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Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
For fifteen centuries Benedictine monasticism has been governed by a Rule that is at once strong enough to instill order and yet flexible enough to have relevance fifteen-hundred years later. This pocket-sized, English-only edition is perfect for individual or group study.
The Preaching of Pope Francis
Missionary Discipleship and the Ministry of the Word
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has encouraged, inspired, and delighted those who have heard him preach. Especially fascinating have been his plain-spoken and insightful weekday morning Mass homilies. He has also offered the church a substantial contribution on the theory and...
Finding Jesus among Muslims
How Loving Islam Makes Me a Better Catholic
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
Why should Christians engage in interfaith dialogue with Muslims? Does Islam have anything to offer Christians? What is Islamophobia, and what should we do about it?
These are just some of the questions addressed in Finding Jesus among Muslims, an urgent new book from author Jordan Denari Duffner....
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...
The Problem of Evil in the Western Tradition
From the Book of Job to Modern Genetics
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
The question of evil presents a profound challenge to humanity - why do we do what we know to be wrong? This is especially a challenge to religious believers. Why doesn't an al-good and omnipotent God step in and put an end to evil? The Problem of Evil in the Western Tradition examines how Western...
by Thomas Merton OCSO
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
Thomas Merton's lectures to the young monastics at the Abbey of Gethsemani provide a good look at Merton the scholar. A Course in Christian Mysticism gathers together, for the first time, the best of these talks into a spiritual, historical, and theological survey of Christian mysticism—from St....
The Third Desert
The Story of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Over the course of its history the Christian monastic tradition has developed a desert spirituality" of solitude, silence, and self-knowledge that fosters openness to the divine presence and its transformative power. Today the divine presence is manifesting itself anew in the "desert of...
Clericalism
The Death of Priesthood
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Searching for answers in the midst of the sexual abuse crisis in the church, many blamed the clerical culture. But what exactly is this clerical culture? We may know it when we see it, but how can we 'whether clergy or laypeople 'go about dismantling it and putting in place a new, healthy culture?...
Imagining Abundance
Fundraising, Philanthropy, and a Spiritual Call to Service
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Fundraising is ministry—a transformative ministry that challenges all people to realize their own gifts and how they can be used for the benefit of the church. In Imagining Abundance, Kerry Robinson focuses on reasons why each of us are called to be stewards. We act because we’re excited about...
by Donald B. Cozzens
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
The Catholic Church at the dawn of the twenty-first century is arguably the last feudal system in the West. Once the feudal structure of the church is recognized, the bishops' response to the clergy abuse crisis comes into focus. Bishops and other church authorities reacted to the scandal the only...
Monks and Muslims
Monastic Spirituality in Dialogue with Islam
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
If Christians and Muslims are to live in peace, encouraging one another to grow in holiness and working together for the good of all God's creation, they must move beyond politicized and often negative images of one another. Monastic/Muslim dialogue-issuing from friendship and focused on revelation,...
Finding Sanctuary
Monastic Steps for Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
In Finding Sanctuary Abbot Christopher Jamison, host of the BBC television series The Monastery, suggests the teachings of St. Benedict are a tool for everyday life for those who are religious and for those simply searching for spiritual guidance.
The Monastery involved five non-monks living...
by John J. Pilch
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
The fifty-six essays in this book present cultural reflections on the gospel reading assigned for each Sunday in Cycle C of the Roman Lectionary. Each essay highlights aspects of the first-century, Eastern Mediterranean cultural world in which Jesus lived and suggests across-cultural comparison with...
Theology for Ministry
An Introduction for Lay Ministers
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Theology for Ministry is for beginning ministry students, seasoned lay leaders, and anyone in between who wants to learn more about the faith that feeds their call to serve. Six easy-to-read chapters introduce the main areas of theology that every lay minister ought to know: the notion of vocation,...