Sj: 449 books
by Daniel J. Harrington SJ
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Johns Gospel is a literary and theological masterpiecebut therein lays the problem for many people in the pew. Believing Johns Gospel to be too abstract and spiritual for them to comprehend they never read it for themselves; as a result they miss out on the amazing beauty and simplicity of Johns message....
Meeting St. Luke Today
Understanding the Man, His Mission, and His Message
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
A Layperson's Guide to Luke's Glorious GospelThe Gospel of Luke has at times been described as the most beautiful book ever written. In Meeting St. Luke Today, preeminent biblical scholar Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, helps people in the pew uncover both the theological and literary beauty of this Gospel...
Meeting St. Mark Today: Understanding the Man, His Mission, and His Message
Understanding the Man, His Mission, and His Message
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
A clear, concise, and respectful presentation of Mark’s Gospel—and what Jesus’ suffering means for us
Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, is well known for his superb New Testament scholarship, but he is also highly regarded for his exceptional ability to bridge the gap between modern biblical...
Catholic History for Today's Church
How Our Past Illuminates Our Present
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
We can’t understand the issues swirling in today’s Catholic church without understanding the past. In Catholic History for Today’s Church acclaimed historian John W. O’Malley, SJ, illuminates some of today’s most contentious issues—from celibacy to the role of the pope—through their...
by Jeffrey LaBelle, SJ, and Daniel Kendall
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
A straightforward and accessible book that discusses the key issues surrounding Catholics in todays confusing world.
by William Lawson, SJ
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
William Lawson, SJ was a writer of powerful simplicity. He penned this celebrated text in 1950, and it met with immediate success perhaps due as much to its radical exposure of all that passes for Christian humility as for its enduring explanation of the gospel. We are hardly to be blamed, he says,...
Principles of Ignatian Leadership
A Resource for a Faith-Committed Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Describes and illustrates the world-wide and centuries-long influence of Ignatius Loyola, assisting people to recognize in themselves their capacity for and their skills of leadership, personally and in the service of others.
Finding God in the Dark II
Taking the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius to the Movies
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2011
The book offers an approach to developing a spiritual life using the medium of modern movies —the currency of popular culture. It provides an easy-to-follow format and various options for using the material by either individuals or groups, at home, in retreat, pastoral, academic or parish settings....
by Charles J. Healey, SJ; foreword by James Martin, SJ
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
A Jesuit priest and teacher presents a rich treasury of materials for prayer and meditation produced by a great cloud of Jesuit witnesses beginning with St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, and continuing right to the present day.
Jesuits Telling Jokes
A (Serious) Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
A core tenet of Ignatian spirituality is that God can be found in all things. From the standpoint of the Jesuits, “all things” most definitely includes humor! In Jesuits Telling Jokes, Nikolaas Sintobin, SJ, uses a little Jesuit jocularity to introduce us to the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)—how...
Educating for Faith and Justice
Catholic Higher Education Today
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Catholic colleges and universities play a crucial role in handing on a rich faith tradition to young adults today. As these institutions have become more professional and pluralistic, many are asking how effective they are at carrying out the religious mission which is central to their identity:
Are...
by Daniel J. Harrington,SJ
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
A Clear and Compelling Portrait of Paul from One of the Church's Leading ScholarsThe teachings of St. Paul infuse just about everything Christians believe and practice, yet most people know very little about this great apostle of the Church.In Meeting St. Paul Today, one of the most respected scholars...
by Brian P. Dunkle, SJ
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2016
Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan offers the first critical overview of the hymns of Ambrose of Milan in the context of fourth-century doctrinal song and Ambrose's own catechetical preaching. Brian P. Dunkle, SJ, argues that these settings inform the interpretation of Ambrose's...
Longing to See Your Face
Preaching in a Secular Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
Thomas Scirghi, SJ, has trained priests, deacons, and lay ecclesial ministers in the art and theology of preaching for decades. In Longing to See Your Face, he makes his insights and experience accessible to a much wider audience.
Scirghi begins with a discussion of the purpose of preaching...