Bud Macfarlane Trilogy - Pierced by a Sword | Conceived Without Sin | House of Gold (Catholic End-Times Novels)

Pierced by a Sword

The most popular Catholic novel in America. Immerse yourself in a sweeping story set against the backdrop of historical and present-day Marian Apparitions. Join unforgettable characters as their lives intertwine during the Great Tribulations. Discover why America's best-loved Catholic novelist has thrilled, inspired, and surprised over one million readers who simply could not put this unforgettable epic down. Must-reading for every Catholic.

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A novel that will take you to a future that is as current as today's headlines.

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?

This sweeping new novel is set against the backdrop of historical and present-day Marian Apparitions. Join these unforgettable characters as their lives intertwine in a Divine Plan during the Great Tribulations! Pierced By A Sword will take you over the border between heaven & earth!

Discover a new world. Change your life forever.

This heart-pounding classic is must-reading for every Catholic. Discover why America's best-loved Catholic novelist has thrilled, inspired, and surprised over one million readers who simply could not put this unforgettable epic down.

"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 O'Brien, Author of Father Elijah

Heart-pounding must-reading for every Catholic.
Characters so real you'll swear you know them.
A supernatural thriller that will rock your world.
Over 400,000 copies in print.



Conceived Without Sin

No contemporary writer draws you into the lives of the people who populate his stories the way Bud Macfarlane does. Conceived Without Sin, his long-awaited second novel was showered with positive reviews from thousands of actual readers. It established Macfarlane as a master Catholic storyteller who is not afraid to challenge readers to question basic assumptions about faith, marriage, and friendship. With over 200,000 copies in print, Conceived will take you on an addictive journey alongside real people who struggle with real problems. Sharply funny, always unpredictable, and with characters so real you'll swear you know them from your own life. You are in this story.

From the raging summer waters of the New Jersey shore to the peaceful solitude of cold winter nights on Lake Erie, you will plunge deep into a story about men and marriage with characters who will stay with you for a lifetime.

"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." ~Thomas W. Case, Author of Moonie Buddhist Catholic

A novel about men, marriage, and heroic friendship.
Funny, gritty, real characters.
Over 185,000 copies in print.



House of Gold

A life-changing adventure about courage, suffering, and redemption. A vision for all time. Take the "long walk" with Buzz Woodward on the way of the Cross through a world of darkness.

"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. I believe this is Bud Macfarlane's best work. It offers the Cross. Can you take it?" ~John D. O'Brien, Editor of Conceived Without Sin and Father Elijah

Imagine a world without cars, lights, or medicine?
A chilling adventure of passion and redemption.
A novel about the timeless truths of our Faith.

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The world has come to a screeching halt. The lights are out. And a desperate father is a long, long way from home.

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 had it all: a 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?

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 retainging 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.

Discover a new world. Change your life forever.



About the Author

Bud Macfarlane, thirty-something, grew up in New Jersey with his nine sisters and one brother. He is the founder and director of CatholiCity and the Mary Foundation (the largest producer of Catholic audio tapes in the U.S.A.). He received a degree in history from the University of Notre Dame in 1984. He is the proud father of Jude, Buddy, and Xavier and lives with his bride Bai in a suburb of Cleveland. He is a founding member of the Catholic Marketing Network. The "MI" after his name stands for Militia of the Immaculata, or Knights of Immaculata, a lay association founded by his hero, Saint Maximilian Kolbe. He is a member of the MI National Board of Directors, has been given the title "Official Promoter of the MI." He plans to write one or two new novels every year for the rest of his life. His father, Bud Sr., is one of the best-known and best-loved speakers on the topic of Marian Apparitions in the U.S.

His interests include: watching lots of movies, playing with his kids, pickup basketball, the Boston Red Sox, and the Internet.