Background
Girzone, Joseph F. was born on May 15, 1930 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Peter Joseph and Margaret Rita (Campbell) Girzone.
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Joshua's Family: The Long-Awaited Prequel to the Bestselling Joshua
(This engaging prequel to Joseph Girzone’s bestselling ser...)
This engaging prequel to Joseph Girzone’s bestselling series, which has sold more than 5 million books in the United States, describes Joshua’s early years and the first inklings of his destiny as a messenger of love in a troubled world. Millions of readers around the world have followed the story of the gentle woodcarver and carpenter who was first introduced in 1983 in Joseph Girzone’s beloved parable, Joshua. In JOSHUA’S FAMILY, Girzone travels back in time, painting a captivating portrait of the mother and father who nurtured Joshua and of the friends and neighbors who viewed the unusually precocious child with an uneasy balance of wonder and skepticism. Joshua’s extraordinary nature and mysterious gifts come to light even as he participates in the ordinary routines of small-town life: his gentleness and loving spirit imbue his interactions with contemporaries and adults alike. As he grows from child to adolescent, Joshua gradually awakens to the knowledge that he has been placed on earth for a special reason. Leaving the comforts of family and a familiar world, he moves to the outskirts of a distant town, where he will begin to teach others how the powers of love, tolerance, and understanding can heal the divisions in the human family and bring everlasting peace to the world. This is the book so many have been waiting for, and its powerful message is a much-needed antidote to the difficulties in today’s world.
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Joshua and the Shepherd
(With simple and profound prose, Joseph Girzone bringing t...)
With simple and profound prose, Joseph Girzone bringing to light incredible insights into modern Christianity and adds to his bestselling series with the story of the revolutionary Joshua in a contemporary setting. It is the end of a bitter cold winter. A crowd of people files into a cathedral to celebrate the consecration of a new bishop—a good man, they think, strict in doctrine but capable of compassion. A man of tradition, not of reform. A “company man.” His name is David Campbell. And sitting in the last pew of the cathedral is a clean-shaven man of ordinary build, with gentle hazel eyes. His name is Joshua. Within twenty-four hours of his first encounter with Joshua, David Campbell will propose the most far-reaching reforms in a millennium, reforms to destroy sectarian barriers, reforms to change the direction of the church, reforms to return Christianity to its founders with a simple message. With Joshua as his mentor, David Campbell—the Shepherd—preaches to Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, and Jews of the universal truth of God’s love. It is a message that changes everyone it touches. And no one who reads Joshua and the Shepherd will ever forget it.
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Joshua : A Parable for Today & Never Alone: A Personal Way to God
(Joseph Girzone wrote his parable Joshua in 1983 and publi...)
Joseph Girzone wrote his parable Joshua in 1983 and published it himself with neither accompanying fanfare nor expectation of the extraordinary effect if would have on peple around the world. WIth only word-of-mouth for advertising, and by virtue of its simple message of love, Joshua became an international force of spiritual strength. A decade after its modest beginnings, Joshua and its sequels have millions of readers around the world and continue to bring hope and peace to all who seek spiritual nourishment. Father Joseph Girzone retired from the Catholic preisthood in 1986 for health reasons. He then embarked on the surprising writing career that has brought him millions of readers. He livs in Altamont, New York.
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Joshua in a Troubled World: A Story for Our Time
(The bestselling Joshua series takes an invigorating, time...)
The bestselling Joshua series takes an invigorating, timely new turn as Girzone’s beloved hero spreads his message of love and compassion from the streets of our nation’s capital to the blood-soaked lands of the Middle East. Joseph Girzone possesses a unique ability to make Jesus’ words and actions come to life for contemporary audiences. His fictional depictions of Jesus’ return to the present-day world—the Joshua series—have inspired millions of readers. Joshua in a Troubled World is at once a magnificent continuation of his perennially popular series and an enlightening perspective on the political paranoia and destructive acts of vengeance that fill the front pages of our daily newspapers. Arriving in Washington, D.C., Joshua walks along Pennsylvania Avenue with a cool detachment and determination that sets him apart from the bustling crowds. Under ordinary circumstances, he would no doubt be seen simply as a man wrapped in his own thoughts. But in these security-obsessed times, his Middle Eastern appearance and his spontaneous stops at various churches, temples, and mosques inevitably arouse suspicions. Taken into custody by two government agents, Joshua challenges the legal and moral justness of their actions and they reluctantly release him to continue his mission. It is the most difficult and controversial mission he has ever undertaken—a plan to unite Arab- and Jewish-Americans and to work with them to resolve the bitter wars and religious animosities in the Middle East. Peopled with prominent figures such as Ariel Sharon, and moving from Washington to Beirut and then to Oslo while the peace accords are being hammered out, Joshua in a Troubled World explores the most explosive issues of our day and offers a realistic, compassionate assessment of the things that divide us and the beliefs that can serve as a foundation for a new, more peaceful world.
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Joshua - The Journey Home, Contains Joshua, Joshua And Hte Children and Joshua In The Holy Land
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Joseph Girzone Collection: 4 Book Set: Joshua; Joshua in the Holy Land; the Shepherd; Never Alone a Personal Way to God
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Joseph F. Girzone 2 Book Set - Joshua A Parable For Today, Joshua In The Holy Land
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The Parables of Joshua
(In the latest chapter of his bestselling Joshua series, J...)
In the latest chapter of his bestselling Joshua series, Joseph Girzone offers fresh inspiration in this collection of fifty never-before-published contemporary vignettes that underscore the most important lessons of the gospel. Joseph Girzone's novels about Joshua, the carpenter who transforms ordinary lives with words of peace and loving actions, have sold more than three million copies and captured the hearts of readers around the world. In The Parables of Joshua, perhaps his most powerful book since the original Joshua, Girzone distills the essence of Christian teaching in entertaining and inspiring "bite-sized" tales set against the background of current society. For some today, the parables of the New Testament are quaint, old-fashioned stories, with little relevance to everyday life in the twenty-first century. As Girzone writes in his Introduction, "I have heard the most callous people comment with such great piety on the parables that I could not help but wonder if we haven't made parables pleasant-sounding fables about human situations long past, but with no present-day meaning." In order to recapture their original vitality Girzone revives the timeless messages behind the original parables by "dressing them in modern clothes," presenting them through Joshua in a conversational style that will resonate with a modern audience. From the Hardcover edition.
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Joshua: The Journey Home : Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land by Girzone, Joseph F. (1997) Hardcover
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Joshua and the City (The Joshua Series)
( The fourth installment in the Joshua series, Joshua an...)
The fourth installment in the Joshua series, Joshua and the City reaches some encouraging and very important conclusions. In an urban community where poverty, senseless violence, racism, and AIDS seem like insurmountable problems, Joshua manages to sow seeds of renewal with his words of love. He reaches out to every person with transforming openness, showing how to regenerate the city and bring about undreamed-of economic revitalization. Yet many other problems remain that money cannot help. And it is, most importantly, to these that Joshua addresses his healing message. In a world of despairing doubt, Joshua and the City gives the reader hopeful answers that lead toward peace and understanding.
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Joshua: The Journey Home : Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land
(These three spiritual parables ("Joshua, Joshua and the C...)
These three spiritual parables ("Joshua, Joshua and the Children" and "Joshua in the Holy Land") energized millions of readers with a contemporary understanding of the Christian gospel. Now they appear complete in this edition. Resonating with echoes from the Gospels and with a deeply inspiring vision of true spirituality, these are novels no reader can forget.
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Joshua, the Journey Home : Includes Joshua, Joshua and the Children and Joshua in the Holy Land
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Joshua In The Holy Land
(Joshua has come home. But home is no more peaceful than...)
Joshua has come home. But home is no more peaceful than it was during the "time long ago" remembered by Joshua. Violent, seemingly intractable disputes poison the very air. It falls to Joshua, retracing the path taken two millennia ago, to lead his followers to peace in this world as well as in the next. Joshua in the Holy Land will carry every reader back to where it all began. Back to Nazareth and Bethlehem. Back to Capernaum and Bethany. Back to Jerusalem. Full of resonances with the Gospels, Joshua in the Holy Land is a profoundly satisfying addition to the Joshua phenomenon.
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Joshua: A Parable for Today
(Rooted in a scrupulously accurate reading of scripture, J...)
Rooted in a scrupulously accurate reading of scripture, Joshua is a profoundly moving, deeply inspiring book that no reader will ever forget. Sometimes it happens. After two thousand years, the human race may be given a second chance. When Joshua moves to a small cabin on the edge of town, the local people are mystified by his presence. A quiet and simple man, Joshua appears to seek nothing for himself. He supports himself by working as a carpenter. He charges very little for his services, yet his craftsmanship is exquisite. The statue of Moses that he carves for the local synagogue prompts amazement as well as consternation. What are the townsfolk to make of this enigmatic stranger? Some people report having seen him carry a huge cherry log on his shoulders effortlessly. Still others talk about the child in a poor part of town who was dreadfully ill but, after Joshua’s visit, recovered completely. Despite his benevolence and selfless work in the community, some remain suspicious. Finally, in an effort to address the community’s doubts, Joshua is confronted by the local church leaders.
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Kara, the Lonely Falcon
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Kara, The Lonely Falcon is a tale of life, love, and self-sacrifice, as they all occur among the meek and powerful animals of th forest. The story of Kara's gentle, friend-filled life, and his gradual preparation for heaven, is one with universal appeal.
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Joshua and the Children
(The Story Continues... Joseph F. Girzone has woven anot...)
The Story Continues... Joseph F. Girzone has woven another magical story, a modern-day parable, in Joshua and the Children, which gracefully continues the teachings and inspirations from his previous bestseller, Joshua. A stronger Joshua arrives in a deceptively ordinary village only to witness the doings of unscrupulous leaders and violent people. The children are the first to recognize that something is quite different about this stranger who has come seemingly from nowhere. It is through the villagers' children that Joshua is able to restore a sense of peacefulness and honesty. "A new day had dawned, a new spirit spread throughout the land, and it all seemed to have happened because of the simple, unassuming goodness of one gentle stranger who knew only how to love."
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Kara: The Lonely Falcon 2nd edition by Girzone, Joseph F. (1985) Hardcover
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Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land/boxed Set of 3
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Never Alone: A Personal Way to God by the author of JOSHUA
(The #1 Publishers Weekly religious best-seller now becom...)
The #1 Publishers Weekly religious best-seller now becomes a best-selling paperback! Joseph Girzone, author of Joshua, takes us on a personal spiritual quest in his first book of nonfiction. Joseph Girzone is that singular publishing phenomenon, an author who answers the unasked questions that lie hidden in so many hearts. The wisdom of his spirituality, at once both simple and profound, transcends the many factions of religion and speaks to millions, regardless of background, in a language all can understand. Never Alone is his most intimate book to date, and has already brought him many new readers because of its accepting message. In it, he unveils his personal way to God -- a way of such wisdom, sympathy, and generosity that anyone can follow it and find satisfaction, happiness, and serenity. As Father Girzone guides the reader, he brings us before a god who is neither silent nor condemning, but a patient God who heals gently and thoroughly, a realistic God who knows quite well how we function. We may be shocked or ashamed bv what we see in ourselves, but God understands. In Never Alone, Joseph Girzone unfolds the spirituality of love and forgiveness, and directs his readers toward peace.
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3 Titles By Joseph F. Girzone: "Joshua: A Parable for Today," "Joshua and The City," & "Joshua and the Children"
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Joshua and the City Hardcover – March 1, 1995
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Joshua in the Holy Land Hardcover - September, 1992
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Joseph F Cirzone Collection 3 Books (Joshua and the Shepherd Paperback, Joshua A Parable for Today Paperback, Never Alone A Personal Way to God Hardcover)
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- Joshua - A Parable for Today, And the Children, The Parables of Joshua - Set of 3 books
- BY Girzone, Joseph F ( Author ) { Kara the Lonely Falcon By Girzone, Joseph F ( Author ) Apr - 28- 1997 ( Paperback ) }
- Joshua and the City by Joseph F. Girzone (1995-03-01)
- Joshua: The Homecoming
- Never Alone: A Personal Way to God by the author of JOSHUA by Joseph F. Girzone (1995-04-01)
- Joshua in the Holy Land by Joseph F. Girzone (1992-09-01)
- Joseph Girzone Collection: 4 Book Set: Joshua; Joshua in the Holy Land; the Shepherd; Joshua and the City
- Never Alone: A Personal Way to God by the author of JOSHUA by Joseph F. Girzone (1995-04-01)
- Joseph Girzone Collection (Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land, Never Alone, A Portrait of Jesus, and Joey)
- Joshua: The Journey Home : Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land by Joseph F. Girzone (1997-10-03)
- Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land/boxed Set of 3 by Joseph F. Girzone (October 18,1993)
- Joshua In The Holy Land by Joseph Girzone (1995-04-01)
- Joshua and the City (The Joshua Series) by Joseph F. Girzone (1996-09-01)
Joseph F. Girzone
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, St. Bonaventure University, 1951. D. Theology, Whitefriars Hall, 1955.
Career
Entered, Carmelite Order, 1948;
ordained Catholic priest, 1955;
high school teacher, New York, Pennsylvania, 1955-1964;
member of faculty, St. Albert's Seminary, Middletown, New York, 1960-1961;
pastor, various churches, New York, 1964-1981;
pastor, Our Lady Mount Carmel Church, Amsterdam, New York, 1974-1981;
writer, since 1981. Board directors Schenectady Joint Commission Christians and Jews. Director Dominican 3d Order Religious Lay People, 1964-1976.
Member of New York State Bishop's advisory commission criminal justice. Chairman Schenectady County New York Human Rights commission, 1973-1974. Vice chairman Title III advisory board New York State Office Aging, 1974-1976.
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Works
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Joshua's Family: The Long-Awaited Prequel to the Bestselling Joshua
(This engaging prequel to Joseph Girzone’s bestselling ser...)
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The Parables of Joshua
(In the latest chapter of his bestselling Joshua series, J...)
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Joshua in a Troubled World: A Story for Our Time
(The bestselling Joshua series takes an invigorating, time...)
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Joshua and the Shepherd
(With simple and profound prose, Joseph Girzone bringing t...)
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Never Alone: A Personal Way to God by the author of JOSHUA
(The #1 Publishers Weekly religious best-seller now becom...)
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Joshua : A Parable for Today & Never Alone: A Personal Way to God
(Joseph Girzone wrote his parable Joshua in 1983 and publi...)
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Joshua: The Journey Home : Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land
(These three spiritual parables ("Joshua, Joshua and the C...)
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Joshua: A Parable for Today
(Rooted in a scrupulously accurate reading of scripture, J...)
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Kara, the Lonely Falcon
(Kara, The Lonely Falcon is a tale of life, love, and self...)
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Joshua and the City (The Joshua Series)
( The fourth installment in the Joshua series, Joshua an...)
- BY Girzone, Joseph F ( Author ) { Kara the Lonely Falcon By Girzone, Joseph F ( Author ) Apr - 28- 1997 ( Paperback ) }
- Joseph Girzone Collection: 4 Book Set: Joshua; Joshua in the Holy Land; the Shepherd; Never Alone a Personal Way to God
- Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land/boxed Set of 3
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Joshua In The Holy Land
(Joshua has come home. But home is no more peaceful than...)
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Joshua and the Children
(The Story Continues... Joseph F. Girzone has woven anot...)
- Joshua - A Parable for Today, And the Children, The Parables of Joshua - Set of 3 books
- Joshua - The Journey Home, Contains Joshua, Joshua And Hte Children and Joshua In The Holy Land
- Joseph F. Girzone 2 Book Set - Joshua A Parable For Today, Joshua In The Holy Land
- Joshua and the City by Joseph F. Girzone (1995-03-01)
- Joshua: The Homecoming
- Never Alone: A Personal Way to God by the author of JOSHUA by Joseph F. Girzone (1995-04-01)
- Joshua: The Journey Home : Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land by Girzone, Joseph F. (1997) Hardcover
- Joshua in the Holy Land by Joseph F. Girzone (1992-09-01)
- Joshua, the Journey Home : Includes Joshua, Joshua and the Children and Joshua in the Holy Land
- Joseph Girzone Collection: 4 Book Set: Joshua; Joshua in the Holy Land; the Shepherd; Joshua and the City
- Never Alone: A Personal Way to God by the author of JOSHUA by Joseph F. Girzone (1995-04-01)
- Joseph Girzone Collection (Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land, Never Alone, A Portrait of Jesus, and Joey)
- Kara: The Lonely Falcon 2nd edition by Girzone, Joseph F. (1985) Hardcover
- Joshua: The Journey Home : Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land by Joseph F. Girzone (1997-10-03)
- Joshua, Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land/boxed Set of 3 by Joseph F. Girzone (October 18,1993)
- 3 Titles By Joseph F. Girzone: "Joshua: A Parable for Today," "Joshua and The City," & "Joshua and the Children"
- Joshua and the City Hardcover – March 1, 1995
- Joshua In The Holy Land by Joseph Girzone (1995-04-01)
- Joshua and the City (The Joshua Series) by Joseph F. Girzone (1996-09-01)
- Joshua in the Holy Land Hardcover - September, 1992
- Joseph F Cirzone Collection 3 Books (Joshua and the Shepherd Paperback, Joshua A Parable for Today Paperback, Never Alone A Personal Way to God Hardcover)
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Joshua's Family: The Long-Awaited Prequel to the Bestselling Joshua
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President Amsterdam Community Concerts. Co-owner Golden Age Sentinel.
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