Pierced by a Sword

An excerpt from the Foreword:

"Long after our century is over, long after the fifty thousand titles that are published in English each year are forgotten, you and others will turn to tattered copies of Pierced by a Sword and smile, and puzzle over it, and wonder how it was written, and thank God for it.

Get ready for a journey of epic proportions--rather, cosmic proportions. This book is a little treasure, a marvel. This is an adventure, a comedy, a tragedy, a turbulent odyssey and a peaceful stroll. Most of all, this is a love story like no other I have ever read. A new kind of love story. I'll see you inside..."


~Michael D. O'Brien
Author of Father Elijah

• Over 345,000 copies in print!
• A legendary Internet sensation.
• Characters so real you'll swear you know them.
• A plot that twists and turns so fast you'll lose sleep to keep reading.
• A supernatural thriller that will rock your world!

These characters will become your friends...

Nathan Payne A troubled young securities broker from Chicago. Will Nathan find the faith to win the love of Joanie Wheat--a woman of deep Catholic convictions?

Becky Macadam A stunningly beautiful young woman, away from the faith since childhood, alone and pregnant in the heartless city of Chicago.

Father Chet Sullivan A fast-talking young priest from New Jersey with a penchant for getting into trouble.

Tom Wheat  The foremost U.S. expert on Marian Apparitions, desperately trying to warn the world about The Coming Tribulations. Can Wheat reach the country in time?

Lee Washington   A drug dealer from Cleveland, living in the fast lane in L.A. Will he keep his appointment with Our Lady?

Pope Patrick A no-nonsense Irish Pope who drives his own car and travels in disguise, unaware that there is a bounty on his head...

Joe Jackson A soft-spoken, shy, former NFL football star from Louisiana.

And the Mother of God...

Conceived Without Sin

An excerpt from the Foreword:

One strange and wonderful thing about Bud Macfarlane's storytelling is that his people are so loved by the author that they grab you and hold you. This novel is plainly a story of love and marriage and friendship and conversion. Supernatural forces weave in and out, as they must do in real stories of the faith. It is all in the here and now, all in the relationships young adults begin to have and then build on, and then consummate with one another and with God.

It explores the meaning of the virgin birth in a way that has never been explored before. It describes the depths of falling away doubt and the anguish of redemptive suffering. It describes the crucifixion of Jesus Christ as if you were there, looking at it, cringing with horror.


~Thomas W. Case
Author of Moonie Buddhist Catholic

• A story that will grab you and surprise you.
• Funny, gritty, real characters.
• A novel about the meaning of true friendship.
• A book about your world.
• Over 155,000 copies in print.

From the raging summer waters of the New Jersey shore to the peaceful solitude of cold winter nights on Lake Erie, Conceived Without Sin plunges you deep into the hearts and lives of people so real you'll swear you know them.

Characters who jump off the page...

Buzz Woodward An alcoholic, a wild man, a divorced father with a troubled past in New Jersey and an uncertain present in Cleveland. His faith is in God.

Sam Fisk A tall, lanky entrepreneur who is comfortable with computers, but unsure of himself with women. His faith is in Man.

Donna Beck A stout, tough young lady from Little Italy, bored with her job, alone in the suburbs. She has a destiny, but doesn't know what it is. Her trust is in Our Lady.

Ellie James   Beautiful, confident, and with a plan for life that includes Sam Fisk. Her mother left her as a child, and now she must be a woman. Her faith is in herself.

Mark Johnson   A man's man. Success on the football field and success in the world has not translated to success in marriage. His faith doesn't seem to provide answers.

The Man   He rules his kingdom--the pick-up basketball court--with an iron will. No one knows his name or his mysterious past. His faith is in Justice.

Joe and Mary Kemp   Everyone thought they had the perfect marriage, but they didn't. Now they might be Mark Johnson's only hope. Their faith is in something called Couch Time.

House of Gold

(Text taken from the www.catholicity.com website)

An excerpt from the Foreword:

You won't read a more timeless novel than House of Gold -- even if you are reading it one hundred years after it was first published. It offers suffering. I know that sounds strange, but you will love the suffering inside its pages. It's honest, authentic, gut-wrenching. It's real suffering. You will understand when you read it. . . .

During its harshest and most brutal scenes, my heart was filled with tenderness and hope. I felt that I was right there with Buzz, Ellie, Mel, and the Man.

The Man? I can't wait until you meet the Man. Like everything in this book, he's real, hard to describe, and the definition of cool. He's still with me. Right now. And I like that.

I believe this is Bud Macfarlane's best work. It is one of a kind and will never be duplicated, not even by Bud himself.

It offers the Cross. Can you take it?


~John D. O'Brien
Editor of Conceived Without Sin,
Father Elijah and Eclipse of the Sun
 

• What would the world be like without cars, lights, or medicine?
• Characters so real they become your friends...
• A story about the hidden power of God.
• A story about the strength of the human spirit.
• A novel about the timeless truths of our Faith.
• Over 105,000 copies in print!

What Readers Have To Say

With House of Gold, America's favorite Catholic novelist returns to the riveting apocalyptic storytelling which captured the hearts of countless readers in his explosive classic, Pierced By A Sword, while retaining the intimate, realistic characters who charmed, surprised, and ultimately swept readers away in his second novel, Conceived Without Sin. Join Bud Macfarlane as he takes you on a gripping spiritual odyssey that will reverberate through your soul long after you turn the final page.

These characters will become your friends...

Buzz Woodward Alcoholism. Divorce. Attempted suicide. Buzz had been through it all and has lived to tell. Now he is married with children, pushing forty, out of shape, living hand-to-mouth, and finds himself beginning an impossible journey against impossible odds.

Sam and Ellie Fisk Ten years earlier, when Buzz's best friends fell in love, they also discovered a greater love -- their love for the Catholic Church. To outsiders, Sam and Ellie have it all: perfect marriage, a talented son, friends, faith, wealth, status, success. But now, an unrelenting force of darkness threatens to tear them apart forever.

Mark Johnson He's a big, strong, brave FBI agent, the ultimate tough guy cruising through middle age while enjoying his adoring family. Mark and his wife Maggie are already looking forward to a satisfying retirement when he detects a dangerous technological storm on the horizon. But that is okay . . . . Mark is ready for anything. Or is he?