of Bunyan-like characters that portray signposts or obstacles to Heaven and eternal felicity. "Pathway to Heaven" was one of the books that John Bunyan read during the four years of spiritual struggle that led to his conversion, and influenced his later writing of "Pilgrim's Progress." This book has also influenced other leading authors, among whom is well-known was the well-known Puritan preacher Richard Baxter. This book has been first published in 1601 and has been proofread, typeset, and edited for eBook readers.

Journey from Eternity to Eternity, is the passing experience of a soul, from a lifetime on this planet, expressed through brief narratives, and poetry. Hyacinths of My Soul are poems, gathered from various walks of life. The book begins with a birds quest for love and ends with the dawn of its self-realization.